Speciality & Sub-Speciality: Obstetrics
‘Drinking is injurious to health’ – all of us are familiar with this health advisory. The ill-effects of alcohol are evident among people of all age groups. There is no good time for heavy drinking. However, there is a most definitively a bad time – pregnancy. Alcohol during pregnancy poses harm to not only the […]
BPT , CSPT, Certificate in Antenatal/Postnatal Fitness training, IYCF (Lactation), Lamaze childbirth educator LCCE (USA), Hypnobirthing educator HBE (USA), Certificate in Birth Doula Dr Yogyata Gandhi is an experienced and skillful antenatal physiotherapist and prenatal yoga trainer, lamaze childbirth educator, hypnobirthing educator and lactation counsellor. She has been associated with some of the eminent hospitals […]
What would be your first assumption if we ask to think about childbirth? Like most of us, your thoughts will likely be about the process of labour and delivery and the excruciating pain attached to it. However, what if we tell you that there are ways to lessen the intensity of this searing pain? Water […]
Pregnancy will bring about a rollercoaster of emotions. You will feel happy, teary, excited and anxious, all at once. But emotions are not all that is pregnancy about. Your body will experience tremendous variations of physical changes and as an expectant mother, these changes can be puzzling at times. One such event that can raise […]
Indian daily soaps are well-known for their overabundant dramatic plots. However, on rare occasions, these dramatic scenes are nearly realistic – for instance – while showcasing a pregnancy. An expecting mother undergoes an upheaval of mood swings throughout 9 months. The mood swings during pregnancy are not at all exaggerated. While the physical changes of […]
A woman becomes a mother from the moment she learns that she is carrying a child. The news of pregnancy irks the behaviour of motherhood. She encounters a variety of emotions ranging from joy, excitement, calmness and worry. However, for some women, the extent of worry goes overboard. It is because they have a possibility […]
Congratulations on your pregnancy! You can now prepare to go through a rollercoaster of emotional and physical changes during the next 9 months. While pregnancy is mostly a joyous life event, it is also a time that calls for caution. You need to stay informed and practice watchfulness at every step. It is, therefore, important […]
Earlier women who delivered via a cesarean section had no other option other than opting for a cesarean section for all subsequent pregnancies. Today, VBAC or vaginal birth after caesarean offers an alternate birthing process for women. In this article, Dr Anjali Kumar, top obstetrician and gynaecologist in Delhi NCR talks about 5 things everyone […]