Pregnancy Complications
Pregnancy is an exciting time and most women go through
pregnancy with only a few pregnancy complications. Some women may have
existing medical conditions that could put them at risk or some may experience
more serious pregnancy complications.
If you are concerned about pregnancy complications or medical
conditions you will find information here on how you and your baby may
be affected by them.
Asthma
in pregnancy
In around a quarter of cases asthma improves throughout your pregnancy,
in another quarter it gets worse, and in the rest there's no change...
Bleeding
in pregnancy
Bleeding in pregnancy may be a cause for concern. There are a number of
possible causes - many of them aren't serious, but some are...
Diabetes
in pregnancy
Gestational diabetes develops for the first time during pregnancy
and is usually temporary. Insulin-dependent diabetes is a permanent condition
that develops early in life...
Ectopic
pregnancy
An ectopic pregnancy is a condition that affects about one in 80 pregnancies...
Epilepsy
and pregnancy
Most women with epilepsy have a normal pregnancy and childbirth. Being
pregnant does not usually make epilepsy any better or worse...
Group
B streptococcus
About a quarter of pregnant women in the UK are estimated to be carriers
of Group B Streptococcus...
Incompetent
cervix
An incompetent cervix cannot be diagnosed until a woman has already
had one or more miscarriages or given birth to one or more babies prematurely...
Low-lying
placenta
A low-lying placenta is a condition that causes the placenta to form in
the lower half of the Womb partly or completely covering the cervix...
Miscarriage
Approximately one pregnancy in four ends in miscarriage, and most of these
occur during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy...
Pre-eclampsia
Pre-eclampsia is a condition that only occurs in pregnancy, or immediately
after the delivery of the baby...
Rhesus
factor problems in pregnancy
Rhesus factor problems in pregnancy are almost entirely preventable...
Separating
placenta
A separating placenta can happen at any time from mid-pregnancy onwards...
Stillbirth
Stillbirth is the death of a baby after 24 weeks of pregnancy but before
birth...
Vasa
previa
Vasa previa can lie undetected until late in pregnancy unless it is detected
by pre-natal scans...
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