Pregnancy Guide For Women 35 and Older
Women over 35 may have more pregnancy complications.
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Arrhythmia During Pregnancy
Arrhythmias are abnormal heart beats, which can be completely harmless or life-threatening, and may happen too fast, too slowly, or erratically.
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Heart Disease and Pregnancy
Heart conditions are a leading cause of maternal death associated with pregnancy, and they are seen in up to one in 25-50 pregnant women.
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Maternal Mortality in the United States
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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Pregnancy Guide: I Am Pregnant
Learn early symptoms, diet, weight gain, and weekly fetal development.
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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 »
Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time
Causes of a prolonged aPTT include, but are not limited to, heparin, coumadin, lupus anticoagulant, coagulation factor deficiencies, and specific coagulation factor inhibitors
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Pregnancy Acronyms and Abbreviations
Our complete list of pregnancy and fertility acronyms and abbreviations are widely used in forums and pregnancy and TTC communities.
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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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Your Holiday Pregnancy & Fertility Survival Guide
We've got you covered with tips on all you need to know to survive the holidays!
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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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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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Scombroid Fish Poisoning and Pregnancy
Scombroid food poisoning is a foodborne illness that results from eating spoiled (decayed) fish. As histamine is also the natural agent involved in allergic reactions, scombroid food poisoning often gets misidentified as a food allergy.
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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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Pregnancy and Fertility Information Community
Join our Pregnancy and Fertility Information Community at babyMed.com
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Amniotic Fluid Embolism
Amniotic fluid embolism (AFE) is a very rare and life threatening complication during pregnancy or childbirth. Learn about signs and treatment.
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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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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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Foods to Avoid During Pregnancy
Learn what food to avoid before and during pregnancy!
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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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What Is a Rainbow Baby?
Like the old notion that a rainbow brings promise and good fortune, a rainbow baby is a baby born after a miscarriage, stillbirth, or death of a newborn baby.
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I think I'm pregnant, now what?
I think I'm pregnant, now what?
As soon as you think you might be pregnant, you should visit your Ob-Gyn or a pregnancy clinic or help center for a pregnancy test. If you are pregnant it is important to: ... read more »
Pregnancy and Maternity Insurance Guide
Right at the top of early pregnancy concerns is the ability 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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Preeclampsia and Pregnancy
Last week I saw a patient for her first prenatal visit. She was 8 weeks pregnant and her pregnancy was achieved with IVF (in vitro fertilization).
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21 Creative Ways to Announce That You Are Pregnant
Discovering you're pregnant is almost as good as the reaction on your partner's face when you share the good news. Check out these 21 creative and unique ways to make them smile.
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Varicose Veins During Pregnancy
The first line of defense against varicose veins during pregnancy is to understand why these veins appear in the first place. While the weight on the legs certainly is a secondary reason, it is the weight of the uterus that plays a primary role in creating varicose veins.
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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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Pregnancy 2nd Trimester: Ob-Gyn Appointments and Tests
For many, the second trimester is their favorite part of the pregnancy
(other than the birth of their bundle of joy, of course). But to ensure
the pregnancy is progressing as it should, you will need to start seeing
your doctor monthly for a check-up and a series of tests.
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A Labor and Delivery Nurse's Birth Plan
Birth plans are common these days. Here is a birthplan written by a labor and delivery nurse.
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Does Makena Help Prevent Preterm Birth?
The more preterm the baby is born, the more severe these complications may be. That being said, preventing such a situation from taking place is a high priority for both doctors and pregnant women alike. Enter Makena, a drug designed to do exactly this. But is it too good to be true?
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How to Dress for the Holidays with a Bump
Dressing for holiday events is never easy when pregnant.
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Vaccinations and Immunizations Before and During Pregnancy
There are certain vaccinations which are safe during pregnancy while others are contraindicated. See the complete list here.
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Pregnant or Want To Be? You Must Lessen Your Stress
Many pregnant women are under stress. Coping with stress in pregnancy is important to improve pregnancy outcome.
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Hilaria Baldwin Predicts Baby’s Gender on babyMed
Do what Hilaria did and take our test!
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How to Prevent Food Sickness During Pregnancy
Getting sick from food is the last thing you need now!
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Second Trimester of Pregnancy: Body Changes
You are now in your second trimester, which means goodbye to nausea, but hello to a long list of other things. As your baby grows, so does your body, and this means more than just your belly.
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Diphtheria, Tetanus and Pertussis (DTap) Vaccination
DTap stands for diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis.
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What to Expect at My First Prenatal Visit
If you recently had a positive home pregnancy test, scheduling your first prenatal visit is the next step. Having prenatal care is vital in order to ensure that both you and baby are healthy.
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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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The Mathematics of Pregnancy and Fertility
What's math got to do with it with getting pregnant and pregnancy? This deals with all aspects of pregnancy. From counting minutes, hours, days, weeks, and years. Measuring the fetus and other parts of the pregnancy. To understand what's normal in terms of numbers and what's not. ... read more »
Pregnancy Landmarks: When Can We Identify Them?
As pregnancy progresses you can make the pregnancy diagnoses seeing several landmarks where you would normally expect to see the pregnancy development.
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Third Trimester of Pregnancy: What Happens With My Baby?
You're finally in your third trimester, and you're feeling it from headto toe. While you enjoyed the second trimester thoroughly, the thirdtrimester starts a whole crop of new physical and emotional changes.
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First Trimester of Pregnancy: Body Changes
During the first trimester, your body will go through a lot of changes while your baby is developing. As your hormone levels change and your baby starts growing, so will your body.
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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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How to Find a Good Hospital and Maternity Unit
Finding a good hospital unit for maternity is among the top priorities for pregnant women to ensure the optimal care when you are having a baby.
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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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What Causes 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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What Happens at Your First Prenatal Appointment?
Your first prenatal visit will likely be the longest as there are many questions both you and your doctor will have. Here is a breakdown of the first prenatal appointment.
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How to Calculate Your Pregnancy Due Date
Calculation of the pregnancy due date is the single most important part of prenatal care.
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