Sugar or Glucose in the mother’s blood crosses the placenta and enters the baby’s bloodstream to provide energy for it; thus, high blood glucose levels in the mother leads to high blood glucose levels in the developing baby as well. And high blood sugar control is essential for pregnant women as it may increase the [...]
Generally 15-20% pregnant women are affected by varicose veins. 80% pregnant women suffer from leg edema. And few suffer from cramps on calf muscles. First thing you require is enough resting. You should intake calcium and potassium rich food. Some tips to overcome this problem are; wear light fit clothes, don’t put pillow at foot [...]
Vaginal candidiasis can happen during pregnancy. As vagina is rich in glycogen candidal growth gets promoted. Imidazole antifungal is effective in this case but it’s not prescribed for pregnant women. Hence doctors console pregnant women by assuring them that it has no effect on baby’s development.
Hyper pigmentation occurs due to increased level of melanocyte stimulating hormone. Actually hormonal changes during pregnancy cause changes in skin coloration. Among those changes are melasma which is like brown clearly defined patch on face, darkening of nipples, areola and external genitalia, linea nigra, dark line extending down the abdomen from the navel. But all [...]