Which vaccines do you need before, during and after pregnancy?
The health of a population is greatly influenced by what takes place in women before, during, and after pregnancy.
Ideally, women should not smoke before, during or after pregnancy.
But there are also known factors that increase your risk of having long-term depression after pregnancy.
"What the woman goes through after pregnancy and the breastfeeding, that's something I'll never know," he says.
Depression during and after pregnancy may increase the risk of the mother having problems bonding with her baby.
There are also women's compression shorts for use before, during and after pregnancy.
This is nothing to worry about and disappears after pregnancy.
Of course, mental health problems during or after pregnancy are not uncommon.
Here's some real-world advice on how to get your body back after pregnancy.