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Pregnant? What you should know about preterm birth
(BPT) – Not long after the joy of discovering you’re pregnant, the worries set in. You may think you know all the threats – Zika virus, pre-eclampsia, gestational diabetes – and take appropriate steps to minimize them. But what do you know about one of the most common pregnancy complications – preterm birth? About one […]
Nicotine patches do not appear to help pregnant smokers to quit, study shows
Smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of adverse pregnancy and birth outcomes and may have long lasting effects in offspring. In England, 26% of women smoke in the year before their pregnancy and 12% smoke through to delivery. The rate is similar or even higher in other high income countries. Guidelines suggest adding nicotine replacement […]
Angharad23 Published Is It Safe To Exercise When Pregnant?
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Nell Mcandrew On Exercising While Pregnant
Multiple-marathon runner Nell McAndrew is used to clocking up 80 miles a week when she’s in training. But now she’s pregnant with her second child (due in March 2013) she has cut down to six miles a day, plus two trips to the gym each week. As a self-confessed running addict, there was no way […]