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2nd and 3rd Trimester Pregnancy Articles
What You May Be Feeling | Getting Ready for Labor | Nutrition during Pregnancy | Fitness during Pregnancy | Is It Safe? | Pampering Your Pregnancy
Mother's Body Changes & Baby's Development | Health Care | Common Concerns | Pregnancy Complications / High Risk | Preterm Labor
Working During Pregnancy | Relationships During Pregnancy | For Dads | Looking Ahead: Choices | Gearing Up for Baby | Essays and Journals | Just for Fun
Mom's Body Changes & Baby's Development Baby's senses in the womb Second trimester fetal development Skin changes during pregnancy Third trimester When will I start to show? Your body's changes & baby's development, 25-28 weeks
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Mom's Body
Breast changes during pregnancy
Cramping and cervical changes at 28 weeks
How your body supports your baby
Skin changes during pregnancy
Smells, pregnancy, nausea and partners
Vaginal discharge during pregnancy
When will I start to show?
Why don't I feel movement?
Your body's changes & baby's development, 13-16 weeks
Your body's changes & baby's development, 17-20 weeks
Your body's changes & baby's development, 21-24 weeks
Your body's changes & baby's development, 25-28 weeks
Your body's changes & baby's development, 29-32 weeks
Your body's changes & baby's development, 33-36 weeks
Your body's changes & baby's development, 37-40 weeks
Baby's Development
Fetal movement
Second trimester
Third trimester
Overview: Fetal development
Second trimester fetal development
Third trimester fetal development
Gender determination
Does heartrate drop as the baby gets older?
Baby's senses in the womb
Wiring a child's brain: Key parenting points
Parenting from conception through infancy
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Health Care Amniocentesis: FAQ's Dental care, 17 - 20 weeks Screening for gestational diabetes Too heavy for an ultrasound? What to expect at your prenatal visits, 37-40 weeks When to call your provider, 25-28 weeks
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Doctor/midwife Visits
Important dates during pregnancy
Pregnancy for dummies!
What to expect at your prenatal visits, 13-16 weeks
What to expect at your prenatal visits, 17-20 weeks
What to expect at your prenatal visits, 21-24 weeks
What to expect at your prenatal visits, 25-28 weeks
What to expect at your prenatal visits, 29-32 weeks
What to expect at your prenatal visits, 33-36 weeks
What to expect at your prenatal visits, 37-40 weeks
When to call your midwife/doctor, 13-16 weeks
When to call your midwife/doctor, 17-20 weeks
When to call your midwife/doctor, 21-24 weeks
When to call your provider, 25-28 weeks
When to call your midwife/doctor, 29-32 weeks
When to call your midwife/doctor, 33-36 weeks
When to call your midwife/doctor, 37-40 weeks
Tests You May Encounter
Amniocentesis: FAQ's
Alpha-Fetoprotein Test (AFP), also known as MSAFP
Blood tests during pregnancy
Blood typing facts and statistics
Could an amnio be wrong about gender?
CVS: Chorionic villis sampling
Group B strep FAQ's
Paternity testing
Quad screen test results reliable?
Rh factor
Screening for gestational diabetes
Urine tests during pregnancy
What's the difference between a level 1 & 2 ultrasound?
What is a "wet reading?"
Ultrasound
Ultrasound: sonogram
Are dilated kidneys normal?
Are many diagnostic ultrasounds harmful?
Can the doctor be wrong about gender?
Can we know the sex before deployment?
Commercial ultrasound safety checklist
Do 3 lines mean a girl?
Do I have to wait till 22 weeks to find out the sex?
Do "prominent kidneys" mean there's something wrong?
First ultrasound at 26 weeks: Is that okay?
Gender determination
How accurately do ultrasounds determine sex of baby?
How is amniotic band syndrome diagnosed?
Is 4D u/s related to hearing problems in newborns?
Is a "turtle" a definite boy sign?
Is an ultrasound in the doctor's office accurate?
Monitoring competency of cervix following LEEP
Too heavy for an ultrasound?
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What causes fluid in the fetus's kidneys?
What is the difference between a level I and level II ultrasound?
Which gender is more frequently misdiagnosed?
Why should I have a level II ultrasound?
More ultrasound answers
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Common Concerns Bleeding in the first trimester How can I prevent stretch marks? Avoiding a c-section How will a hematoma affect my pregnancy? What do you do if you're Strep B positive? Pregnancy and lower back pain
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Just Wondering...
A bun it the oven, a burn in the chest
Avoiding a c-section
Are vaginal exams in pregnancy necessary?
Bed rest
Braxton Hicks
Can you not know when your water breaks?
Common gastrointestinal problems in pregnancy
Could oversized uterus indicate twins?
Do you dilate before effacing?
Does snoring have any effect on the baby?
False labor
Having sex throughout your pregnancy
How can I prevent stretch marks?
How will my herpes affect my partner's pregnancy?
Is leaking during pregnancy normal?
Is there help for swelling hands and feet?
Leg cramps
My back is killing me! What can I do?
Pregnancy and lower back pain
Pregnancy tips, 17-20 weeks
Pregnancy induced clumsiness
Pregnancy and altered taste
Seat belt use during pregnancy
Sciatic nerve pain
Should I worry about a high fever during pregnancy?
Suppository vs. increasing fiber
Twitching at night
What do you do if you're Strep B positive?
What is a venous lake?
What is this itchy rash?
What window does my due date have?
What's the due date mean?
Why don't I feel movement?
Why won't they just induce labor
Will anything prevent numbness during pregnancy?
Will I carry to term with uterine irritability
Will I need a shot with this blood type?
Size and Weight
10 tips for avoiding excess weight gain
About pregnancy weight gain
Can I lose weight while pregnant?
Is 4 kg too much weight to gain in a month?
Measuring big -- could it be twins?
Pregnant and gaining weight after knee injury
Should I be concerned about this weight gain?
What does it mean to measure large?
What's a normal weight gain for pregnancy?
When will I start to show?
Medication Guide:
Abusing prescription drugs during pregnancy
Accutane causing miscarriages
Are all vitamins and minerals okay during pregnancy?
Are these medicines harmful to baby?
Can I take too much calcium?
Demystifying drug categories for pregnant women
Fetal doppler rental
How does Terbutaline affect the baby?
How much risk using class C drugs?
Is bee pollen unsafe during pregnancy?
Is celexa safe during pregnancy?
Is it okay to take antidepressants
Is lysine safe during pregnancy?
Is prozac okay during pregnancy?
Should I keep taking prozac?
Natural herbs and vitamins during pregnancy
Safety of Vitamin A intake during pregnancy
Too many soy protein supplements during pregnancy?
What are the effects of subutramine on fetal development?
What can I take for allergies?
What can I take to alleviate sinus and sore throat pain?
What is safe to take for constipation?
Will prescription pain medication hurt the baby?
Will nitrous oxide hurt my baby?
Will taking a laxative affect the baby?
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High Risk Pregnancies / Complications Gestational diabetes Hypertension Lupus Multiple gestation Pregnancy and Crohns Sexually transmitted infections
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General Conditions
Most common pregnancy complications
Amniotic band syndrome
Chicken pox and pregnancy
Common gastrointestinal problems in pregnancy
Finding a high-risk obstetrician
Listeria and pregnancy
Lupus
Migraines
Nausea and vomiting in pregnancy
Round ligament pain
Pregnancy and Crohns
Pregnancy and the roseola virus
Pregnancy gingivitis
Preterm labor
Still births: Medical and emotional issues
Taking the pressure out of pregnancy
Taxoplasmosis
Tipped uterus, tilted uterus
Urinary tract infections during pregnancy
What can I do to prevent D.I.C.?
Yeast infections & pregnancy: A cause for concern
Yeast infections during pregnancy
Multiple Gestation
Multiple gestation
Depression and Mood Disorders
Mood swing during pregnancy
Depression during pregnancy
Gestational Diabetes
Gestational diabetes
Controlling gestational diabetes
Preventing type II diabetes
Group B Strep
Group B strep FAQs
Group B Strep infection: GBS
Group B Strep questions
Rh Factor
Rh factor
How to determine and manage Rh incompatibility
Eating Disorders and Pregnancy
Pregnancy and eating disorders
Anorexia and pregnancy
Drug and Alcohol Usage
Heavy drinking may cause fetal nerve damage
Pregnancy and alcohol consumption
Pregnancy and drug use
No safe level of alcohol during pregnancy
Alcohol during pregnancy
Asthma During Pregnancy
Women with asthma at risk for pregnancy complications
The pregnancy pickle: What is safe for treating asthma?
Avoiding asthma triggers
Asthma and pregnancy
Sexually Transmitted Diseases During Pregnancy
Treating vaginal infections can reduce pre-term births
Sexually transmitted infections
STD's and pregnancy
Placenta Problems, Bleeding
Bleeding during pregnancy
How common are subchorionic hemorrages
Placental problems
Placenta accreta
Placental abruption
Placenta previa
Bed rest
Hypertension, Pre-eclampsia & Toxemia
Antioxidants may control dangerous blood pressure
Dealing with the emotional aspect of bedrest
High blood pressure in pregnancy
High blood pressure, maybe pre-eclampsia
Hypertension
Hypertention during pregnancy
Hypertension in pregnancy, 29-32 weeks
Lowering the risk of toxemia
Preeclampsia: A closer look
Pregnancy induced hypertention, pre-eclampsia or toxemia
Surviving bed rest during pregnancy
Incompetent Cervix
Dealing with the emotional aspect of bedrest
Does this cervical length indicate incompetent cervix?
Incompetent cervix, an overview
Incompetent cervix
Monitoring competency of cervix following LEEP
Surviving bed rest during pregnancy
Obstetric Cholestasis
Overview of ICP
Symptoms of ICP
Diagnosis of ICP
Treatment of ICP
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Preterm Labor Preterm labor Helping prepare for a potential preterm birth Dealing with the emotional aspect of bedrest during pregnancy Multiple gestation Preventing premature births Prematurity awareness
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Dealing with the emotional aspect of bedrest during pregnancy
Helping prepare for a potential preterm birth
Nation's costs for premature births soar to $13.6 billion
Preterm labor
Prematurity awareness - Mallory's legacy
Prematurity profile - how many babies?
Preventing premature births
Surviving bed rest during pregnancy
The growing problem of prematurity
When to call your midwife/doctor, 29-32 weeks
Why won't they just induce labor
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