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  1. Infant of a substance-using mother 
    Maternal substance use may consist of any combination of drug, chemical, alcohol, and tobacco use during the ... grows and develops due to nourishment from the mother via the placenta. However, along with nutrients, any ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007238.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Infant of diabetic mother 
    A fetus (baby) of a mother with diabetes may be exposed to high blood sugar (glucose) levels, and high levels of other nutrients, throughout the pregnancy.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001597.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Fetal-maternal erythrocyte distribution blood test 
    The fetal-maternal erythrocyte distribution test is used to measure the number of the unborn baby's red blood cells in a ... incompatibility is a condition that occurs when the mother's blood type is Rh-negative (Rh-) and her ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003407.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. HIV/AIDS in pregnant women and infants 
    ... virus when it passes from an HIV-positive mother to the child. This can occur during pregnancy, ... States do not become HIV positive if the mother and infant have good prenatal and postpartum care ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007689.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Hepatitis C - children 
    ... child may get HCV from an HCV-infected mother, at the time of birth. Almost 6 out of every 100 infants born to mothers with an HCV infection have hepatitis C. There ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007672.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Hepatitis B - children 
    ... has the virus. Exposure can occur from: A mother with HBV at the time of birth. It ... passed to the fetus while still in the mother's womb. A bite from an infected person that ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007671.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Breastfeeding - self-care 
    As a breastfeeding mother, know how to take care of yourself. Keeping yourself well is the best thing for breastfeeding your baby. Here ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000631.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Quadruple screen test 
    ... from the placenta and the fetus in the mother's bloodstream. A normal result might help avoid needing ... Copel JA, Silver RM, eds. Creasy and Resnik's Maternal-Fetal Medicine: Principles and Practice . 8th ed. Philadelphia, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007311.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Vaginal bleeding in pregnancy 
    Vaginal bleeding in pregnancy is any discharge of blood from the vagina during pregnancy. ... Up to 1 in 4 women have vaginal bleeding ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003264.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Tips for labor coaches 
    ... are the main person who will: Help the mother as labor begins at home. Stay and comfort ... and the birth. Whether you are helping the mother breathe or giving her a backrub, you will ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000545.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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