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Pregnancy Pains
Common Pregnancy Pains During pregnancy, your body goes through numerous changes as it supports the healthy development of your baby and prepares for delivery. With these changes, you will probably...
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Zika Virus and Pregnancy
Zika Fever is an illness caused by the Zika virus. Zika fever and the Zika virus have been declared as a global public health emergency by the World Health Organization. The health emergency is not...
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Understanding a High-Risk Pregnancy
What Does the Term High-Risk Pregnancy Mean? The term high-risk-pregnancy suggests that in order to have a healthy and successful pregnancy and delivery, extra care is needed. This is often the case...
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Trichomoniasis During Pregnancy
Trichomoniasis [trik-uh-muh-naya-sis], or “trich,” is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) spread through skin-to-skin contact during sexual activities. The infection is treatable and can be cured...
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Retained Placenta
Many women don’t realize that the birth of the baby doesn’t complete the labor process. Actually, a pregnant woman’s final stage of labor occurs when her placenta is expelled from her uterus. For many...
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Polyhydramnios: High Amniotic Fluid During Pregnancy
Polyhydramnios or commonly referred to as “Poly,” is a relatively rare condition that happens in about one percent of pregnancies. What Is Polyhydramnios? Polyhydramnios occurs when excess amniotic...
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Chlamydia During Pregnancy
Navigating pregnancy is difficult already, but the addition of having a sexually transmitted infection (STI) or thinking you might have one can add more stress. If you think you may have an STI during...
View ArticleEpstein-Barr Virus (EBV) and Infectious Mononucleosis
The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), or human herpes virus 4, is a part of the human herpes virus family and is the most common human virus. Most people will have evidence (antibodies to EBV in their blood)...
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Ovarian Cancer During Pregnancy
The nine months of pregnancy can be an exciting part of a mother’s life but can become very challenging when faced with a cancer diagnosis. If you are having symptoms that concern you and are...
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Syphilis During Pregnancy
Syphilis During Pregnancy: Symptoms, Testing, and Treatment Pregnancy can be a very fun and exciting time for expecting mothers and families, but along with that excitement can be many sources of...
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Second Hand Smoke and Pregnancy
All women are advised to quit smoking when they become pregnant; however, research has shown simply quitting is not enough to eliminate the risks associated with exposure to cigarettes. Many women are...
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Gonorrhea During Pregnancy
Gonorrhea During Pregnancy: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention During pregnancy, in order to protect your growing baby, one of the most important things prioritizes your health. This can be more of a...
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Flu During Pregnancy
Flu: Symptoms, Prevention, and Vaccinations During pregnancy, changes occur in your immune system, heart, and lungs. Additional stress is put on the heart and lungs as the lung capacity decreases and...
View ArticleBlood Clots During Pregnancy
Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention Blood clots are serious concerns and even more so while you are pregnant. Developing a blood clot while pregnant has additional risks or concerns because of your...
View ArticleGenital Warts in Pregnancy
What are the symptoms of genital warts in pregnancy? Is my baby safe if I have genital warts while pregnant? How do you treat genital warts during pregnancy? These are questions no expecting mother...
View ArticleFetal Arrhythmia
Causes and Concerns Fetal arrhythmia is a term that refers to any abnormality in the heart rate of your baby. These can include tachycardia–an increased heart rate–or bradycardia, which is a slowed...
View ArticleUmbilical Cord Prolapse & Compression
What is Umbilical Cord Prolapse? Sometimes, before or during labor, the umbilical cord can slip through the cervix after your water breaks, preceding the baby into the birth canal. The cord may even...
View ArticleEpilepsy and Pregnancy
Epilepsy is a chronic disorder or group of disorders characterized by recurrent, unpredictable seizures. A seizure is a temporary physiological dysfunction of the brain, in which neurons will produce...
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Sharp Pain During Pregnancy
Sharp Pregnancy Pain – Causes and Symptoms It can be stressful, especially for first-time mothers, to discern between normal pregnancy pains and when there is a possible complication from a sharp pain...
View ArticleDehydration During Pregnancy
Dehydration during pregnancy can lead to serious pregnancy complications, including neural tube defects, low amniotic fluid, inadequate breast milk production, and even premature labor. These risks, in...
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