| Pregnancy Day by Day : Welcome to your First Trimester (part 34) |
| In addition to Down syndrome, screening tests also assess the risk of another chromosomal abnormality called trisomy 18. Babies with this condition have more severe mental and physical abnormalities than babies with Down syndrome and seldom survive beyond a year. |
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| Living with Migraine : Driving and Migraine |
| During a migraine attack you can experience visual disturbances, vertigo (dizziness), and difficulty concentrating. If you were to drive while experiencing a migraine attack, these associated symptoms would make you vulnerable to driving errors and place you and others at risk of serious injury. |
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| Pregnancy Day by Day : Welcome to your First Trimester (part 33) |
| Not all women adapt well to pregnancy and for some dealing with the symptoms and worrying about issues such as weight gain, makes them feel out of control. The best way to cope with these feelings is to embrace the changes and remain in touch with your body by exercising and taking time to focus on what is happening inside you. |
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| Reducing Stress : Taking Action at Home - Learning to Relax |
| Relaxing completely is not simply doing nothing: it is a technique that can soon be learned. Take some time out for a few lessons, and you will then find it easy – and pleasurable – to enjoy a regular period of relaxation in your busy daily routine. |
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| Reducing Stress : Taking Action at Home - Taking Time Off |
| Taking stress home from the office has a destructive effect on home life, and vice versa. The two can combine to form a vicious circle with no escape. Remember: to make any stress-reducing action effective, it must be complemented by taking some time off. |
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| Pregnancy Day by Day : Welcome to your First Trimester (part 30) |
| The potential effects of taking antihistamines in pregnancy aren’t known, so it’s best to err on the side of caution and not take them. However, if your symptoms are very severe, see your doctor since there is one antihistamine available by prescription that can be taken during pregnancy. |
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| Pregnancy Day by Day : Welcome to your First Trimester (part 29) |
| A milestone in your baby’s development—the placenta takes over from the yolk sac to provide your baby with nutrients. Just like your baby, the placenta has needed to grow and develop a circulation to support the ever-increasing demands that are being placed on it. |
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| Living with Migraine : Dealing with Work |
| You can avoid a migraine attack at work by reducing the number of triggers you are exposed to as much as possible. You may need to change your physical setting to alleviate muscle strain and glare. |
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| Living with Migraine : Managing Your Medication |
| When migraine attacks are infrequent, it is easy to be caught off guard without your abortive medications. An attack can occur at any time, so you must be prepared to treat it early. Lack of medication will delay treatment and make the attack more difficult to treat. |
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| Dealing with Stress at Work : Helping Others |
| Once you have recognized that someone is under stress and have started to understand the reasons for it, the hardest part begins: making that person aware of what you have observed, and encouraging them to take corrective action. |
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| Dealing with Stress at Work : Analyzing Personality |
| The effects of stress are closely linked to individual personality. The same level of stress affects different people in different ways, and each person has different ways of coping. Recognizing these personality types means that more focused help can be given. |
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| Pregnancy Day by Day : Welcome to your First Trimester (part 26) |
| If you’re expecting twins or more, blood-based screening tests for Down syndrome can mislead, since they rely on measuring the amounts of circulating AFP (alfa-fetoprotein) and other markers, which are present in much higher levels when there’s more than one baby. |
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| Trying for a Baby : How will I Know I'm Pregnant? Confirming your pregnancy |
| The most obvious initial sign that you are pregnant is a missed period. Other common early pregnancy symptoms include feeling extremely tired and bloated, having increasingly tender breasts, experiencing an increased need to urinate, and finding that you have a greater or lesser sex drive, although all of these symptoms can occur premenstrually. |
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| Pregnancy Day by Day : Welcome to your First Trimester (part 24) |
| A simple solution to help relieve feelings of nausea is to wear acupressure wristbands. Available from pharmacists, these bands have been clinically tested in the treatment of pregnancy-induced nausea. Unlike anti-nausea drugs, they don’t have any side effects and are easy to use. |
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| Pregnancy Day by Day : Welcome to your First Trimester (part 23) |
| During pregnancy, your blood and other bodily fluids expand almost 50 percent, an expansion that requires extra water and salt. The majority of salt in the diet comes from processed foods, not from the salt shaker or the salt you add in cooking. To manage your intake, eat whole foods you cook yourself and add your own salt to taste. |
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| Dealing with Stress at Work : Seeing Stress in Others |
| Stress can be infectious, so you need to recognize it in others before it affects the people with whom they work (including you). There are many ways of reacting to stress; learn to notice common warning signs so that you have time to decide how to react. |
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| Dealing with Stress at Work : Making Time to Relax |
| When you are under stress, your entire body becomes tense and your posture changes. Make a conscious effort to relax your body while at work so that you can reduce tension and alleviate the damaging effects of your physical response to stress. |
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| Sleep Disorders : Parasomnias |
| Parasomnias are disorders resulting in abnormal events during the night, such as sleep-walking, night terrors, bruxism (tooth-grinding), nocturnal groaning, enuresis (bedwetting), rhythmic rocking movement disorder, and sleep-talking. |
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| Dealing with Stress at Work : Gaining Inner Balance |
| If a situation at work makes you feel uncomfortable and you do not take action to change it, you may find that resentment builds up and is reflected in your behaviour – you may become angry and intolerant of other people. |
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| Dealing with Stress at Work : Communicating Well |
| Knowing how to communicate effectively is crucial to the success of organizations everywhere, as well as to your own peace of mind. There is a wide choice of communication tools available for modern businesses, and information can be transmitted efficiently using systems such as e-mail or fax. |
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| Pregnancy Day by Day : Welcome to your First Trimester (part 18) |
| Called pytalism, excess saliva is caused by increased hormone levels. Don’t try to keep the saliva in your mouth; if you find yourself drooling, spit into a tissue or small cup. Place a towel on your pillow. Sucking lemon wedges or ice cubes may help. Pytalism usually subsides in later pregnancy. |
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| Pregnancy Day by Day : Welcome to your First Trimester (part 17) |
| The exercises shown are sometimes called “functional movement enhancers” because they increase the strength of the muscles that you use for everyday functions such as walking, carrying, lifting, sitting, and standing. The workout can be used alongside walking, swimming, or other cardiovascular exercises and can be done around 2–3 times a week. |
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| Living with Migraine : Household Planning |
| Make a commitment each day to spend time, even a short period, on exercise and relaxation. It is important that you establish a daily habit. Once your routine is set, you can increase the time. The key to success is consistency. |
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| Pregnancy Day by Day : Welcome to your First Trimester (part 15) |
| Vitamin D helps your body absorb calcium, which is vital for the development of your unborn baby’s skeleton. A daily 15-minute walk outside—with the sun on your skin—is sufficient; you can also boost your intake of vitamin D by eating oily fish, eggs, fortified cereals, and bread, and by taking supplements . |
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| Pregnancy Day by Day : Welcome to your First Trimester (part 12) |
| When your pregnancy is confirmed, it’s natural to experience a mixed bag of emotions—excitement, disbelief, joy, and anxiety. Everything is about to change forever for you and your partner. Give yourselves time to take in the big news. You may not feel pregnant yet, but momentous changes are taking place in the hidden world of your uterus. |
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| Pregnancy Day by Day : Welcome to your First Trimester (part 11) |
| The March of Dimes advises pregnant women or those trying to become pregnant to drink no more than 200 mg of caffeine a day. Going without your caffeine fix is a good thing when you’re pregnant, since research shows that, in high doses, it can increase the risk of miscarriage. |
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| Dealing with Stress at Work : Managing Time |
| One of the major symptoms of stress in the workplace is the feeling that there are just not enough hours in the day to do everything that needs doing. This feeling can be reduced by organizing time better with the implementation of a few simple systems. |
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| Dealing with Stress at Work : Studying Work Patterns |
| Stress can be insidious and cumulative. The best way to avoid suffering from it is to learn to anticipate it. By analyzing and pinpointing events and times that regularly cause stress, it is possible to set about preventing further problems from occurring. |
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