Reproductive health

Reproductive health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being in all matters relating to the reproductive system

Periods

A period, or menstruation, is the shedding of the lining of the womb.

Menstrual Cycle

A series of changes in a woman/girl's body every month as a way of preparing for a possible pregnancy

Ovaries

A female reproductive organ in which ova or eggs are produced, present in humans and other vertebrates as a pair.

Implantation Bleeding

A small amount of light spotting or bleeding that occurs about 10 to 14 days after conception is normal.

Vaginal Discharge

Vaginal discharge is a combination of fluid and cells continuously shed through your vagina.

White Discharge

White vaginal discharge is probably the most common type of discharge that might come out of your body in various stages of your cycle.

Late Periods

Late periods happen for many reasons other than pregnancy. Common causes can range from hormonal imbalances to serious medical conditions.

Vaginal Bleeding

Vaginal bleeding is any bleeding through the vagina, including bleeding from the vaginal wall itself, as well as bleeding from the uterus.

Getting Pregnant

Whether you're just starting to think about a baby or have been trying to get pregnant for awhile, this is a safe space to discuss and ask questions along your journey.

Ovulation

Ovulation refers to the release of a mature female egg from the ovaries into the fallopian tubes where it is made available to be fertilized.

Reproductive health

Reproductive health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being in all matters relating to the reproductive system

Preconception Health

Preconception health is a woman's health before she becomes pregnant. It means knowing how health conditions and risk factors could affect a woman or her unborn baby if she becomes pregnant

Age & Fertility

Female fertility is affected by age. Age is thus a major fertility factor for women.

Fertility

It refers to the natural capability to produce an offspring.

Infertility

Infertility is a disease of the reproductive system defined by the failure to achieve a clinical pregnancy after 12 months or more of regular unprotected sexual intercours.

Assisted Reproduction

It refers to all medical procedures that address infertility issues in men and women

Scans & Tests

Scan & Tests can confirm your pregnancy and also monitor your baby’s development in the womb

Age & Fertility

Female fertility is affected by age. Age is thus a major fertility factor for women.

Pregnancy At 30

When a woman decides to conceive at the age of 30.

Late Pregnancy

When a woman plans to give birth at a late age.

Pregnancy At 40

When a woman decides to conceive at the age of 40.

Early Pregnancy

Initial stage of pregnancy

Assisted Reproduction

It refers to all medical procedures that address infertility issues in men and women

In Vitro Fertilization (IVF)

A medical procedure where by an egg is fertilized by sperm in a test tube or elsewhere outside the body.

Sperm And Egg Donation

Donation of semen and eggs by fertile men and women to others who are unable to conceive on their own

Surrogacy

The action of a woman having a baby for another woman who is unable to do so herself.

Ovulation

Ovulation refers to the release of a mature female egg from the ovaries into the fallopian tubes where it is made available to be fertilized.

Ovulation Prediction Kits

An ovulation home test is used by women. It helps determine the time in the menstrual cycle when getting pregnant is most likely.

Cervical Mucus

Cervical mucus is a viscous substance produced in the cervix. The cervical mucus is the protective barrier of the uterus.

Basal Body Temperature

The lowest body temperature of a person while he/she is at rest

Exercise & Fitness

The importance of various types of exercises during your pregnancy that will help you stay fit and deliver a healhy baby

Weight Gain

An increase in body weight

Yoga

Yoga is a physical, mental and spiritual practice that originated in ancient India.

Breathing Exercises

The process of inhaling air into the lungs through the mouth or nose due to muscle contraction and then the air is exhaled due to muscle relaxation

Labour Inducing Exercises

Doing a workout in which can help induce labour

Birthing and Childcare Classes for Pregnant Women

A class that women attend when they are pregnant to learn how to stay healthy, cope with childbirth, and look after the newborn baby

Pelvic Floor Exercies

These exercise can help strengthen the muscles under the uterus, bladder, and bowel

Pilates

A system of exercises using special apparatus, designed to improve physical strength, flexibility, and posture, and enhance mental awareness.

Workshop

A meeting in which a group of people engage in intensive discussion and activity on a particular subject or project.

Is it normal?

Symptoms of pregnancy and hormonal changes that occur in pregnancy

Gas & Bloating

Bloating occurs when the gastrointestinal (GI) tract is filled with air or gas

Food Cravings

Sudden urges to eat a particular type of food during pregnancy

Leg Cramps

Painful involuntary muscle contractions that affect the calf, foot or both

Nausea & Vomiting

A feeling of sickness that some women have, often in the morning, when they are pregnant.

Back Pain

Back pain or discomfort is common during pregnancy and should be expected to some degree by most women

Linea Nigra

A dark vertical line that may appear on the centre of a woman's abdomen during pregnancy

Headaches

A surge of hormones and an increase in blood volume causing headache.

Frequent Urination

The growing baby and uterus put pressure on bladder which leads to frequent urination

Heartburn

An irritation or burning sensation of the esophagus caused by stomach contents.

Congestion

An abnormal or excessive accumulation of a body fluid.

Tiredness & Fatigue

Tiredness is common in pregnancy due to changes in the hormones .

Mood Swings

An abrupt and unaccountable change of mood during pregnancy

Abdominal Pain

Obstetric or gynaecologic disorders may cause abdominal pain during pregnancy.

Food Aversions

When you are repulsed by a particular food during pregnancy

Dizziness

Rising hormones that cause your blood vessels to relax and widen.

Swollen Legs

Swollen legs are common in pregnancy and are caused by additional blood and fluid

Breathlessness

Shortness of breath

Hemorroids

Swollen veins in your anus and lower rectum.

Pregnancy Brain

Pregnancy brain typically refers to lapses in attention and memory

Varicose Veins

Superficial veins that have become enlarged and twisted

Bleeding Gums

inflammation and bleeding from the gums that occurs due to poor dental hygiene

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

A medical condition due to compression of the median nerve as it travels through the wrist at the carpal tunnel

Clumsiness

Poor coordination, movement, or action during pregnancy.

Stuffy Nose

Presence of increased secretions and mucus in the nasal passages.

Vertigo

vertigo is caused due to pressure on blood vessels from the expanding uterus.

SpiderVeins/ RedVeins

Small damaged red colored veins that appear on the surface of the face or the legs

Nose Bleeding

Increased blood volume can damage blood vessels and cause them to burst during pregnancy.

Weird Dreams during Pregnancy

When you see weird dreams during pregnancy due to a rise in hormone production.

Pica

An abnormal desire to eat substances like chalk or ashes not normally eaten.

Round Ligament Pain

Sharp pain often felt in the lower belly or groin area on one or both sides during pregnancy.

Blurred Vision

Fluid build-up and swelling during pregnancy can cause eye problems or blurred vision.

Pregnancy Journey

Pregnancy journey, also known as gestation, is the time during which one or more offspring develops inside a woman

Conception

The union of the sperm and the ovum.

Pregnancy Tests

A test which attempts to determine whether or not a woman is pregnant

First Trimester

The time between fertilization of egg by the sperm and week 12 of pregnancy

Body Changes

The various transformations that a woman's body undergoes during pregnancy

Second Trimester

Time period extending from the 13th to the 27th week of gestation

Third Trimester

Third trimester starts about 28 weeks and lasts until birth

IVF Pregnancy

Fertilizing an egg outside the body and implanting it to continue the pregnancy

Pregnancy Bump

A rounded belly that shows when someone is pregnant

Twins & Triplets

When a woman is carrying more than one baby

Skin Changes

Hormonal changes in pregnancy that may cause some skin changes

Stretch Marks

Stretch Marks formed during rapid growth of the body, such as during puberty or pregnancy.

Baby Moon

A holiday taken by parents-to-be before their baby is born

Due Date

The estimated delivery date for a pregnant woman

Baby Bump

The enlarged abdomen of a pregnant woman.

High Risk Pregnancy

Pregnancy that threatens health or life of the mother or her fetus.

Post Term Pregnancy

Pregnancy that has extended to or beyond 42 weeks of gestation.

False Pregnancy

When a woman thinks that she's pregnant, yet conception hasn't taken place and no baby is forming.

Labour & Delivery

Childbirth, also known as labour and delivery, is the ending of a pregnancy by one or more babies leaving a woman's uterus by vaginal passage or Caesarean section

Tips For Normal Delivery

The childbirth process which takes place without any form of medical intervention

Labour Pain

A recurring pain felt by a woman during childbirth

CSec

A C-Sec is the surgical delivery of a baby which involves incision.

Preparing For Delivery

Preparation for birth of your child as the due date gets closer

Hospital Bag

When you reach the end of your pregnancy, it includes packing your hospital bags with baby's essentials and your stuff that you'll need after the delivery.

Induced Labour

Induced labour is a medical treatment to start labour

Water Break

When membranes rupture during labour

Water Birth

Water birth is childbirth that takes place in water

Contractions

A shortening of uterine muscles occurring at intervals before and during childbirth.

Premature Babies

Babies born before the start of 37th week of pregnancy

Epidurals

Epidurals are used in childbirth to produce loss of sensation below the waist.

Braxton Hicks

Contractions that take place before real labour begins

Preterm Labour

If labour starts more than three weeks before the due date

Episiotomy

A surgical cut made at the opening of the vagina during childbirth.

Premature Delivery

A birth that takes place before the 37th week of pregnancy

Breech Babies

When a baby is born bottom first instead of head first.

Baby Crowning

When your baby's head begins to emerge bit by bit during each contraction.

Pregnancy Complications

Major complications that you may face during your pregnancy and after delivery.

Low Lying Placenta

Placental margin located 2 cm or less from the internal os of the cervix

Blood Pressure

The pressure of circulating blood on the walls of blood vessels

Miscarriage

Natural death of an embryo or fetus before it is able to survive independently.

Anaemia

When there is a deficiency of red blood cells or of haemoglobin in the blood.

Ectopic Pregnancy

A pregnancy in which the fetus develops outside the uterus

Diabetes during Pregnancy

An elevated level of glucose in the blood during pregnancy

Preeclampsia

Sudden rise in blood pressure & swelling, mostly in the face, hands, & feet, along with high levels of protein in the urine that indicate kidney damage (proteinuria), or other signs of organ damage.

Abortion

Removal of an embryo or fetus from the uterus in order to end a pregnancy.

Anterior Placenta

Placenta located on the front of the uterus.

Umbilical Hernia

A health condition where the abdominal wall behind the navel is damaged.

Posterior Placenta

Placenta attached to the back wall of the uterus.

Preparing for Baby

How to prepare for your baby?

Baby Shower

A party held for a woman who is expecting a baby, to which friends and relatives bring gifts for the child

Sleep

Sleep and sleep- related problems during pregnancy and establishing your baby's sleep routine.

Best Sleeping Positions

Most comfortable sleeping positions during pregnancy

Insomnia

Insomnia is a sleep disorder that can disrupt a person's sleeping habit.

Sleeping Problems

The inability to get sleep or sleep well at night.

Sleeping OnThe Back

Sleeping on your back with your arms by your sides, also known as the soldier position.

Sleep Deprivation

Sleep deprivation, also known as insufficient sleep, is the condition of not getting adequate sleep.

Snoring

The action of making a snorting or grunting sound while sleeping.

Naps

Sleep lightly or briefly, especially during the day.

Loss Of Sleep

Sleep deprivation, also known as loss of sleep, is the condition of not having enough sleep.

Over Sleeping

When you sleep beyond the proper or intended time of waking.

Diet & Nutrition

Healthy eating during pregnancy is critical to your baby's growth and development. In order to get the nutrients you need, you must eat from a variety of food groups, including fruits and vegetables, breads and grains, protein sources and dairy products

Nutrition Tips

Eating a variety of foods that give you the nutrients you need to maintain your health, feel good, and have energy.

Pregnancy Diet Chart

What to eat in breakfast, snack, lunch, dinner during pregnancy? Follow Mylo's Pregnancy diet charts to maintain a healthy diet.

Appetite

A natural desire to satisfy a bodily need, especially for food.

Loss Of Appetite

A decreased appetite is when your desire to eat is reduced.

Hunger Pangs

Pain in the abdominal region which occurs in the early stages of hunger or fasting.

Growth & Development

Growth is the progressive increase in the size of a child or parts of a child. Development is progressive acquisition of various skills such as head support, speaking, learning, expressing the feelings etc

Milestones

Milestones are behaviors or physical skills seen in infants and children as they grow and develop.

Growth Charts

A growth chart is used by pediatricians and other health care providers to follow a child's growth over time

Language Skills

Language development is the process by which children come to understand and communicate language during early childhood

Brain Development

Development of the human brain occurs rapidly in the first few years of life and continues at a slower pace into adolescence

Motor Skills

A motor skill is simply an action that involves your baby using his muscles

Developmental Disorders

Developmental disorders comprise a group of psychiatric conditions originating in childhood that involve serious impairment in different areas

Physical Growth

Physical growth refers to an increase in body size (length or height and weight) and in the size of organs

Social Development

It involves learning to interact with other people and to understand and control your own emotions

Walking

Move at a regular pace by lifting and setting down each foot in turn, never having both feet off the ground at once.

Fine Motor Skills

Fine motor skills refer to the movements babies make with the small muscles of their hands.

Gross Motor Skills

The larger movements that your baby makes with his arms, legs, feet, or his entire body.

Smiling

A facial expression in which the eyes brighten and the corners of the mouth curve slightly upward.

Psychological Development

The development of human beings cognitive, emotional, intellectual, and social capabilities and functioning from infancy through old age.

Cognitive Development

Construction of thought processes, including remembering, problem solving, and decision-making, from childhood through adolescence to adulthood.

Sitting

To rest on the buttocks or haunches especially when engaged in a particular activity.

Developmental Delay

A condition which represents a significant delay in the process of development.

Sensory Development

Sensory development is the gradual process by which an infant's senses begin to grow. These senses are sight, taste, touch, smell and hearing.

Crawling

The process of moving forward on the hands and knees or by dragging the body close to the ground.

Language Delay

A language delay is a type of communication disorder.

Baby Growth - What To Expect

Care for Baby

The process of meeting all the needs that a baby may require during the growing up years

Baby Sleep Management

Babies do not have regular sleep cycles until about 6 months of age. While newborns sleep about 16 to 17 hours per day, they may only sleep 1 or 2 hours at a time

Caring for your Newborn

Newborn care and safety are the activities and precautions recommended for new parents or caregivers

Bathing

Washing the body with a liquid, usually water or an aqueous solution, or the immersion of the body in water.

Baby Massage

Infant massage is the process of rubbing an infant's muscles and stroking the infant in a manner specifically designed for them

Diapering

A piece of absorbent material wrapped around a baby's bottom and between the legs to absorb and retain urine and faeces.

IVF Baby

In vitro fertilisation is a process of fertilisation where an egg is combined with sperm outside the body, in vitro

Burping Your Baby

Burping helps to get rid of some of the air that babies tend to swallow during feeding

Swaddling

If you swaddle a baby, you wrap cloth around it in order to keep it warm or to prevent it from moving.

Colic

Colic is an attack of crying and what appears to be abdominal pain in young infancy.

Cradle Cap

Cradle cap is a greasy, yellowish, scaly rash that commonly affects infants in the first few weeks of life

Hiccups

Caused by contractions of your diaphragm, hiccups are usually harmless.

Baby Poop

The bowel movements of a baby.

Low Birth Weight

A term used to describe an infant born weighing 2500 grams or less.

Umbilical Cord

The umbilical cord connects a baby in the womb to its mother. It runs from an opening in your baby's stomach to the placenta in the womb.

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) also known as cot death or crib death, is the sudden unexplained death of a child less than one year of age.

Safety & Care

Taking care of the safety and wellbeing of yourself and your baby

Potty Training

The process of training a child to control bladder and bowel movements and to use the toilet

Daily Care Tips

Injuries & Accidents

When you hurt your body due to injuries, accidents, suddent fall or poor balance of body

First Aid

Help given to a sick or injured person until full medical treatment is available

Oils

A hydrocarbon liquid substance that is greasy to the touch and is formed by natural resources or the breakdown of fats.

Caretakers

A person employed to look after a toddler or infant's well being.

Childproofing

Making certain harmful things inaccessible to children and creating a safe environment for them.

Day Care Centers

A place providing care and recreation facilities for those who cannot be fully independent

Bottle Sterlization

The process of heating at a high temperature (usually more than 100°C) for specific time to kill almost all bacteria.

Winter Care

Tips that will help you stay warm and safe during winter season.

Household Chores

Tasks such as cleaning, washing, cooking, and ironing that have to be done regularly at home.

Cleansing Agents

Cleaning agents are substances used to remove dirt, including dust, stains, bad smells, and clutter on surfaces.

Food Poisoining

Illness caused by bacteria or other toxins in food, typically with vomiting and diarrhoea.

Pets

A domestic or tamed animal kept for companionship or pleasure.

Feeding

Fulfilling the nutritional requirements of a baby at different stages either through breast milk, formula or solids is known as feeding.

Feeding Schedule

The process of offering food to the baby at scheduled interval

Starting Solids

The period when you introduce solid foods to your baby.

Breastfeeding & Lactation

Breastfeeding is feeding a child human breast milk. Lactation is the secretion of milk from the mammary glands.

Weaning

The act or process of causing a baby to stop feeding on its mother's milk and to start eating other food.

Breast Milk

Milk produced by a woman's breasts after childbirth as food for her child.

Feeding from a Bottle

The action of feeding a baby with milk from a feeding bottle

Baby Weaning

The process of stopping feeding breast milk to your baby

Formula Milk

A substitute for breast milk intended for feeding infants.

Formula Feeding

The action of feeding a baby with formula, as opposed to breast milk.

Baby Bottles

A bottle fitted with a nipple for giving milk and other drinks to babies and very young children.

Finger Foods

Food served in such a form and style that it can conveniently be eaten with the fingers.

Mother's First Milk Post Delivery

Also called Colostrum, it is a sticky white or yellow fluid secreted by the breasts during the second half of pregnancy and for a few days after birth, before breast milk comes in.

Baby Led Weaning

Baby-led weaning is a method of adding complementary foods to a baby's diet of breastmilk or formula.

Baby Essentials

The essential items that you need to buy for your baby during labour and after delivery

Designing a Nursery

The process of designing a child's bedroom with all the essentials

Baby Names

A list where you find several baby names for your newborn with the meaning

Soothers

Something that has a soothing or comforting effect.

Cloth Nappies

A cloth nappy is a reusable diaper made from natural fibers, man-made materials, or a combination of both.

Baby Clothes

Baby supplies or clothes

Stroller/ Pram

A 4-wheeled carriage used for babies that is mostly pushed by another person

Car Seat

A portable seat for an infant or a small child that attaches to an automobile seat and holds the child safely.

Baby Carrier

A supporting device worn by an adult for holding an infant close to the torso.

Baby Monitors

A baby monitor, also known as a baby alarm, is a radio system used to remotely listen to sounds made by an infant.

Teething

Teething is the emergence of the primary (baby) teeth through a baby or child's gums

Teethers

A device for a baby to bite on during teething.

Teeth Grinding

Teeth grinding is involuntary clenching or grinding of the teeth, usually during sleep.

Tooth Decay

Decay of the outer surface of a tooth as a result of bacterial action.

Teeth Blisters

As the tooth moves beneath the surface of the gum tissue, the area may appear slightly red or swollen

Tooth Eruption

Tooth eruption is a process in tooth development in which the teeth enter the mouth and become visible.

Lactation Issues

The process of milk production. Human milk is secreted by the mammary glands, which are located within the fatty tissue of the breast.

Pumping

The use of a breast pump for extraction of milk .

Sore Breasts

Sore breasts are one of the earliest signs of pregnancy.

Leaking Breasts

Breasts generally leak when they become so full of milk that they overflow.

Lactose Intolerance

Lactose intolerance is a digestive disorder caused by the inability to digest lactose.