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[6] [9] [5] While previously known as a common cause of death in pregnancy, with proper treatment this is now very rare. [13] [14] Those affected have a lower risk of miscarriage but a higher risk of premature birth. [15] Some pregnant women choose to have an abortion due to HG symptoms. [11]
Eclampsia is the onset of seizures (convulsions) in a woman with pre-eclampsia. [1] Pre-eclampsia is a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy that presents with three main features: new onset of high blood pressure, large amounts of protein in the urine or other organ dysfunction, and edema. [7] [8] [9] If left untreated, pre-eclampsia can result ...
Definition. A late termination of pregnancy often refers to an induced ending of pregnancy after the 20th week of gestation, i.e. after a fetal age (time since conception) of about 18 weeks. The exact point when an abortion is considered late-term, however, is not clearly defined.
Frequency. ~8% of term pregnancies, [2] ~30% of preterm pregnancies [4] Prelabor rupture of membranes ( PROM ), previously known as premature rupture of membranes, is breakage of the amniotic sac before the onset of labour. [2] Women usually experience a painless gush or a steady leakage of fluid from the vagina. [1]
670.04 Endometritis, postpartum. 671 Venous complications in pregnancy and the puerperium. 671.44 Thrombophlebitis, postpartum. 672 Pyrexia of unknown origin during the puerperium. 673 Obstetrical pulmonary embolism. 674 Other and unspecified complications of the puerperium, not elsewhere.
H&E stain. Gestational trophoblastic disease ( GTD) is a term used for a group of pregnancy-related tumours. [1] These tumours are rare, and they appear when cells in the womb start to proliferate uncontrollably. The cells that form gestational trophoblastic tumours are called trophoblasts and come from tissue that grows to form the placenta ...
Postpartum bleeding or postpartum hemorrhage ( PPH) is often defined as the loss of more than 500 ml or 1,000 ml of blood following childbirth. [2] Some have added the requirement that there also be signs or symptoms of low blood volume for the condition to exist. [6] Signs and symptoms may initially include: an increased heart rate, feeling ...
Maternal death. A mother dies and is taken by angels as her new child is taken away, a grave from 1863 in Striesener Friedhof in Dresden. Maternal death or maternal mortality is defined in slightly different ways by several different health organizations. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines maternal death as the death of a pregnant ...