10 must-watch pregnancy-related videos
July 26, 2008 by Marijke Durning, RN
Filed under Women's Health
Some people learn better by reading, others by doing, and yet others by watching. The advantage to this blog is I can write things out for you and I can also provide videos to help you learn about pregnancy and health issues. Here are 10 of the most popular videos here at Womb Within:
Video: Caesarian section
Video: Chorionic villus sampling
Video: What is amniocentesis?
Video: Fetal ultrasound
Video: What are doctors looking for with ultrasounds?
Want to make your own heating pad/rice bag?
Video: month 7 of pregnancy
Video: month 8 of pregnancy – you’re getting there!
Video: weeks 33 to 36 – the first half of month …read more
ABCs of pregnancy: C is for…
July 15, 2008 by Marijke Durning, RN
Filed under Women's Health
Was I mean putting coffee here? Some women really miss their coffee while they’re pregnant, while with others, it doesn’t bother them.
C is also for:
Cervical incompetence: Sounds like we’ve done something naughty! But cervical incompetence is not something that women can do anything about. It’s the cervix that is unable to remain closed during pregnancy, keeping the woman at risk from miscarrying or delivering prematurely. In some cases, obstetricians can stitch the cervix closed until it’s almost time to go into labor or mothers with this problem could be put on bedrest.
Chorionic villus sampling (CVS): This test is done …read more
Video: Chorionic villus sampling
June 30, 2008 by Marijke Durning, RN
Filed under Women's Health
Has your doctor suggested that you have a test called chorionic villus sampling? Sounds scary, doesn’t it? You don’t need to feel scared but if you don’t understand how or why a test is being done, such feelings are absolutely understandable.
To help you understand more about the chorionic villus sampling test, here’s a video with experts to explain it to you. Just click on the TV screen below:
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