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Future fathers can (indeed: should) ask the midwife personal questions even before giving birth: the more you know, the more prepared you are.
Also remember, dear mothers, to explain to your birth partner (he or she you would like with you during labor and delivery) as many details as possible of how, if possible, you would like your labor and delivery (e.g. epidurals yes or no? massages yes or no?), This not only gives you time to reflect, inform and possibly ask for help from the medical staff
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Weight gain
The development of the foetus and uterus, the formation of the placenta, amniotic fluid and membranes, the fact that the tissues retain more fluid, and the deposit of a certain amount of adipose tissue (which we can also call fat), lead to a constant and gradual increase in weight, which, as a rule, should be between 9 and 12 kg. Specifically, the liquids that accumulate during pregnancy weigh in at around 2,500 grams, the same weight as the fat reserve needed to provide more energy
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First of all, dear mothers-to-be, let's dispel a false myth: it's not true that you need to eat for two during pregnancy... if anything, you need to eat twice as well!
Excessive weight gain could create problems both during pregnancy and at the time of giving birth. However, a gradual increase in weight is physiological, and a sign that everything is going well. Get advice and follow-up from a midwife to follow this trend, especially if you have problems swallowing food or liquids or have
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The Italian Treccani dictionary defines pregnancy as:
The condition (also called gestation) of a woman, and in general of female mammals, in the period from the beginning of conception to birth (or in any case to the expulsion of the fetus), and the duration of this period itself. There are different types of pregnancy: g. simple, with development of only one fetus, and g. twinning, with more than one fetus (bigeminal, triplet, quadrigeminal, etc.); g. at the end, g. abortive, depending on