An obstetric labor complication is a difficulty or abnormality that arises during the process of labor or delivery. The Trust for America's Health reports...

termed obstetric labor complications, and problems that occur primarily after childbirth are termed puerperal disorders. While some complications improve...

result in maternal exhaustion, fetal distress, and other complications including obstetric fistula. Eclampsia is the onset of seizures (convulsions)...

Obstetrical bleeding is bleeding in pregnancy that occurs before, during, or after childbirth. Bleeding before childbirth is that which occurs after 24...

later on. Some, due to obstetric fistulae and other complications from childbirth, do not survive. Physical consequences of obstetric fistulae lead to severe...

categories: direct obstetric deaths and indirect obstetric deaths. Direct obstetric deaths are causes of death due to complications of pregnancy, birth...

standard modified criteria have been lowered to 135 since the late 1980s. Obstetric ultrasonography is routinely used for dating the gestational age of a...

The obstetrical dilemma is a hypothesis to explain why humans often require assistance from other humans during childbirth to avoid complications, whereas...

Obstetrical forceps are a medical instrument used in childbirth. Their use can serve as an alternative to the ventouse (vacuum extraction) method. Forceps...

pregnancy because of pregnancy complications, disease, or routine prenatal care. Medical ultrasonography including obstetric ultrasonography, and magnetic...

rupture, or having post-partum bleeding. Long-term complications for the mother include obstetrical fistula. Obstructed labour is said to result in prolonged...

Simpson Kathleen R., Thorman Kathleen E. (2005). "Obstetric 'Conveniences' Elective Induction of Labor, Cesarean Birth on Demand, and Other Potentially...

hemorrhage 668 Complication (medicine) of the administration of anesthetic or other sedation in labor (childbirth) and delivery 669 Complication (medicine)...

delivered. Obstetrical nurses help provide prenatal care and testing, care of patients experiencing pregnancy complications, care during labor and delivery...

baby's head. It is a type of obstructed labour. Shoulder dystocia is an obstetric emergency. Initial efforts to release a shoulder typically include: with...

move during labor. Movement such as walking or changing positions may help improve labor comfort and decrease the risk of complications. Epidural analgesia...

stage of labor starts after the birth of the baby and is finished when the placenta is delivered. It can last from 5 to 30 minutes. Complications of vaginal...

scopolamine, with the purpose of pain management during childbirth. The obstetric method originated in Germany and gained large popularity in New York City...

(July 2016). "Practice Bulletin No. 165: Prevention and Management of Obstetric Lacerations at Vaginal Delivery". Obstetrics and Gynecology. 128 (1):...

(singleton at full term in a head-down position with no other obstetric or medical complications), the risk of death in the first 28 days of life has been...

(also called anti-contraction medications or labor suppressants) are medications used to suppress premature labor (from Greek τόκος tókos, "childbirth", and...

Joelle (ed.), "Precipitous Labor and Emergency Department Delivery", Emergency Department Management of Obstetric Complications, Cham: Springer International...

during instances of duress, such as obstructed labor or if the baby was positioned in breech. Obstetric physicians may provide care for chronic medical...

Cetin I, Greco L, et al. (February 2016). "Celiac disease and obstetric complications: a systematic review and metaanalysis". American Journal of Obstetrics...

exercised in applying this advice to women with substantial medical or obstetric complications." The review found that midwifery-led care was associated with...

Abuse during childbirth (obstetric violence or disrespectful care) is generally defined as interactions or conditions deemed humiliating or undignified...

Cetin I, Greco L, et al. (February 2016). "Celiac disease and obstetric complications: a systematic review and metaanalysis". American Journal of Obstetrics...

gestational products such as the placenta and rapid identification of obstetric lacerations, helps exclude other causes of PPH. Laboratory tests can be...

An amniotic fluid embolism (AFE) is a life-threatening childbirth (obstetric) emergency in which amniotic fluid enters the blood stream of the mother...

training available to physicians in the US are: Maternal-fetal medicine: an obstetrical subspecialty, sometimes referred to as perinatology, that focuses on...