Vitamin D
Since the onset of the pandemic there has been increased interest in Vitamin D supplementation. The UK health departments have for several years recommended that pregnant and breastfeeding women take Vitamin D supplements. It is currently more important than usual to...
COVID-19 Vaccination Advice for Women hoping to conceive, in pregnancy or breastfeeding
We have all seen in the news over the last week, the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine has arrived in the UK and a vaccination programme has begun. This is very exciting and we all hope it will herald the end of socially distancing from our family and friends. The...
Bacterial Vaginosis ( BV)
Bacterial vaginosis ( BV) can be one of the causes of vaginal discharge and is a common infection in women between 15 - 44 years old. One of the common symptoms is that the discharge has an odour that is 'fish' like and offensive. The discharge tends to be thin and...
Boy or Girl
Some parents-to-be can't wait to find out whether they're having a boy or a girl, while others choose to put off knowing the gender until birth. Your baby’s gender is determined at the moment of conception – when the sperm contributed a Y chromosome, which creates a...
What to expect to see on scan in early pregnancy
Written by Dr Sarah Merritt Mainly thanks to the development of transvaginal ultrasound (TVUS), we can now see a pregnancy as soon as during the 4th week of gestation. An early pregnancy is very small but grows quickly and uniformly over the first 10 weeks in...