pre-eclampsia

Breaking the Bank for Bed Rest

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by Amie Newman

September 17, 2010 - 7:30am (Print)

Thousands of pregnant women are placed on bed rest each year, in an attempt to ensure a healthy pregnancy and healthy baby. But bed rest can literally drive a family into poverty.

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All That We Have Chosen

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by Susan Ito

October 2, 2008 - 1:00pm (Print)

I was toxemic, poisoned by pregnancy. My only cure was to not be pregnant anymore. But my life had been shaped by reproductive choices long before this latest one.
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Missing: Medication for Pregnant Women

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by Amie Newman

June 10, 2008 - 7:00am (Print)

There exists a "drug drought" for pregnant women in this country and around the world, leaving women and their fetuses to face obstetric conditions and other medical problems using untested medication or no treatment at all.
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