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February 22, 2022
Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a form of diabetes diagnosed for the first time during pregnancy. The condition is the fastest growing type of diabetes among Australian women and usually occurs between the 24th to 28th week of pregnancy.
What it is
Gestational diabetes, like other types ...
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March 09, 2017 Braxton Hicks contractions are quite common in pregnancy. Braxton Hicks may also be referred to as prodromal labor, practice contractions, or false labor. They are named after John Braxton Hicks around 1872 (for the history buffs). He was an English doctor who described the contractions that occur ...
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March 15, 2016 CMV in Pregnancy
What is CMV?
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a virus which causes, in most cases, a mild flu like illness in adults, but which can be associated with problems for developing babies if mothers are infected for the first time while pregnant. About 60% of pregnant ...
