27 Sep

Posted at 07:35h in After Birth, Informed Decision Making, Parenting, Planning Your Pregnancy, Pregnancy by
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What is intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP)? Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) is the most common liver disorder of pregnancy that affects around 5000 women each year in the UK alone; at present this figure is unknown in South Africa. What are the symptoms? Itching (also called pruritus): Itching...

27 Sep

Posted at 07:23h in Informed Decision Making, Pregnancy by
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By Nicolette Ferreira. [caption id="attachment_4231" align="alignright" width="225"] www.shutterstock.com[/caption] Whether or not to take antidepressants, mood stabilisers or other psychiatric medicines during pregnancy (hereafter I will only refer to antidepressants for the sake of simplicity) is an exceedingly controversial topic. There are numerous opinions on the matter –...

27 Sep

Posted at 07:14h in After Birth by
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Enjoy a warm relaxing soak in luxury bubbles Buy a foot bath and some nice smelling foot lotion, have a pedicure Herbal teas and a great magazine Taking time out to just “be” may seem odd, but for today’s busy moms taking a few moments every day to...