Arthur Beaudet of the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, calls the new study «outstanding work» and predicts that «the near future will involve the routine sequencing of the genomes of
fetuses during the first trimester of pregnancy.»
The worry comes in more with hot tubs, which are typically programmed to be 104 ° F. Exposure to temperatures over 102 °
F during the first trimester of pregnancy is linked to increased risk of birth defects.
Very often there is little weight
gain during the first trimester of pregnancy, but as your pregnancy progresses, the placenta, amniotic fluid, and your growing baby will account for about 35 % of your weight gain, while the rest of the weight gain is from increased blood and fluids, tissues of the breast and uterus, and fat stores.
«Infections during pregnancy are frequent and should be treated; however, our study highlights safer options for the treatment of infections, more specifically urinary tract infections or pulmonary infections, at
least during the first trimester of pregnancy,» said Dr. Anick Bérard, senior author of the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology study.
Recent studies show pregnant women who took Zofran or its generic
equivalent during the first trimester of pregnancy (before ten weeks) resulted in an exponential increase in birth defects such as cleft lip, cleft palate, and heart defects such as heart murmurs, atrial septal defect (hole in the heart) and ventricular septal defect (hole in the heart).
While language for the so - called Reproductive Health Act is still being drafted, a previous version of the bill language would have codified state abortion law with the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision, which recognizes the right to an
abortion during the first trimester of a pregnancy, with allowances for abortions later in a pregnancy if the mother's life or health is at risk.
A miscarriage commonly occurs
during the first trimester of pregnancy and is less likely to occur after the 20 weeks gestation time span.
During the first trimester of pregnancy, you will go through an invisible and amazing transformation.