A pre-existing disease in pregnancy is a disease that is not directly caused by the pregnancy, in contrast to various complications of pregnancy, but which...

reason commonly present as a pre-existing disease in pregnancy, or after childbirth. Uncorrected thyroid dysfunction in pregnancy has adverse effects on fetal...

experiencing postterm pregnancy and requiring a cesarean delivery. Pre-existing disease in pregnancy, or an acquired disease: A disease and condition not...

pre-eclampsia in subsequent pregnancies. Pre-eclampsia is also more common in women who have pre-existing hypertension, obesity, diabetes, autoimmune diseases such...

during pregnancy to the mother and the developing fetus by the presence of maternal valvular heart disease as a pre-existing disease in pregnancy. Normal...

with lupus as a pre-existing disease in pregnancy should remain under medical care until delivery. In general, women with lupus and, in addition, hypertension...

Hypertensive disease of pregnancy, also known as maternal hypertensive disorder, is a group of high blood pressure disorders that include preeclampsia...

in 54 percent of patients with ocular Behçet's disease and permanent visual impairment. With Behçet's disease as a pre-existing disease in pregnancy or...

high-risk if the mother has certain pre-existing health conditions. These include: Age Older age - Pregnancies in women over the age of 35 are considered...

inadequate intake of iron, which increase in pregnancy. Hemoglobinopathies: Thalassemia and sickle cell disease. Dietary deficiencies: Folate deficiency...

for fathers. A pregnant woman may have a pre-existing disease, which is not directly caused by the pregnancy, but may cause complications to develop that...

hypertension (particularly gestational hypertension) and renal disease Pre-existing hypertension Thrombophilias (anti-phospholipid syndrome, protein...

annually affect less than 2% of pregnancies worldwide. Risk factors for ectopic pregnancy include pelvic inflammatory disease, often due to chlamydia infection;...

A heterotopic pregnancy is a complication of pregnancy in which both extrauterine (ectopic) pregnancy and intrauterine pregnancy occur simultaneously....

It falls under the category of gestational trophoblastic diseases. During a molar pregnancy, the uterus contains a growing mass characterized by swollen...

or baby during pregnancy or childbirth. It can occur when the mother has a pre-existing disease or becomes infected during pregnancy. Nutritional deficiencies...

abdominal pregnancy is a rare type of ectopic pregnancy where the embryo or fetus is growing and developing outside the uterus, in the abdomen, and not in a fallopian...

continue to engage in sexual activity during pregnancy, including sexual intercourse. Most research suggests that during pregnancy both sexual desire...

puerperium 642.2 Other pre-existing hypertension complicating pregnancy childbirth and the puerperium 642.3 Transient hypertension of pregnancy 642.33 Gestational...

in blood or urine using a pregnancy test kit, and scanning with ultrasonography. Testing blood for hCG results in the earliest detection of pregnancy...

onset of seizures (convulsions) in a woman with pre-eclampsia. Pre-eclampsia is a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy that presents with three main features:...

either claimed to attribute the symptoms to an existing condition, claimed to have taken a home pregnancy test and gotten a negative result, or both. A...

months before planning for pregnancy. When type 1 diabetes mellitus or type 2 diabetes mellitus is pre-existing, planning in advance is emphasized if one...

Chemical and occupational exposures Anatomical defects Pre-existing or acquired disease in pregnancy Polycystic ovary syndrome Previous exposure to chemotherapy...

the course of a subsequent pregnancy). When women have pre-existing illnesses / conditions / diseases, these may add to pre-natal risks and will need ongoing...

multiple pregnancy, wherein the mother gives birth to two or more babies. A term most applicable to vertebrate species, multiple births occur in most kinds...

trophoblastic disease (GTD) is a term used for a group of pregnancy-related tumours. These tumours are rare, and they appear when cells in the womb start...

health of the mother during the pregnancy can affect birth weight. A pre-existing disease or acquired disease in pregnancy is sometimes associated with decreased...

chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis, Hashimoto's disease, and autoimmune thyroiditis is an autoimmune disease in which the thyroid gland is gradually destroyed...

during pregnancy is the administration of a vaccine to a pregnant individual. This may be done either to protect the individual from disease or to induce...