Pregnancy

Flu shots are not just for people over the age of 50. Here is a small part of a list of other people that Medicare advises to get a yearly shot to avoid the debilitating symptoms of flu (fever, chills, headache, cough and sore muscles) and even possible death.

Although the symptoms are usually mild and not life-threatening to the pregnant woman (blood glucose level becomes normal again after delivery), there is an increased risk for the baby including large size at birth, birth trauma, hypoglycemia (low blood sugar), and jaundice.

Childbirth.org created a chart listing the signs pregnancy and how well these signs indicate whether or not a woman is pregnant.

Pregnancy symptoms differ depending on the woman and the pregnancy; however, there are commons symptoms for detecting pregnancy. A woman may experience some, all or none of these symptoms. The list below describes some of these symptoms: