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Pregnancy Complications - Articles
Gene Mutations Offer Clues to Common Complication of Pregnancy
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HealthFinder
Posted
Tue 22 Mar 2011 1:00pm
eventually lead to new tests and treatments.
Preeclampsia -- a dangerous condition marked by protein in the urine and high blood pressure during pregnancy -- complicates 4 percent to 5 percent of all pregnancies worldwide. If untreated, it threatens the health and lives of both mothers and babies.
Women with the autoimmune diseases systemic lupus
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Natural Remedies for Pregnancy Complications
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Cascia T.
Posted
Fri 18 Jun 2010 4:40pm
Pregnancy is the most exciting thing a woman can experience during her lifetime. You will experience many changes physically and emotionally.
Pregnancy is divided into three stages or trimesters. ...
Please visit the Healthy Moms for the complete article.
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Chocolate may reduce pregnancy complication risk
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Angeline
Posted
Sun 24 Aug 2008 3:21pm
Chocolate may reduce pregnancy complication risk
Baby , Health , Pregnant
SOURCE: Epidemiology, May 2008.
There was a study done in New York, Reuters Health, which reports that indulging in chocolate during pregnancy could help ward off a serious complication known as preeclampsia.
Chocolate, especially dark chocolate
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Higher Pregnancy Complications In Obese Women
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Dr. Steven P.
Posted
Fri 08 Apr 2011 4:51pm
effects of progesterone, then you’ll have more problems breathing at night, leading to or aggravating various pregnancy complications. High blood pressure (seen in pre-eclampsia...’re a woman and are overweight and have sleep apnea, did you suffer any miscarriages or pregnancy complications in the past?
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Donor Eggs May Be Linked to Pregnancy Complication
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Medline Plus
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Thu 25 Nov 2010 12:34pm
donated eggs to get pregnant by in vitro fertilization (IVF) might be more at risk for a common but potentially dangerous pregnancy complication than women using traditional IVF... pregnancies, and the only cure is giving birth.
For women who have carried a baby full term -- at least 37 weeks -- doctors may induce labor. In those
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Smoking May Worsen Outcome of Pregnancy Complication
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Medline Plus
Posted
Tue 27 Jul 2010 1:15pm
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study suggests that smokers who develop preeclampsia during pregnancy are at particular risk of suffering the complications associated with the disorder -- including preterm delivery, low birth weight and stillbirth
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Weight Loss Cuts Risk of Pregnancy Complication
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Medline Plus
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Fri 27 Aug 2010 9:35am
pregnancy is a real struggle for many new mothers. But dropping just 10 pounds between pregnancies may help many women diagnosed with a dangerous complication during the first pregnancy to avoid a recurrence the second time around.
Preeclampsia, which is characterized by high blood pressure, protein in the urine
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Pregnancy Complications
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Mary R.
Posted
Tue 02 Dec 2008 11:50am
Countless aches, pains, and other physical changes pop up during pregnancy. Most of the time, they are no more than signs of normal pregnancy. But sometimes, physical symptoms can warn of a serious problem. Get educated so you can spot any changes that might be dangerous for you and your baby
Common Complications
* Gestational diabetes
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Test Might Spot Women at High Risk for Pregnancy Complication
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Medline Plus
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Mon 13 Sep 2010 1:00pm
MONDAY, Sept. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Women can be vulnerable to sudden, sometimes dangerous spikes in blood pressure during pregnancy, part of a condition called preeclampsia. And now scientists say they've developed a high-tech method to predict which women are most prone to preeclampsia in late pregnancy -- long before symptoms arise.
The approach
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Signs of Thyroid Trouble Tied to Raised Pregnancy Complication
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Medline Plus
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Thu 22 Jul 2010 9:00am
Center.
In the new study, the researchers analyzed levels of anti-TPO antibodies from 17,298 women before they reached 20 weeks of pregnancy and compared those levels... for Hispanics and 2.6 percent for black women. The women with anti-TPO antibodies had normal levels of thyroid hormones, the study authors noted.
Rates of birth complications were
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