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Do You Want to Know What It Feels Like for a Pregnant Woman?

Do You Want to Know What It Feels Like for a Pregnant Woman?

If you always wanted to know what it feels like to be pregnant and never wanted to try in reality, you should go ahead and get yourself the Mommy Tummy. It has been developed by researchers at Japan’s Kanagawa Institute of Technology, and looks pretty gross to me. The set up includes a jacket and rubber balloons, vibrators, a water bag and other [...]
Marco Righetto’s Dress And Bracelet Set Connects Partners During Pregnancy

Marco Righetto’s Dress And Bracelet Set Connects Partners During Pregnancy

Having a baby is a life-changing experience. But the nine months of pregnancy can be a challenging period for couples. The stresses are increased considerably when one partner is compelled to travel frequently during the pregnancy, or is away from home for a considerable period of time. To deal with this distance, interaction and visual designer Marco [...]
Mommy Tummy: A Simulation Device Which Replicates the Enriching Experience of Pregnancy

Mommy Tummy: A Simulation Device Which Replicates the Enriching Experience of Pregnancy

Women who have had children say that the things that they go through, good and bad, actually represents the beginning of their second life cycle. I am not sure if all men wondered what it would be like to pregnant but women who have not been able to conceive would always rare for this experience which doesn’t have any parallel. The Tokyo Make Meeting [...]
The Use of Pre-Existing Condition by US Insurance Companies: The Handicap of ‘Universal Healthcare’

The Use of Pre-Existing Condition by US Insurance Companies: The Handicap of ‘Universal Healthcare’

The term preexisting condition has always had a negative connotation because it prevents an ordinary citizen from availing timely and appropriate health insurance coverage or making him or her pay a hefty cost when coverage is acquired. Each insurance company can have its own arbitrary list of pre-existing conditions that can be excluded from the insurance [...]
Migraines and Pregnancy

Migraines and Pregnancy

According to a new US research study pregnant women suffering from migraines face a added risk of stroke. The British Medical Journal study also stressed that the overall risk is however low. The study also suggests that people with migraine face greater risk of heart disease, blood clots and high blood pressure. Another interesting aspect of this study [...]
Pregnancy Doesn’t Worsen Survival Odds Of Breast Cancer

Pregnancy Doesn’t Worsen Survival Odds Of Breast Cancer

The appearance of that sudden lump is already a terrifying prospect for any woman! It can be more so for a pregnant woman who will be overwhelmed about about how far the breast cancer can affect the fetus or the baby. But they need not be overly concerned. Pregnant women who develop breast cancer do not have worse odds of death or of cancer returning [...]