There is currently no hard evidence suggesting that taking birth control
pills during early pregnancy will have any negative effect on a developing fetus.
A new study finds that not only low but also high maternal thyroid hormone
levels during early pregnancy may significantly lower the infant's IQ later in childhood.
It's quite normal for pregnancy symptoms to fluctuate from day to
day during early pregnancy and to sometimes disappear altogether.
Such as
during early pregnancy when nausea and food aversions are common, or early postpartum when the new demands of motherhood may cause a woman to turn to poorer quality convenience foods.
Taking supplemental folic acid prior to as well
as during early pregnancy has been advised for decades, soon after research confirmed its potential to prevent up to 70 % of neural tube defects, as well as improper formation of the embryonic spinal cord and brain.
«The increased number of newborns with microcephaly observed during the Zika outbreak in Brazil is linked to Zika infection of the
mother during early pregnancy,» explains Drexler.
I consulted with a trusted fertility specialist who suggested taking progesterone
during early pregnancy if we wanted to try again.
«Our findings help inform psychiatrists and their patients about the risk of using
APMs during early pregnancy,» stated Krista F.G. Huybrechts, MS, PhD, associate epidemiologist in the Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics at BWH.
If taken before and
during early pregnancy from a multi-vitamin or fortified foods, folic acid can prevent from 50 % up to 70 % of some forms of serious birth defects of the brain and spine.
«Food aversions are more likely to occur
during early pregnancy because of the extreme levels of nausea that can occur, and that can make your brain develop a strong dislike for the food that triggered the nausea,» Justice says.
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A number of studies have shown possible links between birth defects and taking
aspirin during early pregnancy, however none of these studies are conclusive — most of your baby's development takes place in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy so it is best to avoid aspirin during this time.
So if you're feeling hornier than
usual during early pregnancy, enjoy it, but don't worry if your friends have zero sex drive during those early months (or if your libido takes a hit).
Headaches are more
common during early pregnancy and as with many pregnancy symptoms, this is usually as a result of the massive hormonal changes your body is undergoing.
«These organoids provide a major step forward in investigating the changes that occur during the menstrual cycle and
events during early pregnancy when the placenta is established,» says Dr Margherita Turco, the study's first author.
Children of mothers with vitamin D
deficiency during early pregnancy appeared to be at greater risk for multiple sclerosis (MS) in adulthood, according to an article published online by JAMA Neurology.
What's more, the decline in verbal memory seemed to be related to hormone levels: women who experienced high levels of
oestrogen during early pregnancy and lower levels of the stress hormone cortisol throughout pregnancy experienced the most marked fall in verbal memory performance.
In prior studies, Desgrosellier and team found that αvβ3 expression acts as a
switch during early pregnancy to activate normal mammary stem cells as the body remodels to prepare for a baby.