India, Dec. 12 -- Pregnancy can be a beautiful experience, but the sudden wave of skin changes - especially acne - can leave many women feeling frustrated or self-conscious. Just when you expect that "pregnancy glow," your skin may instead become more reactive, breaking out in ways that feel unfamiliar or hard to manage. But as experts emphasise, these flare-ups are a natural response to the intense hormonal shifts and heightened sensitivity happening inside your body, and they often take time to settle.

Dr Kunal Sood, an anaesthesiologist and interventional pain medicine physician, has explained why acne and other skin changes are so common during pregnancy. In an Instagram video posted on December 12, the physician breaks down the unde...