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Fetal-maternal haemorrhage is the loss of fetal blood cells into the maternal circulation. It takes place in normal pregnancies as well as when there are obstetric or trauma related complications to pregnancy.
Chorionic hematoma is the pooling of blood between the chorion, a membrane surrounding the embryo, and the uterine wall. [2] It occurs in about 3.1% of all pregnancies , [ 2 ] it is the most common sonographic abnormality and the most common cause of first trimester bleeding .
The swelling develops gradually 12–72 hours after delivery, although it may be noted immediately after delivery in severe cases. Subgaleal hematoma growth is insidious, as it spreads across the whole calvaria and may not be recognized for hours to days. If enough blood accumulates, a visible fluid wave may be seen.
Related: Widow Gives Birth to 'Miracle' Baby She Believes May Have Been Conceived After Her Husband's Death "I did that for two weeks and my hematoma resolved and everything seemed fine," Wilcox says.
Antepartum bleeding (APH), also prepartum hemorrhage, is bleeding during pregnancy from the 24th week [7] (sometimes defined as from the 20th week [8] [7]) gestational age up to the birth of the baby. [5] The primary consideration is the presence of a placenta previa which is a low lying placenta at or very near to the internal cervical os.
A baby died after a hospital did not induce labor for more than 60 hours, a lawsuit alleges. Chelsea Wootton, 31, was scheduled to be induced at 41 weeks pregnant, her law firm Irwin Mitchell said ...
Caput succedaneum is a benign neonatal condition involving a serosanguinous (containing blood and serum), subcutaneous, extra-periosteal fluid collection with poorly defined margins caused by the pressure on the presenting part of the fetal scalp by the vaginal walls and uterus as the infant passes through a narrowed cervix during delivery.
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