Obstetrics

Prenatal diagnosis has become of of the most important factors of the obstetrics practice, it diagnoses any complications or possible disorders, especially trisomy 21 (Down’s syndrome) of the unborn baby. The most common methods for prenatal diagnosis of trisomy 21 require invasive procedures, which includes Amniocentesis and Chorionic Villus Sampling (C.V.S), where it uses a sample of the fetal tissues. These two options carry a small but definite risk. Therefore, they could cause more…

Several concepts from the Birth Territory theory can be applied to the critical situation that occurred in August 2013. ‘Terrain’ is referred to several times in the incident. During induction the woman was placed in a birthing suite for early and active labor. A hospital-birthing suite closely resembles a ‘surveillance room’. Birthing suite rooms are designed to closely monitor the mother and her babies throughout the course of the labor via maternal and fetal heart rate monitoring,…

Comparison of 3 dimensional sonohysterography versus hysteroscopy in Premenopausal women with abnormal uterine bleeding Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Ultrasound and Fetal care unit*, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt. ABSTRACT Objectives: To compare between the diagnostic accuracy of 3D sonohysterography and hysteroscopy in detection of intracavitary uterine abnormalities in premenopausal women with abnormal uterine bleeding. Patients & Methods: In this study fifty female patients…

went well because of my curiosity. I am always interested in learning new information, gaining more knowledge. I enjoyed researching different articles for this paper. I know that the knowledge gained about my topic will help me with my upcoming obstetrics clinical rotation, and the lessons learned from writing this paper will stay with me throughout my nursing…

In comparison to the postnatal blues, postnatal depression is more persistent and can be debilitating for the mother, potentially leading to a lack of self wellbeing and a decrease in ability to care for their child efficiently (The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), 2006). Some women are at greater risk of developing postnatal depression. Risk factors include a personal history of depression, antenatal depression and any past episode of postnatal depression. (Scottish…

At first contact with a health care professional, the pregnant mother should be given information about the purpose and possible implications of the anomaly scan allowing them to make an informed choice as to whether or not to have the scan. The women should be advised of the limitations of the ultrasound scan and that the main purpose is to assess fetal growth and identify fetal anomalies (D’Addario, 2015: 85-88). If anomalies were to be found on the fetus, the patient is allowed a reproductive…

When one is having a baby, there are two options for who can deliver it: an obstetrician and a midwife. They both have been to school and can no doubt handle a healthy normal pregnancy. One of the differences, however, lies in the responsibilities. Obstetricians work with many, many patients, and new patients aren’t as rare as they might be to a midwife. On the other hand, midwives have less patients and so can give more attention to the patients they do have. A downside in a midwife’s allotted…

BACKGROUND : Pre term labour is the major cause of preterm birth that affects 12 – 18 % of all births in India. Cervical shortening (effacement) is one of the first steps in the parturition process, preceding labor by several weeks. As cervical length decreases in the second trimester, the risk of spontaneous preterm birth increases , especially when effacement occurs early in the second trimester . Because effacement begins at the internal cervical os and progresses caudally , it is often…

school courses needed are general education with the concentration of health science. A four year’s bachelor’s degree is needed, meaning four years in college, or university, and four years of medical school. Then four years of residency training in obstetrics and gynecology. There’s also the possibility of doing three years of further training, which is optional. The skills needed are to have active learning so everything could be understood well. In addition to being judgemental and decisive,…

The health status of pregnant women and their unborn children are important public health issues worldwide, as many low income countries struggle to provide the recommended level of care. Maternal health is such a widespread issue, that the United Nations have included it as one of their eight Millennium Development goals in which they provide recommendations and guidelines for health improvements internationally (Lomazzi, Borisch, & Laaser, 2014). The health of mothers is closely linked with…