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… Listeriosis can also be transferred to a developing baby during pregnancy or to a newborn baby during delivery. Who is at … food safer For more information about food safety during pregnancy, visit BC Centre for Disease Control Pregnancy and …
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… softeners Ignoring the urge when you have to go Stress Pregnancy hormones A change in regular routine or travelling … that alternates with diarrhea What are the possible complications? Possible complications from constipation … that can help relieve constipation. However, the long-term use of some laxatives can make your body depend on …
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… spread? HPV spreads by skin-to-skin contact. This can be during oral, vaginal or anal sex, or during any other sexual … can pass HPV to others without knowing it. What are the risks of HPV infection? Most people who have an HPV … are the best types of condoms to use to help prevent pregnancy and STIs. (Lambskin and sheepskin condoms can help …
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… women who have rubella infection in the first 3 months of pregnancy. CRS is rare because so many women are immune to … leaving the hospital. Rubella vaccine should not be given during pregnancy as a general precaution of avoiding live … vaccine during her pregnancy, this is not a reason to terminate the pregnancy. The vaccine has never been found to …
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… or bacterial pneumonia which affect the lungs. The risk of complications can be life-threatening. Seniors 65 years and … risk. Healthy pregnant women in the second half of their pregnancy are at much greater risk of hospitalization … and may die from influenza and its complications during years with widespread or epidemic influenza activity. …
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… to infections of the ear or lungs (pneumonia). More serious complications such as encephalitis, which is a swelling of … damage. About 1 person in 3,000 with measles can die from complications. Mumps causes fever, headache and swelling of … infected with the virus in the first 3 months of their pregnancy. Rubella can also cause miscarriage or stillbirth. …
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… children and adults who have weakened immune systems. Complications from measles include pneumonia, which is an … and pain in the joints. Infections in the first 3 months of pregnancy can cause severe harm to a developing baby; about … care settings. It also helps reduce illness among employees during the influenza season. Influenza is an infection of …
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… is the best way to protect against chickenpox and its complications. When you get your child immunized, you help … and those with weakened immune systems is more severe. Complications from chickenpox include pneumonia (lung … will die from the infection. Rarely, infection early in pregnancy can result in a baby being born with birth …
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… period of time, talk to your health care provider about the risks of Japanese encephalitis. Discuss the benefits of your … before you leave. A long period of time is over 1 month during high risk season from July to October, or over 6 … brain damage. Infection during the first 6 months of pregnancy may result in infection of the baby and …
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… Examples include straws, pipes, spoons, cookers and needles During pregnancy to a baby before or during delivery HBV is not … but there is treatment that can reduce the risk of serious complications such as damage to your liver. Regular visits …
