Dr. Neelima Mantri - Obstetrician, Gynecologist and Laparoscopic Surgeon in Mumbai, India

Having twins is a moment of excitement tingled with nervousness and anticipation for the parents. There is much information for the parents to gobble up as twins are on the way. There are multiple  tips for healthy pregnancy  to be taken on-board as you prepare for the hectic pregnant time. If the parents knew what to expect during pregnancy, labour, and beyond, the nervousness would dissipate easily. Prenatal Precautions: Monitoring the pregnancy routine is critical as there would be multiple issues like preterm labour and preeclampsia (a condition characterized by high blood pressure and protein in the urine). A single child pregnancy puts enough stress on the body and twins would exponentially increase that. The doctor would be regularly performing ultrasound at each visits in order to measure the length of your cervix. This would help the doctor ascertain the delivery date as well as track the growth of the babies. Doctors would choose the mode of birth depending on...

Gone are the days when a would-be mom asked to sit, eat and avoid doing activities. Now all the myths have busted, engaging in physical activities is utmost important for mama and the baby. On the guidance of fitness experts, the workout plan should be tailored according to the type of exercise, intensity, frequency and duration. Dr. Neelima Mantri ,  Female Gynaecologist in Mumbai , advises that a mom-to-be should exercise, hence, it reduces high risks during labour and post pregnancy. It is common to have discomforts like morning sickness, vomiting, but moving around is one of the best things for mummy and her little one. It helps you to control pregnancy weight gain and keep you in good mood all the time. For More: http://www.drneelimamantri.com/blog/exercises-safe-first-trimester/

Pregnancy is filled with mixed intense feelings of excitement, fear, love and doubt. It is not necessary to have sciencey skills to study the changes in your body, all to do is to strictly follow some health tips for the healthy labor. There is lot more information in the internet on the guidelines for pregnancy, but here we take the first ten vital health tips. Start Your Day Off Right –  Obvious, but most important point for everyone. A health and a.m. meal sets the energy and satisfy your appetite for the unborn’s proper growth and development. An ideal breakfast should not include cereals, fruit juices, white bread. Best foods for pregnant ladies anytime is eggs, museli and a serve of veggies. Sleep Like A Baby –  According to National Sleep Foundation, pregnant women need to relax more than in usual time. Pregnancy complicates the sleep cycle by nausea, heartburn, leg cramps and snoring. So, it is important to learn relaxing by sticking to a schedule, taking s...

Breastfeeding  is not only good for infants for improving their general health, but also beneficial for mothers, as they carry lesser risks of cancer and cardiovascular disease for long years to come. Lactation period is an essential stage, where infants get the right type of nourishment, and mothers who fail to breastfeed carry more risks of breast cancer, diabetes, ovarian cancer and other serious health issues. Timely breastfeeding can help mothers to ensure that the important functions of the body work in harmony and prevent the risk of many diseases, otherwise the effects of the systems going out of order can last for evn decades. Beneficial hormones are released within he mother’s body due to breastfeeding, where prolactin and Oxytocin hormones help the mother to stay relaxed and to enhance the response in nurturing the baby. In fact, Oxytocin level helps the uterus to contract more quickly, thus reducing the risk of bleeding soon after the birth of the child. Pitocin is ...

Dr. Neelima Mantri  is an Obstetrician,  Gynecologist and Laparoscopic surgeon in Mumbai , India, with over a decade of experience in the subject. She is extensively trained in High Risk Obstetrics and has dealt with thousands of challenging obstetric cases with confidence and had successful outcomes. She has received her laparoscopic training from South Korea and performs minimal access surgeries apart from conventional gynecology. Dr Mantri  completed her under – graduate degree from the reputed tertiary care referral centre in India, King Edward Memorial Hospital K.E.M. at the Maharashtra University of Health Sciences. She began her Obstetric career at the Bombay Hospital Institute of Medical Sciences where she passed her Masters degree. Following this, Dr. Mantri had been working as an Assistant Professor at King Edward Memorial hospital ( K.E.M), Mumbai. She has executed obstetric, gynecological and laparoscopic surgeries and was a mentor, teacher and an e...