Search results for pregnancy

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• Natural family planning

  Find out about natural family planning, also called fertility awareness or lactational amenorrhoea, and how it works to help prevent pregnancy.

• Female sterilisation

  Find out how female sterilisation (also called “getting your tubes tied” or tubal ligation) works to prevent pregnancy, how it’s done and what to expect after surgery.

• Screening for Down's syndrome, Edwards' syndrome and Patau's syndrome

  Read about screening for Down's syndrome, Edwards' syndrome and Patau's syndrome in pregnancy, which is offered for all babies.

• If antenatal screening tests find something

  What to expect if antenatal pregnancy screening finds there might be a problem with the baby.

• Abortion

  Find out about abortion, medicine or an operation to end a pregnancy.

• Screening for sickle cell and thalassaemia

  Find out about screening tests for sickle cell and thalassaemia in pregnancy, including when you'll be offered screening, what it involves and what happens if you test positive.

• Termination for fetal anomaly

  If tests show your baby has a serious condition, having a termination to end the pregnancy (an abortion) is an option.

• Sickle cell disease - Diagnosis

  Read about testing for sickle cell disease, including screening during pregnancy, newborn screening and tests to find out if you're a carrier of the sickle cell trait.

• Lupus

  Find out about lupus (systemic lupus erythematosus), including causes, symptoms, treatment and how you can ease your symptoms.

• Cytomegalovirus (CMV)

  Find out more about cytomegalovirus (CMV), a common virus that's usually harmless but can cause problems in babies.