Gestation

Cara Winhold is a 30-year-old woman from Texas, United States, who after suffering two miscarriages, gave birth to twins with a peculiarity: they were conceived a week apart. That is, she became pregnant while already pregnant, which is known as superfetation.

As each woman is different, it may happen that she does not discover any early symptoms of her pregnancy or that, on the contrary,...

The mucous plug is a secretion located in the cervical canal, which during pregnancy keeps the cervix sealed, constituting a physical-chemical and immunological barrier.

The absence of menstruation is usually one of the most reliable signs that a baby is growing inside us. However, bleeding can continue to appear during pregnancy. Does it mean that a woman can continue to have her period even though she is pregnant?

From the first moments of pregnancy, the breasts are prepared to breastfeed the unborn baby. The breasts begin to change and feel more tender, as well as swelling slightly and causing minor discomfort.

Environmental exposure to SARS-CoV-2 is responsible for most of the infections registered in newborns but about 30% of babies could have been born with the infection transmitted by the mother during pregnancy or delivery, according to a study published in Nature Communications and based on 176 cases reported as of August 30, 2020.

Gestation in humans lasts approximately 38 weeks, 266 days, from conception to birth. The baby is not capable of surviving on its own outside the womb, it is a defenseless being that needs basic care such as food, protection and permanent physical contact.