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Pregnancy

What Are The Stages of Labour And How Long Does Labour Last?

The length of labour varies from woman to woman and in each pregnancy. For first-time births, labour usually lasts 12-24 hours (Mater Hospital, 2017) and subsequent births are usually quicker. …

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Am I In Labour? 5 Signs Or Symptoms That Labour Is Near And Your Baby Is Coming Soon

You may not have noticed but throughout your pregnancy your body has undergone many changes to prepare you for labour and birth. Looking out for any sign or symptom that…

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Conception

3 Vaccinations To Get Before Trying To Conceive

Pregnancy can cause your immune system to be weaker than normal. These changes can make you more prone to getting some infections or can make symptoms more severe if you…

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Conception

How Monitoring Cervical Mucous Can Help You Get Pregnant Fast

Raw egg white type of cervical mucous is a sign of fertility

Most women don’t often pay attention to vaginal discharge. If you’re trying for a baby then you’ll have a greater appreciation of it and will become in-tune with how it…

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Conception

6 Ways to Get Healthy Sperm and Boost Male Fertility

When a couple are trying to conceive, all the focus tends to be on female fertility, with little or no attention on male fertility. However up to 50% of infertility…

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My 7 Step Plan to Getting Pregnant in my 30s

Most people think getting pregnant is easy and that getting pregnant ‘accidentally’ is common. And it may be easy for some women but usually it can take women under 35…

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Comparing the Most Popular Pregnancy Multivitamin Brands

It’s best to aim for a healthy, nutritious diet, well before you become pregnant and continue throughout pregnancy and breastfeeding. Pregnancy multivitamins are very popular but they aren’t needed and…

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Conception

4 Tools To Predict The Most Fertile Time of the Month And Ovulation [Updated 2020]

Many of us grew up being told we can get pregnant whenever we have unprotected sex. And we often hear about many couples who ‘accidentally’ fall pregnant without trying. But…

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Why You Need Iodine During Pregnancy and Breastfeeding To Improve Baby’s IQ

Iodine is important for our thyroid (a small gland in the throat) which regulates our metabolism, growth and development. Iodine is one of the most important minerals from pre-pregnancy through…

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Pregnancy

7 Questions about Private Health Insurance You Should Ask

I’ve had basic private health insurance on-and-off for a couple of years and never really took much notice of the premiums and type of policies. As we’re planning to start…

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