Patient Education (Pregnancy)

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To read  and learn more about your pregnancy, we recommend the following trusted resources. However we highly recommend you to talk to your doctor about every symptom you may have, and don't ever replace your doctor advice with what you read.

Please click on any of the following articles and enjoy reading it

Pre-Conception
* Good health before pregnancy:  preconception care - ACOG
* Pre-Pregnancy health - PP
* Preconception carrier screening - ACOG
* Reducing risks of birth defects - ACOG
* Having a Baby After Age 35 - ACOG

Abnormal Implantation
* Ectopic pregnancy - ACOG
* Ectopic pregnancy - PP
* Early pregnancy loss - ACOG
* Repeated miscarriages - ACOG

Normal Pregnancy
* A partner's guide to pregnancy - ACOG
* Pregnancy information - NIH
* Pregnancy information- CDC
* Pregnancy information - PP
* What is prenatal care and why is it important - NIH
* Nutrition during pregnancy - ACOG
* Eating right during pregnancy - NIH
* Checklist of foods to avoid during pregnancy - other
* Pregnancy weight gain calculator - other
* Managing your weight gain during pregnancy - NIH
* Folic acid in diet - NIH
* Prenatal development: how your baby grows during pregnancy - ACOG
* Pregnancy week by week - PP
* Ultrasound exams - ACOG
* Morning sickness: nausea and vomiting of pregnancy - ACOG 
* Routine tests during pregnancy - ACOG
* Cystic fibrosis: prenatal screening and diagnosis - ACOG
* Special tests for monitoring fetal health - ACOG
* The Rh factor: how it can affect your pregnancy - ACOG
* Group B strep and pregnancy - ACOG
* Exercise during pregnancy - ACOG
* The flu vaccine and pregnancy - ACOG
* Tobacco, Alcohol, Drugs, and pregnancy - ACOG
* Travel during pregnancy - ACOG
* Zika and pregnancy - CDC
* Car safety for pregnant women, babies, and children - ACOG
* Cord blood banking - ACOG

Abnormal Pregnancy
* Genetic disorders - ACOG
* Screening tests for birth defects - ACOG
* Diagnostic tests for birth defects - ACOG
* Multiple pregnancy - ACOG
* Obesity in pregnancy - ACOG
* Back pain during pregnancy - ACOG
* Bleeding during pregnancy - ACOG
* Preeclampsia and high blood pressure during pregnancy - ACOG
* A healthy pregnancy for women with diabetes - ACOG
* Gestational diabetes - NIH
* Gestational diabetes - ACOG
* Diabetes and pregnancy - CDC
* Skin conditions during pregnancy - ACOG
* Seizure disorders in pregnancy - ACOG
* Hepatitis B and hepatitis C in pregnancy - ACOG
* HIV and pregnancy - ACOG

Labor and Delivery
* Preterm labor and birth - ACOG
* Early preterm birth - ACOG
* What to expect after your due date - ACOG
* What is labor - NIH
* How to tell when labor begins - ACOG
* Elective delivery before 39 weeks - ACOG
* Labor induction - ACOG
* Fetal heart rate monitoring during labor - ACOG
* Medications for pain relief during labor and delivery - ACOG
* Assisted vaginal delivery - ACOG
* If your baby is breech - ACOG
* Cesarean birth (C-Section) - ACOG
* Vaginal birth after cesarean delivery  (VBAC) - ACOG

Postpartum
* Breastfeeding your baby - ACOG
* Newborn screening tests - ACOG
* Newborn circumcision - ACOG
* Postpartum depression - ACOG
* Exercise after pregnancy - ACOG
* Losing weight after pregnancy - NIH

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