Pregnancy Complications

Pregnancy complications range in nature and severity. Fortunately, with proper treatment and advice, most can be managed. Here you'll find a comprehensive list of pregnancy complications, including what causes the problem, how it's treated, and what the consequences are for you and your baby.
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Is there a safe way to treat back pain during pregnancy?
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I Got Pregnant With Triplets But Could Only Keep One
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Testing for Ectopic Pregnancy: How Doctors Make a Diagnosis
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Charles Johnson Sues Cedars-Sinai Saying the Hospital's Racism Caused His Wife's C-section Death
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How PCOS Affects Pregnancy
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What to Say to Someone Who Lost a Baby
3 Pregnancy Symptoms That Make You Feel Crappy_still
Combating Pregnancy Constipation, Morning Sickness & Heartburn
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What to Expect After an Abortion
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When Screening for Genetic Abnormalities, Noninvasive Prenatal Tests Often Result in False Positives—Here's What That Means
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The Link Between HCG Levels and Miscarriage
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ECV When Baby Is Breech: Understanding External Cephalic Version
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Pregnancy Complication: Differences in the Umbilical Cord and Placenta
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What to Say When Someone Has a Miscarriage
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What Is NIPT, or Noninvasive Prenatal Testing?
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Too Much Amniotic Fluid During Your Third Trimester
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I'm High Risk for Coronavirus, So How Do I Proceed Once the Country Opens?
Doctors may be able to do a blood test to predict miscarriage risk in the future.
Ectopic Pregnancy Pain: How to Recognize the Signs
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High-Risk Pregnancy Open Enrollment Tips
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Angel Gowns Help Bring Comfort to Grieving Parents
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I Shouldn't Be Telling People I'm Pregnant Yet, But Here's Why I Am
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4 Things to Know About PCOS and Fertility
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What is Breech Presentation?
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My Heterotopic Pregnancy With Fraternal Twins Went Undiagnosed Until Emergency Surgery
What to say and not say to women who struggle to conceive.
Termination of Pregnancy for Medical Reasons
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My Baby Was Stillborn After 36 Weeks—Here's My Story
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What Is Moxibustion and Can It Help Turn a Breech Baby?
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What is Rhesus Disease and How Does it Affect Pregnancy?
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I Lost So Much Weight During Pregnancy Due to Hyperemesis Gravidarum
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What to Do for a Baby in Breech Position
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What is Stillbirth? Causes, Signs, and Statistics Parents Need to Know
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Landmark Legislation in NY Would Require Cervical Insufficiency Screening to Prevent Pregnancy Loss
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7 Things to Know About Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
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Reasons for a C-Section: Planned and Emergency
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How to Overcome Your Pregnancy Worries
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High-Risk Pregnancy and Age: What You Need to Know
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Borderline High Blood Pressure and Pregnancy
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Emergency C-Sections: A Guide for Moms-To-Be
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6 Common Labor Complications, Explained
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These Intimate Stillborn Baby Photos Will Break Your Heart
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What happens if my water breaks too early?
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I'm seeing blood while vomiting. Is that normal?
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Kim Kardashian Had Placenta Accreta: What Is That?
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Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease During Pregnancy
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What does fluid in my baby's kidney mean?
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Is it normal to not feel my baby move at 18 weeks pregnant?
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My baby has calcium deposits——will it be okay?
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The Zika Virus: Breaking Down the Latest Developments
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Taking Folic Acid Before Getting Pregnant Could Save Your Baby From Birth Defects 26638
If You're Not Already, Take Folic Acid Now!
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Study Confirms Zika Virus Causes Brain Damage in Developing Babies
Could Aspartame Cause Premature Births or Birth Defects? 26585
Big News On Diet Coke & Premature Births
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Don't Take Decongestants While Pregnant: Birth Defect Risk
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: What You Should Know
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I Didn't Know I Was Pregnant—and I Drank: Your Real Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Risk
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Can a Father's Alcohol Consumption Affect His Baby?
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Baby's First Poop Shows If Mom Drank Alcohol
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What Life as a 43-Year-Old With FASD Is Like
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Obese Dads Could Raise Baby's Autism Risk
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If You Have Gestational Diabetes, This Is What Your Doctor Will Do
Doctors are Discouraging Couples from Having Twins 26575
Why Doctors Don't Want You to Have Twins
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8 Things You Didn't Know About a GDM Pregnancy
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The OMG Guide to Gestational Diabetes