pre-eclampsia

You may have already heard of pre-eclampsia It’s been part of the plot of many episodes of medical dramas like Grey’s Anatomy. Let’s be honest for a second, they rarely provide an accurate image of what experiencing any medical condition is, let alone pre-eclampsia. So, we’re here to try and explain and hopefully shed some […]

2 years ago

A mum has shared the heartbreaking moment she gave birth to her stillborn baby boy. *The details of this story may upset some readers.  Kristy Watson was 32 weeks pregnant when she went into labour. Having been diagnosed with pre-eclampsia, the single-mother was experiencing kidney failure, high blood pressure, painful headaches, and blurred vision. However, […]

8 years ago

Earlier this week, Beyonce opened up about the traumatic birth of her twins Rumi and Sir Carter. The singer told Vogue this week that she was suffering from toxemia in the lead up to the birth, which caused her body to become swollen, and meant that her and her babies’ health were in danger. She […]

8 years ago

Good to know. Parents and parents-to-be are pretty much split when it comes to finding out the sex of their baby. Some parents can’t wait until that ultrasound when they can first learn whether they’re having a boy or a girl, while plenty have no interest in knowing anything until the baby is born. However, […]

8 years ago

Firstly, we didn’t make this one up, we swear. Secondly: eating certain types of chocolate during pregnancy actually decreases the risk of a dangerous pregnancy complication. Yes, you are reading that correctly: in small doses, chocolate is practically medicinal. In a Canadian study by researchers at Université Laval Québec City, 129 pregnant women consumed 30g of either high-flavanol […]

8 years ago

It’s been linked with pre-eclampsia.

9 years ago