Hormonal change is the main reason for the fluctuations in blood sugar levels. During pregnancy the body produces hormones such as progesterone, estrogen, and human placental lactogen.

One of the nation’s largest crisis pregnancy center support groups is instructing its clinics not to perform ultrasounds on women suspected of having ectopic pregnancies — a potentially life ...

Manage gestational diabetes with early diagnosis, monitoring, healthy lifestyle choices for safe pregnancy and reduced long-term health risks.

Certain tests and screenings may be scheduled during your pregnancy. Your health care provider will advise you on which tests you'll need.

Mandalay - A pregnant woman whose leg was amputated to free her after more than two days trapped in a collapsed Mandalay apartment block was pronounced dead shortly afterwards, AFP journalists at ...

Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) is a fetal protein produced in the yolk sac and in the fetal liver. AFP has been implicated in both ontogenic and oncogenic growth disorders 1. Although the main biologic role ...

In a recent study, researchers examined how vitamin D levels impact pregnancies among women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and found risks for adverse pregnancy outcomes, including ...

Pregnant women with either low or excessively high levels of folate in their blood may face a greater risk of their children developing congenital heart disease, according to a study from ...

The AFP levels in our patient were significantly higher than the acceptable range during pregnancy, with the highest level of 41790 ng/mL. Furthermore, during dynamic monitoring, the tumor markers ...

Pregnancy blood testing. Levels of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) may be quite high with multiple pregnancy. Alpha-fetoprotein. Levels of a protein released by the fetal liver and found in the ...

FRIDAY, May 31, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) levels are higher in Black than White pregnant women, supporting the use of accounting for these differences in prenatal ...