Blog - Pregnancy - Page 3

Blog

International Day of The Child

mercedes October 11, 2012 | 10:17 am
United Nations International Day of the Girl Child

In 2011 the United Nations General Assembly established October 11 as the official International Day of the Girl Child as a means of recognising the rights of young girls across the world and the challenges which they face. This year is the first year this day is being celebrated and the theme is “Ending Child […]

Read more...

Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day

mercedes October 11, 2012 | 9:06 am
Butterfly in remembrance of a loved one

Losing a loved one is probably one of the most difficult experiences in the world and when that loved one is your unborn baby or your newborn it is even more difficult to face. Unfortunately, pregnancy and infant loss is more common than many people realise and for this reason it is very important that […]

Read more...

Mommyrexia: a scary reality

mercedes October 10, 2012 | 2:58 pm
barbie skinny during pregnancy

With celebrities like Miranda Kerr, Victoria Beckham and Gisele Bündchen maintaining slim figures during their pregnancies and shedding their baby weight in a few short weeks, it’s no surprise the pressure to be skinny while pregnant is increasing everyday. And now Tracy Anderson has launched The Pregnancy Project, a diet and exercise programme for pregnant […]

Read more...

Study reveals it takes almost 5 months to adjust to motherhood

mercedes October 5, 2012 | 8:59 am
woman stressed be motherhood

Recently the baby brand Munchkin undertook a study of new mothers which revealed that it takes the average woman 4 months and 23 days to feel fully adjusted to motherhood. This wasn’t the only statistic about new mothers this study revealed, other statistics included: 50% of pregnant women worry about the prospect of being a […]

Read more...

Child-free zones on planes?

mercedes October 1, 2012 | 10:26 am
Silence for child-free zones

In April Malaysia Airlines announced the launch of child-free zones on the upper-decks of its Airbus A380 planes and now Air Asia has said that as of February 2013 the first seven rows of its economy cabin will be offered as child-free zones at no additional cost. Malaysia Airlines and Air Asia have taken this […]

Read more...

Whooping cough vaccine: a necessity

mercedes September 28, 2012 | 1:13 pm
Whooping cough needle and vaccine

A new £10 million programme which will ensure that 650,000 pregnant women are vaccinated against whooping cough has been launched in the U.K after 10 infants under 10 weeks old became victims of the bacterial infection and countless more were hospitalised. What is whooping cough? Whooping cough is a bacterial infection, which as the name […]

Read more...

C-sections: worth the risk?

mercedes September 17, 2012 | 7:26 am
Elective Caesarean section

Elective C-sections are a growing trend among mothers with 67% more first time mums in the U.S. choosing to have an elective C-section between 1991 and 2001. This is mostly because of our demanding careers and our constant need to be in control of every aspect of our lives, not to mention our insane fear […]

Read more...

More hope for miscarriages?

mercedes September 5, 2012 | 10:04 am
woman doctor with stethescope

One in every 100 women in the U.K. experiences more than three miscarriagesin their lifetime, which causes many women to question their ability to have children and to fear the worst. However, a recent study conducted by doctors at the University of Southampton in the UK and Utrecht in the Netherlands has revealed that there […]

Read more...

Birth control and abortion: wrong or a right?

mercedes August 27, 2012 | 12:24 pm
US democratic logo

Women’s healthcare has certainly taken a prominent position in America’s 2012 election, especially if you’re considering a woman’s right to both birth control and abortion. We at the-pregnancy.net thought an issue like this would interest our followers so here’s the 411 on where each presidential candidate stands on this matter. Barack Obama, the Democratic candidate […]

Read more...
41
ARTICLES
0
NEW TODAY
Publicidad
  • The Santa debate

    14 d December d 2012

    Every Christmas the Santa Claus debate reopens: should we tell our children Santa exists or would that be lying? At ThePregnancyNet we thought it would be a good idea to look at the reasons behind each side of the argument so that we and all of our readers could understand both sides of the debate. […]

    Leggi tutto

    Christmas drawings for kids

    13 d December d 2012

    Want something to occupy your kids while you’re busy running around doing Christmas tasks? These drawings and activities are a fun and easy way to keep them busy!  

    Leggi tutto

    Christmas cookie ideas

    13 d December d 2012

    Everyone loves baking Christmas cookies and we’ve found some great Christmas cookie ideas that we want to share with you. Whether you like simple patterns or extravagant works of cookie art, we’ve got ideas for everyone! If you need some basic recipes to get you started use our Sugar Cookie Recipe, Cookie Glaze Recipe and […]

    Leggi tutto

    Christmas nail polish ideas

    13 d December d 2012

    With all of the creative nail polish designs out there why should it only be your home that gets decorated this Christmas? There are so many options for giving your hands a festive touch this holiday season and we thought we would share some of our favourite Christmas Nail Polish Ideas with you. Just click […]

    Leggi tutto

    Christmas fun

    13 d December d 2012

    We all love Christmas decorations, Christmas gifts and Christmas food, but there is a whole lot more to Christmas than just those things, so we thought we have a special section filled with all the extra Christmas fun we plan to enjoy this holiday season. Enjoy! Christmas Nails Christmas Cookie Designs Christmas Drawings for Children

    Leggi tutto

    Eggnog gingerbread trifle

    12 d December d 2012

    Ingredients: 1 (14.5 ounce) package of gingerbread cake mix (and ingredients to make it) 3 cups of eggnog 1 (5.1 ounce) package of instant vanilla pudding mix 2 cups of heavy cream 1/4 cup of white sugar 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract Gingersnap cookie crumbs Method: 1. Prepare the gingerbread cake mix according to package […]

    Leggi tutto

    DIY paper plate snowman

    12 d December d 2012

    Materials: 3 paper plates Orange and black craft paper Pipe cleaners Soft craft balls Old piece of material for scarf Scissors Craft glue and glue gun Method: 1. Using the image on the right as a guide, stick each paper plate one on top of the other and use your glue gun to hold in […]

    Leggi tutto
    Skip to toolbar