Site Links for Pregnancy

• Slideshow: Foods to Avoid in Pregnancy
• How can I find the right pediatrician for my baby?
• Shopping for a Pediatrician
• Considering Pregnancy? See Your Doctor First
• What are some questions a pregnant woman needs to consider before going into labor?
• What is the oral glucose tolerance test for gestational diabetes?
• What is a gestational diabetes screening?
• What happens during the oral glucose tolerance test?
• When is the oral glucose tolerance test for gestational diabetes performed?
• Miscarriage
• Questions to Ask About Labor and Delivery
• How can cervical insufficiency cause a miscarriage?
• What are the symptoms of a miscarriage?
• Pregnancy Timeline: Fetal Development Week-by-Week with Pictures
• Day by Day Pregnancy Calendar
• Due Date Calculator
• Health & Baby - Your Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy
• Slideshow: Your Prepregnancy Checklist
• Slideshow: Fertility & Ovulation: Facts to Help You Get Pregnant
• Slideshow: Fetal Development Month by Month
• Newborn Basics: What You Need to Care for Your New Baby
• Slideshow: Smart Snacks When You're Pregnant
• Slideshow: All About Twins, Triplets, and More
• Slideshow: What Women Who Are Trying to Conceive Wish You Knew
• Ways to Deliver Your Baby
• Slideshow: Skin Problems During Pregnancy
• Slideshow: Looking and Feeling Your Best During Pregnancy
• Slideshow: Pregnancy Fitness, Your Best Moves Before Baby Arrives
• Getting Pregnant: Easy Ways To Encourage Fertility
• Your Prepregnancy Checkup
• Prenatal Tests in the 2nd Trimester
• Fetal Biometry
• Potential Complication Gestational Diabetes
• Your Guide to Prenatal Testing
• 2nd Trimester: 3rd Prenatal Visit
• When to Call Your Doctor Between Prenatal Visits
• How Gestational Diabetes Affects You & Your Baby
• 2nd Trimester: 3rd Prenatal Visit
• Gestational Diabetes With Twins
• Twin Pregnancy: Prenatal Tests in the Second Trimester
• Twins Pregnancy After 35
• Do You Want to Deliver Your Baby Early?
• 2nd Trimester: 3rd Prenatal Visit
• Exercise in Pregnancy: How Much Is Too Much?
• 2nd Trimester: 3rd Prenatal Visit for Twins
• Gestational Diabetes: Can I Lower My Risk?
• Risks Linked With Twin Births
• How Often Do I Need Prenatal Visits?
• 1st Trimester: 2nd Prenatal Visit
• The Truth About Prenatal Nutrition and Fitness
• When to Call Your Doctor Between Prenatal Visits
• How Often Do I Need Prenatal Visits?
• Beyond Your OB: Other Docs to See While You’re Pregnant
• 1st Trimester: 2nd Prenatal Visit
• Trying to Conceive? Lose Extra Weight First
• Prenatal Tests You Need for Your Baby's Health
• Midwives: Certified Nurse-Midwives, Certified Midwives, and More
• Pregnancy Exercise During Hot or Cold Weather: Safety Tips
• Understanding the Symptoms of Gestational Diabetes
• Mother, May I? Late Motherhood Emerges
• Eating for 2 -- but Not Too Much
• Pregnancy After 35
• Pregnancy Cravings: When You Gotta Have It
• Why Pregnant Women Shouldn't Eat for Two
• Got Pregnancy? Get Exercise
• Actress Pregnant at 48: What Are the Risks?
• Coping With Pregnancy Food Cravings
• Twins in Demand Through IVF?
• Exercising During Pregnancy
• 11 Things You Didn't know About Twin Pregnancies
• The Importance of a Healthy Pregnancy Weight
• Morning Sickness Misery
• Your Pregnancy Depression Risk
• What It Costs to Have and Raise a Baby
• Can exercise affect fertility?
• Does weight affect fertility?
• Does age affect fertility?
• Leg Cramps and Leg Pain
• The Truth About Eating for Two
• How to Lose the Baby Weight
• Get the Calcium You Need During Pregnancy
• The Truth About Food Cravings
• The Truth About Eating for Twins
• Get the Calcium You Need During Pregnancy
• The Truth About Food Cravings
• Leg Cramps and Leg Pain With Twins
• 6 Must-Eat Foods for Pregnancy
• Top Tips for Pregnancy Nutrition
• Vegetarian Moms-to-be Can Get Right Nutrients With Diet
• Eating Right While Pregnant
• Eating (Well) for Two
• What does a negative pregnancy test result mean?
• What does the accuracy of pregnancy tests depend on?
• How can I do a home pregnancy test (HPT)?
• Is it expensive or difficult to do a home pregnancy test (HPT)?
• What does a positive pregnancy test result mean?
• When should you call a doctor about pregnancy test results?
• What types of blood pregnancy tests are available?
• What is a pregnancy test and how does it work?
• How accurate are pregnancy tests?
• What types of pregnancy tests are available?
• Pregnancy Tests
• Second Trimester Tips
• Week 18: Pregnancy Glow Quiz
• Pregnancy Food Quiz: What's Safe to Eat?
• Miscarriage Treatment
• Which vaccines should pregnant women avoid?
• Vaccines in Pregnancy
• Healthy Habits for Post-Baby Weight Loss
• What is recovery from a miscarriage like?
• What causes a miscarriage?
• What are the signs of a miscarriage?
• When is it OK to try to get pregnant again after a miscarriage?
• What makes a miscarriage more likely?
• The Basics About Miscarriage
• The Risks of Home Remedies for Pregnancy Problems
• Pregnancy Myths, Dos, and Don'ts
• Pregnancy and the Quad Marker Screen
• Pregnancy and Signs of Labor
• When should I call my health care provider or go to the hospital about the signs of labor?
• Stages of Labor and Normal Childbirth
• Pregnancy and Sexually Transmitted Diseases
• How is HIV/AIDS treated during pregnancy?
• How can HIV/AIDS affect my pregnancy?
• How long will I have to wait before I can try to conceive again after a miscarriage?
• Amniocentesis
• Does amniocentesis have risks?
• What else can amniocentesis be used to find?
• Summer Pregnancy
• Fertility Quiz: Getting Pregnant
• Can You Time Your Pregnancy?
• Getting Started on Getting Pregnant
• Taking Care of Your Body
• Protect Your Pregnancy Before You Conceive
• Expert Answers: Can Stress Affect Fertility?
• A Healthy Beginning for Pregnancy
• 7 Tips for Getting Pregnant Faster
• What Is a Molar Pregnancy?
• Fertility Tests for Women
• Deciding Baby's Sex
• Getting Pregnant Faster
• Can I Have a Baby After an Ectopic Pregnancy?
• Planning a Family
• Your Pregnancy Week by Week: Weeks 1-4
• How Alcohol Effects a Developing Fetus
• Has Trying to Conceive Affected Your Relationship?
• Conception Myths
• When Your Child Has a Headache
• Fetal Stress
• What should I know about breast swelling and soreness after a C-section?
• How can heartburn happen?
• What are the benefits of chorionic villus sampling (CVS)?
• What will my doctor do if I have vaginal bleeding when I'm pregnant?
• What can a prenatal ultrasound show?
• What are signs that a miscarriage is progressing?
• What Would You Do to Have a Baby?
• Life With Twins: Leslie Glass's Story
• When is the best time to search for a pediatrician for my baby?
• What are certified midwives (CMs)?
• Does health insurance pay for a prenatal ultrasound?
• When is a baby considered overdue?
• What is horseshoe kidney?
• How is horseshoe kidney diagnosed?
• What is hypotonia?
• What happens to me after undergoing a cervical cerclage?
• How does external cephalic version (ECV) work?
• What are the complications from a cervical cerclage?
• What do results from the fetal heart rate monitoring mean?
• How is hypotonia diagnosed?
• When should you not get external cephalic version (ECV)?
• What can you expect during stage two of labor with a water birth?
• What causes women to need a cervical cerclage?
• What are possible complications after getting an external cephalic version (ECV)?
• What precautions should you take for a water birth?
• What are the benefits of water birth?
• Why is my hair thinning after a C-section?
• When should mothers call a doctor about recovery after a C-section?
• What are symptoms of placental abruption?
• Can you prevent placental abruption?
• When do you get a non-stress test during pregnancy?
• What should I expect from C-section recovery?
• How do childbirth classes differ?
• When should I see a doctor about gestational diabetes?
• What is the Bradley method?
• When should I call my doctor when I'm recovering from a C-section?
• What are the reasons to have a baby by C-section?
• How does a midwife work with a pregnancy doctor?
• Where can you find birthing classes?
• Is the chorionic villus sampling (CVS) test painful?
• Drug Use and Pregnancy
• Who's Watching Our Teens?
• Potential Complication IUGR
• Potential Complication: IUGR with Twins
• IUGR Causes, Diagnosis, Complications, Treatment, and More
• Dos and Don't of Traveling While Pregnant
• Pregnancy and Antidepressants
• Is a Planned C-Section Right for Me?
• Vaginal Birth: Is It Possible After a C-Section?
• C-section: What to Expect from Recovery
• How to Recover From a C-section
• Emergency C-section: Why Would I Have One and What Are the Risks?
• C-Section: What Are the Risks?
• Learn the Signs of Miscarriage
• Telling Others About Your Miscarriage
• Grief After Miscarriage
• Getting Pregnant After a Miscarriage
• Treatment of Miscarriages
• 4 Common Causes of Miscarriage
• Preventing Miscarriages
• Ectopic Pregnancy: How is it Treated?
• Ectopic Pregnancy: Signs, Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis & Treatment
• Ectopic Pregnancy: What Are the Symptoms and When Are They Emergencies?
• C-Section: What Can I Expect?
• Pregnancy Weight Gain Guidelines Explained
• 8 Tips for Losing Weight After Pregnancy
• 7 Embarrassing Pregnancy Symptoms
• Are You Getting Enough Iron?
• Breast Tenderness
• 2nd Trimester: 2nd Prenatal Visit
• 3rd Trimester: 3rd Prenatal Visit
• 2nd Trimester: 2nd Prenatal Visit
• Are You Getting Enough Iron for Twins?
• Preparing for Breastfeeding
• Preparing for Breastfeeding Twins
• Treating Aches and Wounds During Pregnancy
• Danica McKellar Talks Pregnancy, Childbirth -- and Algebra
• Lose the (Baby) Fat
• Centering Yourself for a Healthy Pregnancy
• Facing Depression During Pregnancy
• Circumcising Your Baby
• Yeast Infection
• Yeast Infection With Twins
• Exercises for Pregnant Women
• Understanding Pregnancy Discomforts -- Treatment
• Doctor, Doula, or Midwife? How to Choose
• Insomnia During Twins Pregnancy
• Insomnia During Pregnancy
• Sleep Soundly During Pregnancy
• 3rd Trimester: 1st Prenatal Visit
• 3rd Trimester: 1st Prenatal Visit
• Prepare Your Body for Pregnancy
• What To Expect During Labor
• Can Birth Control Pills or IUDs Affect Fertility?
• When Men Get Postpartum Depression
• 3rd Trimester: 4th Prenatal Visit
• Prenatal Visit Week 34 for Twins
• Prenatal Visit Week 34
• How Mom's Extra Weight Affects Pregnancy
• Your Pregnancy Week by Week: Weeks 17-20
• Pregnancy and Heartburn
• Pregnancy: Second Trimester Tests
• Pregnancy and prenatal vitamins
• Pregnancy Symptoms: 10 Early Signs That You Might Be Pregnant
• Pregnancy Pains and Their Causes
• Your Pregnancy Week by Week: Weeks 26-30
• Prolonged Labor: Causes and Treatment
• Sensible Weight Gain During Pregnancy
• Your Pregnancy Week by Week: Weeks 31-34
• Your Pregnancy Week by Week: Weeks 21-25
• Your Prepregnancy Checklist
• Your Pregnancy Week by Week: Weeks 35-40
• Back Pain During Pregnancy: Causes and Treatments
• Your Pregnancy Week by Week: Weeks 13-16
• Your Pregnancy Week by Week: Weeks 9-12
• Second Trimester of Pregnancy: What to Expect
• Your Pregnancy Week by Week: Weeks 5-8
• Diastasis Recti: Why Ab Separation Happens and How It's Treated
• Premature Labor
• Does Bed Rest During Pregnancy Really Help?
• Vaginal Bleeding and Blood Clots During Pregnancy
• Anemia in Pregnancy: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment
• What Is Placenta Previa and What Are the Symptoms?
• Postpartum Care Checklist
• How to Create a Birth Plan
• Health and Pregnancy: Getting Pregnant
• Am I in Labor?
• Fact or Fiction: Debunking the Top 7 Pregnancy Myths
• Third Trimester of Pregnancy: What to Expect
• Round Ligament Pain During Pregnancy
• Inducing Labor
• Morning Sickness
• Taking Medicine During Pregnancy
• Cord Blood Banking: Deciding About Public or Private Donations
• Health and Pregnancy: Second Trimester
• Sex During and After Pregnancy
• First trimester tests during pregnancy
• First Trimester of Pregnancy: What to Expect
• Methods of Childbirth
• Braxton Hicks Contractions or True Labor?
• Pregnancy: Third Trimester Tests
• How Will You Handle Your Labor Pain?
• Health and Pregnancy: First Trimester
• What to Expect During Labor
• Countdown to Baby
• Health and Pregnancy: Third Trimester
• Health and Pregnancy: Nutrition and Fitness
• Preeclampsia (Toxemia)
• Pregnancy-Related Hypertension
• 1st Trimester: 1st Prenatal Visit
• Doppler Velocimetry
• Pregnancy Diet: Nutrients You Need
• Preeclampsia (Toxemia) With Twins
• Potential Complication: Gestational Hypertension
• Twin Pregnancy: Prenatal Tests in the Third Trimester
• Weight Gain
• Hypertension in Pregnancy (Gestational Hypertension)
• Preeclampsia: Can I Lower My Risk?
• Biophysical Profile (BPP) Test
• Week 12: Preeclampsia Risk
• 3rd Trimester: 2nd Prenatal Visit
• Gestational Hypertension: Can I Lower My Risk?
• Preeclampsia: Can I Lower My Risk?
• Third Trimester Tips
• Week 27
• Preeclampsia and Eclampsia
• Gestational Hypertension: Can I Lower My Risk?
• Know These Exercise Warning Signs With Twins
• Hypertension in Pregnancy (Gestational Hypertension) With Twins
• Preeclampsia and Eclampsia
• 3rd Trimester: 2nd Prenatal Visit
• Week 27
• 3rd Trimester: 2nd Prenatal Visit for Twins
• Safe Flying While Pregnant
• Headache
• Prenatal Tests in the 3rd Trimester
• Doppler Velocimetry (Twins)
• Potential Complication: Gestational Hypertension with Twins
• Weight Gain With Twins
• 3rd Trimester: 2nd Prenatal Visit
• Biophysical Profile (BPP) With Twins
• Potential Complication: Gestational Diabetes with Twins
• Preventing Preeclampsia and Eclampsia
• 7 Pregnancy Complications: Bleeding, Preeclampsia, and More
• Water Birth Information: Benefits and Risks of Water Birth
• Preeclampsia and Eclampsia During Pregnancy: What to Know
• Symptoms of Preeclampsia and Eclampsia
• Coping With Bed Rest Until 'Labor' Day
• Pre-eclampsia and Eclampsia: Causes and Treatments
• Preterm Labor and Birth
• A User's Guide to Prenatal Tests
• Labor and Delivery Complications -- the Basics
• Symptoms of Pregnancy Discomforts
• A User's Guide to Prenatal Tests
• Preeclampsia and Eclampsia
• Heartburn During Pregnancy
• Do I need to tell my doctor about medications I take if I am over 35 and pregnant with twins?
• What is preconception care?
• How much weight should I gain if I am over 35 and pregnant with twins?
• What exams and tests might your doctor do at a preconception visit?
• Should I exercise if I am over 35 and pregnant with twins?
• When do you get electronic fetal heart monitoring during pregnancy?
• Why do I need to stop smoking and drinking if I am over 35 and pregnant with twins?
• What might my doctor ask about at my preconception appointment?
• How important is it to get early and regular prenatal care if you are pregnant with twins and over 35?
• Can you have a healthy pregnancy if you have twins and are over 35?
• Should I take prenatal vitamins if I am pregnant with twins and over 35?
• What happens when you get group B streptococcus screening during the third trimester of pregnancy?
• Toxins and Pregnancy
• How to Have a Smarter Child
• When is a cervical cerclage not recommended?
• When should I have a cervical cerclage?
• What can my doctor for a fetal heart rate that isn't normal?
• What are the possible risks and chances of success in vaginal birth after c-section (VBAC)?
• What are procedures for an emergency C-section?
• What are signs of gestational diabetes?
• What are reasons for an unscheduled C-section?
• How can I make my recovery from C-section easier?
• What are some side effects of C-section surgery?
• What are risks of vaginal birth after c-section (VBAC)?
• What does the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) say about water birth?
• What things should you look for in centers offering water birth?
• What are the risks of water birth?
• Who should not try water birth?
• What is a water birth?
• How much does a water birth cost?
• What do studies say about water birth?
• What are benefits of vaginal birth after c-section (VBAC)?
• What do I need to know about vaginal birth after c-section?
• Who experiences symptoms of gestational diabetes?
• How can a previous C-section scar affect my chances of getting a vaginal birth after c-section (VBAC)?
• When can I get up and start being active after a C-section?
• Can you breastfeed after a C-section?
• Will you have pain after a C-section?
• When should I call a doctor about complications after a C-section?
• Why are my breasts sore after a C-section?
• How many babies are born by C-section in the U.S.?
• What nursing positions help after a C-section?
• Are you awake for a C-section?
• What exercises help after you have a C-section?
• What are tips for women to heal faster after a C-section?
• Is it safe to take pain medication if you're breastfeeding after a C-section?
• What should I know about vaginal discharge after a C-section?
• How should women expect mood swings after a C-section?
• How often are babies delivered by cesarean section (C-section)?
• What should I know about afterpains after a C-section?
• How soon can you safely do physical activities after a C-section?
• What is the best position for breastfeeding after a C-section?
• What can mothers do to recover after a C-section?
• What hair and skin changes should you expect after a C-section?
• What are gentle exercises for women to recover after a C-section?
• What symptoms can horseshoe kidney cause?
• How common is horseshoe kidney?
• How is horseshoe kidney treated?
• What do you need to know about vaginal seeding?
• What are concerns about vaginal seeding?
• What complications can happen with a placental abruption?
• What are the dangers of placental abruption?
• What things raise your chances of placental abruption?
• How is placental abruption treated?
• How often does placental abruption happen?
• How is placental abruption diagnosed?
• How will you feel when getting external cephalic version (ECV)?
• What happens when an external cephalic version (ECV) doesn't work?
• What are the risks of getting external cephalic version (ECV)?
• What are the symptoms of hypotonia?
• What is cephalic version (ECV)?
• What causes hypotonia?
• How does my doctor pick how my placenta previa will be treated?
• When would I be put on bed rest for my placenta previa?
• What tests are used to diagnose hypotonia?
• What happens at delivery if you have a cervical cerclage?
• What are characteristics of babies and children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs)?
• Why is a cervical cerclage done?
• What is fetal heart rate monitoring?
• What is a cervical cerclage?
• Who can help me with my alcohol problems during pregnancy?
• What problems are caused by drinking alcohol during pregnancy?
• How long is the recovery period from a cervical cerclage procedure?
• What should I expect before a cervical cerclage procedure?
• How is fetal heart rate monitoring done?
• How is a cervical cerclage done?
• How can doctors prevent premature labor caused by placenta previa?
• What can the levels of the different substances measured during a quad marker screen mean?
• What substances does a quad marker screen measure?
• What does it mean if the quad marker screen results are normal?
• What does it mean if the quad marker screen results are abnormal?
• What is the quad marker screen?
• What happens during the quad marker screen, and how accurate is it?
• Who should be tested with chorionic villus sampling (CVS)?
• How is a chorionic villus sampling (CVS) test done? What happens during the test?
• What is chorionic villus sampling (CVS)?
• What are the odds of getting an abnormal quad marker screen result?
• Who should have the quad marker screen?
• What happens after a chorionic villus sampling (CVS) test?
• How safe is the quad marker screen?
• When should I get a quad marker screen?
• What diseases or disorders can chorionic villus sampling (CVS) help identify, and how accurate is the test?
• What are the risks of chorionic villus sampling (CVS)?
• When should you consider working with a midwife when you're pregnant?
• How does your midwife work with your pregnancy team?
• How can your midwife provide care before, during or after pregnancy?
• What are certified nurse-midwife (CNMs)?
• What is heartburn?
• How common is heartburn?
• What are common heartburn symptoms reported by pregnant women?
• What is the importance of taking my baby's temperature rectally?
• What are some personal and family considerations before circumcising my baby?
• When should my baby be circumcised?
• Does circumcision make a baby's penis easier to care for?
• What are some potential health benefits of circumcision in babies?
• What are the things I need to know before circumcising my baby?
• What is the Alexander technique?
• What are certified professional midwives (CPMs)?
• What is involved in Lamaze classes?
• What are certified nurse-midwives (CNMs)?
• What is the Lamaze technique?
• What is hypnobirthing?
• What does a midwife do?
• What does the Bradley method cover?
• What does the rectal temperature of my baby indicate?
• How can I take a rectal temperature in my baby?
• What do you need to know about getting your body ready to have a healthy baby?
• Should I stop taking my meds if I’m pregnant?
• How can weighing too much or too little affect your chances of getting pregnant?
• How can caffeine affect my chances of getting pregnant?
• How can smoking affect the odds of getting pregnant?
• How much sex should I have if I want to get pregnant?
• If I’m thinking about getting pregnant, what should I do about vaccines?
• Why should I stop taking illegal drugs if I’m trying to get pregnant, and how can they affect a growing baby?
• If I’m thinking about getting pregnant, should I take a vitamin every day?
• If I’m thinking about getting pregnant, when should I give up drinking?
• How can putting off starting a family for too long prevent you from getting pregnant?
• Can overdoing exercise prevent you from getting pregnant?
• How is a fetal Doppler done?
• When do you get a fetal Doppler done during pregnancy?
• What are other names for a fetal Doppler test?
• What does a fetal Doppler do?
• Which moms are more likely to deliver late?
• What tests will a doctor do when baby is overdue?
• How can my doctor help decide if I should go into labor?
• Should I worry if my baby is overdue?
• What should your doctor do if your baby hasn't delivered 2 weeks after your due date?
• What happens during a nonstress test during pregnancy?
• Why might you get a prenatal ultrasound early on in your pregnancy?
• How are prenatal ultrasounds done?
• When do you get an ultrasound if you're pregnant?
• How long should you wait to try to get pregnant fter a miscarriage?
• What will your doctor recommend if they think you're at risk for a miscarriage?
• How can you prevent a miscarriage if you are Rhesus (Rh) negative?
• How can you recover from a miscarriage?

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