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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 ...
Preterm birth, also known as premature birth, is the birth of a baby at fewer than 37 weeks gestational age, as opposed to full-term delivery at approximately 40 weeks. [1] Extreme preterm [ 2 ] is less than 28 weeks, very early preterm birth is between 28 and 32 weeks, early preterm birth occurs between 32 and 34 weeks, late preterm birth is ...
Symptoms include vaginal bleeding, abdominal pain, premature labor and threatened miscarriage. [6] Ultrasonography is the preferred method of diagnosis. [7] A chorionic hematoma appears on ultrasound as a hypoechoic crescent adjacent to the gestational sac. The hematoma is considered small if it is under 20% of the size of the sac and large if ...
Exposure to pharmaceutical drugs: [61] Certain anti-depressants may increase risks of preterm delivery. [75] Stress. An elevated level of stress during pregnancy leads to notorious pregnancy outcomes, including preterm birth, low birth weight, and mental health problems for the mother.
Premature rupture of membranes: Positive fern test with amniotic fluid as seen under the microscope: Specialty: Obstetrics: Symptoms: Painless gush or a steady leakage of fluid from the vagina [1] Complications: Baby: Premature birth, cord compression, infection [2] [1] Mother: Placental abruption, postpartum endometritis [2] Types: Term ...
Symptoms may include vaginal bleeding, lower abdominal pain, and dangerously low blood pressure. [1] Complications for the mother can include disseminated intravascular coagulopathy and kidney failure. [2] Complications for the baby can include fetal distress, low birthweight, preterm delivery, and stillbirth. [2] [3]
More and more data has since backed up Basu’s initial findings: Preterm birth rates jump one percent after four straight days of high heat, according to a study in the Journal of the American ...
Obstructed labor is more common in humans than any other species and continues to be a main cause of birth complications today. [12] Modern humans have morphologically evolved to survive as bipeds, however, bipedalism has resulted in skeletal changes that have consequently narrowed the pelvis and the birth canal. [ 13 ]