Archive for September, 2008
Gestational Diabetes
Gestational Diabetes in pregnancy
Gestational diabetes is one of the most common pregnancy complications that happens during the pregnancy, some of the pregnant woman get it. This condition happens when pregnant women have high blood sugar levels during their pregnancy.It is not really known what can cause gestational diabetes.Some experts say that overweight women have a higher risk of developing gestational diabetes, but there is not much evidence to support this.You can watch your sugar level. You can eat a healthy diet. With controlling your blood sugar level, you can continue your healthy pregnancy.
What is known about gestational diabetes is that one of the only cures is to deliver the baby.After delivery your blood sugar level will go back down to normal.The common treatment for gestational diabetes has been insulin shots.Just as if you had diabetes when you were not pregnant, you would have to take shots each day.Some women find though that by changing their diet, they are able to manage their gestational diabetes without having to give themselves a shot of insulin.
Ultrasound
Ultrasound
Ultrasound is taking pictures with sound waves. The procedure is totally painless for you and the baby. Ultrasound use in order to: determine the sex of the baby, make sure everything is progressing okay, and have something extra to charge you for. At the end of the procedure they will present you with the first picture of your unborn child.
Looking at Ultrasound Pictures of Pregnancy stages
The history of ultrasound is based in the sonar that was used by the world’s navies during World War 2. After the war, researchers began experimenting with sonar to see if it could be helpful in medical diagnosis.It was first used to detect cancers and other growths that needed medical attention.It wasn’t until the 1950s that the medical community recognized that sonar could be useful to take ultrasound pictures of stages of pregnancy.
