Topic Index
Preconception Care
Planning a PregnancyPrenatal Counseling
Risk Factors
Alcohol and PregnancyNutrition
Smoking and Pregnancy
Illegal Drug Use and Pregnancy
Medications and Pregnancy
Medical Conditions and Pregnancy
GeneticsMaternal and Fetal Testing
Birth Defects
Pregnancy Over Age 30
Types of Genetic Diseases
First Trimester ScreeningPregnancy Complications
Second Trimester Screening
Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)
Ultrasound
Nuchal Translucency Screening
Chorionic Villus Sampling
Amniocentesis
Fetal Blood Sampling
Fetal Monitoring
Fetal Movement Counting
Nonstress Testing (NST)
Biophysical Profile (BPP)
Doppler Flow Studies
Anemia in PregnancyPregnancy and Medical Conditions
Intrauterine Growth Restriction (IUGR)
Preterm Labor
Premature Rupture of Membranes (PROM) / Preterm Premature Rupture of Membranes (PPROM)
Pregnancy-Induced Hypertension
HELLP Syndrome
Bleeding in Pregnancy / Placenta Previa / Placental Abruption
Amniotic Fluid Problems / Hydramnios / Oligohydramnios
Rh Disease
Maternal and Fetal Infections
Group B StreptococcusPost-Term Pregnancy
Listeriosis
Toxoplasmosis
Herpes
Hepatitis B
AIDS / HIV
Urinary Tract and Kidney Infections
Chorioamnionitis
Digestive and Liver Disorders
Hyperemesis GravidarumMultiple Pregnancy
Cholestasis of Pregnancy
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy
Overview of Multiple PregnancyPregnancy Loss
Symptoms and Diagnosis of Multiple Pregnancy
Complications of Multiple Pregnancy
Care and Management of Multiple Pregnancy
Newborn Multiples
Overview of Pregnancy LossPostpartum Hemorrhage
Miscarriage
Ectopic Pregnancy
Stillbirth
Chronic HypertensionSickle Cell Disease
Heart Disease
Diabetes
The Lungs in Pregnancy
AsthmaThyroid Conditions
HyperthyroidismNeurologic Conditions
Hypothyroidism
Postpartum Thyroiditis
About the Nervous System
Migraine Headache
Epilepsy
Multiple Sclerosis
Autoimmune Diseases
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE, or Lupus)Glossary
Antiphospholipid Syndrome (aPL)
Myasthenia Gravis
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