Pregnancy period is a combination of pleasure and stress. Although, all women go through minor pregnancy related discomforts, but some women may experience major complications during the pregnancy. A few of these include infections such as Toxoplasmosis, which is a parasitic infection that can be contracted from soil or raw meat; and Listeriosis, which is a bacterial infection that can be contracted from soft cheeses and deli meats. Other major pregnancy complications include Gestational Diabetes that can occur after four months of pregnancy; and Preeclampsia that causes high blood pressure and can occur after five months of pregnancy. Should any complication arise, instead of panicking, women should take quick steps to get effective treatment.

Pregnancy is that period of time when a fetus begins to grow in the uterus until the end of the pregnancy when the baby is born. Throughout this time, a woman routinely goes through several laboratory tests, which detect specific problems that crop up from time to time during pregnancy. These problems might be a result of advanced age or lifestyle or family history of the mother to be. A woman’s date of delivery is calculated from the first day of her last menstrual period to the next 37-42 weeks, though the expected date of delivery is set at 40 weeks.