Complications

Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy
UK support site containing information, links and research news on this condition.
http://www.acutefattyliverofpregnancy.co.uk/index.html

American Pregnancy Association: Pregnancy Complications
Covering causes, symptoms and treatments.
http://www.americanpregnancy.org/pregnancycomplications/

Baby-Parenting.com
offering a list of common pregnancy complaints and solutions.
http://www.baby-parenting.com/pregnancy/pregnancy_probs.html

BeNotAfraid.Net
Support and information for those who receive poor prenatal diagnoses, including; anencephaly, complex heart defects, trisomy syndromes and other birth defects.
http://www.benotafraid.net

Common Problems of Pregnancy
Concise factsheet on pregnancy. Also available in Adobe Acrobat format.
http://hcd2.bupa.co.uk/fact_sheets/Mosby_factsheets/pregnancy_problems.html

eMedTV Pregnancy Complications Channel
Offers medically reviewed information on the warning signs and symptoms, causes and current treatments for common pregnancy complications.
http://pregnancy.emedtv.com/pregnancy/pregnancy-complications.html

Fetal Hope Foundation
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).
http://fetalhope.org

Fetal Treatment Program
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.
http://bms.brown.edu/pedisurg/FetalTreatment.html

Group B Streptococcus Infections
News, Medline and links to articles about this infection in relation to newborn babies and pregnant women.
http://www.geocities.com/HotSprings/3017/

High Risk Pregnancy
Message board for women who are experiencing complications.
http://www.inciid.org/forums/highrisk_pregnancy/index.html

Hydrops Fetalis
Medical report on two consecutive pregnancies with this diagnoses, as well as intrauterine growth retardation and Dysmorphic Syndrome.
http://www.hydropsfetalis.org/index.html

Impact of Short Hospital Stays on the Health and Survival of Newborns
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.
http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/969990894.html

Itchy Moms
Information about ICP and its risks and complications, includes a definition, symptoms and treatment.
http://www.itchymoms.com

Jessica's Trust
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.
http://www.jessicastrust.org.uk/

Keep Kids Healthy
Discusses the benefits and risks of flu shots during pregnancy.
http://www.keepkidshealthy.com/pregnancy/flu_shots_pregnancy.html

Management of Chronic Hypertension During Pregnancy
Article discussing treatment, possible complications, and monitoring techniques.
http://www.ahcpr.gov/clinic/epcsums/pregsum.htm

Medical Risks of Epidural Anaesthesia during Childbirth
This site explores the risks undertaken when choosing an epidural for pain management.
http://www.healing-arts.org/mehl-madrona/mmepidural.htm

Molar Pregnancy
Explanation of a rare mass or growth that may form inside the uterus at the beginning of a pregnancy.
http://www.webmd.com/baby/tc/Molar-Pregnancy-Topic-Overview

OBCyberBook
Information about various complications of pregnancy.
http://www.obfocus.com/resources/obcyberbook.htm

Obstetric Diseases and Conditions
General Practice Notebook, offering a list of complications and information on each.
http://www.gpnotebook.co.uk/simplepage.cfm?ID=2013659147

Perinatal Hospice.org
Resources for families choosing to continue a pregnancy following prenatal testing that indicates the baby has a terminal condition.
http://perinatalhospice.org

Prematurity Problem (Perinatal Research Center)
Addresses preterm delivery and possible causes.
http://www.perinatalresearch.com/pnr/PrematurityProblem.html

Save Babies
Offering information about screening choices, and state requirements. Includes resource library, and links to testing facilities.
http://www.savebabies.org/

StorkNet's Pregnancy Complications Center
Support and information for parents.
http://www.storknet.com/complications

White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood
Raising international awareness about the nearly 600,000 women who die each year pregnancy-related complications, worldwide.
http://www.whiteribbonalliance.org/

Denied and Concealed Pregnancies
Researchers find that denial of pregnancy is not rare, is not well correlated with various presumed causative factors, but is a complication that can be dangerous to mother and fetus. <small>(November 20, 2006)</small>
http://www.orgyn.com/en//webzine/2006/issue_24/denied_and_concealed.asp?svarqvp2=0&componentid=182215&sourcepageid=139724