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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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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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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Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is a characteristic pattern of mental and physical birth defects that results from maternal use of alcohol during pregnan...
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Babies born weighing less than 5 1/2 pounds are considered low birthweight, and are at increased risk for serious health problems as newborns, lasting...
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Amniotic fluid has cells that have been shed by your developing fetus. The cells are checked for the number and size of chromosomes (karyotype) to see...
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Babies are called newborns during their first month of life. Although your newborn sleeps a lot, powerful changes are occurring in the five major ar...
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You may be unsure about how to begin breast-feeding. A lactation consultant is available at many hospitals and birthing centers. These consultants hel...
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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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Shaken baby syndrome (SBS) is a form of child abuse. It refers to brain injury that happens to the child. It occurs when someone shakes a baby or slam...
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Sometimes a baby who seems healthy dies during sleep. This is called sudden infant death syndrome or SIDS. SIDS is also known as crib death.
In mos...
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