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We Need To Talk About Gender Disappointment. Because Yes, It’s Real
There's a lot of hidden shame in gender disappointment, but is it normal? A mum shares her experience of GD.
Folic Acid During Pregnancy: The Key to a Healthy Baby?
Learn about the importance of folic acid during pregnancy and how taking supplements can improve folate intake, reducing the risk of birth defects in babies.
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5 Essential Tips for a Happier and Healthier Postpartum Recovery
This article provides five essential tips for new mums to look after their health and well-being during postpartum recovery, including rest, proper nutrition, gradual exercise, mental health care, and patience
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Childbirth and Your Pelvic Floor: What Every New Mum Should Know
Childbirth can cause damage to the pelvic floor muscles, leading to urinary incontinence and other pelvic floor dysfunction symptoms, but performing pelvic floor exercises, such as Kegels, can help improve the strength and tone of the pelvic floor muscles and reduce bladder weakness.
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Have Women Become Collateral Damage During The Covid-19 Crisis?
During every crisis it seems like women are the ones who step up to the mark; but often are left as collateral damage. During both the first and second world wars, women’s employment rate increased beyond recognition. Yet women were…
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5 Ways To Cope With SPD
SPD is a common condition during pregnancy (full name, Symphysis Pubis Dysfunction, also known as PGP or Pelvic Girdle Pain) and coping without pain medication can be tricky. If you've been diagnosed, some of these tips might just help. If…
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10 Things I Wish I’d Learnt In Antenatal Class
“Hi my name’s Heather, this is Andy, and the three things we know about our baby are…” 3 years ago, 8 couples huddled hopefully under strip lighting in a non-descript room in our local town. We’d rushed from work, negotiating…
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Ready For Delivery?
I promised myself I wouldn't do this again. I vowed to relish my work and child free days, to remember that it won't be long, that very soon I will be stuck under a newborn again beholden to her unpredictable…