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“The pelvic floor” refers to a group of muscles in the pelvis which support the bladder, bowel and uterus. These muscles are important in helping bladder and bowel control, and also play a role in sexual function. Pelvic floor muscles can become weakened through pregnancy […]
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Mothers with various shaped/sized breasts/nipples can breastfeed. Babies breastfeed, they don’t nipple feed. Truly inverted nipples (ie where the nipples are completely stuck inwards) are very rare. Some mothers have nipples that don’t stand out or nipples that take more ‘coaxing’ to come out. With […]
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Breastfeeding mothers can safely use most prescribed medications. Natural barriers in the cells that create breast milk make it difficult for most medications to pass into your milk. Even for those medications that do enter breast milk, most do so in amounts so low that […]
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Breast size depends on how much fatty tissue you have. The larger the breast, the more fatty tissue and vice versa. It is the amount of glandular (milk producing) tissue in your breast that matters. If you follow your baby’s lead and breastfeed whenever your […]
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Many mothers ask, “Can I breastfeed after a Caesarean birth?” The answer is YES! There is no reason why you should not be able to breastfeed successfully. You will have skin to skin very shortly after delivery and can initiate the first breastfeed shortly after […]
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Lack of energy or sore back and hips are common complaints in pregnancy. During this time as our bodies change and adapt it is important that we find movement that is comfortable and enjoyable. Regular exercise can maintain cardiovascular fitness, which can be important for […]
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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 […]
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By reducing the number of babies that go past their due date, the neonatal death rate in a recent very large Danish study of seven hundred and seventy thousand women showed that the neonatal death rate was almost halved. There is also benefit in reducing […]
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Some women at risk of preterm labour may benefit from having a stitch inserted into the neck of the womb. This is usually done under a general anaesthetic. It is not suitable for all women at risk of preterm labour, and only 1:100 babies are […]