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Antepartum haemorrhage (APH), prepartum haemorrhage. Specialty. Obstetrics. Antepartum bleeding, also known as antepartum haemorrhage ( APH) or prepartum hemorrhage, is genital bleeding during pregnancy after the 28th week of pregnancy up to delivery. [1] [2] It can be associated with reduced fetal birth weight. [3]
670.04 Endometritis, postpartum. 671 Venous complications in pregnancy and the puerperium. 671.44 Thrombophlebitis, postpartum. 672 Pyrexia of unknown origin during the puerperium. 673 Obstetrical pulmonary embolism. 674 Other and unspecified complications of the puerperium, not elsewhere.
83,000 (2015) [3] Obstetrical bleeding is bleeding in pregnancy that occurs before, during, or after childbirth. [4] Bleeding before childbirth is that which occurs after 24 weeks of pregnancy. [4] Bleeding may be vaginal or less commonly into the abdominal cavity. Bleeding which occurs before 24 weeks is known as early pregnancy bleeding .
Twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome ( TTTS ), also known as feto-fetal transfusion syndrome ( FFTS ), twin oligohydramnios-polyhydramnios sequence ( TOPS) and stuck twin syndrome, is a complication of monochorionic multiple pregnancies (the most common form of identical twin pregnancy) in which there is disproportionate blood supply between the ...
Specialty. Obstetrics and gynaecology. A vanishing twin, also known as twin resorption, is a fetus in a multigestation pregnancy that dies in utero and is then partially or completely reabsorbed. [ 1][ 2] In some instances, the dead twin is compressed into a flattened, parchment-like state known as fetus papyraceus. [ 3]
Of term pregnancies (more than 37 weeks) about 8% are complicated by PROM, [10] 20% of these become prolonged PROM. [9] About 30% of all preterm deliveries (before 37 weeks) are complicated by PPROM, and rupture of membranes before viability (before 24 weeks) occurs in less than 1% of all pregnancies. [ 11 ]
779.5 Drug withdrawal syndrome in newborn. 779.6 Termination of pregnancy (fetus) 779.7 Preventricular leukomalacia. 779.8 Other specified conditions originating in the perinatal period. 779.81 Neonatal bradycardia. 779.82 Neonatal tachycardia. 779.83 Delayed separation of umbilical cord.
Fetal-maternal haemorrhage is the loss of fetal blood cells into the maternal circulation. It takes place in normal pregnancies as well as when there are obstetric or trauma related complications to pregnancy. Normally the maternal circulation and the fetal circulation are kept from direct contact with each other, with gas and nutrient exchange ...