Pregnancy, Baby, Postpartum advice for Prospective Mothers
by Anne Ferguson During pregnancy and during a person’s birthing time (labor), care providers (nurses, doctors, and midwives) may offer to check a birthing person’s cervix. It may not always be presented as your choice but it is! And, more and more, I find that families I support are choosing few if any cervical checks…
Being pregnant with a child and the process of birthing is a mixed experience with the good and the bad. There are days when you’re joyous, thinking of the baby’s appearance and expecting the future. In other times, you may be sick and depressed. One example is having a sinus infection while pregnant. Sinus infection…
Vaginal boils during pregnancy are ones that grow in that area and are loaded with pus and are inflammatory. It is possible for these lumps to appear on the vaginal wall, in the pubic region, in the groin folds, or in the labia. Hair follicles that are blocked or infected can cause them, but there…
A cervical check during pregnancy is a procedure that physicians carry out on women to determine the condition of the uterus in preparation for childbirth. Cervical exams, especially late in pregnancy, are not pleasant experiences for anyone who has ever been pregnant and had to undergo one. To make matters worse, during the last few…