Understanding Labor and Delivery Complications
Preterm labor and premature delivery. Both the mother and the baby are at risk for several complications, including infections, if the amniotic sac...
Mehr lesenPreterm labor and premature delivery. Both the mother and the baby are at risk for several complications, including infections, if the amniotic sac...
Mehr lesenToxoplasmosis is an infection caused by a parasite called Toxoplasma gondii. Often, babies with toxoplasmosis don’t show any signs of it at birth. ...
Mehr lesenThe changing table is most efficient near the crib. It's much easier to do it now -- when you're first putting the furniture in place -- than to tr...
Mehr lesenTTTS develops when a connection between the babies' blood vessels allows one baby to get too little blood and the other too much. If you develop di...
Mehr lesenThe Rh factor is a type of protein that's usually found on red blood cells. Rh sensitization is unlikely to harm the first Rh-positive baby that yo...
Mehr lesenEctopic pregnancy, also called extrauterine pregnancy, is when a fertilized egg grows outside a woman’s uterus, somewhere else in their belly. Your...
Mehr lesenSome women with preeclampsia don’t have any symptoms, so it’s important to see your doctor for regular blood pressure checks and urine tests. Your ...
Mehr lesenThis is also known as “show” or “bloody show.” Labor may begin soon after the mucus plug is discharged or one to two weeks later. Labor contraction...
Mehr lesenPremature labor is also called preterm labor. If your labor has kept up and can’t be stopped, your doctor or midwife will get ready to deliver your...
Mehr lesenA miscarriage is the loss of a baby before the 20th week of pregnancy. Most miscarriages happen when the unborn baby has fatal genetic problems. Th...
Mehr lesenCord blood banking is a process of collecting potentially life-saving stem cells from the umbilical cord and placenta and storing them for future u...
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