How Alcohol Affects Your Pregnancy
Pregnant or planning to be? Stop drinking.
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Should I Continue Taking my Medications During Pregnancy?
Most medications are safe in pregnancy. Before discontinuing or stopping any medication because of a pregnancy, it's important to talk to your doctor.
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Rubella Infection Symptoms
What are the symptoms of a rubella infection?
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Pyelectasis of the Fetus in Pregnancy
A pyelectasis is a dilatation of part of the kidney. At 21 weeks, the renal pelvis can often not be seen separately from the kidney.
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Imperforate anus - Anorectal atresia
Anorectal atresia, also known as imperforate anus, is a birth defect of the anus that may require surgery to allow feces to pass out of the body.
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Heartburn Medications Not Linked to Birth Defects
Heartburn is a common complication in pregnancy, but researchers say pregnant women should not worry about their effects on the unborn fetus.
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Anophthalmos / Microphthalmos
Infants born with orbital tissue missing from one or both eyes, they are diagnosed with Anophthalmos.
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Anotia - Microtia - Fetal Malformation
If an infant is born with a missing ear, the condition is called anotia. If the ear is smaller than average or only a portion of the ear developed, it is called microtia.
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Food NoNos In Pregnancy
There are certain foods which should not be eaten during pregnancy and when trying to get pregnant. These include certain fish, deli foods, and undercooked meat.
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Trisomy 18 - Edward Syndrome
Trisomy 18 syndrome is a disorder of human chromosomes which occurs in approximately 1 in 6,000 live-born infants. Trisomy 18 is due to the presence of an extra #18 chromosome.
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Vitamin B12 Preconception Decreases Malformations
Vitamin B12 preconception decreases malformations.
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Diabetes Mellitus and Birth Defects
Women who receive a diagnosis of diabetes before they become pregnant are three to four times more likely to have a child with one or even multiple birth defects than a mother who is not diabetic.
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Prozac And Pregnancy
Is prozac safe to take when you're pregnant? Several studies comparing women who did take Prozac with women who didn't take it showed that pregnancy outcome did not differ between the groups.
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Congenital Hypospadias
Hypospadias is a birth defect in male infants that presents with a misplaced urethra. Typically the urethra is located in the middle of the tip of the glans penis.
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