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Use of aspirin before 16 weeks of pregnancy to prevent pre-eclampsia also appears effective at preventing antepartum bleeding. [ 4 ] In regard to treatment, it should be considered a medical emergency (regardless of whether there is pain ), as if it is left untreated it can lead to death of the mother or baby .
This is a shortened version of the eleventh chapter of the ICD-9: Complications of Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Puerperium. It covers ICD codes 630 to 679 . The full chapter can be found on pages 355 to 378 of Volume 1, which contains all (sub)categories of the ICD-9.
This is a shortened version of the fifteenth chapter of the ICD-9: Certain Conditions originating in the Perinatal Period. It covers ICD codes 760 to 779. The full chapter can be found on pages 439 to 453 of Volume 1, which contains all (sub)categories of the ICD-9. Volume 2 is an alphabetical index of Volume 1.
In medicine, not otherwise specified (NOS) is a subcategory in systems of disease/disorder classification such as ICD-9, ICD-10, or DSM-IV.It is generally used to note the presence of an illness where the symptoms presented were sufficient to make a general diagnosis, but where a specific diagnosis was not made.
Pregnancy, Childbirth And Puerperium 765 - 782 15 Newborn And Other Neonates (Perinatal Period) 789 - 795 16 Diseases and Disorders of the Blood and Blood Forming Organs and Immunological Disorders 799 - 816 17 Myeloproliferative DDs (Poorly Differentiated Neoplasms) 820 - 849 18 Infectious and Parasitic DDs (Systemic or unspecified sites)
Ultrasound is specifically recommended in those over the age of 35 or those in whom bleeding continues despite initial treatment. [4] Laboratory assessment of thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), pregnancy, and chlamydia is also recommended. [8] More extensive testing might include an MRI and endometrial sampling. [2]
Tobacco use during pregnancy [10] Illicit drug use during pregnancy [11] Having had PROM or preterm delivery in previous pregnancies [8] Polyhydramnios: too much amniotic fluid [9] Multiple gestation: being pregnant with two or more fetuses at one time [8] Having had episodes of bleeding anytime during the pregnancy [8]
Besides placenta previa and placental abruption, uterine rupture can occur, which is a very serious condition leading to internal or external bleeding. Bleeding from the fetus is rare, but may occur with two conditions called vasa previa and velamentous umbilical cord insertion where the fetal blood vessels lie near the placental insertion site unprotected by Wharton's jelly of the cord. [11]