Pregnancy Videos On Explaining How To Get Pregnant
March 6, 2008
“Pregnancy Videos” On Explaining How To Get Pregnant in a comical way. If you ever wonder how to get pregnant, listen carefully to this pregnancy video. There’s a lot of myth, misleading ignorance concerning the issue of how to get pregnant and how not to get pregnant.
Benefits of Umbilical Cord Blood
March 5, 2008
More parents are storing their child’s precious umbilical cord blood stem cell just in case they might need to use to treat their child illness in future. Collecting your child’s cord blood is an act of insurance to them for it can play a part of saving your child life in case your child develops any of the illnesses where cord blood is used in treatment. To date it can treat more than 80 diseases using Haematopoietic Stem Cell (HSC) transplants, including leukemia, sickle cell anemia, and metabolic disorders.
Scientists say discarded blood from the placenta after child birth contains something that could be use to help save thousands of lives each year. More parents have seen the true benefits of cord blood banking and so take some time to investigate your options and the benefits of cord blood banking. The benefits of cord blood storage no doubt are well worth the cost given the life-saving potential. As many people are unaware of the benefits of cord blood banking. Do take an opportunity and tell this benefits to your family and friends about cord blood banking.
What cord blood is used for?
Research has shown in recent years that survival rates have double when a person’s own cord blood or a family member’s cord blood is used. Majority of the patient under went blood transfusion transplant is less likely to suffer from rejection if his own cord blood is used. In history, the first successful umbilical cord stem cell transplantation occurred in 1988, when a newborn girl donated cord blood to cure her brother of Fanconi Anemia, a genetic defect.
Cord blood is used to treat mainly blood disorders and cancers, of which there are 200 to 400 new cases annually in Singapore. Cord blood used to treat aggressive leukaemia especially in children and is often used when bone marrow donors can’t be found. Leukaemia probably being the most common problem solved. Umbilical cord blood is used in this transplant just like how it been done on bone marrow.
Whether you choose to store your child’s cord blood in a private blood bank or donate your child’s cord blood to a public blood bank so that it can potentially save the life of children who’s in need of it.
What are cord blood stem cells?
During pregnancy, the umbilical cord functions as a lifeline between mother and child. Years later, the blood present within the umbilical cord could offer hope for the child or other individuals in the family.
The umbilical cord blood is a rich source of haematopoietic stem cells (HSCs); cells responsible for replenishing blood and regenerating the immune system. HSCs are known as “precursor cells”, as they have the unique ability to differentiate into the different types of cells found in the body, namely:
* Red Blood Cells – which transport oxygen
* White Blood Cells – which produce antibodies and fight bacteria
* Platelets – which assist blood clotting
Source: CordLife
Tenth Month of Pregnancy
March 1, 2008
On tenth month of pregnancy, fetal brain is fully development, eye visual increase. Fetal head have move into the mother’s pelvis, waiting for labor. Fetal baby will put on weight at least approximately 30 grams per day. The fetal baby heart, liver, lung, stomach, kidney and other organs have been mature: The body showing pink, round fat, growing of hair about 3-4 cm, hand and foot muscles are developed.
Now fetal weight should be around about 3,000 grams, about 51 centimeters in length. Do not be too concerned about the weight of the Fetal. As long as the fetal weight is over 2,500 grams and have normal fetal development. The most important thing now is to rest, for any time you may be approaching childbirth. In addition, pregnant women should be emotional stability and always maintain a calm mood, patiently wait for the moment of your baby to be born!
Tenth Month Pregnancy Pointers:
1. When approaching the tenth month of pregnancy means the due date for labor draws near, you have better prepare clothing and necessary item in advance to take to the hospital. Bring along items such as underwear, sanitary napkins, washing items and food.
2. Get prepare for baby supplies too. Many hospitals are equipped with baby clothes bedding and pampers, you had better plan ahead and give a call to the hospital to ask to make sure so as to avoid duplication.
3. When preparing baby clothes, choose cotton clothes. Baby Clothes should not have buttons. It is better to choose one with no collar.
4. Prepare the best route and alternative route to the hospital.
5. Prepare a check list of the list mention above, remember your identity card.
6. Prohibited sexual life to avoid premature or post-natal infections.
7. The sign of labor differ from each pregnant woman. The majority of pregnant women in the two weeks before the expected date of the delivery will encounter abdominal pain. As the pain interval time is shorter and shorter and then the pain prolonged. This foretells a labor of is coming soon.
8. Another reliable signs of labor is pregnant woman will see a small amount of vaginal discharge or breaking water, or uterine rupture of the amniotic sac, and amniotic fluid outflow.
9. Once it is confirm and is time for the delivery of your baby, there are three continuous process during delivery to aware of. The first stage is a contraction of the uterus, cervix were completely dilated to 10 centimeters, to enable the fetal head to be delivered. For first time mother this process need about 4 to 24 hours.
The second stage, the cervical will need to fully expanse to allow the baby to be delivered. For first time mother it take half an hour to two-hour time period.
The third stage after the baby is delivered, it will follow by removing of the placenta. For first time mother it takes 10 minutes to an hour and a half.
PregnanSee is a weekly video pregnancy calendar that lets you visualize your stage of pregnancy right on your PC desktop.
Allows you to access different stages of pregnancy with just a click of a button. The video images display changes that occur through the weeks. You also get to view useful and important practical information on pregnancy. You will see real video versions of how the baby grows and develops as the weeks unfold.
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Ninth Month of Pregnancy
March 1, 2008
Nine month of pregnancy refers to the gestational age of 32. At this period, although certain parts of the fetal brain have not yet matured, it has already approaching fully development.
Now the fetal organs are all mature, the body round, the skin is shiny. Body length of about 45 cm, weighs about 2,500 grams.
Ninth month pregnancy pointers
1. During the ninth month of pregnancy, belly of the pregnant woman will grow bigger. Growing belly of pregnant woman can flustered asthma. Pay attention on your diet, not to overeat. Reduce on meal intake; snacking is considering part of your diet.
3. As the pregnant woman belly is growing, your digestive function continues to decline and this will more easily lead to constipation. Eat more of multi-fiber vegetables.
4. Again as pregnant woman belly is growing so as her weight. The heavy physical body of the pregnant woman will be a burden to their leg muscles. This will lead to cramps, pain. To reduce the pain massage your legs before you go to bed and your leg higher by putting pillows below it.
5. Majority of the pregnant women will be encounter low back pain during pregnancy. Do not be alarm the pain will go away after childbirth.
6. Due to mental fatigue and anxiety as well as fetal movement, restricted sleeping posture and other factors, you may or may not suffer from insomnia. Don’t get trouble or frustrated over it. If you could not sleep just simply read a book. With a calm heart you will sleep naturally.
7. You may encounter contractions pain or at time bleeding although the due date for giving birth is not due yet. This can be premature symptoms; you should immediately go to the hospital for an examination.
8. Have regular exercise (pregnancy exercise) that help you smooth delivery.
PregnanSee is a weekly video pregnancy calendar that lets you visualize your stage of pregnancy right on your PC desktop.
Allows you to access different stages of pregnancy with just a click of a button. The video images display changes that occur through the weeks. You also get to view useful and important practical information on pregnancy. You will see real video versions of how the baby grows and develops as the weeks unfold.
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