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IVF Pregnancies – How many embryos to transfer?
In IVF we can replace either one or two embryos. A recent study in February 2016 in Atlanta Georgia, confirms that sequential single embryo transfer, that is putting one embryo back followed by another frozen embryo in a later cycle, gives results at least as good as putting back two fresh embryos. The advantage in […] Read more
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When to contact your hospital, doctor or midwife
Many women are unsure whether they should contact the hospital, their doctor or midwife when certain problems arise. The best advice is that if you are worried about anything, contact your doctor, midwife or hospital, however minor you may think it is; if it is bothering you then you need to speak to someone. It […] Read more
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Worrying about labour
When you are pregnant with your first baby, there is no way that you can know what labour is going to feel like. Many women worry about how painful their labour will be and how they will cope with that pain. Nobody can describe a contraction to you – although some will probably try! If […] Read more
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Zika Virus
The Zika virus is a mosquito born virus that is closely related to Dengue. It is found in animals in many parts of Asia and Africa without any outbreaks in humans. Between 2013/2015 there were large outbreaks of Zika in a number of Pacific countries and in 2015/2016 large outbreaks occurred and are ongoing in […] Read more
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Antidepressants and Birth Defects
In this study a large number of pregnant women who took antidepressants during pregnancy were carefully looked at. There was an increase in birth defects from Paroxetine ingestion in early pregnancy. There was no increase in risk with SSRI antidepressants such as Sertraline. Women should consult their doctor before planning a pregnancy and to ensure […] Read more