A Perilous Path to a Prognosis

Posted on June 28, 2007 by Pam Connell

There are some weird twists and turns to the following story. (This is the fourth blog in the most personal series I’ve ever written—the agony of learning our daughter’s birth sister had suffered significant prenatal alcohol exposure , then our subsequent confusion, then our search for a diagnosis. ) I need to begin by stating that 1) this was several years ago, research on fetal alcohol exposure was fairly new and is changing all the time and 2) I was talking with several specialists and reading a lot of information and it is possible I misunderstood some things or mixed … Continue reading →

When is a Pregnancy High Risk?

Posted on March 30, 2006 by Pattie Hughes

If you’ve spent any time reading about pregnancy, you’ve probably come across the term “high risk pregnancy”. You may wonder what makes a pregnancy high risk. A variety of conditions can cause your doctor to classify a pregnancy as high risk. Some are present before you get pregnant, while others develop during the course of the pregnancy. Certain medical conditions, present before pregnancy, make a woman at higher risk of complications. High blood pressure prior to pregnancy is one risk factor that can be serious. This puts the woman at higher risk of pre eclampsia. Other complications associated with high … Continue reading →