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BELLY SHEET MASKS
If you Google stretch marks in pregnancy, the first thing you will find is an advertisement for a belly sheet mask. If you Google sheet masks for pregnancy, you will get over 10 million hits. Belly sheet masks for pregnancy are like sheet masks for your face, except you use them on your belly to prevent or reduce stretch marks. Read more here!
EXPERT REPORT
TUBERCULOSIS DURING PREGNANCY
Tuberculosis (TB) is a life-threatening, bacterial illness caused by a strain of bacteria that destroys biological tissues. The bacterial species producing the infection is called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Usually, the lungs are disrupted more than other organs, although M. tuberculosis also can affect the pleura, lymph nodes, bones and joints, the kidneys and various other body organs and tissues, including the layers surrounding the brain, causing a complication called TB meningitis. Read our blog on the Pulse here, and available now, our extensive Expert Report written by one of our doctors!
LAST WEEK’S TOP BLOG
BABY TALK: HOW TO TALK AND NOT TO TALK TO YOUR BABY
From thinking about your baby’s physical health—how much they’re eating, sleeping, and growing, for instance—to their intellectual development, it can seem as though parents have a lot to consider. If you are concerned specifically about language development, this blog post is for you. Here, we will discuss how to talk to your baby to best set them up for success. The good news is that you probably are already doing a great job, and there are always new things that are easy to try to help your baby become as chatty as you want them to be. Read more here!
PREGISTRY FEATURES
SOCIAL FORUMS
The Pregistry website has many useful tools to help you during your pregnancy. One example is our Social Forums. This is your place to interact with fellow pregnant women, friends, health care professionals, and Pregistry staff. Most forums are public and open to all, others are private to protect your confidentiality and to provide you with a safe environment to ask and discuss any issues that are important to you. Learn more here!