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"Pregnancy complications." //CDC//. N.p., 27 Sept. 2010. Web. 22 Aug. 2012. .

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 * If pregnant women stop using asthma medicine, even mild asthma can become severe.
 * Group B strep is a type of bacteria often found in the vagina and rectum of healthy women. One in four women has it. GBS usually is not harmful to you, but can be deadly to your baby if passed during childbirth.
 * Toxoplasmosis is an infection caused by a parasite, which is found in cat feces, soil, and raw or undercooked meat. If passed to an unborn baby, the infection can cause hearing loss, blindness, or intellectual disabilities.
 * Listeriosis is an infection with the harmful bacteria called listeria. It is found in some refrigerated and ready-to-eat foods. Infection can cause early delivery or miscarriage.
 * Flu is a common viral infection that is more likely to cause severe illness in pregnant women than in women who are not pregnant. Pregnant woman with flu also have a greater chance for serious problems for their unborn baby, including premature labor and delivery.
 * Preeclampsia is a condition starting after 20 weeks of pregnancy that causes high blood pressure and problems with the kidneys and other organs. Also called toxemia.
 * Hyperemesis gravidarum issevere, persistent nausea and vomiting during pregnancy — more extreme than morning sickness.
 * Ectopic pregnancy is when a fertilized egg implants outside of the uterus, usually in the fallopian tube.
 * Uncontrolled hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid) also threatens the mother's health and can cause birth defects.
 * Uncontrolled hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid) can be dangerous to the mother and cause health problems such as heart failure and poor weight gain in the fetus.
 * Some STIs can cause early labor, a woman's water to break too early, and infection in the uterus after birth. Some STIs also can be passed from a woman to her baby during pregnancy or delivery. Some ways STIs can harm the baby include: low birth weight, dangerous infections, brain damage, blindness, deafness, liver problems, or stillbirth.
 * Having chronic high blood pressure puts a pregnant woman and her baby at risk for problems. Women with high blood pressure have a higher risk of preeclampsia and placental abruption (when the placenta separates from the wall of the uterus).
 * For most pregnant women with epilepsy, using medicine poses less risk to their own health and the health of their babies than stopping medicine.
 * Eating disorders are linked to many pregnancy complications, including birth defects and premature birth.
 * Depression that persists during pregnancy can make it hard for a woman to care for herself and her unborn baby.
 * Poorly controlled asthma may increase risk of preeclampsia, poor weight gain in the fetus, preterm birth , cesarean birth , and other complications.