Pregnancy FAQs - Frequently Asked Questions

Women have many questions about becoming and being pregnant.
The following collection of questions includes some of the most frequently asked questions that BabyMed has received regarding early pregnancy issues.

• Abruptio placentae: What is it?
• After Myomectomy: Cesarean section or not?
• All Pregnancy Symptoms Symtoms: Pregnancy symptoms and timing
• Arms above the Head: What does it do
• Biophysical Profile - What Is It: What is a biophysical profile (BPP)
• Birth control pill in pregnancy: Will it affect the pregnancy?
• Bleeding behind the placenta: Is retroplacental hemorrhage a problem
• Bleeding in Early Pregnancy: What should I do?
• Blighted Ovum: What is it
• Cervical Incompetence: What is it?
• Cesarean Section : Why would one do a cesarean section
• Cesarean Section: What is it?
• Cesarean Section: Risk to the mother
• Cord Blood Banking: Overview
• Counting Fetal Movements: Every pregnant woman should learn how to count her fetus' movements
• Definition of High-Risk Pregnancy: What is the definition of a high-risk pregnancy
• DHA Supplementation in Pregnancy: Benefits of adding Omega-3 and DHA
• Diabetes: What is it?
• Early Pregnancy Bleeding: Why would I have spotting or bleeding?
• Epidural - What Is It: Could you please tell me
• Epidural Anesthesia: What is it
• Fetal Cardiac Arrhythmia: What could the irregular fetal heart beat be?
• Fetal Evaluation-Indications: What are the indications for fetal evaluation in the last trimester
• Fetal Heart Rate: Can it tell you if it's a boy or girl?
• Fetal heartbeat: When can it be seen first?
• Fetal Hydronephrosis: Possible causes
• Gastric Bypass Surgery: Can I have a healthy pregnancy after gastric bypass surgery?
• Glucose Tolerance Test - GTT: What is it?
• Hernia at 7 weeks: Could my 7-weeks old premature baby have a hernia
• High-Risk - Fetal Conditions: Fetal conditions for a high-risk pregnancy
• High-Risk Pregnancy - Maternal: Maternal causes of a high-risk pregnancy
• Imaginary Pregnancy-Pseudocyesis: What is it?
• Infant car seats: Which are best?
• Inversion of the Chromosome: What does it mean?
• Moon Phases: For specific dates
• Morning Sickness Nausea and Vomiting: This is an overview and recommendations for nausea and vomiting morning sickness in pregnancy
• Multiple marker - Triple or Quadruple screen: Why do I need this screening test?
• Nausea and Vomiting in Pregnancy: What can be done about it?
• Nonstress Test: What is a nonstress test
• Obesity Guidelines: First federal obesity guidelines released on 6/17/1998
• Oligohydramnios - Not Enough Amniotic Fluid : What could be the cause?
• Periodontal Gum Disease: How does it affect the pregnancy?
• Pfannenstiel incision: Pfannenstiel, Hermann Joseph
• Placenta Previa: What is it?
• Placenta Previa: What are the risk factors?
• Polyhydramnios - Too Much Amniotic Fluid: Polyhydramnios means too much fluid
• Pregnancy - When Does It Begin: When does a pregnancy begin
• Pregnancy and Gallbladder Surgery: I am 18 weeks pregnant. Can I get gallbladder surgery.
• Pregnancy Wheel Giveaway:
• Prenatal Visits in Pregnancy - How Many: The number of prenatal visits in pregnancy depend on whether you have a low or high-risk pregnancy
• Preterm Delivery Odds: What are the odds?
• Professional Links:
• Pulsations: I am 33 weeks pregnant and feels starnge pulsations in my uterus, What could it be?
• Rh Sensitization: What is the incidence
• Routine Blood Tests in Pregnancy: Which are done at the first prenatal visit?
• SGA - Small for Gestational Age: What is it?
• Spotting Early in Pregnancy: I have had some vaginal discharge and spotting for two weeks now, is that a problem
• Tampon use and Pregnancy: Will using a tampon hurt my pregnancy
• What Is a Chemical Pregnancy: What is it
• What to pack for labor & delivery: What to bring and pack when you get admitted in labor to the hospital