Pregnancy Skin Changes
Normal skin changes and diseases that occur during pregnancy.
Skin Changes in Pregnancy
Pregnancy causes many changes in a woman's body. Find out more about how the skin changes during pregnancy.
Pregnancy causes many changes in a woman's body. Find out more about how the skin changes during pregnancy.
Chicken Pox in Pregnancy
Should pregnant women who are exposed to chicken pox or who acquire a chicken pox infection be worried about complications? Find out more about the risks of chicken pox in pregnancy.
Should pregnant women who are exposed to chicken pox or who acquire a chicken pox infection be worried about complications? Find out more about the risks of chicken pox in pregnancy.
Genital Herpes and Pregnancy
Under certain circumstances a pregnant woman can transmit the herpes simplex virus to her baby causing potentially deadly consequences. Find out more about genital herpes infections in pregnancy.
Under certain circumstances a pregnant woman can transmit the herpes simplex virus to her baby causing potentially deadly consequences. Find out more about genital herpes infections in pregnancy.
Reducing Risk of Herpes Transmission to Infants
Learn more about the measures taken by health care providers to reduce the risk of transmission of the herpes simplex virus to infants.
Learn more about the measures taken by health care providers to reduce the risk of transmission of the herpes simplex virus to infants.
Pruritic Urticarial Papules and Plaques of Pregnancy (PUPPP)
Pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy (PUPPP), also known as polymorphic eruption of pregnancy, is the most common rash in pregnant women. Find out more about this condition that affects many pregnant women.
Pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy (PUPPP), also known as polymorphic eruption of pregnancy, is the most common rash in pregnant women. Find out more about this condition that affects many pregnant women.
Impetigo Herpetiformis
Impetigo herpetiformis, a rare condition similar to pustular psoriasis, affects some pregnant women in the second half of pregnancy. Find out more about this condition.
Impetigo herpetiformis, a rare condition similar to pustular psoriasis, affects some pregnant women in the second half of pregnancy. Find out more about this condition.
Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy
Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy, or ICP, is a very itchy condition caused when bile is backed up in the liver. Find out more about this disease that can be harmful to the unborn baby.
Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy, or ICP, is a very itchy condition caused when bile is backed up in the liver. Find out more about this disease that can be harmful to the unborn baby.
Pemphigoid Gestationis
Pemphigoid gestationis, also known as herpes gestationis, is a rare autoimmune disorder that affects some women in the second or third trimesters of pregnancy. Find out more about this condition.
Pemphigoid gestationis, also known as herpes gestationis, is a rare autoimmune disorder that affects some women in the second or third trimesters of pregnancy. Find out more about this condition.
Pruritic Folliculitis of Pregnancy
Pruritic folliculitis of pregnancy is a condition that affects some women in the second half of pregnancy. Find out more about this rash that looks like acne.
Pruritic folliculitis of pregnancy is a condition that affects some women in the second half of pregnancy. Find out more about this rash that looks like acne.
Stretch Marks
What are stretch marks and what can be done about them? From your About Guide to Pregnancy/Birth.
What are stretch marks and what can be done about them? From your About Guide to Pregnancy/Birth.
Naomi's PUPPP Page
Good information from one woman who has suffered through this condition.
Good information from one woman who has suffered through this condition.
Itching During Pregnancy
This article covers the various causes of itching during pregnancy.
This article covers the various causes of itching during pregnancy.
Skin Disorders of Pregnancy
An excerpt from a book called Holistic Midwifery.
An excerpt from a book called Holistic Midwifery.