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Folic Acid

Folic Acid

The importance of Folic Acid. This B group vitamin is vitally important in preconception and during the first three months of pregnancy. Widely acknowledged to be beneficial in your baby’s development, it is advisable to start taking this supplement as soon as you are planning a pregnancy or become pregnant.

The Importance of Zinc

The Importance of Zinc

A discussion on the importance of Zinc. Zinc is one of the most essential micro-minerals yet deficiency in both men and women is common. Despite its involvement in more than 200 enzyme systems in the body, its nutritional importance is often overlooked.

Vitamins & Minerals

Vitamins & Minerals

Essential vitamins and minerals for preconception

Practical Considerations

Practical Considerations

Planning a pregnancy? Here a few things you may like to ponder

Chromosomes

Chromosomes

Where the unique genetic blueprint for your unborn baby is stored.

Conceiving

Conceiving

How timing, health, hormones and age affect fertility and conception.

Foods To Avoid

Foods To Avoid

Know which high-risk foods to avoid during pregnancy.

Boy or Girl?

Boy or Girl?

Are there factors that pre-determine the sex of your unborn baby?

Healthy Parents, Healthy Baby

Healthy Parents, Healthy Baby

A discussion on the importance of staying healthy when trying to conceive

Older Women Giving Birth

Older Women Giving Birth

Elderly Prima Gravidas is the medical term that literally translates to “old first-time mum”. However, it is a term that is quickly dating as more women are choosing to delay motherhood until later in life.


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