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Polyhydramnios is a medical condition describing an excess of amniotic fluid in the amniotic sac.It is seen in about 1% of pregnancies. [1] [2] [3] It is typically diagnosed when the amniotic fluid index (AFI) is greater than 24 cm. [4] [5] There are two clinical varieties of polyhydramnios: chronic polyhydramnios where excess amniotic fluid accumulates gradually, and acute polyhydramnios ...
644 Early or threatened labor. 644.0 Threatened premature labor; 644.1 Other threatened labor; 644.2 Early onset of delivery; 645 Prolonged pregnancy. 645.1 Post term pregnancy; 645.2 Prolonged pregnancy; 646 Other complications of pregnancy, not elsewhere classified 646.0 Papyraceous fetus; 646.1 Edema or excessive weight gain in pregnancy ...
Labor induction is the process or treatment that stimulates childbirth and delivery. Inducing (starting) labor can be accomplished with pharmaceutical or non-pharmaceutical methods. In Western countries, it is estimated that one-quarter of pregnant women have their labor medically induced with drug treatment. [1]
Induction with vaginal prostaglandin E2 was seen as significantly increasing the relative risk for the emergence of amniotic fluid embolism on a laboring mother. [ 5 ] [ 4 ] Overall, however, any method of induction for labor including surgical induction, artificial rupture of membranes or oxytocin is seen as increasing the risk of amniotic ...
Polyhydramnios is an excessive accumulation of amniotic fluid that can lead to serious perinatal and maternal outcomes such as intrauterine fetal demise, preterm labor, premature rupture of membranes, and cesarean delivery. [22]
Amnioinfusion is a method in which isotonic fluid is instilled into the uterine cavity.. It was introduced in the 1960s as a means of terminating pregnancy and inducing labor in intrauterine death, but is currently used as a treatment in order to correct fetal heart rate changes caused by umbilical cord compression, indicated by variable decelerations seen on fetal heart rate monitoring.
Labor is usually only induced if there is potential danger on the mother or child. [32] There are several reasons for labor induction; the mother's water breaks, and contractions have not started, the child is postmature, the mother has diabetes or high blood pressure, or there is not enough amniotic fluid around the baby. [ 33 ]
Labour induction is the process or treatment that stimulates childbirth and delivery. Inducing labour can be accomplished with pharmaceutical or non-pharmaceutical methods. Inductions are most often performed either with prostaglandin drug treatment alone, or with a combination of prostaglandin and intravenous oxytocin treatment.