Fetal Malpresentation
Fetal Malpresentation Dana R. Canfield Robert M. Silver Introduction In the past, many cases of fetal malpresentation were managed with safe vaginal deliveries. However, over the past several decades, an…
OBSTETRICS
Placental Abruption
Placental Abruption Yinka Oyelese Cande V. Ananth Anthony M. Vintzileos Introduction In normal pregnancy, the placenta separates from the wall of the uterus after delivery of the baby. In the…
Operative Vaginal Delivery
Operative Vaginal Delivery Eyal Krispin Introduction History It is instructive, in view of the above-stated purpose of examining the current status of operative vaginal delivery (OVD), to briefly review the…
Normal and Abnormal Labor
Normal and Abnormal Labor Anat Shmueli Introduction All approaches to the systematic assessment of labor are grounded in the concept that it is possible to evaluate the progress of labor…
Psychiatric Problems During and After Pregnancy
Psychiatric Problems During and After Pregnancy Nicole Leistikow Patricia F. Widra Rebecca Sokal Alison D. Hermann Introduction Although pregnancy was once thought to be protective in terms of psychiatric illness,…
Dermatologic Disorders During Pregnancy
Dermatologic Disorders During Pregnancy Marcia S. Driscoll Introduction There are three general categories of dermatologic disorders during pregnancy. The first category includes cutaneous problems that arise due to physiologic changes…
Cancer and Other Neoplasms in Pregnancy
Cancer and Other Neoplasms in Pregnancy Gautam Gorantla Rao Introduction In the United States, benign gynecologic masses, known as myomas, account for more than 1 million hospital admissions per year.1…
Rheumatologic and Connective Tissue Disorders in Pregnancy
Rheumatologic and Connective Tissue Disorders in Pregnancy Gustavo F. Leguizamón E. Albert Reece Introduction Rheumatologic and connective tissue disorders are multisystem conditions that occur most commonly in women of reproductive…
Maternal Infections, Sexually Transmitted Infections, and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection in Pregnancy
Maternal Infections, Sexually Transmitted Infections, and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection in Pregnancy Meagan Elise Deming Shyam Kottilil Introduction Maternal mortality in the United States declined dramatically after 1930 in part…
Hematological Disorders of Pregnancy
Hematological Disorders of Pregnancy Mae-Lan Winchester Carl P. Weiner Introduction Multiple physiologic adaptations occur to help women cope with the added demands of pregnancy. Blood volume increases by up to…
