Pregnancy and motherhood

The fertilization of an egg by a sperm, its development and subsequent nesting in the uterus is the basis of pregnancy and life itself.

Hemorrhoids during pregnancy, childbirth and after childbirth can properly torment many women. Why do they form, how do they manifest themselves and can they be prevented? You can find out in the article along with their treatment from the comfort of home.

Every mother has the right to bring one or more people to accompany her during the birth. This can be the baby's father, a family member, a friend or a doula.

By the word abortion, we imagine the loss, the ending of a beginning life. Whether spontaneously or by artificial termination of pregnancy. What types of abortion we know, you can read in the article.

Many moms right after the confirmation of pregnancy are looking for more detailed information regarding pregnancy and the exact date of delivery. They want to know when they can expect the arrival of their offspring.

The placenta (amniotic sac) has a great influence on the course of the whole pregnancy. During pregnancy, it nourishes your baby so that it can grow nicely. It protects it, breathes for it and replaces all the organs that develop during intrauterine development. It is the link between mother and baby.

Can some of the first signs of pregnancy be considered certain and unambiguous? How to distinguish if our body is just playing tricks on us or if it is really pregnancy?

Pregnancy is a gift, despite the discomfort of a growing belly and varying degrees of weight gain. The extra few pounds are not important. What is important is to conceive and give birth to a healthy baby.

Epiglottitis is an acute life-threatening disease. It most often affects children under 6 years of age. It is mainly caused by the bacterium Haemophilus influenza B. After the introduction of vaccination against hemophilic infections, its incidence decreased.

Overweight and obesity are hot topics. Obesity is the most common metabolic disease in the world today. As in adults, it is a problem in children. If it is present in childhood, it is highly likely to be present in adulthood. It significantly increases the risk of morbidity.

A moment's inattention is all it takes for disaster to strike. Burns are unpleasant, painful and, depending on the extent and depth, dangerous. What is the first aid for them?

Insomnia is a sleep disorder that afflicts not only adults, but also children. The definition of insomnia has its own specifics and not every night waking up means the disease. Especially in children, their current condition is often misunderstood as insomnia. Sleep in adulthood differs from that of a child, even among children there are differences with respect to age. In order to make a diagnosis of insomnia, it is necessary to know these differences as well as other associated problems during wakefulness.

Pre-eclampsia is a serious disease occurring only during pregnancy. It is manifested by high blood pressure, oedema and proteinuria (excessive protein excretion in the urine). It occurs after the 20th week of pregnancy, very rarely earlier. It is a very serious complication of pregnancy and childbirth, which threatens the life of both the fetus and the mother.

The popular method of the Slovak physician Eugen Jonáš, M.D., is a method for regulating natural conception and determining the sex of a child. It is based on two biorhythms that create a woman's fertile days. What is the principle and method of calculation of the Jonáš method?

Folic acid is particularly important in the context of pregnancy and is important in the prevention of developmental defects and spina bifida. However, like all vitamins, it has many more positive effects on the body.

If you're pregnant or planning a pregnancy, you're probably wondering what's going to happen to you and your baby over the next few weeks.

Ovulation is part of a woman's healthy menstrual cycle. It occurs around the middle of the cycle and is the most opportune time for a woman to conceive a child. What does ovulation involve and what are the possible symptoms?

Stretch marks are small scars on the skin. Most of us have them. And those of us who don't have them have probably at least heard of them.

The foreskin, the skin protection of the glans, is part of the male reproductive organ. A narrowed foreskin can cause health complications in childhood and adulthood. What is the difference between phimosis and paraphimosis of the foreskin?

Pregnancy changes many things. Intimate life is one of them. Some couples continue to like to make love, others avoid sex during pregnancy. Many are troubled by various questions and fears.