Health & Baby Medical Reference
- Glossary of Fertility Terms
WebMD provides a glossary of terms that you are likely to hear on your journey to get pregnant.
- Getting Started on Getting Pregnant
If you're ready to have a baby, you likely have lots of questions. Get answers about your menstrual cycle, how often to have sex, things that can hinder conception, and more.
- Questions to Ask Your Doctor About Pregnancy
WebMD offers a list of key questions to ask your doctor about pregnancy.
- Treatment After Miscarriage
WebMD's guide to the diagnosis and treatment of miscarriage.
- Understanding Stillbirth -- the Basics
WebMD explains the causes and risk factors for stillbirths.
- Understanding Miscarriage -- Prevention
Is it possible to prevent a miscarriage? Get answers from the experts at WebMD.
- Understanding Labor and Delivery Complications
WebMD's guide to the diagnosis and treatment of labor and delivery complications.
- Understanding Miscarriage -- Symptoms
Learn the signs of a miscarriage from the experts at WebMD.
- Placenta Previa
Placenta Previa is a complication of pregnancy that causes the placenta to tear away from the uterus. Find out what the symptoms are and how it’s treated.
- Pregnancy Myths, Dos, and Don'ts
WebMD separates pregnancy facts from fictions.
- Twins Pregnancy After 35
WebMD explains the risks of having twins after age 35 and how to maximize your health to ensure your babies' health.
- Smoking During Pregnancy
Smoking while you're pregnant can harm your unborn child. Learn more about the risks of smoking during pregnancy.
- Prenatal Ultrasound
WebMD explains ultrasounds and how and why they are used during pregnancy.
- Choosing a Health Care Provider for Your Pregnancy and Childbirth
Learn more from WebMD about choosing your health care provider for your pregnancy, deciding on where and how you want to give birth, and questions you may want to ask to make the best decisions.
- Pregnancy and the Quad Marker Screen
WebMD tells you why you might choose to have a quad marker screen, a blood test used during pregnancy that may reveal birth defects in the baby.
- Pregnancy and Depression
Depression strikes up to 20% of pregnant women. WebMD explains why and tells you how to get help.
- Pregnancy and Chorionic Villus Sampling
WebMD explains chorionic villus sampling (CVS), a prenatal test that helps detect birth defects, genetic diseases, and other problems early in a pregnancy.
- The Second Trimester: Your Baby's Growth and Development in Middle Pregnancy
WebMD tells you how your baby is growing in the second trimester of pregnancy.
- Good Posture During Pregnancy
Sleeping, sitting, driving, and lifting are a few challenges of pregnancy. WebMD tells you how to navigate daily tasks when you're carrying a heavy load.
- Pregnancy Resources
A resource list of organizations related to pregnancy and your baby's health.
- Pregnancy: Exercise During Pregnancy
Working out during pregnancy means modifying your routine a bit. Learn more from WebMD about staying in shape -- safely -- before and after baby's arrival.
- The First Trimester: Your Baby's Growth and Development in Early Pregnancy
Learn more about your baby's growth and development during the first trimester of your pregnancy.
- Pregnancy and Gestational Diabetes Screening
All pregnant women should be screened for gestational diabetes. WebMD explains oral glucose tolerance testing and what the results mean.
- What Causes Gestational Diabetes?
If you have risk factors for gestational diabetes - a condition where your blood sugars are too high -- your doctor will want you to take a glucose test. WebMD explains.
- Preeclampsia
WebMD explains preeclampsia and eclampsia, including the risk factors, symptoms, and treatment of this serious condition that pregnant women can develop.
- Braxton Hicks: False vs. Real Labor
Are your contractions true labor pains or Braxton Hicks contractions? Here are some ways to tell the difference.
- Your Baby's Growth and Development In the Third Trimester of Pregnancy
Find out from WebMD how your baby continues developing in the third trimester of pregnancy.
- Pregnancy and Amniocentesis
Amniocentesis can give doctors essential information about the health of your fetus. Learn more from WebMD about the risks and benefits of this procedure.
- Geriatric Pregnancy: Pregnancy After 35
Get information on having a baby when you're over 35 and how age can affect fertility and risk of birth defects or miscarriage during pregnancy.
- The Importance of Taking Prenatal Vitamins During Pregnancy
WebMD explains why prenatal vitamins are important for your health and the health of your unborn baby during pregnancy.
- Pregnancy and Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Sexually transmitted diseases can seriously affect the health of your unborn baby. WebMD helps you understand STD symptoms and risks during pregnancy.
- Pregnancy and Heartburn
WebMD explains heartburn, a common pregnancy complaint.