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Yes, there will be changes in your sex life while you’re pregnant, but many women and men want to know if sex is safe during pregnancy. Communication is key between partners and doctors to ensure everything is fine and continued sex is safe. Intimacy should play a huge role during those 9 months, whether it’s …
Continue ReadingYes, there will be changes in your sex life while you’re pregnant, but many women and men want to know if sex is safe during pregnancy. Communication is key between partners and doctors to ensure everything is fine and continued sex is safe. Intimacy should play a huge role during those 9 months, …
Continue ReadingVitamin D, the one we get from the sun provides help for the absorption of calcium. Calcium, as we all know, helps in the growth and strengthening of our own bones as well as those of our unborn babies. When women breastfeed, there is an inadequate amount of Vitamin D transferred to the …
Continue ReadingBy 2015, 10,000 cord blood transplants are projected to be performed annually using publicly banked cord blood. That still leaves about 70 percent of patients in need of a transplant without a matching donor, according to the Cord Blood Forum, a nonprofit, private foundation based in Davis, Calif., that advocates for physician education and public …
Continue ReadingWe have put together the cord blood bank comparison chart below to help you determine which is the best cord blood bank for you and your family. This will give you an opportunity to compare cord blood banking costs and quality. M.A.Z.E. Cord Blood Viacord Cord Blood Registry Americord Cryo-Cell Cor …
Continue ReadingYour body may not always be a temple, and we all have our little indulgences, whether it’s a fondness for cupcakes or a nightly glass of Cabernet. But when you start to plan for a baby, it’s time to start thinking about someone else’s health besides yours, because what happens to your body happens …
Continue ReadingMany factors play a part in predicting gestational diabetes. Being aware of the possibility that you may be at risk is the first step in being able to manage it during your pregnancy. Women with gestational diabetes have higher overall risk during pregnancy, including higher risk of cesarean delivery, neonatal intensive unit admissions, …
Continue ReadingMorning sickness…. It can be a vague feeling of nausea at the start of the pregnancy or being physically sick several times a day. It can disappear after the famous 12 weeks mark or it can go on for months afterwards, up to 20 weeks, sometimes for even longer. Research has shown that between 50% …
Continue ReadingRead our updated blog: Hopeful Cord Blood Treatment for Multiple Sclerosis Stem cell therapy for multiple sclerosis is now a reality, not just a dream, says a leading neuro-immunologist. Gianvito Martino, director of neuroscience at San Raffaele Hospital in Milan, Italy, said although the therapy was still experimental, it was yielding some exciting results. Professor Martino …
Continue ReadingJodi Greebel, MS, RD www.citrition.com There is so much conflicting information out there about what to eat and what not to eat when you are pregnant. Here is a quick guideline of what to eat and what to avoid. What to Include in Your Diet: Variety. A diet with a lot of variety helps you …
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