High blood pressure during pregnancy can negatively affect both a mother's and the baby's health during and after pregnancy.
A high-risk pregnancy is one in which a woman and her fetus face a higher-than-normal chance of experiencing complications. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
A potentially life-threatening form of hypertension that can occur during the second half of pregnancy. Women with preeclampsia have high blood pressure as well as protein in her urine.
Type 2 diabetes is a chronic disease in which the body is unable to properly make use of insulin, leading to high blood glucose levels.
Type 1 diabetes is a chronic disease in which the body makes little to no insulin, resulting in high blood glucose levels.
Diabetes is a condition in which the body either does not produce insulin or does not use it properly. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
An autoimmune disorder in which the thyroid gland produces too much thyroid hormone
A condition that occurs when a pregnant person's placenta attaches to the lowest part of the uterus, covering part or all of the cervix. In most cases, people with placenta previa cannot safely deliver a baby vaginally.
A rare and serious condition in which a pregnant or postpartum person suddenly has seizures. Eclampsia is a medical emergency and can lead to injury or death for the pregnant person and/or baby.
A growth in the thyroid, a gland that sits at the front of the neck, on top of the windpipe.