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High blood pressure during pregnancy may be due to pre-eclampsia. Management requires balancing the risk of harm for the mother with the welfare of the fetus.

Authors' conclusions:  Mind-body interventions might benefit women’s anxiety during pregnancy

Reproduced with permission from The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. The spectrum of reproductive health problems in diabetes is broad, topics include pregnancy and sexual health.

Authors' conclusions:  This review is the most comprehensive summary of the evidence assessing the benefits and harms of intermittent iron supplementation in pregnant women on haematological and pregnancy outcomes

Reproduced with permission from The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. Every woman of reproductive age should be considered for preconception care (C). This consists of interventions that aim to identify and modify biomedical, behavioural and social risks to a woman’s health or pregnancy outcome through prevention and management

Women with pre-existing diabetes planning pregnancy benefit most from specialist care before conceiving, to optimise their glycaemic management and general health.

Authors' conclusions:  Amoxycillin appears to be an acceptable alternative therapy for the treatment of genital chlamydial infections in pregnancy when compared with erythromycin

Medical abortion is a safe alternative to surgical abortion in early pregnancy.

Information in this leaflet is general in nature and should not take the place of advice from your health care provider