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In case one is expecting or those who intend to get pregnant, there is plentiful info regarding sex prior to getting pregnant and sex subsequent to delivery. However, often there is dearth of discussion on the matter of sex during pregnancy, as due to cultural propensity to detach pregnant women from sexuality. Often several couples expecting a child are confounded with a myriad of doubts regarding the safety quotient of sex and what is deemed standard in case of majority of the couples. In case the doctor has given the thumbs-up for a normal pregnancy then sex is deemed risk-free in all the three trimesters of pregnancy. Yet, there are certain sexual practises are considered risky in case of any pregnant woman. These include: In case one engages in oral sexual practises then  [...]

Doctors have cautioned that pregnant mothers must not depend or trust the outcome of the home-use foetal heart monitors for keeping tabs on their unborn foetus. The devices that are obtainable at medical stores or pharmacies (costing twenty to ninety pounds)and have been popularised in media as one of the pregnancy ‘must-haves’ --- must merely be employed for fun sake –the experts have stated. The caveat follows harrowing reports about a thirty-four year old woman who gave birth to a stillborn child subsequent to a home-use heart monitor that calmed her into an incorrect sense of safety. The woman in her thirty-eighth week of gestation became apprehensive about the wellbeing of her unborn child on a Friday following a marked decrease in foetal movement. When she employed one  [...]

An infectious and generally mild version of illness caused due to a virus that leads to rash formations on the cheeks, arms and legs that subsides in a couple of weeks. Fifth Disease Causes: The human parvovirus B19 is the reason behind the occurrence of the fifth disease. It is most prevalent among preschooler or school-going kids during the spring months. The disease is transmitted via contact with respiratory emissions and generally returns for five days. Though, the rash related to the fifth disease might return for numerous weeks. The relapse of the rash might be elicited by exposure to sunlight, heat, physical exercise, fever or emotional strain. Fifth Disease Symptoms: Fifth disease initiates with flu-similar signs subsequent to which rashes appear on the face and  [...]