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High Risk Pregnancy
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From the National Institutes of Health
- From the National Institutes of Health
- Breast Cancer and Pregnancy (PDQ) (National Cancer Institute)
Also available in: Spanish - Hodgkin's Lymphoma during Pregnancy (PDQ) (National Cancer Institute)
Also available in: Spanish - Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma during Pregnancy (PDQ) (National Cancer Institute)
Also available in: Spanish - Pregnancy and Lupus (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
Diagnosis/Symptoms
- Diagnosis/Symptoms
- Estrogen Tests (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
- Fetal Echocardiography (American Heart Association)
- Progesterone Test (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
- Ultrasound: Obstetric (American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America)
Prevention/Screening
- Prevention/Screening
- Amniocentesis (March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation)
Also available in: Spanish - Pregnancy after Age 35 (March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation)
- Safe Motherhood: Preventing Pregnancy-Related Illness and Death (National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion)
- Safe Motherhood: Promoting Health for Women before, during, and after Pregnancy (National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion)
Nutrition
- Nutrition
- Food-Borne Risks in Pregnancy (March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation)
Also available in: Spanish
Specific Conditions
- Specific Conditions
- Amniotic Fluid Abnormalities (March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation)
- Double Uterus (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Intrauterine Growth Restriction: When Your Baby Stops Growing before Birth (American Academy of Family Physicians)
Also available in: Spanish - Placental Conditions (March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation)
- Postterm Pregnancy (UpToDate)
- Two Placentas, One Baby: What Does It Mean? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Umbilical Cord Abnormalities (March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation)
Related Issues
- Related Issues
- Anemia (March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation)
- HELLP Syndrome and Your Pregnancy (American Academy of Family Physicians)
Also available in: Spanish - Hyperthyroidism and Hypothyroidism (March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation)
- Known Health Effects for DES (Diethylstilbestrol) Daughters (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Major Depression during Conception and Pregnancy: A Guide for Patients and Families (Expert Knowledge Systems LLC) - Links to PDF
- MS and Pregnancy (National Multiple Sclerosis Society)
- Preexisting Diabetes (March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation)
- Pregnancy Issues and Epilepsy (Epilepsy Foundation)
Also available in: Spanish - Pregnancy and Asthma (UpToDate)
- Pregnancy and Heart Disease (American Heart Association)
- Pregnancy and the Drug Dilemma (Food and Drug Administration)
- Pregnancy Pointers for Women with Psychiatric History (NAMI)
- Rh Disease (March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation)
Also available in: Spanish - Seizure Disorders in Pregnancy (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)
Clinical Trials
- Clinical Trials
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Pregnancy Complications (National Institutes of Health)
Research
- Research
- Greater Pregnancy Risks Warrant Extra Counseling for Women over Age 35 (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)
- LEEP Treatment Increases Risk of Preterm Delivery in Future Pregnancies (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)
- Pregnancy Weight Gain Guidelines Are Not Being Followed (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)
- Pregnancy-Related Heart Attack Incidence Increases Slightly (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)
- Progesterone Treatment Decreases Preterm Birth Rate (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)
Organizations
- Organizations
- March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
Also available in: Spanish - National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- National Women's Health Information Center (Dept. of Health and Human Services)
Also available in: Spanish
Statistics
- Statistics
- FASTATS: Birthweight and Gestation (National Center for Health Statistics)
- FASTATS: Pregnancy Risk Factors (National Center for Health Statistics)
- PeriStats (March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation)