Pregnancy

There is no doubt that the pandemic has had a great impact on the lives of all of us, but especially on that of pregnant women and those who have been mothers during the Covid. Loyola University leads and coordinates an international investigation to evaluate the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on these women and asks for your collaboration to help other mothers in your same situation.

Faced with a delay in the period, the first question we ask ourselves is: "Am I pregnant?" The only reliable answer to that question is to take the pregnancy test. Today we can find on the market several types of home pregnancy tests to know precisely and in a few minutes if you are pregnant.

An ectopic or extrauterine pregnancy is one that, as its name implies, develops outside the uterus or womb, usually in the fallopian tubes, but can also occur in an ovary, the cervix or in some other place in the abdomen, putting the mother's health at serious risk. It is not frequent, it happens approximately in one of every 90-100 pregnancies.

By the third trimester, when the uterine volume and the weight of the belly is noticeable, pain and cramps in the groin are frequent in pregnant women.

Healthcare workers are on the front line in the fight against the coronavirus, exposed to a greater risk of contagion when caring for patients with Covid. That is why it is good news that, in protection of pregnant women, the right to immediate discharge has been recognized for a 16-week pregnant doctor, due to risk during pregnancy due to exposure to COVID-19 patients.

You may be thinking that there are few options to dress up for Halloween while pregnant, but in reality there are many ways to get a fun and original costume.

More than half of pregnant women experience nausea and vomiting in pregnancy, especially during the first trimester, although some may experience them throughout their pregnancy. About two percent will suffer from hyperemesis gravidarum, a disease characterized by severe and persistent nausea and vomiting that requires medical attention as it can lead to dehydration in the mother.

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.