Medical Conditions

This section gives you information about three common medical conditions, how they affect pregnancy and ways to prevent or treat them.

• Asthma is one of the most common potentially serious medical conditions that can complicate pregnancy.
• Chlamydia is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) that can damage a woman's reproductive organs.
• Gestational diabetes is a type of diabetes that happens only during pregnancy. It usually develops during the second trimester and disappears after birth.