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During pregnancy the plasma volume increases by 40-50% and the red blood cell volume increases only by 20–30%. [22] These changes occur mostly in the second trimester and prior to 32 weeks gestation. [24] Due to dilution, the net result is a decrease in hematocrit or hemoglobin, which are measures of red blood cell concentration.
A South African woman stunned her followers after uploading dramatic before-and-after pregnancy transformation that left her unrecognizable. The post TikTok Mom’s Drastic Before-And-After ...
Regional anaesthesia during caesarean section is different from the analgesia (pain relief) used in labor and vaginal delivery. [84] [85] [86] The pain that is experienced because of surgery is greater than that of labor and therefore requires a more intense nerve block. General anesthesia may be necessary because of specific risks to mother or ...
Ideally the management of abdominal pregnancy should be done by a team that has medical personnel from multiple specialties. [26] Potential treatments consist of surgery with termination of the pregnancy (removal of the fetus) via laparoscopy or laparotomy, use of methotrexate, embolization, and combinations of these.
At 4:24 a.m., the couple welcomed their baby boy. Still, Bridgewater didn't run to the next patient or head home for some rest, like most other doctors might.
Fetal surgery, also known as antenatal surgery or prenatal surgery, [1] is a growing branch of maternal-fetal medicine that covers any of a broad range of surgical techniques that are used to treat congenital abnormalities in fetuses who are still in the pregnant uterus.
The singer’s pregnancy news comes five months after she was released from a controversial 13-year conservatorship, which prevented her from making her own financial and personal choices ...
The team, Dr. Joseph Bruner and Dr. Noel Tulipan, had been developing a technique for correcting certain fetal problems in mid-pregnancy. Their procedure involved temporarily opening the uterus , draining the amniotic fluid , partially extracting and performing surgery on the tiny fetus , and then restoring the fetus to the uterus back inside ...