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Women's health (Pregnancy and family)

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Pregnancy is an exciting and worrying time. There are limitations on what you can eat, how you can exercise and your racing hormones can play havoc with your body. In this section you can find advice on everything from conception to what to take to hospital.

CONCEPTION AND PREGNANCY

How do I know if I'm pregnant?
Natural family planning (fertility awareness)

Infertility

Adoption
Assisted conception and infertility

Pregnancy health

Exercising during pregnancy
OTC medicines in pregnancy Pets, pregnancy and your baby Pregnancy and smoking
Pregnancy and travel
Sex during pregnancy To eat or not to eatWhat should I eat during pregnancy?
Yoga benefits

Preparing for your new arrival

Preparing for fatherhood The NetDoctor guide to maternity rights The NetDoctor guide to paternity rights

Common complaints

Anaemia during pregnancy
Constipation
Morning sickness and nausea
Pelvic arthropathy
Pregnancy diabetes (gestational diabetes)
Skin rashes in pregnancy
Sleep problems

Tests, scans, exams

First visit to the GP? Amniocentesis
Chromosome abnormalities in the unborn child
Pelvic examination Pregnancy: a testing time?Ultrasound scans during pregnancy

Complications in pregnancy

Bleeding in the late stages of pregnancy
Dilation and curettage (D&C)
Ectopic pregnancy
Miscarriage
Pre-eclampsia

Unplanned pregnancy

Coping with an unplanned pregnancy
Termination of pregnancy
Coping with the termination of a pregnancy

LABOUR AND BIRTH

Childbirth
Drips in pregnancy and labour
Epidural anaesthesia
Giving birth - what to take to the hospital
When does labour begin?

Birth

Caesarean section
Delivery - what are the options? Too posh to push?

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