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| Closing of the cervix with a suture to prevent early dilationand spontaneous abortion. |
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| Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) |
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| Also known as disseminated intravascular coagulopathy or consumptive coagulopathy, is a pathological activation of coagulation (blood clotting) mechanisms that happens in response to a variety of diseases. DIC leads to the formation of small blood clots inside the blood vessels throughout the body |
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| Pregnancy-induced hypertension complicated by one ore more seizures. |
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| severe anemia in newborn babies; the result of Rh incompatibility between maternal and fetal blood; typically occurs when the child of an Rh-negative mother inherits Rh-positive blood from the father; can be diagnosed before birth by amniocentesis |
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Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
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An endocrine disorder that menifests during pregnancy.
Glucose intolerance with onset during pregnancy. In true GDM glucose usually returns to normal by 6 weeks postpartum. |
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| Also know as pilyhyramnios- an excess if amniotic fluid leading to overdistention of the uterus. Often seen in diabetic pregnant women even if there is no coexisting fetal anomaly. |
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| A mechanical defect in the cervix, making it unable to remain closed throughout pregnancy and resulting in spontaneous abortion. |
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| The development of specific antibodies as a result of antigenic stimulation using material derived from the red blood cells of another individual of the same species |
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| An abnormally large infant or neonate birth wieght above the 90th percentile. Larger than 9lbs. |
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abnormal state of pregnancy characterized by hypertension and fluid retention and albuminuria; can lead to eclampsia if untreated.
a toxic condition of pregnancy characterized by high blood pressure, protein in the urine, abnormal weight gain, and oedema Compare eclampsia |
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Products Of Conception
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| The aggregate of tissues present in a fertilized gestation; in a pregnancy that has been terminated or aborted, chorionic villi and/or fetal tissue must be present in a specimen to make a definitive diagnosis of intrauterine–as opposed to ectopic pregnancy; decidualized and secretory endometrium may be found in either intrauterine and ectopic pregnancies |
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| A nongenetic factor that can produce malformations of the fetus. |
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| Facial muscles twitch, this sign is followed by generlized contraction of all muscles ( tonic phase) then alternate contraction and relaxation of the muscles (clonic phase) |
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