You will deliver the baby in your home state at the hospital of your choice (with reasonable input from the intended parents).

You will deliver the baby and receive your customary maternity care in your own community. The medical care must be covered by the specialized surrogate maternity delivery insurance plan that will be used during your surrogacy pregnancy. We’ll work with you to support your OB and hospital with any information and education they need regarding the surrogacy process.

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Although you will have a primary physician that will monitor your care during the course of your pregnancy, any of our three physicians could be at the delivery when you go into labor. Our practice makes it a policy that every patient have an opportunity to meet each physician at least once so that on the day that you go into labor, you are familiar with the person who is present for your special day!

Doctors do not have much information about pregnancy and IC. IC is not thought to affect fertility or the health of a fetus. Some women find that their IC symptoms get better during pregnancy. Others find their symptoms get worse. You can find out more about IC by contacting womenshealth.

An infected pregnant woman can transmit HIV on to her unborn baby either before or during birth. HIV can also be passed on during breastfeeding. If a woman knows that she is infected with HIV, there are drugs that she can take to greatly reduce the chances of her child becoming infected, as well as other options such as choosing to have a caesarean section delivery and not breastfeeding, as HIV is found in breast milk.

Yes. Women who have anorexia while they are pregnant are more likely to lose the baby. If a woman with anorexia doesn't lose the baby, she is more likely to have the baby early, deliver by C-section, and have depression after the baby is born.

In pregnant women, there is evidence that untreated chlamydia can lead to premature delivery. Babies who are born to infected mothers can get chlamydia in their eyes and respiratory tracts. Chlamydia is a leading cause of early infant pneumonia and conjunctivitis (pink eye) in newborns.

Whether you should deliver by Cesarean-section or vaginally depends on your HIV viral load level (how much of the virus is circulating in your blood) at the time of delivery. If you are not taking any medication to lower your viral load or if you are just taking zidovudine, it is likely that your viral load will not be low enough to deliver vaginally without a significat risk of transmission of HIV to the baby. In this case, a Cesarean section would reduce the risk of transmission by half.

If you do not currently have a regular family physician, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC maintains a list of physicians currently accepting new patients.

Many patients have gotten pregnant after both gastric bypass and the LAP-BAND? procedure. In fact, several studies have demonstrated that significant weight loss can improve fertility and one recent, excellent study from Australia showed that weight loss after the LAP-BAND? improves fertility in morbidly obese women. There is also a syndrome called Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) which can lead to infertility.

Yes. Omega-3, especially DHA, is very important in the development and function of the nervous system, the brain and the eyes, especially during the last trimester of pregnancy and the first six months of the baby's life. Since it is thought that the unborn child cannot make sufficient enough amounts of Omega-3 for its rapidly growing brain, these needs must be met by its mother. While the mother is breast feeding, Omega-3 fatty acids are passed to the baby through her milk.

Chances are your baby will be fine. The highest risk of a serious birth defect occurring is when the baby's organs are forming, between 18 and 55 days after conception.

plan B will not work if you already have a confirmed pregnancy. However, if you are pregnant and have already taken the pill, there's no evidence that plan B will harm the fetus.

Until recently the chance of a positive woman having a positive baby was about 1 in 4. A women thinking about pregnancy with access to new drug treatments can reduce the chances of having an infected baby to almost no risk at all (around 2%). For some women this is still too much of a risk, for other women it is not. Every woman has the right to make her own decision about babies.

will finishing my tattoo effect my pregnancy or do any damage to the baby if i am pregnant---i say this because i have been having signs of pregnancy and might be.

The possibility of transmission must be considered when a woman with hepatitis C is deciding whether to have children. For infants who have received the hepatitis C virus from their mother, brief elevations of liver enzymes may occur, but no chronic liver disease has been reported. There have been no reports of cirrhosis in newborns, infants or child due to mother-to-child hepatitis C infection.

No. ARESTIN® contains minocycline, an antibiotic of the tetracycline class, and therefore should not be used in children and in pregnant or nursing women. The use of drugs of the tetracycline class may cause permanent discoloration of the teeth.

The use of ARESTIN® in pregnant or nursing women has not been studied. We recommend you consult your physician about any health concerns or conditions you may have, as your physician is familiar with you and your personal medical history.

Women with genital herpes can have healthy babies. However, it is possible, if you become infected during pregnancy or you have an outbreak at the time of delivery, to transmit the infection to your baby. Therefore, it is particularly important to take appropriate precautions to prevent becoming infected during pregnancy, particularly if your partner has genital herpes and you don't.

HIV can be passed on to an unborn child either in the womb or during birth as the baby passes through the birth canal. HIV can also be transmitted through the mother's breast milk. However, there is treatment available that can reduce the child's risk of getting HIV. All pregnant women should request an HIV test from their doctor.

Yes. However, there is a risk of transmitting genital herpes from a pregnant mother to her baby, but it does not happen very often. (See Pregnancy for more information). In general, the risk of transmitting herpes to the baby is highest for those mothers who become infected with genital herpes for the first time while pregnant, especially during the third trimester. Women who have genital herpes before becoming pregnant are not at high risk of transmitting herpes to their baby.

infected pregnant woman can pass the virus on to her unborn baby either before or during birth. HIV can also be passed on during breastfeeding. If a woman knows that she is infected with HIV, there are drugs that she can take to greatly reduce the chances of her child becoming infected, as well as other options such as choosing to have a caesarean section delivery and not breastfeeding, as HIV is found in breast milk.

No. Bleaching or dying your hair will not affect your unborn baby. However, many women like to completely avoid any contact with chemicals during their pregnancy and for this reason avoid dying their hair.

VooVoo is 100% natural Product. It does not harm to even baby or pregnant women. You shall take care of baby to use properly and to prevent getting foam into baby's eye.

There has been one case of mother-to-child transmission of WNV in the United States, but more information is needed in order to understand the risks with pregnancy. Pregnant women should take the proper steps to avoid infection by wearing protective clothing and using repellents containing DEET. When WNV activity is in an area, pregnant women who become sick should see their doctor.

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No. Natural variation is normal and will occur between individuals, as well as between various stocks and strains.