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Pregnancy
 
Pre-Eclampsia 101 21
Pregnancy Complications 56 10
Pregnancy Complications: Depression 5 1
Pregnancy: Environmental Exposures 17 3
Pregnancy: Flu 5 1
Pregnancy: Post-term 10 2
Pregnancy: Prevention of Problems 25 4
Pregnancy: Psychological and Physical Distress. 5 1
Pregnancy: Vaccination 32 5
     
Premature Birth 158 28
 
Pregnancy: Group B Streptococcus
 
 
Streptococcus infections: Group B 22 4
 
 
Prenatal/Preterm
 
 
Prenatal Chemical Exposures 131 52
Prenatal Nutrition 45 6
Prenatal Nutrition: Health of the Offspring 104 19
Prenatal Nutrition: Prevention of Problems 105 18
Preterm Birth: Prevention 31 6
Preterm birth: Uterus Contractions 11 2
Preterm Infant Care 50 9
Preterm Infants: Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA) 0 2
 
 
 
Postnatal/Postpartum
 
 
Postnatal Care: Breastfeeding 113 23
Postnatal Depression 1 1
Postoperative Ileus 12 2
Postoperative Recovery 35 5
Postpartum Blood Loss 66 8
Postpartum Depression 118 24
Postpartum Hemorrhage 46 6
Postpartum Problems 0 36
Postpartum Sleep Problems 10 1
Postpartum Weight Problems 10 2
 

Birth: Labor & Delivery
 
 

 

 

 
Breastfeeding
 
 
Breast Milk: Inadequate/Poor Quality 50 7
Breastfeeding Concerns: Chemical Exposure 26 6
Breastfeeding: Complications 58 12
Lactation Disorders 41 7

Infant Care

 
 
Infant Care 15 2
Infant Care: Failure to Thrive 27 4
Infant Chemical Exposures 48 6
Infant Infections 189 31
Infant Mortality 50 7
Infant Neurological Development 10 1
Infant Nutrition 29 9
Infant Nutrition: Infant Formula 271 31
Infant Problems 61 9
Infant Problems: Maternal Separation 2 1
Infant Stroke 3 1
Infantile Spasms 15 2
Infants: Low Birth Weight 50 6
Infants: Very Low Birth Weight/Low Birth Weight 80 12
Infection: Antibiotic Resistant 128 46
Infection: In Infants & Children 46 11
 
Medical Interventions
 
Dilation and Curettage (D&C) 115 13
Cesarean Delivery 0 22
Circumcision 27 7
Vaccination: All 751 169
Vaccination: Animal Model 29 12
Vaccination: Anthrax 10 2
Vaccination: Anti-Fertility 1 1
Vaccination: BCG (Tuberculosis) 10 3
Vaccination: Diphtheria-Pertussis-Tetanus 84 18
Vaccination: Haemophilus Influenzae 11 3
Vaccination: Hepatitis B 175 35
Vaccination: HPV (Gardisil) 47 10
Vaccination: Influenza 69 16
Vaccination: Lyme disease 6 2
Vaccination: Mumps-Measles-Rubella (MMR) 72 17
Vaccination: Plasmid DNA Vaccines 0 1
Vaccination: Pneumococcal 26 5
Vaccination: Polio 49 7
Vaccination: Rabies 4 2
Vaccination: Rotavirus 16 4
Vaccination: Smallpox 25 6
Vaccination: Tetanus 6 4
Vaccination: Varicella Live Virus    

 

Substances of Concern

 
Infant Formula 345 41
 
Therapeutic Actions
 
Breastfeeding 254 45
Expectant Management (Birth/Miscarriage) 61 7
Doula: Birth Assistance 10 1
Natural Birth 0 14
Infertility 234 10
Infertility: Determining Gender 20 2
Infertility: Female 99 20
Infertility: Male 120 38
Infertility Issues

Obstetric Interventions

Birth Induction 60 3
Obstetric Interventions 135 15
Obstetric Ultrasonography 0 26
Episiotomy 51 6