Obgyn Key

Chapter 1 Question 1 Why are we concerned with terminology? All research groups know what the words and terms they use mean. Answer 1 It is possible that different research…

Key Points • Physiological changes associated with pregnancy have a profound effect on how medications are handled in pregnant women. • Most medications taken by pregnant women reach the fetus…

Key Points • Improvement in neonatal management over the past decades has led to an increase in survival rates among extreme preterm neonates and a simultaneous decrease in the limits…

Key Points • Gene therapy for fetuses may provide a therapeutic advantage over postnatal treatment for certain congenital diseases. • Three types of fetal gene therapy are available: direct ‘somatic’…

Key Points • Influences during early life have substantial impact upon adult health and disease. • This concept is most commonly known as the developmental origins of health and disease….

Key Points • Multiple pregnancies are at high risk for adverse perinatal outcome. The standard of care is early confirmation of chorionicity and timely referral when complications arise. • Current…

Key Points • In utero transplantation (IUT) has the potential to cure or ameliorate many disorders before birth. • Animal models for studying IUT have fundamental differences from human models…

Key Points • Amniotic fluid (AF) volume is usually well regulated in pregnancy. • Subjective or semiquantitative ultrasound measurement systems are used to identify and categorise disorders of AF volume….

Key Points • Cytomegalovirus (CMV) can cause both primary and nonprimary infections. Around 50% of the pregnant women are seronegative; 1% will develop primary infection during pregnancy. Prenatal diagnosis relies…