HubHip - Complications

Complications

Fetal Treatment Program (Site) - Offers fetal surgery and other treatment for twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome, gastroschisis, omphalocele, and other fetal defects, at Women and Infants' Hospital in Providence, Rhode Island. A joint venture of several regional medical centers. Includes information and links about conditions treated.

Common Problems of Pregnancy (Site) - Concise factsheet on pregnancy. Also available in Adobe Acrobat format.

Fetal Hope Foundation (Site) - Aims to provide support and information pertaining to fetal distresses and syndromes. Topics include Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome (TTTS), Acardiac Twinning (TRAP sequence), Amniotic Band Syndrome (ABS), Intrauterine Growth Restriction (IUGR), and Selective Intrauternine Growth Restriction (SIUGR).

OBCyberBook (Site) - Information about various complications of pregnancy.

Management of Chronic Hypertension During Pregnancy (Site) - Article discussing treatment, possible complications, and monitoring techniques.

Impact of Short Hospital Stays on the Health and Survival of Newborns (Site) - Infants discharged and sent home from the hospital within 30 hours of birth are more likely to die within 28 days of birth, and nearly twice as apt to die during the first year of life than newborns sent home later.

Itchy Moms (Site) - Information about ICP and its risks and complications, includes a definition, symptoms and treatment.

Uterine Rupture (Site) - A daughter tells of her Mother's experience with this disorder, her delivery, and a prescribed drug called Cytotec.

American Pregnancy Association: Pregnancy Complications (Site) - Covering causes, symptoms and treatments.

High Risk Pregnancy (Site) - Message board for women who are experiencing complications.

Perinatal Hospice.org (Site) - Resources for families choosing to continue a pregnancy following prenatal testing that indicates the baby has a terminal condition.

StorkNet's Pregnancy Complications Center (Site) - Support and information for parents.

Group B Streptococcus Infections (Site) - News, Medline and links to articles about this infection in relation to newborn babies and pregnant women.

Prematurity Problem (Perinatal Research Center) (Site) - Addresses preterm delivery and possible causes.

White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood (Site) - Raising international awareness about the nearly 600,000 women who die each year pregnancy-related complications, worldwide.

Hydrops Fetalis (Site) - Medical report on two consecutive pregnancies with this diagnoses, as well as intrauterine growth retardation and Dysmorphic Syndrome.

Obstetric Diseases and Conditions (Site) - General Practice Notebook, offering a list of complications and information on each.

Medical Risks of Epidural Anaesthesia during Childbirth (Site) - This site explores the risks undertaken when choosing an epidural for pain management.

Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (Site) - UK support site containing information, links and research news on this condition.

Baby-Parenting.com (Site) - offering a list of common pregnancy complaints and solutions.

Molar Pregnancy (Site) - Explanation of a rare mass or growth that may form inside the uterus at the beginning of a pregnancy.

Keep Kids Healthy (Site) - Discusses the benefits and risks of flu shots during pregnancy.

BeNotAfraid.Net (Site) - Support and information for those who receive poor prenatal diagnoses, including; anencephaly, complex heart defects, trisomy syndromes and other birth defects.

Save Babies (Site) - Offering information about screening choices, and state requirements. Includes resource library, and links to testing facilities.

Jessica's Trust (Site) - A campaign to raise awareness of childbed fever (puerperal sepsis), a potentially fatal uterine infection after childbirth. Includes details of the condition and personal accounts.