Nutrients every newborn needs. Just like other babies, your baby also goes through many periods of growth and changes in the first year of life. In fact, they are developing at such a fast pace, that they require more nutrients as compared with a full…
You are almost at the end of your pregnancy with your due date is approaching fast. While you are anticipating the start of labor any time now, it should be mentioned that only about 5% babies are born on their due date. It is quite…
Your pregnancy is considered full term once you reach the 39th week mark, meaning your baby can arrive any day now. According to a study done by The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, babies born after week 39 have significantly lesser chances of developing…
Earlier, a baby was considered full term once the mother reached the 37th or 38th week mark. However, according to the findings of American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), babies born between the 39th and 40th weeks do much better than those born during…
You are now well into the ninth month of your pregnancy with your due date approaching fast. Your baby will not be considered full term until your reach the 39th week, but babies born at week 37 have excellent survival rates without any long term complications.…
You are now entering the ninth and last month of your pregnancy with your baby having excellent chances of survival (around 99%) without any long-term complications. However, babies born at 36 weeks of gestation may have some feeding difficulties, requiring intensive care after birth. 36…
Reaching the 34th week of pregnancy means that you are almost through the eighth month and are just one week away from stepping into your final month. The 34th week marks a crucial landmark for your baby’s development as his chances of survival goes up…
You are almost halfway through the eighth month of your pregnancy with your baby going through the final stages of physical and mental development. Preterm babies born in the 33rd week of gestation have excellent chances of survival, about 98%, without any long term complication…
You are now well into the eighth month of your pregnancy and the day to meet your baby for the first time is not far now. Your baby’s chances of survival became pretty high once you completed the 30th week of your pregnancy and by the 32nd week,…
Reaching the 31st week means you have now completed the first month of your third trimester and are entering the eighth month of your pregnancy. After the 30th week, your baby’s odds of surviving without any long-term complications are rising considerably every week. He would have around 95%…
At 26 weeks, you are at the end of the sixth month of your pregnancy and are about to enter your last trimester. The little changes taking place in your baby this week are vital for him to have proper reflexes once he is born.…
At 25 weeks, you are more than halfway through the sixth month of your pregnancy. It is a great time to bond with your unborn child, so grab a children’s book and start reading to him every night. By the 25th week, the fetal hearing…
