Guides

In-depth reads on pregnancy, written and reviewed by Dr. Grishma Ranjangaonkar.

Seven long-form guides covering each trimester, the tests and scans, nutrition, warning signs and the myths. Every one is meant to be read start to finish rather than skimmed, and none of it replaces being seen in person.

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Tap any guide to open it. Each one is written for pregnancy care in India, with the tests, timings and rules that actually apply here.

Myths and facts

Twenty-three claims you will be told during pregnancy in India, each checked against the evidence.

Trimester guide · Part 1

What is forming week by week, why each symptom happens, what to eat and avoid, and the signs that need a call today.

Trimester guide · Part 2

The anomaly scan in detail, first movements, the glucose test, and how much weight is right for your starting BMI.

Trimester guide · Part 3

Counting movements properly, how the baby is lying, true labour versus false, and what to have packed by 36 weeks.

Tests and scans

Every routine test across the forty weeks, what a screening result actually means, and how to read a scan report.

Nutrition

How much extra to eat, which nutrients actually matter, why tea timing decides your iron levels, and a full day of Indian meals.

When to get help

Sorted into three levels of urgency: what means go now, what means call today, and what can wait for your next visit.

Condition guide

How it is actually diagnosed, why insulin resistance drives it, what treatment does and does not do, and the long-term risks nobody mentions.

Fertility

The fertile window as it really works, what to sort out three months ahead, which tracking method answers which question, and when waiting stops being sensible.

Treatment

What each stage of a cycle involves, how to read a success rate properly, which add-ons the evidence does not support, and what Indian law requires of your clinic.

Treatment

What intrauterine insemination can and cannot get past, how a cycle runs, the per-cycle chance stated honestly, and how many attempts make sense.

Surgery

What keyhole surgery involves, how to prepare, why your shoulder hurts afterwards, recovery week by week, and the risks with real numbers attached.

Menstrual health

The real ranges for cycle length, bleeding and pain, what causes heavy periods, every treatment in the order guidance recommends, and the iron problem that gets missed.

Choosing a method

Every method compared on how well it works in real life, including the two Indian options most guides leave out, and how to start, switch or stop.

After the birth

Bleeding, healing, the warning signs to know before you leave hospital, how you feel, contraception from day 21, and what the six-week check should cover.

A guide cannot examine you

Reading up before an appointment is a good instinct, and it usually makes the conversation sharper. It is not a substitute for one. If something you have read here matches what you are experiencing, book a consultation and bring your questions with you.

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