Pregnancy and Diet

“The wonder of life begins in a woman’s womb.” — Lailah Gifty Akita. This is a beautiful feeling, right? But, do you know the core behind this beauty? Well!  Everything begins with the fertilisation of an egg. After the egg fertilises, the development of blastocyst, embryo, and fetus takes place. In this article, we’re going…

The baby inside your womb is indeed protected with several positive and healthy aspects like the placenta and amniotic sac. But, in this beautiful phase of your life, you’d still need some extra care, as well as attention as you’d be undergoing both physical as well as emotional highs and lows. Having nutritious food, doing…

You’ve waited for nine long months with a bated heart to hold your newborn in your arms. Undoubtedly, you made a connection of love and care while your baby was inside you. However, now that you are a mother and hold your little one in your arms, you make another connection between a mother and…

Remember looking oh-so-gorgeous wearing those beautiful dresses and stilettos and nice-pointed- heels at parties and other occasions?  These mainly were common in your pre-pregnancy days. Now that you’re pregnant it’s been quite a few months, and wearing heels according to your healthcare practitioner may not be a very good idea for you. But do you…

During pregnancy, you take care of yourself and the baby inside you by taking food in the right quantum, staying hydrated, and being active. But, as you walk past every trimester, you visit the doctor to keep a check on you and your baby’s health through blood tests and ultrasound scans. So, after the 20th…

By the time you’ve entered the 32nd Week of your pregnancy, you’ve already enjoyed the rest of the trimesters and battled the challenges. Now that you’re in the 32nd week, you’re in the third trimester – the last leg of your pregnancy. 8 more weeks to go! Very soon you’ll be holding your little one…

Congratulations would-be-mommy! You’re 33 weeks pregnant! Now, it is only a matter of a few more weeks before you’ll be holding your little one in your arms. Don’t you feel like saying, “Yes, I made it”? Well! Yes! By adjusting to your lifestyle, diet, and medical appointments, you must have reached this part of your…

Visiting the healthcare practitioner in every trimester of your pregnancy is the norm. Your healthcare provider takes you through several tests and ultrasound scans to see your pregnancy health and the health of the baby inside your womb. The tests and scans can show that due to your age, health condition, and several other reasons,…

Raksha Bandhan is knocking at the door! During this festival, as an elder or younger brother, you promise to protect your elder or younger sister against all odds. This is a festival when the bond between a brother and sister strengthens and this beautiful relationship of brotherly and sisterly love, care, and protection begins with…

Cordlife started as a pioneer in private cord blood banks more than 20 years ago at Singapore, in May 2001. Since its inception, it evolved as one of the largest networks of cord blood banks in the Asia-Pacific.  Cordlife caters to the needs of the mother and child and focuses on the health and well-being…