Pregnancy & Childbirth
91 Articles & Excerpts
Preventing Birth Defects
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Though many birth defects may not be preventable, there are ways expectant mothers can reduce the risk. Important steps include seeing a doctor even before becoming pregnant, and knowing the relevance of nutrition, medications, and alcohol consumption.
Ultrasound Keepsake Images : Not a Wise Choice
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
For every reason a mother-to-be wants a keepsake video, there are good reasons she shouldn't have one. Women cite early bonding with their babies, determining the baby's sex, and a desire to share their prenatal experiences with friends and families
Healthy Pregnancy, Healthy Baby
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
A healthy lifestyle, even before you become pregnant, is the best way to give your baby a healthy start. When it comes to medical care and pregnancy, you can never start too early.
Folate Can Help Prevent Birth Defects
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Adequate intake of folate, a B vitamin, is so important in preventing birth defects that FDA is requiring it be added to bread and other grain products. If you plan to have children some day, here's important information for the future mother-to-be
Pregnancy and Drug: Knowledge Gaps
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
For now, what we have is a significant lack of adequate information on medications that sometimes must be used in pregnancy, such as antibiotics, and drugs to treat seizure disorders, hypertension, and psychiatric conditions, according to Sandra Kweder
Preterm Babies Get a Double Breath of Life
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
A lifesaving drug has cut in half deaths from respiratory distress syndrome in low-birthweight babies born prematurely. New, high frequency ventilators are also being used to help such preemies.
Pregnant and Thinking About Adoption?
by Child Welfare Information Gateway
If you are pregnant and not sure that you want to keep the baby, you might be thinking about adoption. Pregnancy causes many changes, both physical and emotional. It can be a very confusing time for a woman, even in the best of circumstances.
Folic Acid and Birth Defects
by Health Canada
If you are a woman who may become pregnant, taking folic acid on a daily basis before pregnancy can help prevent serious birth defects in your unborn baby. All women who could become pregnant are at risk of having babies with neural tube defects.
Folic Acid and Pregnancy
by CDC
The purpose of these questions and answers is to educate women of childbearing age on the importance of consuming 400 micrograms of folic acid every day. Folic acid can help reduce the risk of spina bifida by up to 70%.
The Perplexities of Pregnancy
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
A sometimes bewildering member of issues - from pregnancy tests, to nutrition, to use of medications and medical imaging - may confront the pregnant woman. Fortunately, a little information can go a long way to resolving the most common puzzlements.
Breast Cancer and Pregnancy
by National Cancer Institute
Breast cancer is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the tissues of the breast. Breast cancer is sometimes detected (found) in women who are pregnant or have just given birth.
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