Kegel Exercise for a Healthy Pregnancy

Written by Alli Ross


With Kegal exercise, your pregnancy can be more comfortable before, during, and after your baby is born. Withrepparttar proper kegal exercise, you can strengthenrepparttar 137581 vaginal muscles and allow for smoother pregnancy. Kegal exercises strengthen your pelvic muscles, which become weakened during childbirth. This could lead to bladder control problems.

To findrepparttar 137582 correct muscles to target, pretend that you are trying to stop urinating. Squeeze those muscles for a few seconds and then relax. Repeat this every few seconds. It's as simple as that. Nobody even has to know that you're doing them. Just make sure you breathe while doingrepparttar 137583 kegal exercises.

It's important that you don't overdo your kegel exercise inrepparttar 137584 first few weeks after birth. Otherwise, you may become very sore. Three sets of ten repetitions per day is probably ideal.

So, What are some other healthy exercises that can be performed during pregnancy? Some of repparttar 137585 best ones are listed below.



Problems Associated With Teen Pregnancy

Written by Charlene J. Nuble


Pregnancy is one ofrepparttar pivotal moments of a woman's life but not when you’re young with a bright future ahead. Teen pregnancy is one ofrepparttar 137355 most difficult experiences any young woman can go through. The stress of pregnancy, revelation of pregnancy to parents, and moving on despiterepparttar 137356 shame and worry can be nerve-racking. Indeed pregnancy especially during teenhood will never be easy.

According to studies, teenage pregnancies inrepparttar 137357 United States have decreased steadily overrepparttar 137358 years. In 1991, there were 60 out of 1000 young women who gave birth and in 1998, 51 out of 1000 gave birth. This decrease may be due torepparttar 137359 effective use of birth control and decreased sexual activity among teens.

Yet teen pregnancy rates remain high. According to Women’s Health Channel, inrepparttar 137360 United States alone, approximately 1 million teenage girls experience pregnancy every year. At least 5% of young girls give birth and in 1997, at least 13% ofrepparttar 137361 births inrepparttar 137362 US are of teenage girls. ?? Health risks torepparttar 137363 baby and children out of teen pregnancy are more likely to experience health, social, and emotional problems. An increased risk for complications such as premature labor in teen pregnancy and socioeconomic consequences are present.

But there are more serious problems forrepparttar 137364 teenage mothers-to-be thanrepparttar 137365 statistics and howrepparttar 137366 world views them either negatively or positively. Bothrepparttar 137367 baby andrepparttar 137368 mother are at risk in major areas of life such as school failure, poverty, and physical or mental illness.

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