Guidelines and Recommendations for Treating and Managing Health Conditions during Pregnancy
Listed below are selected guidelines and recommendations for treating and managing various health conditions during pregnancy. This information is not comprehensive and does not include all treatments or methods.
Asthma
Asthma controller therapy during pregnancy
Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2005; 192(2): 369-380.
Gluck JC, Gluck PA.
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Managing asthma during pregnancy: recommendations for pharmacologic treatment–Update 2004
These NIH recommendations, updated during 2004, provide guidance on medication treatment for pregnant women with asthma.
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Depression
Management of Depression During Pregnancy: A Report from the American Psychiatric Association and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Obstet Gynecol. 2009; 114: 703-713
Yonkers KA, Wisner KL, Stewart DE; et. al.
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ACOG Practice Bulletin No. 92: Use of psychiatric medications during pregnancy and lactation
Obstet Gynecol. 2008; 111: 1001–1020.
ACOG Committee on Practice Bulletins—Obstetrics.
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ACOG Committee Opinion No. 757: Screening for perinatal depression
Obstet Gynecol 2018;132:e208–12.
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
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Epilepsy
Practice Parameter update: Management issues for women with epilepsy—Focus on pregnancy (an evidence based review): Teratogenesis and perinatal outcomes
Neurology. 2009; 73: 133-141.
Harden CL, Meador KJ, Pennell PB, et al.
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Heart Disease
ACOG Practice Bulletin No. 212: Pregnancy and Heart Disease
Obstet Gynecol 2019;133:e320–56.
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
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Management of Pregnancy in Patients With Complex Congenital Heart Disease: A Scientific Statement for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association
Circulation 2017;135:e50-87.
Canobbio MM, Warnes CA, Aboulhosn J, et al., on behalf of the American Heart Association Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing; Council on Clinical Cardiology; Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young; Council on Functional Genomics and Translational Biology; and Council on Quality of Care and Outcomes Research.
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Infections (e.g., Colds, Urinary Tract Infections, Human Immunodeficiency Virus [HIV])
ACOG Practice Advisory: COVID-19 Vaccination Considerations for Obstetric–Gynecologic Care
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Recommendations for the Use of Antiretroviral Drugs in Pregnant Women with HIV Infection and Interventions to Reduce Perinatal HIV Transmission in the United States
Panel on Treatment of Pregnant Women with HIV Infection and Prevention of Perinatal Transmission. 2018.
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Preconception care for HIV-infected women
New York (NY): New York State Department of Health; 2010 Jul. 15.
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U.S. Public Health Service Task Force recommendations for use–of antiretroviral drugs in pregnant HIV-1–infected women for maternal health and interventions to reduce perinatal HIV-1 transmission in the United States
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Updated recommendations for antimicrobial prophylaxis among asymptomatic pregnant women after exposure to Bacillus anthracis
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2001;50(43):960.
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ACOG Committee Opinion No. 741: Maternal Immunizations
Obstet Gynecol. 2018; 131: 214-217.
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Pregnant Women & Influenza (Flu)
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Vaccination Information for Women Who are Pregnant or Breastfeeding
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CDC’s Recommendations for Hepatitis C Screening During Every Pregnancy
[Test for Hepatitis C During Every Pregnancy | CDC]
CDC’s Recommendations for STIs during Pregnancy
[Pregnant Women (cdc.gov)]
Nausea and Vomiting
ACOG Practice Bulletin No. 189: Nausea and Vomiting Of Pregnancy
Obstet Gynecol. 2018;131:15-30.
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Pain
Clinical Guidance for Treating Pregnant and Parenting Women With Opioid Use Disorder and Their Infants
SAMHSA. 2018; HHS Publication No. (SMA) 18-5054
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CDC Guidelines for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain—United States, 2016
MMWR Recomm Rep 2016;65(No. RR-1):1–4
Dowell D, Haegerich TM, Chou R.
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ACOG Committee Opinion No. 711: Opioid Use and Opioid Use Disorder in Pregnancy
Obstet Gynecol. 2017;130:81-94.
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Thyroid Disorders
ACOG Practice Bulletin No. 148: Thyroid Disease in Pregnancy
Obstet Gynecol. 2015; 125(4):996-1005.
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