| • | Asthma
When asthmatics become pregnant, about 25% find that their symptoms get worse, 25% report that they improve and 50% report no change. |
| • | Cancer
If you're currently being treated for any form of cancer, be cautioned: There are two very important reasons to avoid pregnancy. |
| • | Epilepsy and Pregnancy
If you're among the 800,000 American women of childbearing age with epilepsy, you and your obstetrician will have some medical decisions to make. |
| • | Heart Disease and Pregnancy
Pregnancy places additional demands on your body's circulatory system. Your heart squeezes out more blood per minute during pregnancy. The volume of blood your heart pumps each minute increases by 30% to 40% to provide enough blood flow through the placen |
| • | High Blood Pressure and Pregnancy
Seven of every 100 women are affected by high blood pressure, or hypertension, during pregnancy and most did not have a previous history of this condition. |
| • | Lupus and Pregnancy
About half of all lupus pregnancies are totally normal, whereas 25% end with the premature delivery of a normal baby and another 25% end in miscarriage or stillbirth. |
| • | Multiple Sclerosis and Pregnancy
Pregnancy and childbirth don't have any negative long-term effects on women with multiple sclerosis. |
