Smoking is a growing hazard with every passing day. Many health problems arise from the problem of smoking! Smoking while you are pregnant is bound to affect your baby along with you. At present almost 10% women smoke during their pregnancy in the United States. This is such a plight as studies suggest that if these women were to stop smoking during their pregnancy, the number of still births would have been reduced by 11% and the number of new born deaths would have been reduced by 5%. There are almost 2500 chemicals that constitute cigarette smoke. It is not known for sure, which chemicals in the cigarette smoke harm the unborn baby but both nicotine and carbon monoxide are terrifically harmful for pregnant women expecting babies.

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If the world was a perfect place, every woman who is going to become a mother would have been naturally granted relief from workplace stress, relationship snatches and other anxiety provoking situations. Since however that remains to be a far fetched dream, you will want to make do with our top five pregnancy stress buster tips.

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In most cases the varicella virus causes chicken pox which is known to be a benign, self limited, viral infection. Chicken pox suffered by children is less harmful than that suffered by elderly people but the worst of complications arise when chicken pox affects a pregnant woman as it has chances to damage not only the mother but also the infant inside. Women who have experienced chicken pox before or have been immunized to antibodies stand chances of having these antibodies passed to the infant while pregnant via the placenta. Thus these women who are already immune to chicken pox need not worry about complications for either themselves or their child even if they are around somebody who is suffering from chicken pox.

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Bladder infection is one of the most common complications that arise during pregnancy. The growing uterus located right above the bladder and the urethra cause this infection to take place. The urethra allows urine to flow from the kidneys to the bladder and when the infection arises, this flow is blocked. Since this is a very common pregnancy complication, during your pregnancy check ups, your doctor will regularly monitor signs of this infection during your pregnancy. You will know that you are suffering from a bladder infection the moment you start getting the urge to urinate more frequently than usual. If the infection is very severe then there might be signs of blood in your urine or your urine may have a very strong odour as well. Sensing pain or burning while urinating, abdominal pains and pelvic discomfort as well as cloudy urine are other signs that will tell you whether you are suffering from a bladder infection or not.

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Pre-eclampsia is a medical condition in which hypertension arises in pregnancy and large amounts of protein are seen in the urine at the same time. Pre eclampsia refers to a set of symptoms rather than a single causative factor. Thus it is understood that there are many causes for this particular syndrome. Pre eclampsia might occur from 20 weeks gestation and its progress varies with different patients. The only known cures for Pre-eclampsia are cesarean section delivery and induction of labour. It might also take place up to six week after delivery. This is a harmful pregnancy complication and stands chances of harming both the mother and the child.

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There are a number of complications that can arise during your term of pregnancy. These may stem from either genetic factors or those related to the environment. Maybe you were unintentionally responsible for it occurring or the complication was absolutely out of your hands. Whatever the situation might be, it is important for you to be aware of the various kinds of complications which might arise during your gestation period and how you would handle it to stop it from reaching its worst stage. Here we will help you to read through a number of complications that many pregnant women experience either pre conception, during conception or post conception. Pregnancy complications might get blown out of proportion if left unattended. Keep yourself well equipped so you can deal with the situation instead of getting paranoid and worsening your state.

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Pregnancy gingivitis is a common problem faced by women who are expecting. Their gums swell up and turn red, feel tender and also bleed when being flossed or brushed. Almost 50% of all pregnant women experience this problem. The level of higher progesterone in the body of the pregnant mother causes the gums to swell. There is excess blood supply during pregnancy all around the body, hence. There might also emerge a benign nodule on your gum which will bleed only when you brush, this nodule is seen only in pregnant woman and is called a pregnancy tumour, do not feel scared because this is not harmful or painful. They can appear anywhere on the body but most often they appear in the mouth. It should be gone once you have your baby but just in case it remains, you might have to get it surgically removed. You can also get it removed while you are pregnant if it causes too much of discomfort and unnecessary botheration.

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Amniotic fluid is one of the most important components of your body that helps support your nine month long pregnancy. Amniotic fluid is the fluid filled sac that surrounds your growing baby and performs many important functions. It helps to keep your baby from getting traumatized by any kind of shock as it acts like a soft cushion on all sides. It ensures that the umbilical cord does not get compressed thus reducing the flow of oxygen to the baby, amniotic fluid also helps to maintain a moderate temperature in the womb, it keeps the baby from contracting any kind of infection and it also give your growing baby space to move around so that his muscles and bones get enough of place to develop wholly. During the second trimester when you baby has learnt how to swallow, it will be swallowing this amniotic fluid as well. This swallowed fluid is then passed out through the digestive system of the baby. This in turn helps to maintain the optimum level of amniotic fluid in the sac, the swallowing helps your baby to practice breathing and this cycle of swallowing and excreting the amniotic fluid ensures that the supply of amniotic fluid around the baby is constantly fresh.

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The meaning of the word ectopic is out of place. Thus when an signs and symptoms of ectopic pregnancy occurs, it implies that the fertilized egg gets planted elsewhere beyond the uterus. In 95% of the ectopic pregnancy cases, the egg settles in the fallopian tube. The other name for ectopic pregnancy is tubal pregnancy. Ovary, abdomen and cervix are the few other places an ectopic pregnancy can take place in. The unfortunate thing is that none of these other places have either as much space or as much tissue to help support the development of a fetus. Hence as the baby grows bigger, there are chances that the organ holding it will burst when it fails to carry the weight or pressure of the baby. This can cause much bleeding and can also pose threat the mother’s life. In most cases, a case of ectopic pregnancy does get terminated before the baby is allowed to grow very big.

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