7 Awesome Things Your Body Does During Pregnancy

Pregnancy is an amazing experience—mentally, emotionally, and physically. But that isn’t a big surprise – after all, you’ve got a little human being growing inside you! But with that little “bun in the oven” comes a lot of changes. Here are 7 awesome things your body does during pregnancy: 1. Your Blood Volume Increases “During pregnancy, the volume of blood in a woman’s body increases by a whopping 50 percent in order to help support the uterus. Accordingly, the amount of blood pumped by the heart increases as well. As the Merck Manual explains, by the end of pregnancy, a woman’s uterus receives one-fifth of her pre-pregnancy blood supply.” 2. You Actually Glow During your pregnancy you have an increase in circulation that cause many women’s faces to appear brighter, or flushed. And, according to the American Pregnancy Association, “as women’s bodies produce more hormones, their oil glands can go into overdrive, resulting in that famed pregnancy glow.” 3. You Grow an Entire Organ Women grow a whole new organ – the placenta! It typically grows onto the upper part of the uterus and is linked to your baby via the umbilical cord.  The placenta provides oxygen and nutrients to your growing baby. After your baby’s born it is simply expelled through the birth canal. 4. You Loosen Up During your pregnancy, hormones help soften the ligaments that hold your bones together and the pelvic bones themselves...
Source: Cord Blood News - Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Tags: babies parents pregnancy Source Type: blogs