Pregnancy

Follow the links below to find information on pregnancy, the health of pregnant women and their unborn children. 

Updated September 2008

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Links to information on exercising and keeping fit during pregnancy.
Harmful Effects in Pregnancy
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Hormones and Pregnancy
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Pregnancy Complications
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Links to information on potential pregnancy complications, including gestational diabetes, stretchmarks, and morning sickness.
Pregnancy Support Services
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Tests During Pregnancy
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Links to information on the tests that can be done during pregnancy.
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Title:   Vitamin D
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   In pregnancy, vitamin D helps the development of a baby's bones.
Date:   Oct 2009
Title:   Diabetes and getting pregnant - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Your questions answered about how to ensure you have a safe pregnancy if you have diabetes.
Date:   Sep 2009
Title:   Sex education for children with intellectual disabilities - tips for parents
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Sex education for children and adults with intellectual disabilities can help to avoid sexual abuse, sexually transmissible infections and unplanned pregnancy. Tips and suggestions for parents on how to provide information about sexuality to children with intellectual disabilities are available.
Date:   Sep 2009
Title:   Stretch marks
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Around half of all pregnant women will develop stretch marks, usually in the last 3 months of pregnancy, as the abdominal skin is stretched by the rapidly growing uterus.
Date:   Sep 2009
Title:   Chloasma - dark patches on the face
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Some pregnant women develop dark irregular patches on their face most commonly on the upper cheek, nose, lips, and forehead.
Date:   Sep 2009
Title:   Vitamin D and pregnancy
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   In pregnancy, vitamin D helps the development of a baby's bones. If you have a vitamin D deficiency (low levels of vitamin D) it can affect the amount of calcium your baby has in his or her bones.
Date:   Sep 2009
Title:   Folic acid and your pregnancy - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Folate is used within the body for cell regeneration and growth and is needed in increased levels by pregnant women.
Date:   Sep 2009
Title:   Mum's having a baby
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Mum's don't always tell everyone straight away when they are pregnant, (expecting a baby), so it may be a while before you get to know.
Date:   Sep 2009
Title:   Breast cancer and fertility
Publisher:   National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre
Description:   Some treatments for breast cancer can affect a woman's ability to become pregnany.
Date:   Sep 2009
Title:   Nutrition - women's extra needs
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Women need greater amounts of certain nutrients than men, particularly iron and calcium. Menstruation, pregnancy, lactation and menopause are times of increased nutritional demand. Deficiencies can occur if the diet is inadequate over a long period of time.
Date:   Aug 2009
Title:   Rhesus factor and pregnancy - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Women with rhesus negative blood face possible problems during pregnancy.
Date:   Aug 2009
Title:   Immunisation and pregnancy
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Immunisation is available to protect a pregnant woman and her unborn baby. Vaccines are available against infectious diseases such as chickenpox, influenza, measles, mumps, rubella, pneumococcal disease, hepatitis B and whooping cough. Immunisation is an important way to prevent the spread of disease.
Date:   Jul 2009
Title:   HIV and women - having children
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Women who are HIV positive or have an HIV positive male partner can still consider pregnancy, adoption and other ways to have children. Women who are HIV positive should seek medical advice before they become pregnant. HIV can pass from mother to baby during pregnancy, birth or breastfeeding. However medical intervention reduces the risk of passing HIV to unborn children.
Date:   Jul 2009
Title:   Nursery - getting ready for baby
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   There is much confusing information and advice about what you need to buy or borrow to prepare for your baby's arrival.
Date:   Jul 2009
Title:   Facts about sex
Publisher:   inspire foundation
Description:   It is easy to be confused about sex. There are so many mixed messages and myths surrounding it - it is not easy to tell what is right and what is not. This factsheet sets the record straight on some of the most common questions.
Date:   Jun 2009
Title:   HIV and AIDS
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   HIV (Human immunodeficiency virus) damages the immune system, making a person infected with it more likely to develop a range of health problems including infections and cancer.
Date:   Jun 2009
Title:   Nutrition & women
Publisher:   Virtual Medical Centre.com
Description:   Health food diet nutrition for women, Nutritional information for pregnant women, sports women and body building women
Date:   Jun 2009
Title:   What is puberty?
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Apart from the first year of your lives, the most growing that you do happens during puberty.
Date:   Jun 2009
Title:   Depression in pregnancy and postnatal: resources, links, reading
Publisher:   Black Dog Institute Australia
Description:   This page provides a comprehensive list of resources, useful links and readings regarding depression in pregnancy and the postnatal period.
Date:   Jun 2009
Title:   Breastfeeding - more about breastfeeding
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   This topic addresses several questions about breastfeeding that are not covered in the other topics.
Date:   May 2009
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