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When pregnancy changes the answer.

Evidence-based articles on how pregnancy can change the meaning of a diagnosis, the safety of a treatment, and the timing of the next decision.

Fetal Medicine

Deranged Doppler in Fetal Growth Restriction: What Happens Next?

A clear explanation of abnormal umbilical artery, middle cerebral artery and ductus venosus Doppler findings in fetal growth restriction—and how they affect surveillance and timing of birth.

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Medical Disorders in Pregnancy

Hyperthyroidism in Pregnancy: Can My Baby’s Thyroid Be Affected Even When My Tests Are Normal?

Why Graves’ antibodies can affect the fetal thyroid even after normal maternal thyroid tests, surgery or radioiodine—and what monitoring the baby may need.

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Surgical Disorders in Pregnancy

Gallstones in Pregnancy: When Is Surgery Safer Than Waiting?

A clear guide to gallstone pain, cholecystitis, pancreatitis, ERCP and laparoscopic gallbladder surgery during pregnancy—and when delaying treatment may be riskier.

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Medical Disorders in Pregnancy

Chronic Kidney Disease in Pregnancy: Is It Kidney Disease—or Preeclampsia?

How creatinine, proteinuria, blood pressure, placental biomarkers and fetal growth help distinguish chronic kidney disease from superimposed preeclampsia in pregnancy.

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Infections in Pregnancy

TORCH Tests in Pregnancy: Does IgG Positive Mean My Baby Is Infected?

What IgG positive and IgM positive mean in pregnancy—and why Rubella, CMV, Toxoplasma and Herpes results must not be interpreted in the same way.

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Medical Disorders in Pregnancy

Psoriasis in Pregnancy: Is the Disease More Dangerous—or the Treatment?

Which psoriasis treatments are safer in pregnancy, which must be avoided, how biologics affect the baby’s live vaccines, and when a flare needs urgent care.

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Medical Disorders in Pregnancy

Epilepsy in Pregnancy: Is the Medicine More Dangerous—or the Seizure?

Why epilepsy medicines must not be stopped suddenly, how pregnancy changes drug levels, which treatments need special caution, and what to plan for birth.

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Medical Disorders in Pregnancy

Oral Thrush in Pregnancy: Is It Harmful to the Baby—or a Sign Something Else Needs Checking?

Why oral thrush usually does not harm the baby, which treatments may be used in pregnancy, and when recurrent infection needs further testing.

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Medical Disorders in Pregnancy

Hepatitis B–Positive Partner in Pregnancy: Can His High Viral Load Affect Me or My Baby?

Why a partner’s high hepatitis B viral load does not directly infect the baby, which tests the mother needs, and when vaccination or HBIG is urgent.

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Medical Disorders in Pregnancy

Obesity in Pregnancy: Does Every Woman Need Heparin Injections?

Why obesity does not automatically mean heparin throughout pregnancy, how clot risk changes after admission or birth, and why dose and timing need a plan.

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