Leg swelling in pregnancy normal, avoid medication, gynaecologists counsel women

Janet Ogundepo Maternal health experts have cautioned pregnant women against using diuretics, commonly referred to as water pills or any other form of medication, to reduce leg swelling. The physicians pointed out that leg swelling, known as oedema in pregnancy was normal and common in about 50 to 80 per cent of expectant women. Although [...]The post Leg swelling in pregnancy normal, avoid medication, gynaecologists counsel women appeared first on Healthwise.

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