3. Just like your face, your vagina also wrinkles with age. It's a fact of life: The appearance of your lady parts may change with age. The labia may become less plump as estrogen levels wane, fatty pads in the labia shrink and less collagen can lead to more sagging, says Dr. Rankin.
The TOCO can NOT measure how strong a contraction is... it only tells you how LONG the contractions are.. and how OFTEN they are. Because it's measureing pressure through skin, fat, muscle ... it's not specific... the actual numbers would be different depending on where on your abdomen you place the monitor.
Things to Avoid During Pregnancy: Teratogens. A teratogen is anything that causes abnormalities in the development of the fetus if the mother is exposed to it during pregnancy. Examples of different types of teratogens include certain chemicals, medications and infections. Chemicals and medications It is difficult to determine whether a particular chemical or medication causes congenital abnormalities. This is because many women take medications during pregnancy, and most studies have to rely on the mother's memory of what she took while she was pregnant.