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Complications of Pregnancy

Unfortunately some women will experience complications in pregnancy. It might be something pregnancy related like pregnancy induced hypertension (PIH), placenta previa or gestational diabetes or some women have chronic problems that effect pregnancy like heart disease, asthma, etc. Learn about common complications and conditions and how to deal with them in pregnancy.
Complications of Pregnancy: From High Blood Pressure to Gestational Diabetes and
Pregnancy is usually a happy, healthy event. However, some women experience complications or suffer from chronic conditions in pregnancy or before pregnancy that threaten their well being as well as that of their baby. So whether it's Rh Factor, Gestational Diabetes or High Blood Pressure.
Uterine Fibroids and Pregnancy
Fibroids can grow inside the uterus and effect fertility and your pregnancy. The good news is that they are rarely problematic.
Hidden and Denied Pregnancy
How often is it that a mother goes into labor not knowing that she is pregnant? It happens more ferquently than you might think.
I fell when pregnant, will that hurt the baby?
Falling in pregnancy is common, but do falls hurt the baby?
Prenatal Depression
Depression in pregnancy is possible and the awareness of this problem is growing.
False High Blood Pressure Leads to Increased Intervention
What you need to know on how to prevent this from happening to you.
Birth Stories with Complications
Birth stories from women and their families who had various complications during pregnancy and/or during labor.

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