Entries by Rachel Mata

Amazing Facts About Your Unborn Baby

When you think about it, pregnancy is an amazing thing. You are growing a life, a child inside your body. It’s incredible. However, there is also some kind of strange things about pregnancy, some of which are kind of gross and others that are just a bit unusual.   12 Amazing Pregnancy Facts Unborn babies […]

How to Prepare For a Vaginal Delivery

  One of the biggest things pregnant women worry about as they get closer to their due date is labor and delivery. Every delivery is as unique and individual as each mother and infant. In addition, women may have completely different experiences with each new labor and delivery. Giving birth is a life-changing event that […]

Second Trimester Must-Haves

Pregnancy brings a new meaning to the concept of beauty. It is a period of immense joy coupled with excitement. The feeling of carrying a little soul within you is magnificent. Pregnancy is a time to celebrate because a little angel is coming soon.     The second trimester is the best part of pregnancy. […]

Hypoxia and Hypoxemia

Hypoxia deficiency in the amount of oxygen reaching the tissues. Hypoxemia an abnormally low concentration of oxygen in the blood.   When your body doesn’t have enough oxygen, you could get Hypoxemia or hypoxia. These are dangerous conditions. Without oxygen, your brain, liver, and other organs can be damaged just minutes after symptoms start. Hypoxemia […]

Pregnancy Kit must haves for First Trimester

Congratulations – you’re having a baby! When you are pregnant, thinking of all the stuff you may need for the baby can be mind blowing. First trimester is always a DOOZY. Any way you slice it. It’s just hard!  But don’t jump the gun – they’re not even born yet so concentrate on the pregnancy […]

How To Cope With Miscarriage

How To Cope With Miscarriage   Different people handle miscarriage in different ways, but it’s not uncommon to feel devastated as you would after any other loss in your life. If you’re having trouble coping with a miscarriage or it’s causing a rift in your relationship with your partner, ask your doctor for a referral […]

Miscarriage Causes

Miscarriage Causes Experiencing the loss of a pregnancy can be devastating and you’ll probably have a lot of questions, including why did this happen? It’s not uncommon to start blaming yourself, but most miscarriages happen in the first trimester of pregnancy for reasons that are beyond your control. In the majority of cases, there’s no […]

Symptoms of Miscarriage

Symptoms of Miscarriage Numerous environmental and biological effects may cause a number of issues to the developing fetus. A miscarriage or spontaneous abortion is defined as the loss of a pregnancy during the first 20 weeks of pregnancy. However, up to 75% of miscarriages happen in the first trimester. The unhealthy living is unquestionably the […]

Pregnant with Twins

Things You Need to Know If you’re Pregnant with Twins   A twin pregnancy is a double blessing, but it can also carry greater risks than singleton pregnancies.   Twins account for over 90 per cent of multiple births. There are two types of twins– identical (monozygotic) and fraternal (dizygotic). To form identical twins, one […]