Maternal serum screening
The maternal serum screening test (MSS) is a blood test offered to pregnant women in the first or second trimester of pregnancy. The test helps to determine the risk of certain abnormalities that may affect the unborn child, including chromosomal ... [... more]
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Maternal stress linked to asthma
A new study suggests that women who are stressed during pregnancy may increase the risk of their unborn child developing asthma or other allergies. Studies have already linked the risk of developing asthma and other allergies to a mix of genetic ... [... more]
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Pregnancy and smoking
Smoking while pregnant exposes a woman and her unborn child to an increased risk of health problems including ectopic pregnancy, miscarriage, premature labour and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). Australian data indicates that approximately ... [... more]
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Baby due date
Your baby's due date is calculated from the first day of your last menstrual period. Other ways to check progress of your pregnancy include physical examinations and pregnancy ultrasounds. The unborn baby spends around 38 weeks in the uterus ... [... more]
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Pregnancy - antenatal checks of your baby
An unborn baby's position can be checked by abdominal palpation during an antenatal visit. A midwife or doctor uses the technique on a pregnant woman to determine if the baby is in breech or vertex (head down) position and check the baby's size ... [... more]
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Slapped face disease
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 ... [... more]
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Foetal alcohol syndrome
Alcohol consumed by pregnant women can harm their unborn babies. Foetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) refers to a range of features that affect some babies exposed to alcohol before birth. Features in the baby include a low birth weight, flattened face, ... [... more]
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'Immunisation'
NHMRC âEUR~The Australian Immunisation Handbook, 9th EditionâEUR, 2008 Rubella is usually a mild illness. However it can cause serious harm to an unborn baby if a woman gets it during early pregnancy. For this reason it is strongly [... more]
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Pregnancy - immunisations
Immunisation provides protection from some infections that can cause serious illnesses for pregnant women, their unborn babies and young children. Some of these infections can cause birth defects. Immunisations recommended before, during or after ... [... more]
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FetalAlcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD)
Alcohol drunk by mothers during pregnancy can seriously affect the health and development of their unborn children. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder is the biggest preventable cause of birth defects and brain damage in unborn children. There is no ... [... more]
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What is toxoplasmosis?
Toxoplasmosis is rarely a serious illness in healthy children or adults but it can cause problems for an unborn baby if it is caught by the baby's mother during pregnancy. Toxoplasmosis is also a major cause of serious illness in people with a ... [... more]
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Rubella
National Health and Medical Research Council. âEUR~The Australian Immunisation Handbook, 9th EditionâEUR, 2008. Rubella is usually a mild illness. However it can cause serious harm to an unborn baby if a woman gets it during early pregnancy. [... more]
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