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	General Information
	Pregnancy: What to Expect and How to Prepare:ACOG
	Pregnancy Tests:National Women's Health Information Center
	Home Pregnancy Tests: Can You Trust the Results?:Mayo Clinic
	Pregnancy Choices: Raising the Baby, Adoption and Abortion:ACOG
	The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Book of Pregnancy and Child Care:netLibrary
	Pregnancy:MedlinePlus

	Anatomy
	Atlas of the Body: Changes During Pregnancy:American Medical Association
	Anatomy:Fetus in Utero:Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
	9-Month Miracle (Animations on Conception, Development and Delivery):University of Pennsylvania

	Pregnancy Step-by-Step
	How Your Baby Grows During Pregnancy:ACOG
	The First Trimester:Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
	The Second Trimester:Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
	The Third Trimester:Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
	Fetal Development: What Happens During the First Trimester (0-12 Weeks)?:Mayo Clinic
	Fetal Development: What Happens During the Second Trimester (13-27 Weeks)?:Mayo Clinic
	Fetal Development: What Happens During the Third Trimester (28-40 Weeks)?:Mayo Clinic
	Pregnancy, Month by Month:University of Michigan Health System
	A Week-by-Week Pregnancy Calendar:Nemours Foundation

	Pregnancy Topics

	Medical Care
	Medical Care During Pregnancy:Nemours Foundation
	Are X-rays Safe During Pregnancy?:American Academy of Family Physicians
	Vaccinations, see Risks to Pregnancy, Infections
	Prenatal Care:MedlinePlus

	Mental Health
	Emotions During Pregnancy:University of Iowa Health Care Health Care
	Depression During Pregnancy:March of Dimes
	Stress:March of Dimes
	Stress and Prematurity:March of Dimes
	Pregnancy and Mental Health:Stanford Center for Neuroscience in Women’s Health
	See also Mental Health and Behavior, Depression in Women
	See also Postpartum Depression

	Physical Changes
	Physical Changes in a Pregnant Woman:Merck Manual, Home Edition
	Breast Changes:March of Dimes
	Gum and Teeth Changes:March of Dimes
	Hair Changes:March of Dimes
	Skin Changes:March of Dimes
	Common Skin Conditions During Pregnancy:American Academy of Family Physicians
	Swelling:March of Dimes

	Sex
	Sex During Pregnancy:March of Dimes
	Sex During Pregnancy:Mayo Clinic

	Unplanned Pregnancy
	Facing an Unplanned Pregnancy?:Univerity of Iowa Health Care

	Weight Gain
	Weight Gain:March of Dimes
	Weight Gain & Pregnancy:University of Michigan Health System

	Work & Travel
	Work and Pregnancy:March of Dimes
	Work and Travel During Pregnancy:University of Pennsylvania
	Working During Pregnancy: Do's and Don'ts:Mayo Clinic
	Travel During Pregnancy:ACOG
	Air Travel During Pregnancy Safe for Most Women:ACOG

	Index to Other Pregnancy Topics

	Discomforts		Nutrition
	Drugs		Prenatal Tests
	Exercise		Risks to Pregnancy
	Later-Age Pregnancy		Teenage Pregnancy
	Pregnancy Loss

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