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Iron deficiency anaemia and postpartum haemorrhage
Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) is when you lose more blood than normal at or after giving birth: >500ml at a vaginal birth or >1000ml at a caesarean birth. There are various risk factors, one of which is being iron deficient or having iron deficiency anaemia.
The constipation curse in pregnancy: 10 tips to tackle it
Nearly half of all pregnant women experience constipation at some point in their pregnancy. It can also lead to haemorrhoids, anal fissures and other unpleasant lingering complications. So why does it happen, and what can you do about it?
The potential pregnancy complications of having low magnesium
Ensuring optimal intake of magnesium during pregnancy is essential. In fact, having low levels of magnesium in pregnancy has been linked to the complications for both mum and baby.
Pregnancy: the ‘ultimate stress test’ for the thyroid gland
A mother’s thyroid gland in pregnancy needs to increase its hormone production by at least 50%! This is for her own need for thyroid hormones, and to supply her baby with thyroid hormones. For up until 16-20 weeks, the baby relies completely on the mother’s thyroid hormones until it’s own gland is mature enough, in the 3rd trimester.