During pregnancy, the baby is surrounded in the uterus by the amniotic sac. Premature rupture of the membranes (PROM) is when the amniotic sac breaks before you go into labor. Read on to learn more.

The flu can make a pregnant woman very ill. This is because pregnant women are at high risk for flu complications. These complications include sinus infections and serious lung infections, like bronchitis and pneumonia. In rare cases, miscarriage of the baby or even death of the mother can result. This sheet tells you more about the flu, what to do if you come down with the flu, and what you can do to avoid infection.

After years of being very rare in the US, bedbugs are making a comeback. Bedbugs feed on human and animal blood, usually at night. Bedbugs are a nuisance. But they are not a major threat to your health. Read on to learn more.

Between ages 11 and 13, your child will grow and change a lot. It's important to keep having yearly checkups so the healthcare provider can track this progress.

Yearly checkups make sure that your child's health is protected with scheduled vaccines and health screenings. The healthcare provider will also check your child's growth and development. This sheet describes some of what you can expect.

Keep taking your child for yearly checkups. The healthcare provider can make sure your child's growth and development are progressing well. This sheet describes some of what you can expect.

Keep taking your child to yearly checkups. Your healthcare provider can make sure your child's growth and development is progressing well. This sheet describes some of what you can expect.

Even if your child is healthy, keep bringing him or her in for yearly checkups. This helps to make sure that your child's health is protected with scheduled vaccines. Your child's healthcare provider can make sure your child's growth and development is progressing well. This sheet describes some of what you can expect.

At the 2-year checkup, the healthcare provider will examine your child and ask how things are going at home. At this age, checkups become less frequent. So this may be your child's last checkup for a while. This sheet describes some of what you can expect.

At the 18-month checkup, your healthcare provider will examine your child and ask how it's going at home. This sheet describes some of what you can expect.