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• Polyhydramnios (too much amniotic fluid)

  Find out about polyhydramnios (too much amniotic fluid), including symptoms, how it's treated and what it means for your pregnancy and baby.

• Androgen insensitivity syndrome - Causes

  The genetic alteration that causes androgen insensitivity syndrome means the body cannot respond to testosterone properly.

• Angelman syndrome

  Read about Angelman syndrome, a genetic disorder that affects the nervous system and causes severe physical and intellectual disability

• Prader-Willi syndrome - Causes

  It's a genetic condition that's the result of a change on chromosome number 15.

• Amniocentesis

  Find out about amniocentesis – a test offered during pregnancy to check for certain conditions in your baby.

• Keeping well in pregnancy

  How to look after yourself and your baby while you're pregnant.

• Illegal drugs in pregnancy

  Taking illegal or street drugs such as cannabis, cocaine and ecstasy when you're pregnant could harm your baby. Find out how to get support.

• Pregnancy, breastfeeding and fertility while using carmellose sodium eye drops

  NHS medicines information on carmellose sodium eye drops and whether you can use them while pregnant or breastfeeding.

• Condoms

  Find out how to use condoms, also sometimes called external or male condoms, to prevent pregnancy and reduce the risk of sexually transmitted infections (STIs).

• Internal (female) condoms

  Find out how to use internal condoms, sometimes called female condoms, to help prevent pregnancy and reduce the risk of sexually transmitted infections (STIs).