Pregnancy

Colostrum is the milk that a newborn takes in the first days of life. However, its production begins already in pregnancy. Therefore, it is possible to produce and extract colostrum in the days / weeks before delivery. But is it really necessary to extract it? In which cases would it be indicated?

Exercising during pregnancy is essential to have good physical and mental health, avoid complications, overweight and arrive at the time of delivery in good shape. It is also beneficial for the baby, since maternal sport favors its neuromotor development, regulates its heart rate and improves the supply of nutrients and oxygen to the placenta.

The Covid vaccine is one of the biggest concerns of pregnant women, being a frequent reason for consultation in prenatal check-ups. The short time that it has been used generates uncertainty, but we are learning about new studies on its safety and adverse effects, and one of the last, which we are talking about today, which concludes that no adverse reactions of the vaccine have been found in pregnant women other than the rest. of the population.

During pregnancy, a woman's respiratory function is affected by various factors, such as the action of hormones and the alteration of the position of the diaphragm by increasing the position of the uterus. This causes a feeling of shortness of breath and fatigue that becomes more noticeable in the third trimester.

It is normal for pregnant women to feel confused about the news that we are learning about Covid, since they are often contradictory. A few days ago we commented on the results of a large reassuring study that ensured that Covid-19 infection in pregnancy does not cause more premature births and now we know a new one, also quite broad, which assures the opposite: that pregnant women with Covid have greater risk of having a premature birth.

We are immersed in a heat wave that is affecting much of Spain, and the elderly, children and pregnant women are the most vulnerable groups.

I sincerely understand that some parents prefer not to know the sex of their baby until it is born. Among the reasons they usually use: surprise, focus on more important health issues, experience pregnancy as something more intimate, only from the parents, without the interference of family and friends, so as not to sexualize the children ...

Your sleep can be affected during pregnancy, especially during the third trimester when several factors that prevent you from sleeping well combine, such as not finding a comfortable position due to the size of your belly and having to get up frequently to go to the bathroom. Above in summer, another factor is added to the equation of bad sleep in pregnancy: heat.