Health library
Plain-language articles on pregnancy and women's health, organised by stage — not by date. Every article has its own link you can save or share.
Most articles are written in Sinhala. English titles help you find them.
Planning & first trimester
10 articles- Diabetes before pregnancy: why planning ahead matters In Sinhala Read article →2 min read
- Nausea and vomiting in early pregnancy In Sinhala Read article →1 min read
- Bleeding in the first trimester In Sinhala Read article →2 min read
- Early pregnancy pain or bleeding: see a doctor straight away In Sinhala Read article →1 min read
- Pregnancy of unknown location (PUL) In Sinhala Read article →3 min read
- Ectopic pregnancy In Sinhala Read article →3 min read
- Molar pregnancy (GTD): can a pregnancy turn into a tumour? In Sinhala Read article →3 min read
- Travelling safely in the first trimester In Sinhala Read article →1 min read
- NIPT: the blood test for your baby's chromosomes In Sinhala Read article →1 min read
- Cystic hygroma seen on a scan In Sinhala Read article →1 min read
Throughout pregnancy
10 articles- Thyroid and pregnancy: myths and facts In Sinhala Read article →2 min read
- Normal haemoglobin, but low iron? In Sinhala Read article →2 min read
- Gestational diabetes In Sinhala Read article →2 min read
- Why DHA matters in pregnancy In Sinhala Read article →2 min read
- Sleeping well in pregnancy In Sinhala Read article →1 min read
- Sex during pregnancy In Sinhala Read article →2 min read
- Why does everything hurt? Aches and pains in pregnancy VideoIn Sinhala Read article →6 min read
- Looking after your skin and hair in pregnancy In Sinhala Read article →3 min read
- COVID-19 and pregnancy In Sinhala Read article →2 min read
- Floods: staying safe when you are pregnant In Sinhala Read article →2 min read
Later pregnancy
5 articles- Feeling your baby move Read article →2 min read
- Baby moving less? Don't wait In Sinhala Read article →1 min read
- “My baby is small” — what it means In Sinhala Read article →3 min read
- Placenta accreta: a warning for mothers who had a caesarean before In Sinhala Read article →3 min read
- Collecting colostrum before birth In Sinhala Read article →4 min read
Birth & after
5 articles- Is a normal delivery always “natural”? In Sinhala Read article →2 min read
- Forceps: the instrument that changed childbirth In Sinhala Read article →3 min read
- Caesarean birth and your baby's brain development In Sinhala Read article →2 min read
- Caring for your caesarean scar In Sinhala Read article →2 min read
- When breastfeeding is hard In Sinhala Read article →4 min read
Women's health
10 articles- Intimate hygiene: what every woman should know In Sinhala Read article →1 min read
- Piyumi's story: a lesson in intimate care In Sinhala Read article →3 min read
- Painful or irregular periods: PCOS, endometriosis and perimenopause In Sinhala Read article →2 min read
- The HPV vaccine: nothing to fear In Sinhala Read article →2 min read
- Mirena or copper IUD? In Sinhala Read article →6 min read
- Hormone replacement therapy (HRT): still something to fear? In Sinhala Read article →2 min read
- IUI: intrauterine insemination In Sinhala Read article →3 min read
- Recovery after vaginal or pelvic surgery In Sinhala Read article →2 min read
- The operation worked — but did the patient recover? In Sinhala Read article →3 min read
- Anaphylaxis: a severe allergic reaction In Sinhala Read article →2 min read
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