Tag: complications

How to Handle Your Baby’s Congenital Heart Defect Diagnosis
When you found out you were pregnant, you may have thought, “It doesn’t matter if I have a boy or a girl as long as my baby is healthy.” Learning ...

Heart disease and pregnancy-related deaths
Your heart during
pregnancy
During pregnancy, your
heart has a lot more work to do than before. Your heart has to beat faster and
pump mor ...

Unspoken stories
Motherhood isn’t the easiest job. Often there are personal stories that aren’t talked about. And experiences range from the joys of parenting t ...

Heart conditions and pregnancy
Today is National Wear Red Day, a day to raise awareness about heart diseases. A good day to remind all women about the importance of talking to their ...
Brain bleeds in premature babies
The younger, smaller and sicker a baby is at birth, the more likely he is to have a brain bleed, also called an intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH). If ...