Early signs of pregnancy: Your first sign of pregnancy may be a missed menstrual period.
Other early signs of pregnancy, caused by hormonal change...
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Two types of high blood pressure can cause problems during pregnancy. Chronic hypertension refers to blood pressure that is high before pregnancy an...
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Blood pressure is a measure of how hard your blood pushes against the walls of your arteries. If the force is too hard, you have high blood pressure...
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Postpartum depression is a serious illness that can occur in the first few months after childbirth. It also can happen after miscarriage and stillbirt...
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Postpartum thyroiditis is an uncommon condition that occurs in women after the delivery of a baby; usually within two to six months after childbirth. ...
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Placenta abruptio is a problem with the placenta during pregnancy. The placenta is a round, flat organ that forms during pregnancy to give the baby fo...
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Morning sickness can range from mild, occasional nausea to severe, continuous, disabling nausea with bouts of vomiting. Symptoms may be worse in the m...
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A miscarriage is the loss of a pregnancy during the first 20 weeks. It is usually your body's way of ending a pregnancy that has had a bad start. The ...
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Toxoplasmosis is a common infection found in birds, animals, and people.
For most people, it doesn't cause serious health problems. But for a pregn...
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If your blood sugar level first becomes too high when you are pregnant, you have gestational diabetes. It usually goes away after the baby is born. ...
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Cholestasis is a relatively rare syndrome that results when the flow of bile from the liver is impaired. Bile is a fluid secreted by the liver that pa...
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