Protection Against Birth Defects Prior to Pregnancy
By Richard L. Fischer, MD, FACOG
Head of the Division of Maternal/Fetal Medicine, Cooper University Hospital
Many pregnant women worry about the health of their unborn babies and often ask what they can do to improve the chances of …

U.S. health officials stress the importance of pregnant women getting the 2009 H1N1 flu shot when the vaccine becomes available.
For millions of women in the United States, 40 weeks of pregnancy usually progress without serious complications. For some, however, existing or new health issues with themselves or their unborn babies put them in the “high risk” category.