Fetal diseases
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Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder | NT.GOV.AU
Diagnosis, symptoms and treatment of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder.
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Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) is a range of conditions caused by exposure to alcohol during pregnancy. Learn more about FASD here.
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Fetal distress
Fetal distress is a sign your baby isn't getting enough oxygen through the placenta. It might mean they need closer monitoring or an intervention to speed up the birth.
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What is Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)? | FASD Hub
An introduction to fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) and some of its symptoms and characteristics.
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Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) - Alcohol and Other Drugs Knowledge Centre
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) is a diagnostic term used to describe the range of mental and physical effects on the developing unborn baby that are caused by drinking alcohol during pregnancy
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Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) - Synapse
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) refers to a range of impairments that can develop in an individual due to exposure to alcohol in the womb.
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Understanding fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) | FASD Hub
An introduction to fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) in Australia, including assessment, diagnosis, management and prevention.
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Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) | Raising Children Network
Drinking alcohol in pregnancy can cause birth defects and long-term health problems for babies and children. This is fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD).
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Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) - Alcohol and Drug Foundation
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) describes a range of physical, cognitive, developmental and emotional deficits attributable to alcohol consumption during pregnancy.
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What Is FASD? | About Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder | NOFASD Australia
Babies exposed to alcohol in the womb can develop fetal alcohol spectrum disorder. Find out what it is, how it affects the child and what you can do about it.
Read more on NOFASD - National Organisation for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder website
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Sweat Chloride Test - Pathology Tests Explained
Prenatal screening provides pregnant women with the option to refine the probability of having a fetus with a common fetal chromosomal anomaly such as Down syndrome or a structural defect such as spina bifida.
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Tight control of mild-to-moderate high blood pressure for pregnant women with pre-existing or gestational hypertension (without protein in the urine) to improve health outcomes | Cochrane
Authors' conclusions: For pregnant women with non-severe pre-existing or non-proteinuric gestational hypertension, there is insufficient evidence to determine how tight control of hypertension should be achieved to improve maternal and fetal-neonatal outcomes
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Parvovirus B19 - Pathology Tests Explained
To determine if you have, or recently had, a parvovirus B19 infection if you are at increased risk of complications from this infection When a pregnant woman has been exposed to someone with parvovirus B19; when a person, especially an person, has persistent or severe anaemia A blood sample drawn from a vein in your arm for parvovirus B19 antibody testing; to detect the virus itself, the sample may be blood or, rarely, bone marrow Parvovirus B19 is a that causes a common childhood illness, also called "fifth disease" or "erythema infectiosum
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Lupus anticoagulant - Pathology Tests Explained
Explains how lupus anticoagulant test is used, when lupus anticoagulant test is used, what results of lupus anticoagulant test mean
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Maternal screening - Pathology Tests Explained
Why and when to get tested for maternal screening
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Progesterone - Pathology Tests Explained
Why and when to get tested for progesterone
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Platelet disorders | Lifeblood
Platelet disorders lead to defects in primary haemostasis and occur as a result of a bone marrow disorders, immune system problems or as a side effect of certain medications.
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NIPT - non-invasive prenatal testing - Pathology Tests Explained
Learn about why, when and how NIPT testing is done
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Antiretroviral Therapy in the Treatment of HIV | Ausmed
The most effective treatment for HIV/AIDS is antiretroviral therapy (ART), which involves taking a combination of antiretroviral medicines to slow down the rate of HIV multiplication. The aim of antiretroviral therapy is to stop HIV from progressing to acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS).
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Vitamin B12 and folate - Pathology Tests Explained
Why and when to get tested for vitamin B12 and folate
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