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Latest News
- Latest News
- Psoriasis Often Improves During Pregnancy (05/20/2005, Reuters Health)
- Yoga May Help Improve Pregnancy Outcome (05/20/2005, Reuters Health)
- Antipsychotic Drugs Okay During Pregnancy (05/18/2005, Reuters Health)
- Depression Is Prevalent in Women during Pregnancy but Often Goes Undetected (05/05/2005, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
Overviews
- Overviews
- Having a Healthy Pregnancy (National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities)
Also available in: Spanish - Pregnancy Calendar (Nemours Foundation)
Also available in: Spanish - Staying Healthy During Pregnancy (Nemours Foundation)
Also available in: Spanish
Diagnosis/Symptoms
- Diagnosis/Symptoms
- Calculating Your Dates: Gestation, Conception, and Due Date (American Pregnancy Association)
- Early Pregnancy Symptoms (American Pregnancy Association)
- Early Signs and Symptoms of Pregnancy: Things You Might Notice Before You Start Prenatal Care (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- JAMA Patient Page: How Do I Know If I'm Pregnant? (American Medical Association)
- Ultrasound: Obstetric (American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America)
Treatment
- Treatment
- New Treatment Guidelines for Pregnant Women with Asthma (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
Prevention/Screening
- Prevention/Screening
- MedlinePlus: Birth Control (National Library of Medicine)
Also available in: Spanish - Screening Tests during Pregnancy (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
Health Check Tools
- Health Check Tools
- Due Date Calculator (National Women's Health Information Center)
Also available in: Spanish - Your Pre-Pregnancy IQ (March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation)
Alternative Therapy
- Alternative Therapy
- Chiropractic Advice for Moms-to-Be (American Chiropractic Association)
Nutrition
- Nutrition
- During Your Pregnancy: Do You Get Enough Calcium Every Day? (March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation)
Also available in: Spanish - Eating during Pregnancy (Nemours Foundation)
- Fit for Two: Tips for Pregnancy (NIDDK Weight-Control Information Network)
Also available in: Spanish - Pregnancy and a Healthy Diet (National Women's Health Information Center)
Coping
- Coping
- Working during Your Pregnancy: Tips for the Mom-to-Be (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
Related Issues
- Related Issues
- Air Travel During Pregnancy: Is It Safe? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Are X-Rays Safe during Pregnancy? (American Academy of Family Physicians)
Also available in: Spanish - Aspirin (Center for the Evaluation of Risks to Human Reproduction)
- Asthma and Pregnancy (American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology)
Also available in: Spanish - Back Pain during Pregnancy (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Bleeding during Pregnancy (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)
- Common Concerns and Exposures (Center for the Evaluation of Risks to Human Reproduction)
- Cystic Fibrosis Carrier Testing: The Decision Is Yours (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)
- Depression in Pregnancy (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- During Your Pregnancy: Stress (March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation)
- Exercise during Pregnancy (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)
- Fetal Immunity? Why the Mother's Immune System Doesn't Reject the Fetus (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Flu Shot: Is It Safe during Pregnancy? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Hair Dye: Is It Safe to Use in Pregnancy? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Morning Sickness (American Academy of Family Physicians)
Also available in: Spanish - Morning Sickness and More: Common Problems during Pregnancy (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Preconception Planning: Take Care Now for a Healthy Baby Later (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Pregnancy and Exercise: What You Can Do for a Healthy Pregnancy (American Academy of Family Physicians)
Also available in: Spanish - Pregnancy and Liver Function (American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases)
- Pregnancy and the Liver (American Liver Foundation)
- Pregnancy Choices: Raising the Baby, Adoption and Abortion (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)
- Pregnancy Health (American Pregnancy Association)
- Pregnancy, Breast-Feeding, and Travel: Health Information for International Travel (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Pregnancy, Childbirth and Bladder Control
(National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
Also available in: Spanish - Pregnancy: Should I Use a Seat Belt? (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Pregnancy: Things to Think about Before You're Pregnant (American Academy of Family Physicians)
Also available in: Spanish - Pregnant Women: Pet Safety Tips (National Center for Infectious Diseases)
- Rh Factor: How It Can Affect Your Pregnancy (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)
- Right Way to Get Pregnant: Your Environment Is Your Future Baby's Health, Too (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences)
- Sex during Pregnancy (Nemours Foundation)
- Sleeping during Pregnancy (Nemours Foundation)
- Understanding Your Body during Pregnancy (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Unplanned Pregnancy: My Three Choices (American Pregnancy Association)
Financial Issues
- Financial Issues
- Healthy Pregnancy: Financial Assistance/Aid (National Women's Health Information Center)
Clinical Trials
- Clinical Trials
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Pregnancy Complications (National Institutes of Health)
Research
- Research
- Other Topics in Pregnancy and Birth Research (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
- Some Pregnant Women Are Prescribed Drugs Which May Be Considered Unsafe During Pregnancy (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
Anatomy/Physiology
- Anatomy/Physiology
- Atlas of the Body: Changes during Pregnancy (American Medical Association)
- Atlas of the Body: Female Reproductive Organs (American Medical Association)
- Fetal Life Support System: Placenta, Umbilical Cord, and Amniotic Sac (American Pregnancy Association)
Dictionaries/Glossaries
- Dictionaries/Glossaries
- Medical Terms to Know (American Pregnancy Association)
Organizations
- Organizations
- American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
- American Pregnancy Association
- March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
Also available in: Spanish - National Women's Health Information Center (Dept. of Health and Human Services)
Also available in: Spanish
Law and Policy
- Law and Policy
- Family and Medical Leave Act (Dept. of Labor)
- Pregnancy Discrimination (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission)
- Special Medicaid Coverage for Pregnant Women (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
Statistics
- Statistics
- American Women Are Waiting to Begin Families: Average Age at First Birth up More Than 3 Years from 1970 to 2000 (National Center for Health Statistics)
- Birth Rates for Women Aged 40-44 Rose in 2003 (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Estimated Pregnancy Rates for the United States, 1990-2000: An Update (National Center for Health Statistics) - Links to PDF
- FASTATS: Unmarried Childbearing (National Center for Health Statistics)
- New Report Revises Birth and Fertility Rates for the 1990s Uses 2000 Census Population Estimates to Improve Accuracy (National Center for Health Statistics)
- 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)
Children
- Children
- Preparing Your Child for a New Sibling (Nemours Foundation)
Also available in: Spanish - Things to Expect When Your Mom Is Pregnant (Nemours Foundation)
Also available in: Spanish
Men
- Men
- Especially for Fathers (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)
- Helping Out during Pregnancy (March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation)