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Health: Reproductive_Health: Pregnancy_and_Birth: Complications: Preeclampsia
Health: Reproductive_Health: Pregnancy_and_Birth: Complications: Ectopic_Pregnancy
Health: Reproductive_Health: Pregnancy_and_Birth: Complications: Placenta_Previa
Health: Reproductive_Health: Pregnancy_and_Birth: Complications: Placental_Abruption
Health: Reproductive_Health: Pregnancy_and_Birth: Complications: Fetal_Alcohol_Syndrome
Health: Reproductive_Health: Pregnancy_and_Birth: Complications: Oligohydramnios
Health: Reproductive_Health: Pregnancy_and_Birth: Complications: Support_Groups
1.Common Problems of Pregnancy
Concise factsheet on pregnancy. Also available in Adobe Acrobat format.
URL:http://hcd2.bupa.co.uk/fact_sheets/Mosby_factsheets/pregnancy_problems.html
2.How Early Should a Heartbeat Be Detectable?
Addresses the question of when to worry if a heartbeat is not detected at an early office visit.
URL:http://health.yahoo.com/health/pregfaq/how_early_should_the_fetal_heartbeat_be_detectable_.html
3.Impact of Short Hospital Stays on the Health and Survival of Newborns
Infants discharged and sent home from the hospital within 30 hours of birth are more likely to die within 28 days of birth, and nearly twice as apt to die during the first year of life than newborns sent home later.
URL:http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/969990894.html
4.Uterine Rupture
A daughter tells of her Mother's experience with this disorder, her delivery, and a prescribed drug called Cytotec.
URL:http://hometown.aol.com/amatejka/myhomepage/index.html
5.Hydatidiform Mole
Explanation of a rare mass or growth that may form inside the uterus at the beginning of a pregnancy.
URL:http://my.webmd.com/content/asset/adam_disease_hydatid_mole
6.Vaginal Bleeding in Pregnancy
Possible causes in each trimester.
URL:http://perinatalmed.com/articles/vaginalbleeding.html
7.Management of Chronic Hypertension During Pregnancy
Article discussing treatment, possible complications, and monitoring techniques.
URL:http://www.ahcpr.gov/clinic/pregsum.htm
8.Toxemia: Is it Likely to Recur?
Dr. Fred Coleman, perinatologist, discusses the likelihood of toxemia recurring in a second pregnancy.
URL:http://www.allhealth.com/expert/obgyn/comp/qa/0,9144,13690,00.html
9.Cervical Incompetence
Discusses this condition, in which the cervix of a pregnant woman begins to dilate before a woman is full-term.
URL:http://www.arthritis-baldness-impotency-obesity.com/medcenter/GY002.html
10.High-Risk Pregnancy Care
Information about common pregnancy complications and links to resources.
URL:http://www.columbia.edu/~dml1/homepage.html
11.Vaginal Bleeding in Pregnancy
Article discussing possible causes, factors for consideration, and what to expect from a health care provider.
URL:http://www.drkoop.com/conditions/ency/article/003264.htm
12.Impaired Fetal Growth
Explanation of a baby born with a birth weight less than the 10th centile for its gestational age.
URL:http://www.drugbase.co.za/data/med_info/ifgrowth.htm
13.Bleeding During Pregnancy
Patient education on the causes of bleeding during pregnancy, offered in both English and Spanish.
URL:http://www.e-mds.com/healthinfo_view/i_00000007DE/index.html
14.Complications of Pregnancy
A list of possible complications that can occur during pregnancy, and information about each diagnosis.
URL:http://www.familyinternet.com/fisites/pregcom/03080000.htm
15.Fetal Treatment Program
Offers fetal surgery and other treatment for twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome, gastroschisis, omphalocele, and other fetal defects, at Women and Infants' Hospital in Providence, Rhode Island. A joint venture of several regional medical centers. Includes information and links about conditions treated.
URL:http://www.fetal-treatment.org/
16.Rectovaginal Fistula Information
Basic information about a rare but serious complication of child birth. Includes description, cause, symptoms, repair options, advice, research links and support.
URL:http://www.geocities.com/dinimerz/rectovaginal_fistula.htm
17.Bedrest Support During Pregnancy
Resources, medical information, limiations list, online chat and message board.
URL:http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Bluffs/5621/Bedrest.html
18.Group B Streptococcus Infections
News, Medline and links to articles about this infection in relation to newborn babies and pregnant women.
URL:http://www.geocities.com/HotSprings/3017/
19.Intrahepatic or Obstetric Cholestasis of Pregnancy
Information about ICP and its risks and complications, includes a definition, symptoms and treatment.
URL:http://www.geocities.com/truthav1611/icp.html
20.White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood
Raising international awareness about the nearly 600,000 women who die each year pregnancy-related complications, worldwide.
URL:http://www.geocities.com/white_ribbonalliance/
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