Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy
AFLP is a rare, but serious, liver problem in pregnancy. With AFLP the liver cells have too much fat, which can damage the liver.
Listeriosis
in Health Library, In Full Stride, ResourcesYou’ve probably been warned not to eat brie cheese or order your steak cooked to anything less than medium. Why do you have to take these precautions? Listeriosis. Learn more about this food-borne illness and how to prevent it.
Urinary Tract and Kidney Infections in Pregnancy
in Health Library, Oh, Baby!, ResourcesA urinary tract infection (UTI) is a very common health complication of pregnancy. Untreated, a UTI can cause serious problems in pregnancy.
Chronic Hypertension and Pregnancy
in Health Library, Oh, Baby!, ResourcesWhen a woman has pre-existing hypertension or develops hypertension before the 20th week of pregnancy, this is called chronic hypertension.
Fetal Growth Restriction
in Health Library, Oh, Baby!, ResourcesFetal growth restriction is a condition in which an unborn baby is smaller than expected for the number of weeks of pregnancy (gestational age).
Fetal Movement Counting
in Health Library, Oh, Baby!, ResourcesFetal movement counting is a way to check the health of a woman’s unborn baby (fetus). It’s often called kick counting. It’s done by counting the number of kicks you feel from your baby in the womb in a certain time period.