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Pregnancy is a beautiful and complex process where one or more offspring(s) are carried from fertilization to delivery. During this intricate period the genetic blueprints of life dictate every minute detail of the newly form offspring. Common pregnancy related conditions include pre-eclampsia
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pre-eclampsia
A complication of PREGNANCY, characterized by a complex of symptoms including maternal HYPERTENSION and PROTEINURIA with or without pathological EDEMA. Symptoms may range between mild and severe. Pre-eclampsia usually occurs after the 20th week of gestation, but may develop before this time in the presence of trophoblastic disease.Category: Disease or Syndrome
Source: National Library of Medicine (NLM) MeSH 2007 - See Terms and Conditions
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constipation
Difficult defecation.Category: Sign or Symptom
Source: National Library of Medicine (NLM) MeSH 2007 - See Terms and Conditions
Pregnancy Related Conditions and Topics
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Pregnancy News
Higher Oxygen Levels Improve Preterm Survival, Increase Risk for Eye ConditionDec 31 - Two findings from an NIH research network study provide new information on how much oxygen very preterm infants should receive starting on the first day of life and the most effective means to deli... Read more »
FDA Approves Natazia - A New Combination Product Oral Contraceptive
May 17 - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Natazia, a combination hormonal tablet for use as an oral contraceptive. Natazia contains two female hormones, an estrogen (estradiol valerate) ... Read more »
Traditional Heel Stick Test Is Not an Effective Screening Tool for CMV in Newborns
May 7 - A routine screening test for several metabolic and genetic disorders in newborns, the heel-stick procedure, is not effective in screening for cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection, a leading cause of hea... Read more »
Scientists Identify Maternal and Fetal Genes That Increase Preterm Birth Risk
Apr 19 - Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have identified DNA variants in mothers and fetuses that appear to increase the risk for preterm labor and delivery. The DNA variants were in genes ... Read more »
Study Finds Link Between Preeclampsia and Reduced Thyroid Function
Feb 16 - Women who experience preeclampsia, a serious complication of pregnancy, may have an increased risk for reduced thyroid functioning later in life, report a team of researchers from the National Inst... Read more »
Treating Even Mild Gestational Diabetes Reduces Birth Complications
Nov 18 - A National Institutes of Health network study provided the first conclusive evidence that treating pregnant women who have even the mildest form of gestational diabetes can reduce the risk of commo... Read more »
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