The journey from planning a pregnancy through bringing your baby home can be both exciting and stressful. Research shows that people with epilepsy can have safe, healthy pregnancies and healthy babies. Work with your healthcare team to manage your epilepsy and pregnancy to create plans to support you before and during pregnancy, during delivery, and after you have your baby.

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Living with Epilepsy

Whether you are newly diagnosed or have been living with epilepsy for years, learn how to manage your epilepsy, which is especially important if you are planning to get pregnant.

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Planning for a Safe & Healthy Pregnancy

Learn how, with careful planning, people with epilepsy can have safe, healthy pregnancies and healthy babies.

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Having a Safe Pregnancy & Delivery

Learn how someone with epilepsy, working closely with their healthcare team, can have a healthy pregnancy and safely deliver their baby.

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Planning for a Safe Postpartum Period

Learn how to safely care for your baby and yourself and ease your worries about what will happen after you give birth.

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Epilepsy Diagnosis & Living With Epilepsy

Your Epilepsy Diagnosis

Your Epilepsy Diagnosis

Learn about the importance of confirming an epilepsy diagnosis before becoming pregnant so that you can create a plan that supports the health of you and your baby.

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Your Epilepsy Care Team

Your Epilepsy Care Team

Learn what an epilepsy care team is, who it should include, and how to build an effective one to help manage and support you throughout your full pregnancy journey.

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Epilepsy & Birth Control

Epilepsy & Birth Control

Learn how choosing the right birth control is important for sexually active people with epilepsy due to the effects that anti-seizure medications can have on different methods.

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Folic Acid & Other Supplements

Folic Acid & Other Supplements

Learn about the importance of folic acid and other supplements to support a healthy pregnancy for people with epilepsy.

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Anti-seizure Medications & Pregnancy

Anti-seizure Medications & Pregnancy

Learn about the safety and suitability of different anti-seizure medications during pregnancy.

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Pregnancy Planning With Epilepsy

Planning Your Pregnancy

Planning Your Pregnancy

Learn why planning for pregnancy is important for people with epilepsy and how to do so.

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Choosing an Obstetrician for Pregnancy Care

Choosing an Obstetrician for Pregnancy Care

Learn how to choose an obstetrician that can help with epilepsy, the difference between an OB and a gynecologist, and the type of care you can expect from an OB-GYN.

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Fertility & Epilepsy

Fertility & Epilepsy

Research shows fertility is not affected by epilepsy. Explore fertility treatment options and see how your care team can support you in becoming pregnant.

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Babies & Development

Babies & Development

Learn more about how certain anti-seizure medications can affect child development and how switching your ASMs prior to pregnancy can support your baby's health.

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Heredity & Epilepsy

Heredity & Epilepsy

Learn about the hereditary characteristics of epilepsy, the low chances of passing it to your child, and the possibility of genetic counseling.

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Switching Anti-seizure Medications

Switching Anti-seizure Medications

Learn which anti-seizure medications pose a higher risk during pregnancy and things to know about switching ASMs before becoming pregnant.

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Pregnancy & Delivery With Epilepsy

Pregnancy Management

Pregnancy Management

Learn how to work with your care team to manage your pregnancy by monitoring and adjusting anti-seizure medications in order to maintain seizure stability and support the health of you and your baby.

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Pregnancy Monitoring of Anti-seizure Medication

Pregnancy Monitoring of Anti-seizure Medication

Learn about why you may need to adjust your anti-seizure medication dose during pregnancy, and how you can work with your doctor to monitor your medication levels to maintain seizure stability.

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Epilepsy & Unplanned Pregnancy

Epilepsy & Unplanned Pregnancy

Learn what to do for an unplanned pregnancy, including monitoring and/or adjusting your anti-seizure medication and taking folic acid to support the health of you and your baby.

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Seizure Stability & Pregnancy

Seizure Stability & Pregnancy

Learn about maintaining seizure stability during pregnancy, changes to your anti-seizure medication, and what to do if you have a seizure while pregnant.

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Labor & Delivery with Epilepsy

Labor & Delivery with Epilepsy

Learn how to create a plan for managing safety and seizure control during labor and delivery.

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Postpartum & Epilepsy

Breastfeeding & Epilepsy

Breastfeeding & Epilepsy

Learn how breastfeeding can be safe for people with epilepsy and where you can get support on choosing the right feeding method for you and your baby.

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Postpartum Care

Postpartum Care

Learn about postpartum care, including considerations for breastfeeding, safety, sleep, and managing your seizures to support the health of you and your baby.

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Tapering Anti-seizure Medication

Tapering Anti-seizure Medication

Learn why you may need a higher dosage of your anti-seizure medication during pregnancy and how to create a plan with your care team to taper back down to your pre-pregnancy dose after delivery.

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Postpartum Safety & Support

Postpartum Safety & Support

Learn what you need to do to plan the safety of you and your baby after birth, including secure at-home sleeping, carrying, feeding, and changing

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