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Major Complications in Pregnancy

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Major Complications in Pregnancy

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  1. Major complications in pregnancy

  2. Miscarriages • Also known as spontaneus abortions • Expulsion of fetus before it reaches viabilty • pregnancy that ends on it's own, within the first 22 weeks of gestation • Reasons Hormonal problems, infections or maternal health problems Lifestyle (i.e. smoking, drug use, malnutrition, excessive caffeine and exposure to radiation or toxic substances) Implantation of the egg into the uterine lining does not occur properly Maternal age Maternal trauma

  3. Types of abortions • Threatened abortions early pregnancy uterine bleeding The cervix remains closed • Inevitable (Incomplete) abortions Abdominal or back pain accompanied by bleeding with an open cervix Leads to complete & incomplete abortions

  4. Complete abortions embryo have emptied out of the uterus. Bleeding should subside quickly • Incomplete abortions embryo have not emptied the uterus completely

  5. Missed abortions • experience a miscarriage without knowing it. • embryonic death has occurred • there is no expulsion of the embryo. • Signs would be a loss of pregnancy symptoms and the absence of fetal heart sounds found on an ultrasound • Recurrent abortions Defined as 3 or more consecutive first trimester miscarriages

  6. Therapeutic Abortion • Intentional termination of pregnancy before age of viability to preserve the health of the mother • Elective Abortion • Intentional termination of pregnancy for reasons unrelated to mothers health

  7. 95% occur in the fallopian tube • The zygote or embryo may die and be absorbed by the body, or the tube could rupture (ruptured tubal pregnancy) with bleeding into the abdominal cavity. • This is a surgical emergency

  8. Increase of placental blood flow can be done • Rest • Maternal diet rich in protein • Correcting of anemia • Higher risk pregnancies such as multiple gestations should be monitored very carefully

  9. False labour • When a mother reaches her due date painless/ painful infrequent contractures • Mother feels that she is close to labour • Cervix dilation does not occur • Contractions don't grow consistently longer, stronger, and closer together.

  10. Pregnancy induced hypertension • Also known as pre eclampsia • After 30th week • Signs for monitor • Oedema present in ankle after a night rest / in hands ad feet • Raised diastolic blood pressure (>90Hgmm) • proteinuria

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