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American Heart Month is about more than wearing red on the first Friday of February. It's about taking action to prevent heart disease and stroke. The risk is real because heart disease and stroke kills one woman every 80 seconds. Your best defense is education and here’s how you can "Go Red."
Cervical cancer develops slowly beginning with abnormal cell changes that occur years before cancer develops. These cell changes can be caused by human papillomavirus (HPV).
It’s estimated that one out of four pregnant women will suffer a fall. Luckily, the body is built to protect your baby against injury with cushioning amniotic fluid and strong muscles in the uterus, but don’t disregard the risks. Be sure to evaluate any symptoms you might have if you take a tumble. |
Being sick while you’re pregnant can be miserable. It usually isn’t a risk to your baby, but some infections that make you sick can be transmitted through the placenta or during birth. Some can make a pregnant woman even sicker and could lead to complications like preterm labor.
This is the time of year when everyone’s immune system is stressed as the body battles against cold viruses and the flu and the fight can be tougher if you’re pregnant. That’s because your pregnancy is suppressing the immune system to accommodate for all of the biological changes underway in your body.
Cervical cancer affects nearly 13,000 women in the United States each year and it kills more than 4,000 of them. But it is one of the most preventable cancers and vaccination can greatly reduce the risk.
When you think about the danger of falling we usually associate it with older women, but mothers-to-be also need to take care to avoid a fall that can injure you and your baby.
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