The Importance of Your Blood Rh Factor
Many of the complications that could arise during your pregnancy are unpredictable. Sometimes, your body acts in unexpected ways and the health of you and your baby could be compromised during gestation.
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Calculation of the Estimated Due Date
It is very important that the dating of the pregnancy, finding the right due date, is accurate because most decisions in pregnancy relate to having the right due date.
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Pregnancy and Maternity Insurance Guide
Health insurance is a top early pregnancy concern to pay for prenatal care, labor, and delivery. Will your health insurance cover pregnancy? What if you don't have health insurance? Check out our Pregnancy/Maternity Insurance Guide.
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What Can Be Used to Test Paternity?
While the cheek swab is the most common method to test paternity, any bodily fluid that contains DNA or cells can be used for the test.
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How to Include Your Partner in the Pregnancy Process
Pregnancy is arguably all about the women because they’re the ones that
carry around the child for nine months before giving birth.
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Pregnancy Guide: I Am Pregnant
Learn early symptoms, diet, weight gain, and weekly fetal development.
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Vaccinations and Immunizations Before, During and After Pregnancy
There are certain vaccinations which are safe during pregnancy while others are contraindicated. See the complete list here.
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COVID-19 Vaccine and Pregnancy
Based on what we know at this time, compared to non-pregnant people, pregnant people are at an increased risk for severe illness and death from COVID-19.
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How to Prepare Your Partner for Your Pregnancy
There are so many huge changes that will come with a new baby, and involving your partner divides up the work .
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Maternal Mortality Causes and Prevention
The U.S. is the country with the highest proportion of maternal deaths among all developed nations. Here is a graph from the CDC database on maternal U.S. deaths.
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Counting Fetal Movements - The Baby Kick Count
A fetal kick count, counting the fetal movements, is among the most important observation to ensure the baby's health.
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Peripartum Cardiomyopathy During and After Pregnancy
Cardiomyopathy is a rare type of heart disease usually associated with heart failure. It may occur during or after pregnancy.
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The New Preconception and Prenatal Care in the Age of COVID-19
New rules for prenatal care in the age of COVID-19
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Getting Pregnant After Age 40
Pregnancy in your 40s can be a challenge.
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Is It Time to Switch to Stretchy Pants?
I have a rule for myself to never leave the house in sweatpants. Call me
vain, but I find sweatpants in public to be generally offensive, and
never have I left the house feeling so lazy that I couldn’t find an old
pair of jeans to throw on.
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Can You Lose Your Sense of Smell During Pregnancy?
Losing your taste or smell during pregnancy is not that unusual but could also indicate a COVID-19 infection
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Pregnancy Acronyms and Abbreviations
Our complete list of pregnancy and fertility acronyms and abbreviations.
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Slow Rising hCG Levels
Slow rising hCG levels in early pregnancy
hCG usually doubles every 48-72 hours very early in pregnancy, when the hCG is below 6,000 mIU/ml. A rise above 35% in 48 hours is still considered normal and a rise below 35% in 48 hours is generally considered abnormal. ... read more »
What Is a Cryptic or Stealth Pregnancy?
Believe it or not, some pregnant women are apparently not aware that they are pregnant until they go into labor and deliver the baby. A cryptic pregnancy is a mysterious or obscure, hidden pregnancy.
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Third Trimester of Pregnancy and Your Relationship
Pregnancy can be a thrilling time for couples, yet, you and your partner are not always on the same page mentally, physically, or emotionally. This can sometimes be a source of friction so it helps to be on the lookout for potential miscommunications.
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First Trimester of Pregnancy and Your Relationship
The first trimester of pregnancy can be one of the most important and challenging for a relationship. As a result, you can expect your relationship and intimacy to change throughout the first trimester.
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Second Trimester of Pregnancy and Your Relationship
Have you ever noticed that despite all the "joys of motherhood" cards, ads, commercials, etc. that exist, you'll rarely hear about the joys of pregnancy. Much of that probably has to do with the first trimester and all of the nausea and changes that come along with it.
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What Happens To My Baby in the First Trimester?
Your body goes through many changes throughout the first trimester, as does your baby. Here are some things that will happen as your baby goes through the first 12 weeks of life.
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Sleep During Pregnancy
You should sleep in the position that's most comfortable for you during pregnancy, though the left side appears safer than the back or right side.
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Ask Dr. Amos: Fertility and Pregnancy Questions
Dr. Amos answers your fertility and pregnancy questions!
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What Is a Viable Pregnancy and a Nonviable Pregnancy?
The term "viability" may apply to the baby potentially surviving if born prematurely, and it also may mean that the fetus is still alive inside the uterus.
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Holiday Gift Guide for Moms and Dads-to-be
There’s enough stress whirling around during the holidays, and the last thing you need to be doing is worrying over finding the perfect gift. Don’t worry — we did it for you.
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Why Do I Have Pelvic Pain During Pregnancy?
One of the most concerning for many pregnant women is pelvic pain. Pelvic pain can be attributed to more than just the weight of the uterus and fetus and it is not always associated with labor.
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Allergies in Pregnancy
Women who suffer from allergies may find that they get better, stay the same, or feel even worse in pregnancy — each individual's response is different.
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Your New Year Fertility and Pregnancy Guide
Is this the year you will get pregnant? Have your baby? Start a family?
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Food Cravings, Pregnancy Cravings, Food Aversions
Food cravings are among the most typical early symptoms of pregnancy and often continue thoughout pregnancy.
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Swelling During Pregnancy
Excessive swelling can signal pregnancy complications and should be watched carefully as a pregnancy progresses.
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Pregnancy After Miscarriage
A miscarriage is one of the hardest times a family can face. If you’ve had a miscarriage, your feeling of loss is great, and rightfully so. Miscarriages, or spontaneous abortions, only happen in 10%-25% of pregnancies.
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Small For Gestational Age (SGA)
Small for gestational age (SGA) is a term used to describe a baby who is smaller than the usual amount for the number of weeks of pregnancy.
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Impact of a Man's Age on Fertility
It's true, a man's advancing age may affect his fertility.
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Head Engagement Lightening: When Your Baby Drops
For the better part of your pregnancy, your baby will be positioned upright for his or her development. However, at the end of your third trimester, your body will start naturally preparing for birth, and your baby will “drop” into the birthing position.
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Second Trimester of Pregnancy Tests
The second trimester is their favorite part of the pregnancy for many women.
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What is A Stillbirth?
A stillbirth is the death of a baby before or during delivery. Both miscarriage and stillbirth are terms describing pregnancy loss, but they differ according to when the loss occurs.
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Tampon use and Pregnancy
Will using a tampon hurt my pregnancy?
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Weight Gain Recommendations - Based on Race?
Are weight gain recommendations during pregnancy different based on race?
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Amniocentesis and Activity
What activity can I do after the amniocentesis?
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Can I Have a Healthy Pregnancy at 41 Years ... or Older?
A woman should never assume that just because she has reached age 40, she cannot have a healthy pregnancy.
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How to Find a Good Ob-Gyn or Midwife
Choosing an Ob-Gyn or midwife to deliver your baby and provide prenatal care can be one of the biggest decisions you make. Here are steps for finding a good Ob-Gyn or midwife.
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Is it Okay to Drink Sports Drinks During Pregnancy?
The ultimate in hydration – the sports drink is available in every grocery and convenience store on the planet. When pregnant you may think it is okay to continue drinking your favorite sports drink, but you would be wrong for multiple reasons.
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Intersex Persons - Can They Get Pregnant?
A human has both female and male chromosomes pairs (47XXY, 46XX/46XY, 46XX/47XXY or 45X/XY mosaic) and usually both testicular and ovarian tissue.
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Safe Sex Before, During, and After Pregnancy
There are five distinct three-month periods trimesters associated with pregnancy and each one affects your sex life in distinctly different ways
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The Mathematics of Pregnancy and Fertility
“Measure what is measurable, and make measurable what is not so” (Galileo Galilei)
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First Trimester of Pregnancy: Doctor's Appointments and Tests
Here's the lowdown on your first visits and tests.
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Sleep Apnea and Pregnancy
Pregnant women are at risk for sleep apnea, a condition in which breathing stops temporarily during sleep. Women with sleep apnea during pregnancy also struggle with daytime sleepiness and fatigue.
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Your Underwear Choice Could Affect Your Pregnancy Health
You’ll make a lot of adjustments when you become pregnant. Your
lifestyle, eating habits, wardrobe, sleep schedule, and exercise regimen
will all change over time as your baby bump gets larger and your
hormones become more prevalent.
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