Oligohydramnios
Severe reduction of amniotic fluid volume (typically less than 500 ml at term); highly concentrated urine.
Possibility of prolonged, dysfunctional labor (usually beginning before term).
Fetal risk: renal anomalies, pulmonary hyperplasia, hypoxia, increased skeletal deformities, and wrinkled, leathery skin.
Causes
Exact cause is unknown.
Any condition that prevents the fetus from making urine or that blocks urine from going into [...]
Pregnancy Complications
Complications of pregnancy are the symptoms and problems that are associated with pregnancy. There are both routine problems and serious, even potentially fatal problems. The routine problems are normal complications, and pose no significant danger to either the woman or the fetus. Serious problems can cause both maternal death and fetal death if untreated.
A. Abortion
expulsion [...]
Placenta Previa
Placenta Previa is the development of the placenta in the lower uterine segment, partially or completely covering the internal cervical os.
Types of Placenta Previa:
Complete or Total Placenta Previa – the placenta completely covers the internal os when the cervix is fully dilated.
Partial Placenta Previa – the placenta partially covers the internal os.
Marginal Placenta Previa – [...]
Types of Abortion
An abortion is the termination of a pregnancy by the removal or expulsion from the uterus of a fetus or embryo, resulting in or caused by its death.
Causes of Abortion
Abortion may be occur due to various factors such as fetal, placental, or maternal.
Fetal Causes – The most common cause of early spontaneous abortion is abnormal [...]
How to Perform a Self-Breast Examination
Breast self-examination (BSE) is a method of finding abnormalities of the breast, for early detection of breast cancer. The method involves the woman herself looking at and feeling each breast for possible lumps, distortions or swelling.
BSE was once promoted heavily as a means of finding cancer at a more curable stage, but randomized controlled studies [...]
Polyhydramnios
Abnormally large amount of amniotic fluid in the uterus.
Normal range from 500 to 1,000 ml at term; typically greater than 2,000 ml in polyhydramnios at 40 weeks’ gestation.
Also called hydramnios.
Possible complications: prolapsed umbilical cord when membranes rupture, increased incidence of malpresentations, increased perinatal mortality from fetal malformations and [...]
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