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Whether you are thinking about getting pregnant or already are expecting, our topics on pregnancy and childbirth can answer your questions. You can find information ranging from how to find out your due date, to exams and tests during each trimester, to labor and delivery, and much more.

Browse our pregnancy and childbirth topics, or start with one of the following:

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Abnormal Pap Test While Pregnant
Abortion: Emotional Recovery
Acetaminophen Use During Pregnancy
Acupressure for Morning Sickness
After Childbirth: Coping and Adjusting
After Childbirth: Pelvic Bone Problems
After Childbirth: Urination and Bowel Problems
Alcohol Effects on a Fetus
Alcohol or Drug Use During Pregnancy
Antidepressants for Sleep Problems
Antihistamines for Morning Sickness
Antiphospholipid Syndrome and Pregnancy
Asthma During Pregnancy
Automated Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring
Avoiding Mercury in Fish
Back Pain During Pregnancy
Bed Rest for Preterm Labor
Birth Defects Testing
Blood Tests for Preeclampsia
Braxton Hicks Contractions
Breast Changes During Pregnancy
Breast Engorgement
Breast-Feeding
Breast-Feeding a Sick Baby
Breast-Feeding After a C-Section
Breast-Feeding and Your Milk Supply
Breast-Feeding During Pregnancy
Breast-Feeding More Than One Child
Breathing Techniques for Childbirth
Breech Position and Breech Birth
Caffeine During Pregnancy
Cancer During Pregnancy
Cancer Treatment and Infertility
Cataracts in Children
Cervical Cerclage to Prevent Preterm Delivery
Cervical Effacement and Dilatation
Cesarean Section
Chemical Exposure and Miscarriage
Childbirth Classes
Childbirth: Forceps Delivery and Vacuum Extraction
Childbirth: Laboring in Water and Water Delivery
Childbirth: Opioid Pain Medicines
Childbirth: Perineal Massage Before Labor
Childbirth: Pudendal and Paracervical Blocks
Childbirth: Reasons for Cesarean Delivery
Childbirth: Strep Infections During Delivery
Childbirth: Vaginal Exams During Labor
Continuous Support During Childbirth
Contractions During Pregnancy: What to Expect
Cup-Feeding
Cystic Fibrosis Carrier Screening
Depression During Pregnancy
Diet, Breast-Feeding, and Colic
Dilation and Curettage (D&C) for Miscarriage
Draining a Breast Abscess
Eclampsia (Seizures) and Preeclampsia
Ectopic Pregnancy
Emergency Contraception
Emotional Changes During Pregnancy
Environmental Illness in Children
Episiotomy and Perineal Tears
Exercise During Pregnancy
External Cephalic Version (Version) for Breech Position
Fallopian Tube Procedures for Infertility
Fatigue During Pregnancy
Fertility Problems
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: Caring For Your Baby
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: Signs That Your Child Needs to Be Evaluated
Fever During Pregnancy
First Trimester Screening for Birth Defects
First-Trimester Exams and Tests
Food Poisoning During Pregnancy
Gamete and Zygote Intrafallopian Transfer (GIFT and ZIFT) for Infertility
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) During Pregnancy
Gestational Diabetes
Gestational Diabetes: Emergency Care for Low Blood Sugar
Gestational Diabetes: Fetal Heart Monitoring
Gestational Diabetes: Safe Exercise
Gestational Diabetes: Target Blood Sugar Levels
Getting Enough Folic Acid
Ginger for Morning Sickness
Group B Streptococcal Infections in Newborns
HELLP Syndrome and Preeclampsia
High-Risk Pregnancy
HIV and Pregnancy
Hospital Policies and Breast-Feeding
Immunizations and Pregnancy
In Vitro Fertilization for Infertility
Indirect Coombs' Test
Infertility Tests
Infertility Treatment for Women With PCOS
Infertility Treatment: Risks of Multiple Pregnancy
Infertility: Aging Egg Supply
Infertility: Emotional and Social Concerns
Infertility: Ethical and Legal Concerns
Infertility: Factors That Affect Treatment Success
Infertility: Problems With Fallopian Tubes
Infertility: Problems With Ovulation
Infertility: Problems With the Uterus and Cervix
Infertility: Questions to Ask About Assisted Reproductive Technology
Infertility: Questions to Ask About Medicine or Hormone Treatment
Infertility: Questions to Ask About Surgery
Infertility: Setting Limits on Testing
Infertility: Setting Limits on Treatment
Infertility: Thinking About Adoption
Infertility: Using Ultrasound in ART
Inflammatory Bowel Disease During Pregnancy
Insemination for Infertility
Insemination Procedures for Infertility
Insulin Resistance
Interactive Tool: From Embryo to Baby in 9 Months
Interactive Tool: What Is Your Due Date?
Interactive Tool: When Are You Most Fertile?
Interactive Tools
Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection for Infertility
Intrauterine fetal blood transfusion for Rh disease
Kangaroo Care for Premature Infants
Labor Induction and Augmentation
Labor, Delivery, and Postpartum Period
Laparoscopic ovarian drilling (ovarian diathermy) for PCOS
Leg Cramps During Pregnancy
Local Anesthesia for Childbirth
Low-Lying Placenta
Lupus and Pregnancy
Lyme Disease During Pregnancy and Nursing
Massage Therapy During Pregnancy
Mastitis While Breast-Feeding
Medical Abortion Care
Medicines During Pregnancy
Meningitis and Group B Streptococci
Miscarriage
Miscarriage: Expectant Management for Incomplete Miscarriage
Miscarriage: Vacuum Aspiration
Missed or Irregular Periods
Missed Periods and Endurance Training
Molar Pregnancy
Multifetal Pregnancy Reduction
Multiple Pregnancy: Twins or More
Multiple Sclerosis: Questions About What to Expect
Myomectomy
NICU: Communicating With the Staff
Nutrition and Weight Gain During Pregnancy
Obesity and Pregnancy
Obstetric Panel
Passing Tissue During Pregnancy
Pelvic Organ Prolapse
Placenta Abruptio
Placenta Previa
Postpartum Bleeding
Postpartum Depression
Postural Management for Breech Position
Preeclampsia and High Blood Pressure During Pregnancy
Preeclampsia: Checkups and Monitoring
Preeclampsia: Creatinine Clearance Test
Preeclampsia: Expectant Management
Pregnancy
Pregnancy After Age 35
Pregnancy After Bariatric Surgery
Pregnancy and Chronic High Blood Pressure
Pregnancy and Epilepsy
Pregnancy and High Blood Pressure: Questions for Your Doctor
Pregnancy and Malaria: Reducing Your Risk
Pregnancy and the Increased Risk of Developing Blood Clots
Pregnancy: Avoiding Papaya
Pregnancy: Belly, Pelvic, and Back Pain
Pregnancy: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Pregnancy: Changes in Bowel Habits
Pregnancy: Changes in Feet and Ankles
Pregnancy: Chemicals, Cosmetics, and Radiation
Pregnancy: Choosing a Health Professional
Pregnancy: Deciding Where to Deliver
Pregnancy: Dropping (Lightening)
Pregnancy: First Prenatal Visit
Pregnancy: Hair Changes
Pregnancy: Hand Changes
Pregnancy: Headaches and Preeclampsia
Pregnancy: Hemorrhoids and Constipation
Pregnancy: Hot Tub and Sauna Use
Pregnancy: Kick Counts
Pregnancy: Nosebleeds and Bleeding Gums
Pregnancy: Pelvic and Hip Pain
Pregnancy: Prenatal Exam Schedule
Pregnancy: Relationship Changes
Pregnancy: Stretch Marks, Itching, and Skin Changes
Pregnancy: Tips for Dealing With Bed Rest
Pregnancy: Vaginal Discharge and Leaking Fluid
Pregnancy: Varicose Veins
Pregnancy: Vegetarian Diet
Pregnancy: Ways to Find Your Due Date
Pregnancy: Work and School Issues
Pregnancy-Related Problems
Premature Infant
Premature Infant: Signs of Overstimulation
Premature Ovarian Failure
Preparing for a Healthy Pregnancy
Preterm Labor
Preterm Labor
Preterm Labor and Short Cervix
Preterm Labor: Testing for Fetal Fibronectin
Preterm Premature Rupture of Membranes (pPROM)
Preventing Mastitis
Problems After Delivery of Your Baby
Quick Tips: Healthy Pregnancy Habits
Quitting Smoking and Avoiding Smoke During Pregnancy
Rh Sensitization During Pregnancy
Risks of Multiple Pregnancy
Rubella (German Measles)
Schizophrenia and Pregnancy
Screening for Gestational Diabetes
Second-Trimester Exams and Tests
Sex During Pregnancy
Signs That Your Baby Is Getting Enough Breast Milk
Sleep Problems During Pregnancy
Sleep, Rest, and Breast-Feeding
Smoking: Problems With Pregnancy
Spina Bifida
Spinal Block for Childbirth
Stillbirth
Storing Breast Milk
Subchorionic Hemorrhage
Surgical Abortion Care
Swelling During Pregnancy
Symptoms of Pregnancy
Third-Trimester Exams and Tests
Tips for Pregnant Parents
Toxoplasmosis During Pregnancy
Travel During Pregnancy
Treating Tuberculosis in Pregnant Women
Triple or Quad Screening for Birth Defects
Umbilical Cord Blood Banking
Umbilical Cord Care
Urinary Problems During Pregnancy
Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC)
Vaginal Bleeding After Delivery
Vaginal Bleeding During Pregnancy
Varicocele Repair for Infertility
Vasectomy Reversal (Vasovasostomy)
VBAC: Labor Induction
VBAC: Participation During Birth
VBAC: Type of Past Incision
VBAC: Uterine Scar Rupture
Vitamins B6 and B12 for Morning Sickness
Water Aerobics
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Last Updated: November 9, 2009
Medical Review:
Adam Husney, MD, MD - Family Medicine


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