Pre-existing disease and pregnancy

Due to advances in medical science, having a pre-existing, sometimes chronic disease no longer means that a woman cannot fulfil her dream of motherhood. That being said, many pre-existing diseases require extra care and checks during the pregnancy, to ensure optimum health for both mother and baby.

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  Pre-existing diseases in pregnancy

  This article looks at long-term pre-existing diseases that could affect the progress of pregnancy or the health of the fetus.
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  Miriam's casebook - Mother with MS

  When Kathy, now 29 and 14 weeks pregnant, developed multiple sclerosis at 23, a year after her marriage to Tom, both were devastated. They believed that Kathy's MS would make it harder for her to conceive, possibly even make her infertile. They worried that it wasn't good for a woman with MS to...
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  Cystic fibrosis and pregnancy: weighing up the risks

  What are the contraindications for pregnancy when a woman suffers from cystic fibrosis? What are the risks and how should they be managed? Here’s an update with Dr. Dominique Hubert, pneumonologist specialised in cystic fibrosis.
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