High-Risk Pregnancy Site Index

Topic Index

Planning a Pregnancy

Risk Factors

Alcohol and Pregnancy

Smoking and Pregnancy

Illegal Drug Use and Pregnancy

Medications and Pregnancy

Medical Conditions and Pregnancy

Nutrition

Prenatal Counseling

Genetics

Birth Defects

Pregnancy Over Age 30

Types of Genetic Diseases

Maternal and Fetal Testing

Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)

Ultrasound

Chorionic Villus Sampling

Amniocentesis

Fetal Blood Sampling

Fetal Monitoring

Fetal Movement Counting

Nonstress Testing (NST)

Biophysical Profile (BPP)

Doppler Flow Studies

Pregnancy Complications

Anemia in Pregnancy

Intrauterine Growth Restriction (IUGR)

Preterm Labor

Premature Rupture of Membranes (PROM) / Preterm Premature Rupture of Membranes (PPROM)

Gestational Diabetes

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 Streptococcus

Listeriosis

Toxoplasmosis

Herpes

Hepatitis B

AIDS / HIV

Urinary Tract and Kidney Infections

Chorioamnionitis

Post-Term Pregnancy

Digestive and Liver Disorders

Hyperemesis Gravidarum

Cholestasis of Pregnancy

Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy

Multiple Pregnancy

Overview of Multiple Pregnancy

Symptoms and Diagnosis of Multiple Pregnancy

Complications of Multiple Pregnancy

Care and Management of Multiple Pregnancy

Newborn Multiples

Pregnancy Loss

Overview of Pregnancy Loss

Miscarriage

Ectopic Pregnancy

Stillbirth

Postpartum Hemorrhage

Pregnancy and Medical Conditions

Chronic Hypertension

Heart Disease

Diabetes

The Lungs in Pregnancy

Asthma

Thyroid Conditions

Hyperthyroidism

Hypothyroidism

Postpartum Thyroiditis

Neurologic Conditions

About the Nervous System

Migraine Headache

Epilepsy

Multiple Sclerosis

Sickle Cell Disease

Autoimmune Diseases

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE, or Lupus)

Antiphospholipid Syndrome (aPL)

Myasthenia Gravis

Glossary

Online Resources

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