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Category C - Diseases

Pregnancy Complications

This term and its specifics are used for articles on diseases occurring during pregnancy. They do not need to be caused by the pregnancy. Index the disease (IM) and coordinate with the term PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS (IM), or one of its specifics (IM). Use the same subheadings on both terms.

Specific PREGNANCY COMPLICATION Terms
PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, CARDIOVASCULAR
PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, HEMATOLOGIC
PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS
PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, NEOPLASTIC
PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, PARASITIC

Drug therapy of streptococcal infection during pregnancy.
PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS / * drug ther
STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS / * drug ther
HUMAN (check tag)
FEMALE (check tag)
PREGNANCY (check tag)

Last Reviewed: November 19, 2013