Pregnancy
- JAMA Patient Page:
How Do I Know if I'm Pregnant? / JAMA/Archives - Atlas of the Body:
Changes During Pregnancy / AMA - JAMA Patient Page:
Delivering a Healthy Infant / JAMA/Archives - Getting Ready for a Healthy Pregnancy / TMA
- Great Expectations: Tips for Pregnant Women to Prevent Low Back Pain / AAPMR
- The Rh Factor: How It Can Affect Your Pregnancy / ACOG
- Morning Sickness / ACOG
- News from the AMA:
Motor Vehicle Crashes Are Leading Cause of Trauma-Related Fetal Deaths / AMA - Especially for Fathers / ACOG
- Exercise During Pregnancy / ACOG
- Later Childbearing / ACOG
- Hemorrhoids / NIH
- Easing Back Pain During Pregnancy / ACOG
- Working During Your Pregnancy: Risks and Rights / ACOG
- Travel During Pregnancy / ACOG
- Pregnancy, Breast-Feeding and Travel / CDC
- News from the ACOG:
Air Travel During Pregnancy Safe for Most Women / ACOG - Single Parenting / AAP
- One Big Happy Family: Infants and Four-Legged Friends Under One Roof / Medem
- Ethical Issues in Surrogate Motherhood / AAP
Preconception
- Good Health Before Pregnancy: Preconceptional Care / ACOG
- Medem Learning Center
Pregnancy: What to Expect and How to Prepare / Medem - Planning Your Pregnancy / ACOG
- American College of Preventive Medicine Public Policy Statement: Folic Acid Fortification of Grain Products in the U.S. to Prevent Neural Tube Defects / ACPM
Miscarriage, spontaneous abortion, and ectopic pregnancy
- Bleeding During Pregnancy / ACOG
- Early Pregnancy Loss: Miscarriage and Molar Pregnancy / ACOG
- Repeated Miscarriage / ACOG
- Causes of Recurrent Pregnancy Loss / ACOG
- JAMA Patient Page:
Miscarriage / JAMA/Archives - D & C for Miscarriage / ACS
- Suspected Ectopic Pregnancy / ACOG
- Ectopic Pregnancy / ACOG
- Real Patient Cases from JAMA 'Clinical Crossroads'
Case History: Multiple Moles / JAMA/Archives
Routine prenatal care
- JAMA Patient Page:
Prenatal Care / JAMA/Archives - The Prenatal Visit / AAP
- Nutrition During Pregnancy / ACOG
- Special Tests for Monitoring Fetal Health / ACOG
- ACOG Committee Opinion: First-Trimester Screening for Fetal Anomalies with Nuchal Translucency / ACOG
- Antepartum Fetal Surveillance / ACOG
- Routine Tests During Pregnancy / ACOG
- Monitoring Fetal Health During Pregnancy / ACOG
- JAMA Patient Page:
Oh Baby ? Women Receive More Prenatal Care Today Than a Decade Ago / JAMA/Archives - Maternal Serum Screening for Birth Defects / ACOG
- Cystic Fibrosis Carrier Testing: The Decision Is Yours / ACOG
- Fetal Ultrasound / AMA
- Ultrasound Exams / ACOG
- News from ACOG:
Pregnant Women Should Be Screened for Gestational Diabetes; Though No One Test Is Ideal / ACOG - What To Expect After Your Due Date / ACOG
- News from the AMA:
Very Early Pregnancy Test Results Might Not Always Be Accurate / AMA - Amniocentesis and Chorionic Villus Sampling / ACOG
Pregnancy complication
- Pregnancy, Childbirth and Bladder Control / NIH
- Cystic Fibrosis Testing: What Happens If Both My Partner and I Are Carriers? / ACOG
- Having Twins / ACOG
- JAMA Patient Page:
Low Birth Weight / JAMA/Archives - News from the AMA:
Certain Genetic Profiles Among Women Who Smoke During Pregnancy May Be Linked With Reduced Infant Birth Weight / AMA - Risk Factors for Intrauterine Growth Restriction / ACOG
- If Your Baby Is Breech / ACOG
- Risk Factors for Macrosomia / ACOG
- News from the AAP:
Race and Gender Complicate Current Measures of Newborns Based on Intrauterine Growth / AAP - JAMA Patient Page:
Spina Bifida / JAMA/Archives - Premature Rupture of Membranes / ACOG
- Multiple Gestation Associated with Increased Risk of Perinatal Morbidity and Mortality / ACOG
- Anencephaly Information Page / NIH
- Health Supervision for Children With Achondroplasia / AAP
- Illegal Drugs and Pregnancy / ACOG
- News from the AMA:
Repeated Weekly Prenatal Corticosteroid Treatments for High-Risk Mothers Do Not Significantly Improve Health of Newborns / AMA - Genetic Disorders in Pregnancy / ACOG
- Congenital Abnormalities / AAP
- Thrombocytopenia in Pregnancy / ACOG
- Motor Vehicle Crashes During Pregnancy / ACOG
- JAMA Patient Page:
Down Syndrome / JAMA/Archives - Alcohol and Pregnancy / ACOG
- News from ACOG:
Single Dose Rather Than Multiple Doses of Antenatal Steroid Advised for Women at Risk of Preterm Birth / ACOG - News from the ACOG:
Low-dose Aspirin Lowers Incidence of Hypertension in Pregnancy / ACOG - What If You Have Asthma and Are Pregnant? / AMA
- Obstetric Features of Antiphospholipid Syndrome / ACOG
- Birth Defects / ACOG
- Cephalic Disorders Fact Sheet / NIH
- ACOG Committee Opinion: Patient Choice and the Maternal-Fetal Relationship / ACOG
Medical problem in pregnancy
- Illness During Pregnancy / AAP
- Seizure Disorders in Pregnancy / ACOG
- Public Policy of ASAM: The Fetal Alcohol Syndrome / ASAM
- High Blood Pressure During Pregnancy / ACOG
- JAMA Patient Page:
High Blood Pressure During Pregnancy / JAMA/Archives - Thyroid Disease / ACOG
- Thromboembolism in Pregnancy / ACOG
- Diabetes and Pregnancy / ACOG
- Understanding Asthma: Pregnancy Facts / ACAAI
- When Pregnancy Is Complicated By Allergies and Asthma / ACAAI
Infections in pregnancy
- Transmission of Herpes in Pregnancy / ACOG
- HIV Testing and Pregnancy / ACOG
- News from the ACOG:
OB-GYNs Issue Guidance on Management of Pregnant Women Exposed to Anthrax / ACOG - Pregnancy and Group B Strep Prevention / CDC
- Medem Learning Center:
Pregnancy and Group B Strep / Medem - Toxoplasmosis and Pregnancy / ACOG
- Childhood Illnesses During Pregnancy / ACOG
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus Screening / AAP
- Hepatitis B Virus in Pregnancy / ACOG
- Group B Streptococcus and Pregnancy / ACOG
- Perinatal Viral and Parasitic Infections / ACOG
- Pregnancy and Newborn Infections / CDC
Induction of labor
- Labor Induction / ACOG
- Induction of Labor / ACOG
- News from the ACOG:
The Increase in Induction: Unnecessary or Saving More Babies? / ACOG - ACOG Committee Opinion: Induction of Labor with Misoprostol / ACOG
Labor & delivery
- How to Tell When Labor Begins / ACOG
- Medem Learning Center:
Labor & Delivery / Medem - Anesthesia and You: Planning Your Childbirth / ASA
- Pain Relief During Labor and Delivery / ACOG
- Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring During Labor / ACOG
- JAMA Patient Page:
Birth Labor / JAMA/Archives - Birth and the First Moments After / AAP
- ACOG Committee Opinion: Pain Relief During Labor / ACOG
- Apgar Scores / AAP
- Brachial Plexus Injuries Information Page / NIH
- External Cephalic Version for Breech Presentations / ACOG
- Bonding With Your New Baby / AAP
Vaginal Delivery
- News from the ACOG:
Vaginal Delivery Associated With Higher Incidence of Urinary Incontinence / ACOG - News from the ACOG:
Much Ado About a Little Cut ? Is Episiotomy Worthwhile? / ACOG - Routine Vaginal Delivery / AAP
- Vaginal Birth After Previous Cesarean Delivery / ACOG
Forceps and vacuum
Cesarean Section (C Section)
- Cesarean Birth / ACOG
- Cesarean Section / ACS
- JAMA Patient Page:
Cesarean Delivery / JAMA/Archives - Delivery by Caesarean Section / AAP
Post partum
- Getting in Shape After Your Baby Is Born / ACOG
- News from the ACOG:
Answers to Common Questions About Postpartum Depression / ACOG - Pregnancy, Parenting and Depression Resource List / Texas Department of Health