PREGNANCY DAYS For most pregnant women, carrying a baby to term is largely a mysterious process. This section helps new parents answer some of the most important questions about pregnancy and childbirth.

Pregnancy Experiences

Despite all the books on the subject, all the antenatal classes which inform and educate, all the clinics which check and monitor, pregnancy remains for the most part a journey into the unknown for the new mother-to-be.

The singular unifying factor in it all is that we have a baby growing inside of us, whose development progresses reassuringly to delivery and birth through well established and reliable stages.

Benefits of Pregnancy

Despite all the complaints and problems you may experience during your pregnancy, do remember that -

1. All kinds of allergy like atopic skin conditions, asthma, and allergy may be less because of the high levels of steroids.
   
2. Pregnancy reduces further chances of ovarian or breast cancer.
   
3. Women suffering from migraine find relief in the symptoms.
   
4. Chronic abdominal pain and menstruation pain may decrease during pregnancy.
   
5. There are a lot of physical and hormonal changes in the body which can cause an emotional lift in your moods and even chronic symptoms like depression may subside.
   
6. There is a sense of completeness and purposefulness in pregnancy and after birth.
   
7. It is one of the supreme requirements and accomplishment of nature. You are privileged to be a part of it.

The following sections will help to reassure you of the pregnancy process and the common problems you will confront -

1. Pregnancy Blues
2. Changes In The Breasts Tissues
3. Skin Changes In Pregnancy
4. Hair Changes
5. Gastric Problems
6. Physical Problems
7. Urinary Tract Problems
8. Reproductive System Problems
9. Respiratory Problems