1. How many pregnant women can drink coffee, tea or soft drinks?
Coffee and tea contain xantin, caffeine, theophylline and teobromid. Caffeine can increase blood pressure and make a pregnant woman to urinate more often, but also can penetrate the placenta and reach the fetus. The maximum dose of caffeine may be consumed pregnant women is 400 mg of caffeine per day. So, the coffee should be drunk only a maximum of 3 cups per day (+300 mg caffeine; 100 mg of caffeine equal to 3 small spoons of coffee). While tea should be drunk only a maximum of 8 cups per day (+ 300 mg caffeine).

One glass of carbonated beverages (soft drinks) contain about 250 calories plus the sugar fructose consumption is not good for pregnant women. Fructose in soft synthetic sugar drink is chemically extracted from corn, and have very high calories that will increase blood sugar levels very quickly. Risks, arising diabetes mellitus during pregnancy and fetal overweight. Thus, these beverages should be avoided since the beginning of pregnancy until delivery.

2. Can pregnant women eat chocolate?
Indeed, for expectant mothers at the age of early pregnancy nausea, vomiting occasionally felt a trick with a chocolate snack. Actually, chocolate also contains caffeine, but in small amounts. Chocolate consumption during pregnancy can help create a more relaxed feeling for pregnant women. Sugar content in chocolate candy can sometimes help to overcome the decrease in blood sugar when the nausea in early pregnancy. Only, when pregnant women with weight gain too much, it is necessary to control the intake of carbohydrates consumed. Chocolate consumption in the obese pregnant women at risk sometimes cause diabetes mellitus in pregnancy.

3. During pregnancy allowed to eat spicy foods or very spicy?
Food wherein many spices such as chili or pepper can sometimes cause interference on the stomach and other digestive disorders such as diarrhea. Such foods do not cause danger to the fetus. If there is diarrhea after eating spicy foods, simply by stopping consumption of these foods, and replace lost electrolytes by drinking oralit. Diarrhea will stop spontaneously without specific medication.

4. Can pregnant women starting treatment with a sauna?
Sauna bath (or bath in the tub, wavy / whirl pool) or steam bath will increase the body temperature until a condition known as hyperthermia. This condition can cause fetal defects, especially if done in the first trimester of gestation (1-3 months). While about just such a useful herbal treatment to brighten and cleanse skin, not harm the fetus.

5. Can a pregnant woman holding a toddler?
Toddlers (age 1-3 years) is usually to be picked up mom. Can interfere with the balance of reasons pregnant women, pregnant mothers are encouraged to bring items not more than 12.5 kg. So mengendong children weighing 12.5 kg or more was recommended by pregnant women. Understanding of the child should be given gradually and patiently.

6. Vaccinations what can and can not be done on pregnant women?
Routine immunizations given to pregnant women in Indonesia today is a tetanus toxoid immunization; beneficial bacteria to prevent infection tetanuspada newborn (neonatal). Other immunization for hepatitis, but that is not already a program in Indonesia.
While immunizations are forbidden performed on pregnant women are immunized against rubella, measles, mumps (Parotitis), and chickenpox.

7. How best sleeping position is recommended for pregnant women?
Sleeping position is best during pregnancy is tilted to the left because it helps blood flow from mother to fetus. The second best position is on your right side.
Not advisable to sleep on your back, especially after the age pregnancy pregnancy third trimester. Therefore, the uterus will put pressure on aortic vessels and veins in the spine, thereby reducing the flow of blood from mother to fetus. Meanwhile, if sleeping on my stomach in general can only be done when the uterus has not too large (less than 4 months).

8. When women experience difficulty sleeping, can take a sleeping pill?
Pregnant women do need adequate rest. Pregnant women are often difficult to sleep at night, but drowsy and fell asleep in the daytime. Sleep deprivation condition will not interfere with her fetus, but can affect endurance (stamina) pregnant women. Generally, pregnant women have trouble sleeping at the nigth because cramps, frequent urination, the fetus is too active, worried about the condition of pregnancy and delivery means, and so on. However, to overcome this difficulty sleeping, not sleeping pills recommended drinking. Reading, listening soft music, sewing or watching television can make a pregnant woman is more relaxed.

9. Can pregnant women linger in front of the computer?
Computer monitor radiation almost no or very little, so the computer will not cause adverse conditions for the fetus. However, during pregnancy it is recommended not to sit too long in front of the computer because it can result in disruption to blood flow, especially in the leg area. In addition, the use of the computer too long, too often leads to fatigue in the eye.

10. How did the use of drugs in pregnant women who are sick?
* If you suffer from fever, pregnant women allowed to take paracetamol (acetaminophen). Although these drugs can penetrate the placenta, but for a small dose, will not cause abnormalities in the fetus.
+ Ibuprofen did not advisable given to pregnant women because the drug has the potential to cause defects in the fetus, especially if given in the 3rd trimester.
+ If the pregnant mother suffering from the flu, then the provision of an antihistamine should be carefully and with a very selective indications.
* Antidepressants are prohibited given to pregnant women because it is proven to cause disability to the fetus in the womb.
* Giving antibiotics to pregnant women should be very careful:
- Group penicillin and macrolides can be given to pregnant women.
- Group chloramphenicol and aminoglycosides can be given with great caution.
- Group of tetracyclines is not recommended given to pregnant women, because it may cause defects in the fetus in the womb.