Dr Clare Tower’s 5 things to know about diabetes in pregnancy: Diabetes in pregnancy is common, up to 1 in 10 pregnancies will develop it. Some women are known to be at higher risk and will be offered a test, called a GTT to screen for this. The screen is usually done at around 26-28 […]
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Dr Clare Tower’s 5 things to know about different types of folate supplement in pregnancy: Taking folic acid, or folate has been shown to prevent spina bifida in your baby You should take it before pregnancy, as soon as you start to try, and for the first 3 months. All the national and international guidelines
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Dr Clare Tower’s 5 things to know about Vitamin K: Vitamin K is vital for a healthy blood clotting system Newborn babies can be born without enough Vitamin K for their blood to clot effectively. This puts babies at risk of something called vitamin K deficient bleeding To prevent this, your baby will be offered
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Dr Clare Tower’s 5 Things to know about paracetamol and pregnancy: There has been a lot in the news recently about paracetamol, and that it might be associated with autism. The information we have at the moment is that paracetamol is safe to take in pregnancy. Paracetamol has been taken by millions of pregnant women,
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Dr Clare Tower’s 7 things to know: Is it necessary to take multivitamins during pregnancy? There are some supplements which are important during pregnancy but for most people who eat a healthy diet, it is not necessary to regularly take vitamin supplements. Folic Acid The most important one is folic acid. This is really important
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Dr Clare Tower’s 5 things to know: 1. You will be tested for anaemia at the beginning of pregnancy, then again at 28 weeks. 2. The baby uses up iron stores and also the blood dilutes slightly so some women can become anaemic in pregnancy. 3. If you are not anaemic and have normal iron stores, then there is no
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My midwife has recommended for me to take aspirin, why? 6 things to know about aspirin:
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