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Pregnancy & Infants Q&A

Can Anesthesia Hurt Brain Development?

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Can I Have a Vaginal Birth If I Had a Previous C-Section?

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Can I Request to Have a C-Section?

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Can Pregnant Women Do Anything to Reduce or Prevent Swollen Ankles?

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Does My Toddler Have a Language Delay?

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Gestational Diabetes

Gestational diabetes is a kind of diabetes that comes on during pregnancy. When a woman has it, her blood sugar levels are high. That makes the unborn baby's blood sugar levels higher too.