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Pregnancy and Childbirth

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Pregnancy: Pregnancy (General) | Discomforts | Drugs | Exercise | Later-Age Pregnancy | Nutrition | Pregnancy Loss | Prenatal Tests | Risks to Pregnancy | Teenage Pregnancy

Childbirth: Birthing Options | Childbirth (Labor and Delivery) | Newborn Screening Tests | Multiple Births | Premature Birth | Postpartum Depression

Other Topics: General Pregnancy and Childbirth | Preparing for Pregnancy

Drugs and Pregnancy

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Overviews
Drug Use During Pregnancy:Merck Manual, Home Edition
Tobacco, Alcohol, Drugs and Pregnancy:ACOG
Medication Use During Pregnancy:CDC
Pregnancy Risk Fact Sheets:Organization of Teratology Information Services
Pregnancy and Substance Abuse:MedlinePlus

Alcohol
General Information
Drinking Alcohol During Pregnancy:March of Dimes
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome:Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome:Nemours Foundation
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders:CDC
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome:MedlinePlus

Illegal Drugs
Illegal Drug Use and Pregnancy:Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
Illicit Drug Use During Pregnancy:March of Dimes

Medications
Medications and Pregnancy:CDC
Accutane And Other Retinoids:March of Dimes
Drugs,Herbs & Dietary Supplements:March of Dimes
(Pharmacologic Treatment of) Psychiatric Disorders During Pregnancy:Massachusetts General Hospital
Thalidomide:March of Dimes

Tobacco
Smoking and Pregnancy:Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
Smoking During Pregnancy:March of Dimes

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