This is a myth. We really cannot control what is going on inside the womb. Turning from side to side will not cause the cord to get knotted.

I have a good job but have to travel almost an hour to work. I just found out that I am pregnant. My husband wants me to resign my job and take bed rest for the first three months of the pregnancy. Will I miscarry if I continue to work?

This is absolutely foolish. Your husband is mistaken in thinking that travelling long distance to work or working itself can make you miscarry. Travelling in an auto rickshaw, a bus or on bumpy roads cannot lead to a miscarriage.

If the pregnancy has formed normally, strenuous activity cannot lead to a miscarriage. On the other hand, if the pregnancy is abnormal and is destined to miscarry, no amount of bed rest can keep it safe. Of course, you will feel very sleepy and exhausted in the first two or three months of pregnancy. You can keep up your usual work schedule and rest whenever you get the time. Complete bed rest, however, leaves the woman feeling unwell and leads to unnecessary weight gain. There is no scientific basis for a pregnant woman to be advised complete bed rest in early pregnancy unless she has had some bleeding. In that case she will be asked to rest for a few days.

My wife has just confirmed a pregnancy. She has the bad habit of running up the stairs. I have asked her to avoid climbing stairs and if she absolutely has to, then climb very slowly. She refuses to listen. Will this cause a miscarriage?

I realise that you are concerned for your wife and the pregnancy, but in this case your concern is misplaced. Climbing stairs, even running up the stairs, will not cause a miscarriage. The more active your wife is, the better it is for her.