Pregnancy Complications - Etiology
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Perinatal depression: prevalence, risks, and the nutrition link--a review of the literature.

30 Aug 2009 The purpose of this review is to examine the role of nutrition in perinatal depression. Perinatal (maternal) depression refers to major and minor episodes during pregnancy (termed antenatal) and/or within the first 12 months after delivery (termed ... Read more...

Patient with pelvic pains: retroperitoneal fibrosis or pelvic endometriosis? A case report and review of literature.

20 Aug 2009 OBJECTIVE: To describe how a hydronephrosis can lead to a difficult differential diagnosis between endometriosis and retroperitoneal fibrosis. DESIGN: Case report. SETTING: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sacro Cuore Don Calabria General ... Read more...

Work as a physician and adverse pregnancy outcomes: a Finnish nationwide population-based registry study.

9 Aug 2009 Work as a physician may be related to several occupational hazards. Only few studies have investigated the relations between work as a physician and the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes and the results have been inconsistent. We conducted a ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Pregnancy Complications - Etiology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Perinatal depression: prevalence, risks, and the nutrition link--a review of the literature. 30 Aug 2009
• Patient with pelvic pains: retroperitoneal fibrosis or pelvic endometriosis? A case report and review of literature. 20 Aug 2009
• Work as a physician and adverse pregnancy outcomes: a Finnish nationwide population-based registry study. 9 Aug 2009
• Renal colic in pregnancy: lithiasis or physiological hydronephrosis? 3 Aug 2009
• Do maternal- or pregnancy-associated disease states affect blood pressure in the early neonatal period? 30 Jul 2009
• Guidelines for the management of vasa previa. 30 Jul 2009
• [Polyneuropathies in vitamin B1 deficiency in Reunion and Mayotte islands in 70 patients of Maori and Comorian descent] 30 Jul 2009
• Kidney transplantation and pregnancy. 30 Jul 2009
• Severe lead poisoning caused by use of health supplements presenting as acute abdominal pain during pregnancy. 30 Jul 2009
• Ovarian torsion in in vitro fertilization-induced twin pregnancy: combination of Doppler ultrasound and laparoscopy in diagnosis and treatment can quickly solve the case. 22 Jul 2009
• [The metabolic syndrome and the risks of unfavourable outcome of pregnancy] 17 Jul 2009
• Primary microcephaly in two children born to mothers with complicated appendicitis or late appendectomy during pregnancy. 29 Jun 2009
• The impact of secondhand smoke during pregnancy. 29 Jun 2009
• [Cushing's syndrome: special issues] 29 Jun 2009
• [The statement of Polish Gynaecologic Society experts concerning drinking water consumption in women in reproductive age, pregnancy and breast feeding] 29 Jun 2009
• Contraception and pregnancy in cystic fibrosis. 29 Jun 2009
• TLR9 activation coupled to IL-10 deficiency induces adverse pregnancy outcomes. 24 Jun 2009
• [Acute abdominal pain in the pregnant woman] 18 Jun 2009
• Prenatal stress and neurodevelopment of the child: focus on the HPA axis and role of the placenta. 15 Jun 2009
• A significant linear association exists between nuchal translucency thickness and adverse perinatal outcome in euploid fetuses. 30 May 2009

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Technical information about 'Pregnancy Complications'

Definition: Conditions or pathological processes associated with pregnancy. They can occur during or after pregnancy, and range from minor discomforts to serious diseases that require medical interventions. They include diseases in pregnant females, and pregnancies in females with diseases.

Descriptor UI: D011248

Alternative terms: Pregnancy Complications; Complications, Pregnancy; Complication, Pregnancy; Pregnancy Complication;

Related Mesh Headings: Pregnancy, Prolonged;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C13.703;

Technical Notes: coord IM with dis (IM); /surg: consider also OBSTETRIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; do not use for heterotopic pregn: see note at PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC; check tags FEMALE & PREGNANCY; Manual 18.4.7; DF: PREGN COMPL