Preeclampsia

High blood pressure increases your chance of having complications during your pregnancy including a premature baby, low birth weight baby, or preeclampsia.

Gestational Diabetes

Gestational diabetes affects an estimated 9% of women during pregnancy and it is important to diagnose and treat to avoid health complications.

CONGENITAL SYPHILIS

All pregnant women should be tested for syphilis at the first prenatal to test for syphilis as it can have deadly complications for your baby.

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

When a pregnant women drinks alcohol, it passes to the baby through the umbilical cord. There is no safe amount of alcohol during pregnancy.

Neonatal abstinence syndrome

When a newborn experiences withdrawal symptoms from exposure to addictive drugs while in the mother’s womb. 

Postpartum depression

Postpartum depression may occur when the baby blues do not fade away or when signs of depression start 1 or more months after childbirth.

Tobacco Use

There is no safe level of exposure to nicotine and during pregnancy is an especially important to consider the health benefits of tobacco prevention and cessation.