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Follow the links below to find information on the complications that sometimes arise during pregnancy. For information on specific complications, such as the effect of rubella on pregnancy, go to the specific topic pages below.
Updated September 2007
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Diabetes and Pregnancy
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Links to information about gestational diabetes, as well as pre existing diabetic conditions that may effect pregnancy.
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Listeria and Listeriosis
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Links to information about listeria bacteria and associated listeriosis infections.
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Measles, Mumps and Rubella
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Links to information on measles, mumps and rubella and immunisation for these diseases.
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Morning Sickness
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Links to information about morning sickness.
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Pre-eclampsia
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Links to information about pre eclampsia or pregnancy toxaemia.
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Pregnancy Loss
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Links to information about pregnancy loss, including miscarriage, foetal death and abortion.
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Systematic Reviews of Treatments for Pregnancy Complications
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Links to systematic reviews of the evidence for the effectiveness of treatments for pregnancy complications.
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Slapped face disease
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Better Health Channel
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Slapped face disease commonly affects children and causes bright red cheeks. For most people, this illness is no worse than a cold. Rarely, if a pregnant woman gets this infection, there can be harm to her unborn child. Most unborn babies are not affected even when they get this infection.
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May 2008
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Maternal deaths in Australia 2003-2005
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
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This is the fourteenth report on why women die during pregnancy and childbirth. The report is an observational study of maternal deaths in Australia. This report is produced by the AIHW National Perinatal Statistics Unit based at the University of New South Wales and funded by the Australian Commission for Quality and Safety in Healthcare.
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May 2008
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Childbirth - medical interventions
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Better Health Channel
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Medical intervention is needed in around one out of every three births. Procedures can include induction, augmentation, episiotomy, forceps delivery or caesarean section. A pregnant woman should discuss her concerns and preferences about medical intervention with her doctor.
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Apr 2008
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Genital herpes and pregnancy
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Queensland Health
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The herpes simplex virus causes genital herpes. There are many types of herpes viruses. Both herpes simplex type 1(HSV1) and herpes simplex type 2 (HSV2) can infect the genital area. Commonly the cause of 'cold sores', HSV 1 tends to occur in the upper half of the body, mainly around the lips and mouth. HSV 1 can also infect the genital area.
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Apr 2008
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Bacterial vaginosis
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Queensland Health
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Bacterial vaginosis is a poorly understood disease. It is associated with several changes in the vagina including: 1) less normal healthy bacteria in the vagina (especially ones called Lactobacilli); 2) the vaginal fluids, which are normally quite acidic, become less acidic; and 3) other bacteria in the vagina increase in number. These changes result in a change in the normal vaginal discharge.
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Apr 2008
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Bipolar Disorder explained: in pregnancy & postnatal
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Black Dog Institute Australia
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Bipolar Disorder occurs in childbearing women and onset of symptoms may be during pregnancy or after the birth of a baby. This may be a first episode or the continuation or relapse from an episode prior to the pregnancy. Symptoms will be the same as those that occur with Bipolar Disorder at other times however the treatment required may vary when a woman is pregnant or breastfeeding. The focus of fears and depressive concerns can be the wellbeing of the baby, or feelings of inadequacy as a parent.
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Apr 2008
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Ectopic pregnancy
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Better Health Channel
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Ectopic pregnancy refers to a pregnancy that develops outside the uterus, most commonly in one of the fallopian tubes. Symptoms include cramping, abdominal pain and vaginal bleeding.
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Feb 2008
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Toxoplasmosis - reducing the risks
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Better Health Channel
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Humans become infected with Toxoplasma gondii parasites through contact with infected animal faeces, usually cat faeces. Normally, symptoms are mild and will resolve within a few weeks without needing treatment. However, intrauterine infection with the parasite has been known to cause birth defects.
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Jan 2008
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Antibiotics and Pregnancy
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HealthInsite Topic Page
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Links to information about the effects of taking antibiotics during pregnancy.
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Jan 2008
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Placenta previa
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Better Health Channel
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During pregnancy, the placenta provides the baby with oxygen and nutrients from the mother's bloodstream. Placenta previa means the placenta has implanted at the bottom of the uterus, over the cervix, and the baby can't be born vaginally.
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Oct 2007
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Pregnancy - bleeding problems
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Better Health Channel
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Bleeding from the vagina in early pregnancy happens in about one in four pregnancies. About a third to half of all women who have bleeding will go on to miscarry.
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Sep 2007
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Lupus and pregnancy
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Better Health Channel
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Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease that tends to appear in women of childbearing age. The majority of affected women are able to have children. However, these high-risk pregnancies need careful medical monitoring because of the risk of complications.
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Jun 2007
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DES daughters - fertility and pregnancy
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Better Health Channel
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Exposure to the anti-miscarriage drug, diethylstilboestrol (DES) while in the womb can cause reproductive changes and fertility problems later in life. DES daughters also have a higher risk of ectopic pregnancy, miscarriage and premature labour.
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Jun 2007
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Pregnancy related cancer
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Better Health Channel
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Gestational trophoblastic disease is the term for a number of pregnancy conditions that involve the placental (afterbirth) tissue turning cancerous or cancer-like. The main symptoms are violent morning sickness or abnormal bleeding in pregnancy or after a curette for a miscarriage.
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May 2007
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Twins - identical and fraternal
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Better Health Channel
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Twins account for over 90 per cent of multiple births. Identical twins form when a single fertilised egg (ovum) splits in two. Fraternal twins develop from two eggs fertilised by two sperm, and are no more alike than individual brothers or sisters (siblings) born at different times.
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Mar 2007
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Pregnancy Support Services
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HealthInsite Topic Page
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Links to information on pregnancy support services, including maternal health, antenatal and postnatal care, and midwifery services
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Jan 2007
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Hormones and Pregnancy
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HealthInsite Topic Page
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Links to information about hormones and pregnancy.
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Jan 2007
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Indigenous mothers and their babies, Australia 2001-2004
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
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This report provides information on births to Indigenous mothers in Australia from perinatal data collections for each state and territory. The report presents demographic, pregnancy and childbirth factors of Indigenous women who gave birth in 2001-2004.
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Jan 2007
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Having a baby
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Multicultural Health Communication Service (NSW)
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Having a baby gives you information on how to look
after yourself and your baby in pregnancy and the busy
weeks after the birth. It's about what to expect in labour
and birth and how to make informed decisions about
your care.
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Dec 2006
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