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Pregnancy Complications Learning Center

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Hyperemesis Gravidarum

HELLP Syndrome

Miscarriage

Peripartum Cardiomyopathy

Gestational Trophoblastic Disease

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Pregnancy Complications

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 delive...

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Low-lying Placenta

Placenta previa is a complication of pregnancy in which the placenta grows in the lowest part of the womb (uterus) and covers all or part of the cervix. The placenta is the organ that nourishes the...

Preeclampsia

Preeclampsia is high blood pressure and protein in the urine that develops after the 20th week of pregnancy.

Ectopic Pregnancy

An ectopic pregnancy is an abnormal pregnancy that occurs outside the womb (uterus. The baby cannot survive.

Toxoplasmosis

Toxoplasmosis is an infection due to the parasite Toxoplasma gondii.

Gestational Diabetes

Gestational diabetes is high blood sugar (diabetes) that starts or is first diagnosed during pregnancy.

Threatened Abortion

A threatened abortion is a condition that suggests a miscarriage might take place before the 20th week of pregnancy.

Preterm Labor

Premature labor is the term to describe contractions of the uterus that begin at 20-36 weeks of a pregnancy . The usual length of a human pregnancy is 38-42 weeks after the first day of the last m...

Eclampsia

Eclampsia is seizures (convulsions) in a pregnant woman that are not related to brain conditions. See also: Preeclampsia

Hyperemesis Gravidarum

Hyperemesis gravidarum is extreme, persistent nausea and vomiting during pregnancy that may lead to dehydration.

HELLP Syndrome

HELLP syndrome is a group of symptoms that occur in pregnant women who have: H - hemolysis; EL - elevated liver enzymes; LP - low platelet count.

Miscarriage

A miscarriage is the spontaneous loss of a fetus before the 20th week of pregnancy. (Pregnancy losses after the 20th week are called preterm deliveries) A miscarriage may also be called a "spontane...

Peripartum Cardiomyopathy

Peripartum cardiomyopathy is a rare disorder in which a weakened heart is diagnosed within the final month of pregnancy or within 5 months after delivery.

Gestational Trophoblastic Disease

Gestational trophoblastic disease is a quick growing form of cancer that occurs in a woman's uterus after a pregnancy, miscarriage, or abortion. It is usually metastatic, which means it spreads to ...