Pregnancy

A pregnant woman may receive the diagnosis of “high-risk” under specific medical circumstances. Although no pregnancy is without risks, some pregnancies have special health concerns that make monitoring necessary. Sometimes the designation…

When you're trying to juggle pregnancy, a job or deal with the demands of other children, being ordered to bed might sound like a dream come true. But the reality of being confined to bed rest because of pregnancy complication often turns…

It is difficult to know when a baby is in distress during pregnancy. Without being able to monitor the heartbeat, the mother must rely on her own feelings of wellness, cramping or fetal movement. Recording the heartbeat in late pregnancy or…

While pregnant women hope for a healthy baby, one in every 160 pregnancies results in a stillbirth. Stillbirth symptoms can include vaginal bleeding, reduced fetal kicks and other movements, an undetectable fetal heartbeat and undetectable…

Since a prescription drug widely used in the 1970s and 1980s was banned for use in some countries due to lawsuits linking it to numerous birth defects, doctors are not likely to prescribe anti-nausea medications to pregnant women. Home…

Bleeding is not uncommon during early pregnancy. In fact, it takes place in as much as 30 percent of pregnancies but only half of these result in a miscarriage. Always err on the side of caution and speak with your health care provider if…

Women with unwanted pregnancies often have difficulty obtaining an abortion because clinics that offer surgical abortions are located far from their homes. Many of these clinics are also regularly picketed by anti-abortion activists that…

Cephalopelvic Disproportion (CPD) is the condition where a baby's head or body will not fit through mother's pelvis. Some cases of CPD present so obviously that doctors pre-schedule a Caesarian-section, but usually CPD cannot be diagnosed…

With the societal assumption that pregnancy is a joyous time, and the tendency to describe pregnant women as "glowing," you might feel like an alien if you're having negative emotions. However, the Global Library of Women's Medicine reports…

Though you won't be able to hold your baby in your arms, rock her or stare into her tiny eyes until she's born, you can still form a bond with your little one while you're waiting for her to make her grand entrance into the world.…