Premature babies

Premature birth is a state where the baby is born before even 9 months 2 weeks, usually at the age of 37-41 weeks. Premature babies do not mean a miscarriage because the baby is still alive.

Usually babies born prematurely due to an error of hormones in the mother's body due to mental stress, chronic disease, infection, rupture of the amniotic sac (amniotic fluid) or it could be due to weak cervix, smoking and alcohol consumption, but can also occur because the mother's wishes.

Risk of premature infants is increasing the number of possible medical problems experienced by the baby, especially respiratory, cardiovascular, central nervous system and immunity. Infants born preterm birth risk is less than perfect organ development, anemia, respiratory infections, heart problems and can not drink properly due to lack of drinking from the baby's reflexes.

Premature infants are usually treated in an incubator and watched closely by a physician, but babies who weigh over 2 kg can be taken home by his parents. How to care for premature babies is quite difficult, where the baby should be fed in small amounts but often. When the baby already has a good reflex to drink, the baby can suckle directly directly in the mother.

If not, can use a spoon. Always keep the baby's condition in order to keep warm and keep it away from damp areas. Always use sterile equipment and wash hands before handling / feeding the baby because the baby's immunity is still very vulnerable.

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Water birth

Water birth is a new breakthrough in the birth process in the medical world today. A labor action performed on the patient's obstetrician to give birth using water media adapted to measure body temperature is around 30 º C.

The benefits of giving birth in water than normal birth process is the media lies in the ability of water to reduce the pain on the mother when the birth took place. Some patients who have tried this method of water birth to feel comfortable enough, the body undergoes relaxation, and not feel too sick.

In addition to comfort the mother felt, a sense of comfort is also felt the branches of a baby. Babies born via water birth process is not too surprised with the environmental changes that happened, reducing the risk of infant head injury, and the baby's amniotic fluid is not easily poisoned.

However, for deliveries to the method of water birth, you must provide a big enough budget. In addition, labor is only valid for a normal delivery, delivery for pregnancies that have a particular problem fixed using the method or way of caesarean section.

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Choosing Baby Gender

Currently you can choose the sex of a baby with accuracy levels reaching more than 85%.

History proves that people really need the ability to choose the sex of the baby. Some of the reasons put forward in the history states that inheritance is one thing why I choose the sex of the baby needed. Today parents are no longer questioned / choose the sex of a baby anymore, but we certainly want to have the opportunity to have a baby boy and baby girl.

Before we discuss more about how to choose the sex of the baby, it helps us to say in advance about the theory of chromosomes that determine sex of the baby. A man / men have two types of chromosomes in sperm cells of the X chromosome and a Y chromosome (hereafter known as the XY chromosomes), whereas a woman has XX chromosomes (two X chromosomes).

X chromosome has the following characteristics:
- The form larger
- Movement is slower
- Having a life of more than 72 hours (3 days)
- More resistant to the atmosphere of the vagina with a pH of acidic

Y chromosome has the following characteristics:
- Smaller form
- Movement is faster
- Having a maximum age of 48 hours (2 days)
- More resistant to the atmosphere of the vagina with an alkaline pH

Baby's sex is determined by the chromosomes that build it. Babies will receive one chromosome from the father and one chromosome from his mother again. When babies get a Y chromosome from the father it will form the XY chromosome that determines the sex of the baby laki-laki/pria. When he gets an X chromosome from the father it will form XX chromosomes that determine sex of a baby girl / woman. More detail can be seen in the illustration as follows:

Chromosomes in Wife / Female / Female (X1X2)
Chromosomes in the Husband / Male / Male (X3Y4)

The set of possible pairs that arises is
- X1X3 (maternal chromosomes and chromosome X1 X3 father): Infant Male / Female
- X1Y4 (maternal chromosomes and chromosome X1 Y4 father): Baby Boy
- X1X2 (maternal chromosome X2 and X3 father chromosome): Infant Male / Female
- X1Y2 (maternal chromosomes and chromosome X2 Y4 father): Baby Boy

Thus the possibility to get the baby boy is 50% and likely to get a baby girl / woman is also 50%

By knowing the characteristics of the X chromosome and Y chromosome characteristics, then we can enhance choose the sex of a baby in a way heightens the possibility of the birth of a baby boy (if you want a baby boy) or increases the likelihood that the birth of a baby girl (baby girl if desired).

There are many theories that teach how to choose the sex of the baby, but on this occasion we will explain the most simple way by exploiting the characteristics of the X chromosome sperm cells and sperm cells with Y chromosomes

How To Choose Baby Gender Male / Male (XY chromosomes)

To get / choose the sex of a baby boy, you must consume a lot of menus of fish and avoid the meat in everyday food. Medically fish will produce a substance that causes the vaginal pH is more alkaline so the durability of the Y chromosome in the vagina longer.

Regarding fasting sex / sexual relations, mentioned that the husband should be fasting to have sex for at least 5 days before the fertile woman / wife. This is so that no more sperm with X chromosomes that survive in the vagina / uterus wife. Fasting is also intended to enhance male fertility (sperm quality)

Sexual relations / intercourse should be done during the fertile period (12 hours before ovulation occurs or 12 hours after ovulation). This is so that sperm cells with Y chromosomes that are smaller and faster movements can be an egg before the sperm cell with the X chromosome that looks larger and slower movements can reach the womb and are equally likely to fertilize an egg.

Where possible, the wife should have an orgasm before ejaculation husband. This is based on the absence of studies that at the moment of orgasm wife will discharge the alkaline / alkaline so it will reduce the pH level and the vagina becomes more alkaline (alkaline conditions preferred by the sperm cells with Y chromosomes)

How To Choose Baby Gender Male / Female (Chromosome XX)

Contrary to the above methods we can now know how to choose the sex of a baby girl by consuming lots of meat than fish to bring up the atmosphere of a more acidic pH in the vagina so that sperm cells with Y chromosomes will die because they do not stand the atmosphere of pH.

Because sperm cells with Y chromosomes have a shorter lifespan than the X chromosome, the sex / intercourse regularly actually have increased the possibility of the birth of a baby girl / woman. But for the more certainly you can choose the sex of a baby girl by way to fast sex / intercourse during the fertile period.

Sexual relations / intercourse should be done 2-3 days before the fertile period with a view at an interval of 2-3 days, the cells with Y chromosome sperm will die before ovulation occurs. Thus the sperm cells with an X chromosome that is still contained in the womb have a higher chance to fertilize an egg during ovulation (release of eggs from the ovary) cells with an X chromosome sperm ready to fertilize an egg.

Contrary to how to choose the sex of a baby boy, to get / choose the sex of women, wives do not need to experience vaginal orgasm so that the pH remains in the acid pH (atmosphere favored by sperm cells with the X chromosome)

This theory is very simple and according to the study, its accuracy depends on your ability to read the fertile period when it happened. You can consult with a physician about this ini.Teori is one of the many theories put forward by experts. You can consult with your doctor about how to choose the sex of the baby. We will connect the other theories to choose the sex of the baby on another occasion. Good luck and good luck.

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When Operation section is necessary?

Caecar surgery is one alternative that requires the surgical delivery. About the caesarean section itself is generally done because the condition of experiencing pregnancy complications or circumstances that endanger the mother or baby if the birth normally. Several conditions can lead to pregnancy following the birth process requires surgery.

Mother's hip size is too small.
There are some women who have pelvic anatomy is small, so the baby can not pass through this section in the process of spontaneous labor. If forced to be born spontaneously at risk of this condition on infant safety, then a caesarean is the safest alternative for this pregnancy condition.

Macrosomia or large-sized baby.
There has been some cases of birth weight baby is not normal, that exceed the baby's weight in general. This can happen due to several factors such as maternal obesity or diabetes mellitus. Baby's weight is said abnormal if it exceeds 4.2 kg shortly after birth, even in Russia there are babies born weighing 7.7 kg. In conditions like pregnancy is the process of spontaneous labor is almost always impossible to do, so as to remove the baby needs to be taken caesarean section.

Placenta previa.
This means the condition of pregnancy the placenta is in an abnormal position that is at the bottom of the uterus so that closing the birth canal, resulting in a baby can not enter into the pelvis.

The position of breech babies.
Under conditions of entering the age of 40 weeks of pregnancy is usually the baby's head has been at the bottom or towards the birth canal. But 3-4% of infants are sometimes not in the right position when entering the labor, such as the buttocks, shoulders, back or legs below. So the baby is difficult to pass through the birth canal. If during the process of normal persalian baby can not be removed then a caesarean will be performed.

Baby's umbilical cord wrapped.
With such a condition of pregnancy, your baby will have a greater risk of choking if born by spontaneous processes. Usually a gynecologist will look through ultrasound is it still possible to go into labor spontaneously. If there are conditions that threaten the baby then a caesarean section should be done immediately.

Mother experienced health problems.
The process of delivery by cesarean section performed because the mother can not or are not allowed to push during labor. It occurs in women who suffer from heart disease, hypertension and diabetes. About a third caesarean section in patients with this disease have a greater risk of complications. In addition there are several other pregnancy conditions that require action that is infant hydrocephalus caesarean section, twins, maternal malnutrition, and the baby's heartbeat is weak.

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Things that can lead to birth defects

Every year, around 7.9 million infants (6% of worldwide births) were born in a state of disability. Although some congenital defects can be controlled and treated, an estimated 3.2 million children with disabilities for life. In fact, 50% among the babies deformed at birth, during pregnancy, mothers do not experience interruption of pregnancy and the failure of the fetus.
As with any form of disability experienced by the baby?

1.  Limb defects, heart and spinal cord are the most widely form of disability experienced by children born with disabling conditions.
2. Defects in the organs of the feet and hands, this includes lack of or excess amount of fingers the number of fingers, feet less length, and abnormal position of the feet and hands.
3. Defects in cardiac, heart defects generally are conditions for which there is a hole in the heart. This may not all be detected at birth.
4. The next problem is a defect of deformed babies in the marrow of the spine.
5. Another defect that can be known directly is affecting the face (such as cleft lip and nose shape is not perfect), problems with the development of intestinal and stomach, and problems affecting sexual organs.
6. Down Syndrome, this issue is occurring on the mental and children's intelligence.

So what is the cause of deformed babies if the mother is not impaired and failure of pregnancy the fetus? Here's his explanation:

1. Genetics. In ancient times, the abnormalities that occur in infants born to be viewed as warnings or punishment from the gods. Even recently, it was believed that certain events during pregnancy - such as an excessive fear of mice, will lead to defects in babies, such as a mouse-shaped birthmark. Confidence of the people still persist in certain places.However, it is scientifically proven that one of the causes of birth defects in the condition is genetic. This does not mean that parents of infants also have the same defect with the baby. It could be one of the parents are carriers of the defective gene infants given. Therefore, before choosing a partner you should see the history of disability in the family of your spouse. Of the 100 defects that occur in infants, 25 cases of which are caused by genetic problems.
2. Environment. Environmental factors (including drugs, radiation, smoking, alcohol, and disease) to be the cause of 10% of cases of birth defects in babies. During pregnancy, avoid contact with chemicals, especially for those who worked as a pharmacist or the like. Also try not to be exposed to direct sunlight too often.
3. Other factors. It is not yet known what factors cause birth defects in the state. Other factors contributed 65% of the causes of birth defects.

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Rupture of amniotic sac Characteristics

In pregnant women a lot of problems that can occur include the amniotic sac premature rupture or break before the time of delivery. Actual rupture of membranes occurred take place during delivery and in accompanied the opening of the birth canal. But if the premature rupture of membranes that are worth noting for example during the month of gestation but not enough membranes have ruptured the very air big risk in pregnancy and your baby, for example to their risk of infection greater because the amniotic membrane and amniotic fluid are protective of your baby and your baby's food source in the womb. 

The traits - characteristics of membranes rupture or leak : 

1. If the membranes rupture it can not be on hold, for example if you want to waste small water or want to go to the toilet then it can still be arrested but if the water amniotic fluid that comes out it can not be on hold and out continuously.
2. The color of the amniotic fluid is not always clear, for example: the color of turbid because during pregnancy herbal medicine consumption.
3. Amniotic fluid is a liquid form and distinctive smell.

If you have any signs - signs like the above then you immediately go to the hospital to immediately confirm what it really comes out of amniotic fluid or mucus that accompany pregnancy because during pregnancy all the hormones in the body will increase so that the discharge of mucus.

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Pregnancy Exercise

Pregnancy exercise carried out for pregnant women begin pregnancy trimester 1 to trimester 3, with no records or indications of problems that accompany pregnancy, for example: there is placenta previa, a history of preterm labor in previous pregnancies, bleeding or contractions occur frequently during pregnancy. Movement is modified in such a way as to conform with the physical changes that occur each trimester. The movement was centered in the muscles that will be functioning at the time of the birth process, the success rate of the spontaneous birth process underlying the exercise pregnancy exercise during pregnancy is very big. the records must be accompanied by a trained health worker.

BENEFITS pregnancy exercise:

Some benefits of pregnancy exercise which can be obtained from 1st trimester pregnancy, second trimester, third trimester.

1. Assist the birth process by increasing muscle strength base
     pelvis, abdomen, and muscles - and other supporting muscles.

2. Helps increase stamina.

3. Helping maintain good posture for the spine to
     avoid pain.

4. Helping achieve relaxation, regain good sleep patterns and
     increasing energy.

5. Helping train the breathing.

6. Helping process postpartum recovery.


In the expectant little one, a prospective mother always wanted to look healthy and fit. Childbirth preparation is to do voluntary

Hopefully this information very useful, Thank you ...........

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Fetus First 3 Months

Broadly speaking, the phase formation of the fetus in the uterus has three stages, according to medical terms is called a pre-embryonic phase, the phase of embryonic and fetal phase. Pre-embryonic phase experienced during the first trimester.

First Month
Early Sunday was still counted during menstruation, conception has not even lasted. This calculation is performed to determine pregnancy. The second week, 46 chromosomes fused in the process of fertilization, the egg cell has been filled sperm winner. Fertilized egg cell that has been split in two, 30 hours after fertilization. While continuing to divide, move the egg in the hole tubes toward the uterus. After splitting into 32, the egg is called morula. The third week, cells began to grow and is divided roughly twice a day so that on the 12th day the number has increased and formed blastocyst adrift on the endometrium. Fourth week, the fetus has become an embryo that produces the hormone chorionic gonadotropin (HCG), whereby when the mother's urine tested by using a pregnancy test will show positive results. 3-month fetus requires adequate nutrition for brain growth and organ of the maximum.

Second Month
Fifth week, the fetus continues to grow to 1.3 mm. Central nervous system, muscles, and skeleton bones one by one began to take shape. Sixth week, increasing up to 2-4 mm long. The heart begins to beat even though the mother could not hear it. Digestive and respiratory systems begin to appear. Organ hands and feet began to grow like shoots. Seventh week, a 5-13 mm long with a weight of less than 1 gram. Chambers of the heart has formed in the form of right and left ventricle, the airways in the lungs, too, is formed. Shoot organs of the hands and feet continue to grow. Eighth week, the length of approximately 14-20 mm. Indra-like nose, eyelids, ears, and liaison channels between the lungs with throat began to appear. 3 months of pregnancy is a phase that is extraordinary.

Third Month
Ninth week, ear lobe, legs and hands and fingers more and show the form. Fetal movement started but have not felt the mother. His heart rate had been able to be heard using Doppler detector. Long continues to grow around 21-30 mm and the weight can reach 4 grams. Sunday the tenth, the organ in the body begin operational. Brain experiencing rapid growth, about 250 thousand cells are formed every minute requirement. His form as a man more clearly visible with a length between 31-42 mm and weighs about 7 grams. Sunday the eleventh, the length of growing an average of 43-55 mm and weighs about 10 grams. The brain needs to do dinutrisi for maximum growth. Twelfth Sunday, the length ranges from 60 mm with fetal weight can reach 15 grams. That is the first trimester.

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Pregnancy Fetus At Age 4-6 Months

Entering the second trimester, the fetus grows stronger and require nutrients in greater numbers to grow. In the thirteenth week, early fetal age 4 months, the fetus has been able to blink your eyes and feel the light stimulation. In addition, the fetus can hear the mother's heartbeat. The placenta begins to form. The length of the fetus reached 7.5 cm in internal organs which begin to function properly. At 4 months of fetal age, the vocal cords had begun to form fruit buds and twenty teeth. Fingers are separated perfectly. Fourteenth Sunday, gender has been formed, so was able to distinguish between male or female. Fifteenth Sunday, weight 114 grams and 15 cm long, fine hairs start body. Sixteenth Sunday, length 16 cm and weighing 135 grams, fetal movement more agile and active.

Fetus 5 months, entered the seventeenth week, the growth of the fetus causes the uterus getting bigger to heartburn mother's urging. Baby's skin begins to grow transparent vessel filled with blood. Entering the eighteenth week, the fetus is able to move the organs of the body such as hands, feet, and rotates with the active. Fetal weight of 150 grams. In addition to the voice of the mother, the fetus has been able to capture sound from outside. Nineteenth Sunday, 23 cm long and weighs 200 grams, millions of motor neurons in the brain has been formed. Sunday the twentieth, the more complete body skin. Two layers of the epidermis and dermis has been formed. Fingerprints were already visible. At the fetal age of 5 months, actively growing fetus moves. Average fetal movement 200 times a day. But not much that can be felt maternal.

The fetus of 6 months, at this point the fetus to grow to 33 cm long and weighs 575 grams. Besides votes from the outside, the fetus had been able to capture the feelings of mothers with very sensitive, if the mother stress, sad, or happy, the fetus was also felt. Sunday the twenty-first, fetal organs have the function of maturation. Sunday twenty-two, fetal movement becomes more limited because of the increasingly narrow space. Sunday twenty-three, the size of the head and body increasingly appears balanced. Sunday twenty-four, the organ of hearing has been perfect. So that the fetus is able to follow the rhythm of the music or kick when she heard the preferred or not preferred. In this second trimester, the fetus begins to have a regular pattern of movement, such as when to sleep and when to move. This will be felt by the mother.

In this second trimester, the fetus continued to show active movement. Mothers need to be careful and alert to feel the beat of a routine and a motion of the fetus. Because if not maintained, the fetal placental cord can be easily entangled as an aggressive movement.

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Pregnancy Fetus At Age 7-9 Months

Entering the fetal age of 7 months, verinix fatty substance covering the entire skin of the fetus in the uterus, causing the fetus to be warm and not directly in contact with amniotic fluid. The surface of the brain has begun to form wrinkles and nerve cells covered with fat that is useful as an intermediary messenger stimulation to the nerve endings of the brain. According to health experts, the age of 7 month fetus in the uterus until the baby was five years old is the golden years for brain growth.

Sunday twenty-five, as early in the third trimester fetus. The fetus suffered up to 700 grams of weight and body length ranges from 22 cm. While the distance between the top of the womb or uterus to the pubic symphysis approximately 25 cm. Indications of hypertension can be seen at this age. twentieth week six, the surface of fetal skin grows more perfect. The size of a head start to adjust to body size. Fetus now weighs 850 grams and about 24 cm long.

Heart rate more clearly between 120 to 160 per minute. Sunday twenty-seven, the eyes of the fetus begins to open and circulate the view for the first time. Fetus now weighs 1000 grams to over 35 cm length. Sunday the twenty-eight, fetal weight 1100 grams with a length ranging up to 38 cm. The sex started to complement its function. At the age of 7 months fetus, the membrane covering the eyeball is slowly fading.

For a second month in the third trimester fetus that is 8 months old, at twenty-nine weeks, weight increased to 1300 grams with a length of 40 cm. The whole organ enters the final phase of completion. Sunday thirtieth, fetal weight of 1600 gram range. The fetus had fulfilled all the space in the womb. The position of the mother's stomach began to fall away from the chest up to an inch of the finger. The fetus is beginning to learn the language simple, especially given the mother. Fetus enjoy the music and stories that were read. Sunday the thirty one, length 43 cm and weight babies 1800 grams. Entering the age of 8 month fetus, the fetus is only able to bend the legs and put his chin on his chest to fill the increasingly cramped womb space. Sunday the thirty two, the fetus reaches 45 cm long and weighing up to 2000 grams. Cycle fetal activity began in tune with mother. The movement became more active baby to exceed 350 rounds per day.

Entering the age of 9 months is a time of childbirth preparation, because it has entered the final stages of the third trimester. The fetus reaches perfection of functional organs. In this month's normal fetal weight is around 2.5 - 3 kg with a length of 46-50 cm. baby's head has descended into the mouth of the uterus. The condition of the mother's abdomen was getting away from the chest. At the age of the fetus entering the 9 months 10 days, was ready born into the world.

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Vaginal discharge while pregnant

Secretion of vaginal fluids in a certain amount actually is normal, but if it appears in volume, texture, and the cause of the abnormal then this is a form of whitish or fluorine albus which can cause health problems. The cause of vaginal discharge diseases can be diverse, such as bacterial infections, fungi, parasites, viruses, and hormonal disorders. Many pregnant women also experience vaginal discharge. Basically pregnancy causes more vaginal discharge than normal conditions, due to changes in hormone estrogen in the body. There are several cases of vaginal discharge during pregnancy which is the infectious disease or condition that requires action.

Whitish disease due to infection at the age of the third trimester of a vulnerable period in pregnant women. If not resolved soon this disease will cause bleeding vaginal discharge associated with rupture of membranes, premature birth, babies born with low weight, and uterine infection after delivery. In fact, some research indicates that pregnant women who have vaginal discharge due to infections diseases at risk of miscarriage in the second trimester of gestation.

Because the disease can be at risk of poor white against a pregnant woman, here are some tips to avoid it.

1. Avoid using tight pants and made hot, as this will impede air circulation so that the ecosystem in the female organs become more humid and the potential for the growth of bacteria penyebabpenyakit Amur and whitish.
2. Do not be too frequent use washing soap or perfume female organs, because it will damage the acidity of the vagina.
3. Manage stress and fatigue well, because two things can trigger the occurrence of vaginal discharge.
4. Maintain cleanliness of female organs, one with the routine change of underwear.
5. Eating good food and balanced diet for health female organs, such as yoghurt ..

If the whitish disease already occurs, the following remedies.

• Reduce the amount of food or sweet drinks that contain sugar, honey, syrup or soda.
• Consumption of healthy foods or beverages, such as yogurt. Good bacteria in yogurt is useful to keep the acidity as well as against the bad bacteria in the vagina.
• Replace regular underwear, and only use the clothes in a really clean and dry.
• Stop using soap womanhood, female organs fairly clean with clean water only.
• If the condition does not improve, the use of drugs required chemistry course with consultation and supervision of your doctor first.

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Health Tips at Third Trimester

The third trimester is an exciting time to be in labor. In the third trimester fetus in the womb already started to move on. Pregnant belly was getting bigger. Pregnant women are advised to be more intensive to maintain stamina and health body in the third trimester.

There is no harm for pregnant women to seek health tips related to the third trimester of pregnancy. Because of these useful health tips for pregnant women to undergo pregnancy in the third trimester. Find health tips medically accurate truth.

Health tips that are beneficial to the third trimester of pregnancy include:

• In the third trimester, pregnant women often experience aches and pains in the back. That is because the increase in fetal weight significantly in the uterus. Go for a light massage on the back to relieve pain. In addition, stand-up back when sitting, standing or walking, because the backs are bent to increase the pain.

• A good sleeping position for pregnant women at third trimester is skewed to the right position with the position of the feet propped up pillows or bolsters.

• In the third trimester, pregnant women should increase consumption of calcium, because calcium is necessary for the formation of fetal bones and teeth. Thus pregnant women are advised to eat foods such as butter, milk, nuts, and vegetables. Because these foods have a high calcium content.

• Pregnant women who were located in the third trimester of pregnancy exercise is recommended for prenatal preparation for labor.

• One of the activities are good for pregnant women at third trimester is to do a leisurely stroll. Because sports a leisurely stroll to strengthen the body and blood circulation.

• Pregnant women should be well prepared mentally to gather courage and physical strength and spiritual birth to the birth process.

• Avoid changing the temperature too cold or too hot, because during the third trimester maternal blood vessels are on the point of over-sensitive so that tends to be sensitive.

• Do not keep feeling the urge to urinate. Dispose of urine when they feel the urge, because with help it can cause interference in the urinary tract.

• Do not panic when a sudden contraction of pregnant women experience early in the third trimester period, it is normal if the contraction is not accompanied by vaginal discharge.

• In the third trimester pregnant women are usually more quickly tired. Therefore plenty of rest and do not engage in activities that physically draining.

• There is no harm for pregnant women to prepare to welcome the birth of baby.

• Reduce consumption of fast food snacks, because the food contains calories of fat and salt that is high enough.

• Prepare the tools completeness labor.
Prepare yourself to health care delivery by performing the above tips. Do not forget to also pray for your well and safe labor.

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Things That Can Cause Miscarriage

Miscarriage is the most feared by every pregnant woman. Miscarriage is a condition in which the occurrence of pregnancy interruption or failure of the fetus that resulted in the release of the fetus, placenta, and amniotic sac from the body. Events miscarriage occurs in the first 3 months of pregnancy USI.

What are the things that cause miscarriage? Here's a more detailed explanation about the cause of miscarriage:
The most common cause of miscarriage is chromosomal abnormalities of children who were developing. That this may occur due to genetic defects in the fetus (fetus failure) caused by problems with egg or sperm cells that carry genetic abnormalities. More than half of miscarriages are caused by this. The potential damage is greater gene occur in women who are pregnant at older ages (more than 35 years).

The next factor is stess cause miscarriage. When stressed, the brain releases several hormones, one of which is Cortikotropin Releasing Hormone (CRH). In a recent study, in women who give birth prematurely, or experiencing failure or interruption of pregnancy the fetus is often found with high levels of CRH in their bloodstream. CRH is a brain hormone released in reaction to physical or emotional stress, which is also produced in the placenta and uterus, this will trigger contractions of your uterus.

Lifestyle of pregnant women before pregnancy and during pregnancy also may be a cause of miscarriage in her womb. Smoking, taking drugs, and alcohol abuse, are things that can increase the risk of miscarriage in women.

Cause the next, a disease suffered by pregnant women is like hormonal imbalance, infections, diabetes, heart disease, kidney, or liver, immune disorders, problems uterus or ovaries, and so forth.

Excessive workload is also a cause of miscarriage in pregnant women. Especially for those who work hard like factory workers. Lifting the burden is too heavy to be a miscarriage in pregnant women. For that we recommend if you are in a state of pregnancy reduce the burden of your work. Do not hesitate to ask for help from your teammates, they understand your condition.

Too much exercise can be a cause of miscarriage. Sports are important to your health during pregnancy, but that is too heavy exercise during pregnancy, such as volleyball, cycling, and others who spend a lot of energy and has a fast movement even jump to make your fetus suffered shock. For pregnant women, if you want to choose exercise that mild exercise such as walking in the morning while enjoying the fresh morning air.

Finally, if pregnant women consume coffee or cola in the amount of more than 6 cups per day can increase the risk of miscarriage in her womb. You should stop drinking coffee or cola during the first 3 months of your pregnancy.

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Abstinence-General Precepts Pregnant Women

Pregnancy requires greater attention to maintaining the condition of mother and baby stay healthy until the time of delivery in the future. There are a few tips that pregnant women can be done during pregnancy, such as maintaining nutritional intake, pregnancy exercise, managing stress, and take vitamins. In addition there are some restrictions that pregnant women should also be avoided, because it causes a bad risk for pregnancy.

Consuming coffee, cigarettes and alcohol.
Coffee should be avoided during pregnancy because of caffeine. Within normal limits (approximately 300 mg per week) is actually coffee is still fairly safe for pregnancy. But in higher numbers, caffeine in coffee will bind calcium and take him out of the mother's body. Though these substances are needed by the fetus during pregnancy. While the consumption of cigarettes and alcohol are two things that pregnant women should not be done, because it can cause fetal abnormalities in the form of mental disability, physical and miscarriage.

Many consume meals high in fat and sugar, and the taste is too sour or spicy.
Too many foods high in fat and sugar can increase the sense of nausea and vomiting in pregnant women, and cause excessive weight gain. Excessive weight gain will increase the difficulty during childbirth. Tips for pregnant mothers is to avoid further sour and spicy foods because it can cause belching acid.

Wearing tight clothing or underwear.
Tights especially those made of hard materials such as jeans very well not be worn during pregnancy. Tips for pregnant mothers to watch this one, because even at the waist it has a size that is loose, but on the thigh tights put pressure on the nerve skin that stretches along its path thigh, which then cause tingling and burning sensation along the foot. In addition, tight pants and moisture causing overheating in the groin that are at risk of causing yeast infections and urinary tract infections.

Synthetic sweeteners.
Synthetic sweetener widely used in the production of food and beverage packaging with the name of aspartame, saccharin, sorbitol and cyclamate. Although many people say this substance is safe to eat, but the results of research published by the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, shows the relationship between synthetic sweetener to the case of premature babies, so pregnant women should be taboo.

Take the drug without medical supervision.
That should not be done by the next pregnant mother is taking chemical drugs without medical supervision, since some medications can adversely affect the developing fetus. For example, antibiotics that can damage the fetal brain and teeth, and the enzyme inhibitor drug may cause fetal defects and miscarriages.

Lifting heavy loads.
Not to do any other pregnant women are lifting weights too heavy, because it will burden the back and stomach muscles and make muscles contract. Abdominal muscles are often contracted to make the mother had to push. If repeated this kind of prohibition of pregnant women at risk of preterm birth.

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Total Calories Pregnant Women Needed

During pregnancy, maternal health and development is strongly influenced from the food eaten by pregnant women. Every expectant mother should pay attention to nutritional needs of pregnancy and all pregnant women during pregnancy. Therefore, nutritional supplements during pregnancy should not be ignored. Fill the nutritional needs of pregnancy with a balanced.

When the pregnancy, a pregnant woman needs to consider the amount of calories needed. Usually pregnant women and the nutritional needs of pregnancy increased by approximately 45% of the state before pregnancy. The number of calories required during pregnancy pregnant women is about 2500 calories per day. This amount will increase with gestational age. In the second trimester, occurs in the number of calories needed to pregnant women about 340 calories per day, whereas in the third trimester increased the number of calories needs about 450 calories per day. The number of calories needed to pregnant women increases, in this case because the fetus inside the womb experienced continuous development and improvement of his organs, so that the necessary nutritional needs are also increasing.

Basic nutritional needs of pregnant women who are very important to always be maintained to meet the nutritional needs of pregnant women and pregnant mothers during pregnancy are:

• Protein Needs
Protein serves to maintain and repair tissue. Therefore, pregnant women are expected to meet the protein needs of about 60 grams of protein per day to meet nurtisi pregnancy.

• Needs Carbohydrates
About 60% of the amount of calories the body needs is carbohydrates. Women who are pregnant need about 1,500 calories of carbohydrates per day. Carbohydrates contain a high energy source that can be directly used body.

• Vitamin Needs
Needs of pregnant women in vitamins is very large, it is because vitamin needed to maintain a healthy body. During pregnancy vitamin essential for the development of the fetus and fetal immune.

• Need Folic Acid
Folic acid is a pregnancy nutrition is very important for fetal brain development.

• Mineral Needs
Minerals are essential nutrients for the body pregnancy maternal and fetal growth. Minerals served to increase the body's immune system and plays a role in the formation of cell tissue in the fetus.

The importance of nutrition pregnancy, requiring pregnant women to pay attention to the needs of pregnant women during pregnancy. Also, fill the number of calories the body needs, in order to realize a healthy pregnancy.

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Tips for Maintaining Healthy As Second Trimester

Entering the second trimester of pregnancy, pregnant women will be faced with a number of changes in body shape and condition. A growing belly bulge, and a sense of itching that arise in some places as well as stretch marks that started popping up around the abdomen. All the normal line with fetal growth, but even so pregnant women should also keep a careful health during the second trimester of pregnancy.

When I start the second trimester of pregnancy, you should focus on efforts to balance calorie intake with a healthy and balanced diet. As a career woman, pregnant women sometimes do not have enough time to cook food, but try and hold to insert a fresh food into the menu. If you choose fast food, be careful in viewing the content of sodium and fat are hidden in it.

Various health tips are sure to remind you to not carelessly take medication. But there was some kind of medicine that is safe to drink, such as Robitussin cough syrup or antacids to deal with constipation. But of course this should be consulted with a doctor. As a precautionary measure, drink plenty of water, eat lots of vegetables or fibrous foods, reducing the ice, can avoid the cough or constipation.

In addition, moderate exercise is also needed in the second trimester of pregnancy. Sports such as swimming is a safe form of exercise besides yoga or other exercise perenggangan. Some sports such as running or jumping can cause discomfort, but it falls very big risk and should be discontinued. In essence, sport is important in the second trimester of pregnancy but you should keep your heart rate not to exceed 140 beats per minute. It is intended for pregnant women not exhausted this pregnancy can make breathing became increasingly pendekdan mother quickly tired though just did a little physical activity.

Stretch marks also a common complaint throughout the second trimester of pregnancy. for it, prepare anti-stretch mark cream is safe in early pregnancy. Its use must also comply with doctor's permission, because the nature of the cream soak into the skin. If it will contain chemicals can be harmful to the fetus.

The second trimester is also a good time to attend childbirth preparation training such as yoga pregnant or pregnancy exercise. Some childbirth preparation classes will provide pain management during childbirth. Now many hospitals that also provide childbirth preparation classes. This class is certainly safer than non-pregnancy class hospitals, since hospitals already must have a reliable health worker and reliable. This preparation can help pregnant women in facing the birth process both mentally or physically.

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Kill The Animals When The Wife Pregnant: Can We?

When pregnant wife, as a wise man will always watch over his wife. Ranging from food eaten up to how to treat his wife. Many parents who say the myths that should not be done and should be done by a pregnant woman or a husband whose wife is pregnant.

One myth that is not allowed to kill animals when his wife is pregnant. Because if the husband killed the animal when his wife was pregnant, she carried the child would be handicapped at birth. For example, when his wife was pregnant, her husband kills her child catfish it would be defective or her mouth like a catfish. Or the husband killed the snake, then the child is born will scaly skin like a snake. Really? This is just a myth, and can not be trusted. All depends on your thinking.

Because according to research conducted by scholars, genetically no connection between killing animals with a birth child. Defect and whether child care depends on how the mother when she was pregnant. If mothers often eat junk food, consume alcohol and cigarettes, then it is likely that the child would be born handicapped. In addition, when mothers do not experience stress due to fear with children who are born, then the disability in children is not going to happen. Since all the thought and feared, is likely to occur. So is the stress wives whose husbands killing animals, the more stress there will be what his wife had feared it.

Killing animals for no apparent reason, is wrong and sinful though she is not pregnant. However, when killing an animal with an obvious reason such as going to consume meat and accompanied by a good intention, then all will be fine. Meat animals will consume it would be useful to the body. Although his wife was pregnant. Defects or absence of children born not because of animals killed her husband or pregnant women, but because of other factors. As abnormalities of genes, lifestyle of pregnant women who are not good or the other.

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Women's Development Process eggs

Pregnancy begins with the fusion of sperm cells with egg cells. Melting sperm cells and egg cells occur in the first week of pregnancy. Approximately one hour after fusion, gene exchange will occur in the womb of pregnant women. This gene is an aspect of life support that exists in every chromosome of the sperm nucleus and egg cell.

The egg will meet with sperm in the fallopian tubes. The meeting between the egg and sperm cells occurs after the egg is released by the uterus at the age of 3 weeks of pregnancy. The meeting between the egg and sperm cells is called fertilization.

Fertilization begins with the entry of the head of the sperm cell into an egg cell with the left tail, then there was a fusion nucleus of each cell. After joining the cell nucleus, the cell will undergo a process of division. At first, the cell will split into two and then four and so on, so the whole room filled with the results of the egg cell division.

Egg cell that has undergone merging core and then rolled along the oviduct to the uterus. The egg is then embed themselves in the uterine wall. During the journey toward the inner lining of the uterus wall, the egg gets nutrition from the egg cytoplasm and the corona radiata. Egg cell that has been attached to the uterine wall is very small in size that is 0.15 to 0.30 mm. However, these eggs will continue to grow until eventually form an embryo.

The embryo is then developed in a pregnant woman's uterus. Stage of embryonic development starting from the formation of most organs in the brain and the outside structure of the body. Login thirteenth week, the embryo is called a fetus could be because the organs had been completely formed. The development of the fetus in the womb of a pregnant woman can not be isolated from amniotic fluid (amniotic fluid), the umbilical cord (funikuli) and placenta.

Fetal development is closely connected with the placenta. Because the placenta has a useful role release hormones to maintain pregnancy and fetal development in pregnant woman's uterus. Amniotic fluid also has an important role against the development of the fetus, because the amniotic fluid provides the free movement of the fetus in the womb and protects the fetus from a variety of movements and pressures that endanger the fetus. While the function of umbilical cord flow of nutrients from mother to fetus.

The development of the egg until it develops into a fetus is a wonderful thing. Growth and development of the fetus in utero is influenced by maternal health, fetal health and nutrition from the placenta. Growing fetus in the womb of pregnant women will continue to improve the shape and functions of his organs. Large and fetal weight also will continue to increase seiiring increasing gestational age. The fetus can react to light, touch, and sounds that come from outside.

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What Causes Anovulation?

Anovulation or difficulty ovum maturation affects approximately six up to fifteen percent of women in fertile age or period. Anovulation refers to a condition that affects the female reproductive system, where difficulty ovum maturation so that no ovum is released from the ovary and into the fallopian tubes to be fertilized or expelled when menstruation. This can cause pregnant women to be difficult, because there is no ovum to be fertilized. As for women who have irregular ovulation, they still have a chance to get pregnant, because they can still ovulate even if rare.

Hard boiled ovum cell is generally caused by a disruption of hormonal imbalance in the body. Body hormones such as estrogen and progesterone help to trigger your body's reproductive cycle, including ovulation (release of an ovum cell that has been mature) and menstruation.

Here are some disruption of hormonal imbalance that can cause difficulty ovum maturation:

1. Polycystic ovary syndrome. Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is a syndrome that can result in a woman experiencing ketidaksemibangan hormone. Because the hormones in the body is not balanced, the release of an ovum cell was hampered because the difficulty maturation ovums. This makes the periods become irregular and cause infertility, so that makes her difficult pregnancy. About 90 percent of cases of anovulation is caused by PCOS and normally occurring hereditary.
2. Luteinised Unruptured Follicle Syndrome. In some cases, the ovum may have matured, but the follicles fail to release, so that the ovum can not be fertilized. This is called Luteinised Unruptured Follicle Syndrome (LUFS).
3. Obesity. Many studies show that obesity has a relationship with anovulation in women. Obesity or overweight can cause hormonal imbalance, which affects the fertility of women. In addition, excess weight will also cause ovarian dysfunction.
4. Eating disorders. Eating disorders such as anoreksia or bulimia can disrupt and even stop the woman's menstrual cycle. There was no menstrual cycle, means no ovulation. Without ovulation, pregnant women will be difficult.
5. Age. Age can affect the supply of ovum cells can be generated. Increased age also make a woman's fertility decreases. This resulted in disruption of the monthly menstrual cycle in the absence of ovulation.
6. Ovarian hypofunction. Ovarian hypofunction is a decreasing function of the ovary, including the decline in hormone production caused by genetic factors such as chromosomal abnormalities or normal ovarian function. This will cause her difficult pregnancy, because ovarian hypofunction may also cause anovulation.
7. Stress. Stress can affect the hormones in the body, including hormones related to reproductive system. This causes interference with the normal menstrual cycle because ovulation becomes irregular. Thus the number of immature ovums increased.

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Preventing And Overcoming Foot Swelling During Pregnancy

Swollen feet during pregnancy is a natural thing happens especially on the second and third trimesters. Gestational age affect the mother's body posture, foot swelling is usually caused by obstructed blood flow in the legs, but if the woman has a history of hypertension (high blood) then the mother should be checked at the doctor or midwife where the mother checked the womb.

There are a few tips you can do to prevent and cope with swollen feet during pregnancy. Following these tips:

1. Reduce foods containing high salt levels. It is intended not only for mothers who have hypertension but also to all pregnant women.
2. Do not dwell too long in a sitting position or standing position. Mother at age pregnancies closer to delivery times must reproduce the motion. Mother of many moves can help blood circulation in the body. The older age of the womb, the more quickly tired of doing everyday activities. But do not ever give up, do the most easy to do, like walking every morning. This is best done not only reduces leg swelling but also reduces the cramps are common during pregnancy. In addition, the morning air is also very good for health, by foot to make the muscles become stronger and easier during labor.
3. Rest regularly. Give your body time to rest for 15 minutes for blood circulation. When the mother lay down, put your feet on the pile of pillows, make sure the position of feet higher than the position of the body for blood flow in the legs go down, thereby reducing the swelling in the legs.
4. Follow the pregnancy gymnastics activities during pregnancy. It also helps the mother to remain stable. These activities also help expedite the flow of maternal blood is not only the body but also on foot for foot area is not swollen. Use sandals or shoes that are comfortable to wear and most importantly, do not use sandals or high heels.
5. This activity is the most preferred activity of pregnant women in addition to making women comfortable, it also makes the mother feel relaxed. Pamper feet during pregnancy there are two ways, ie wash the feet with cold water, do from top to bottom while moving his mother's toes. Do it over and over for several minutes and then soak the feet with warm ar a given salt and lime juice. How to pamper the second leg is by massaging your feet with baby oil every morning and night.
6. The important thing to watch out for is a foot swollen every morning and body weight increased by more than 1 kg per week in mid-gestation, immediately see a doctor. This is a sign of pregnancy poisoning.

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