Webster's New World Medical Dictionary

pregnancy, acute fatty liver of
See 
acute fatty
liver of pregnancy.
pregnancy, alcohol during
See 
fetal alcohol
syndrome; fetal alcohol effect; fetal alcohol spec-
trum disorders.
pregnancy, drugs during
See 
teratogen.
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pregnancy, ectopic
See 
ectopic pregnancy.
pregnancy, extrauterine
See 
ectopic pregnancy.
pregnancy, molar
See 
hydatidiform mole.
pregnancy, pernicious vomiting of
See 
hyper-
emesis gravidarum.
pregnancy, tubal
An ectopic pregnancy that
takes place in a fallopian tube. Tubal pregnancies
are due to the inability of the fertilized egg to make
its way through the fallopian tube into the uterus.
Tubal pregnancies account for 95 percent of all
ectopic pregnancies. See also 
ectopic pregnancy.
pregnancy planning
Planning that addresses
issues that may affect a woman’s ability to carry a
child to term, such as nutrition, vitamins, body
weight, exercise, potentially harmful medications
and illnesses, immunizations, and genetic counsel-
ing. See also 
birth control; family planning.
prehypertension
A precursor state to high
blood pressure (hypertension) in which the systolic
pressure is between 120 and 139 mm Hg or the
diastolic pressure is between 80 and 89 mm Hg.
Lifestyle changes are recommended for anyone with
prehypertension. See also 
high blood pressure.