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Pregnancy Complications Learning Center
A pregnancy that has maternal or fetal complications requiring special medical attention or bed rest is considered to be high-risk. Complications, as used here, mean the risk of illness or death before or after delivery...
Low-lying Placenta
Placenta previa is a complication of pregnancy in which the placenta grows in the lowest part of the womb (uterus) and...More »
Preeclampsia
Preeclampsia is a pregnancy condition in which high blood pressure and protein in the urine develop after the 20th week...More »
Ectopic Pregnancy
An ectopic pregnancy is an abnormal pregnancy that occurs outside the womb (uterus. The baby cannot survive.More »
Toxoplasmosis
Toxoplasmosis is an infection due to the parasite Toxoplasma gondii.More »
Gestational Diabetes
Gestational diabetes is high blood sugar (diabetes) that starts or is first diagnosed during pregnancy.More »
Threatened Abortion
A threatened miscarriage is a condition that suggests a miscarriage might take place before the 20th week of pregnancy.More »
Gestational Trophoblastic Disease
Gestational trophoblastic disease (GTD) refers to a group of abnormalities in which tumors grow inside a woman's uterus...More »
Hyperemesis Gravidarum
Hyperemesis gravidarum is extreme, persistent nausea and vomiting during pregnancy that may lead to dehydration.More »
HELLP Syndrome
HELLP syndrome is a group of symptoms that occur in pregnant women who have: H - hemolysis; EL - elevated liver enzymes;...More »
Miscarriage
A miscarriage is the spontaneous loss of a fetus before the 20th week of pregnancy.More »
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
Peripartum cardiomyopathy is a rare disorder in which a weakened heart is diagnosed within the final month of pregnancy...More »
Preterm Labor
Preterm labor is characterized by contractions or irritability of the uterus between weeks 20-36 of gestation that cause...More »
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