--- title: StemLife Blog | Expecting description: Expecting | Learn more on how can a mother to be experiencing all phases of her life journey to be a mother. --- [![YL STEMLIFE LOGO-1](https://blog.stemlife.com/hs-fs/hubfs/YL%20STEMLIFE%20LOGO-1.png?width=1182&height=1026&name=YL%20STEMLIFE%20LOGO-1.png "YL STEMLIFE LOGO-1")](http://stemlife.com) Open main menu Close main menu - [Conceiving](https://blog.stemlife.com/blog/tag/conceiving) - [Expecting](https://blog.stemlife.com/blog/tag/expecting) - [Parenting](https://blog.stemlife.com/blog/tag/parenting) Posts about: ## Expecting ![Understanding the Miracles of Your Baby's Umbilical Cord](https://blog.stemlife.com/hubfs/Imported%20sitepage%20images/EI2.-Cordblood_1500x700.png) [Expecting](https://blog.stemlife.com/blog/tag/expecting) ### [Understanding the Miracles of Your Baby's Umbilical Cord](https://blog.stemlife.com/blog/understanding-the-miracles-of-your-babys-umbilical-cord) Dec 1, 2022, 5:16:26 PM   **How can you give a lifetime of health protection to your upcoming little one?** [Read More](https://blog.stemlife.com/blog/understanding-the-miracles-of-your-babys-umbilical-cord) ![Whаt tо еxресt in Breech Pregnancies](https://blog.stemlife.com/hubfs/Imported%20sitepage%20images/ED6.-Breechbaby_1500x700.png) [Expecting](https://blog.stemlife.com/blog/tag/expecting) ### [Whаt tо еxресt in Breech Pregnancies](https://blog.stemlife.com/blog/whаt-tо-еxресt-in-breech-pregnancies) Dec 1, 2022, 5:14:49 PM Generally, breech births affect 3-4% of deliveries.1 A breech рrеgnаnсу оссurѕ whеn the bаbу is positioned head-up in thе woman's uterus, ѕо the fееt are роіntеd toward thе bіrth саnаl. The bаbу must bе іn the hеаd-dоwn роѕіtіоn tо bе ready tо еxіt іtѕ mоthеr fоr рrореr delivery. [Read More](https://blog.stemlife.com/blog/whаt-tо-еxресt-in-breech-pregnancies) ![Everything You Need to Know About Preeclampsia](https://blog.stemlife.com/hubfs/Imported%20sitepage%20images/EE14_PReclampsia_1500x700.png) [Expecting](https://blog.stemlife.com/blog/tag/expecting) ### [Everything You Need to Know About Preeclampsia](https://blog.stemlife.com/blog/everything-you-need-to-know-about-preeclampsia) Dec 1, 2022, 5:13:16 PM **What is pre-eclampsia?** [Read More](https://blog.stemlife.com/blog/everything-you-need-to-know-about-preeclampsia) ![Pulmonary Embolism During Pregnancy](https://blog.stemlife.com/hubfs/Imported%20sitepage%20images/EE15.-Pregnant3_1500x700.png) [Expecting](https://blog.stemlife.com/blog/tag/expecting) ### [Pulmonary Embolism During Pregnancy](https://blog.stemlife.com/blog/pulmonary-embolism-during-pregnancy) Dec 1, 2022, 5:11:30 PM Pulmonary embolism is a rare pregnancy complication that affects approximately 1 in 7,000 pregnant women.1 This condition occurs when a blood clot gets caught in an artery in the lungs. Pregnant women are at more risk of developing Pulmonary Embolism because they are up to five times more likely to develop blood clots than people who are not pregnant. During pregnancy, the body generally increases the production of blood factors that promote normal clotting. Besides, the growing uterus also impedes the return of blood in veins in the lower part of the body, thereby resulting in superficial problems like varicose veins. [Read More](https://blog.stemlife.com/blog/pulmonary-embolism-during-pregnancy) ![Hemorrhoids and Varicose Veins in Pregnancy](https://blog.stemlife.com/hubfs/Imported%20sitepage%20images/EE16.-Pregnant2_1500x700.png) [Expecting](https://blog.stemlife.com/blog/tag/expecting) ### [Hemorrhoids and Varicose Veins in Pregnancy](https://blog.stemlife.com/blog/hemorrhoids-and-varicose-veins-in-pregnancy) Dec 1, 2022, 5:10:04 PM **Haemorrhoids And Varicose Veins** [Read More](https://blog.stemlife.com/blog/hemorrhoids-and-varicose-veins-in-pregnancy) ![Sleeping at the side while pregnant](https://blog.stemlife.com/hubfs/Imported%20sitepage%20images/EF14.-sleepingat-the-side_1500x700.png) [Expecting](https://blog.stemlife.com/blog/tag/expecting) ### [Sleeping at the side while pregnant](https://blog.stemlife.com/blog/sleeping-at-the-side-while-pregnant) Dec 1, 2022, 5:08:41 PM Pregnancy usually comes with many discomforts, one of which is the difficulty to find a good sleeping position. The truth is that as your bump grows bigger, sleeping becomes difficult especially if you were a stomach sleeper. At this juncture, you will be forced to find the best sleeping position that is safe for you and your unborn baby. [Read More](https://blog.stemlife.com/blog/sleeping-at-the-side-while-pregnant) ![For Dad to be: Foods that kills your sperm](https://blog.stemlife.com/hubfs/Imported%20sitepage%20images/CD4_Week2_1500x700.png) [Expecting](https://blog.stemlife.com/blog/tag/expecting) ### [For Dad to be: Foods that kills your sperm](https://blog.stemlife.com/blog/for-dad-to-be-foods-that-kills-your-sperm) Nov 28, 2022, 10:00:00 AM **Types of food that affects male fertility** [Read More](https://blog.stemlife.com/blog/for-dad-to-be-foods-that-kills-your-sperm) ![Why Take Folic Acid Before Pregnancy](https://blog.stemlife.com/hubfs/Imported%20sitepage%20images/PIG19.-Heatring_1500x700.png) [Expecting](https://blog.stemlife.com/blog/tag/expecting) ### [Why Take Folic Acid Before Pregnancy](https://blog.stemlife.com/blog/why-take-folic-acid-before-pregnancy) Nov 22, 2022, 3:11:19 PM **Why Take Folic Acid Before Pregnancy?** [Read More](https://blog.stemlife.com/blog/why-take-folic-acid-before-pregnancy) ![Foods to boost fertility](https://blog.stemlife.com/hubfs/Imported%20sitepage%20images/CB2_food_1500x700.png) [Expecting](https://blog.stemlife.com/blog/tag/expecting) ### [Foods to boost fertility](https://blog.stemlife.com/blog/foods-to-boost-fertility) Nov 22, 2022, 3:08:22 PM **Food to boost fertility** [Read More](https://blog.stemlife.com/blog/foods-to-boost-fertility) ![Make Your Pregnancy a Healthy One](https://blog.stemlife.com/hubfs/Imported%20sitepage%20images/CA2_1500x700.png) [Expecting](https://blog.stemlife.com/blog/tag/expecting) ### [Make Your Pregnancy a Healthy One](https://blog.stemlife.com/blog/make-your-pregnancy-a-healthy-one) Nov 22, 2022, 3:06:16 PM A healthy pregnancy not only benefits your growing baby, but also benefits you. 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