Chapter 3 – History and Evaluation of Patients with Chronic Pelvic Pain
Abstract There are multiple causes of pelvic pain, and it is very important to acknowledge that in most women pelvic pain is not of gynecological origin. It is also important…
Chapter 2 – Neurobiological Basis of Pelvic Pain
Abstract Nerve pain is more often than not a cause of pelvic pain. This is particularly true in patients in whom pain started after pelvic trauma, surgery, or vaginal delivery….
Chapter 1 – Introduction to Chronic Pelvic Pain
Abstract Pelvic pain is a much more common condition than perceived by the medical and general community. Because it affects the most private aspects of human life such as sexuality…
Resuscitation of the Newborn
Resuscitation of the Newborn Seema Awatramani Patrick Dolan OVERVIEW There are approximately 4 million infants born in the United States annually.1 The majority of these babies are born without complications…
Postpartum Infections
Postpartum Infections Samsiya Ona Khady Diouf OVERVIEW Background Pregnancy-related deaths, as reported by the Pregnancy Mortality Surveillance System, have steadily increased in the United States (US) from 7.2 deaths per…
Amniotic Fluid Embolism
Amniotic Fluid Embolism Ashley Deutsch OVERVIEW Amniotic fluid embolism (AFE) is a rare but devastating complication of pregnancy characterized by sudden cardiorespiratory collapse and disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). Reported incidence…
Postpartum Hemorrhage
Postpartum Hemorrhage Divya Dethier Julianna Schantz-Dunn OVERVIEW Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is a leading cause of maternal mortality affecting 1% to 5% of all deliveries, although the incidence varies widely. PPH…
Uterine Inversion and Uterine Rupture
Uterine Inversion and Uterine Rupture Amanda Sue Shorette OVERVIEW Uterine inversion and uterine rupture are rare but life-threatening obstetric complications. There is a paucity of available data regarding the epidemiology,…
Shoulder Dystocia
Shoulder Dystocia Samreen Vora OVERVIEW Shoulder dystocia is an unpredictable complication of vaginal delivery and is defined as failure to deliver the fetal shoulders with gentle downward traction, thereby requiring…
Umbilical Cord Abnormalities
Umbilical Cord Abnormalities Sara M. Seifert OVERVIEW Peripartum umbilical cord management can have profound maternal and fetal effects from preventing asphyxia, hemorrhage, and long-term morbidity to promoting neonatal and maternal…
