MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS
9.1 Back and Pelvic Pain 9.2 Diastasis Recti Abdominis 9.3 Pregnancy Related Pelvic Girdle Pain 9.4 Hypovitaminosis D 9.5 Osteoporosis 9.1 Back and Pelvic Pain Incidence Back pain – 60–78% of pregnant women1 Pelvic pain –…
ENDOCRINE DISORDERS
7.1 Hypothyroidism 7.2 Thyrotoxicosis 7.3 Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus 7.4 Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus 7.5 Gestational Diabetes Mellitus 7.6 Addison’s Disease (Adrenal Insufficiency) 7.7 Prolactinoma 7.1 Hypothyroidism Incidence 0.3–0.7% Hypothyroidism 2.2–2.5% Subclinical hypothyroidism Risk for Childbearing Variable Risk…
PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS
17.1 Antenatal Psychiatric Disorders 17.2 Postnatal Psychiatric Disorders 17.3 Eating Disorders 17.4 Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder 17.1 Antenatal Psychiatric Disorders Incidence Depression: 10–15% Risk for Childbearing Variable risk – high risk if severe EXPLANATION OF CONDITION…
METABOLIC DISORDERS
13.1 Obesity 13.2 Phenylketonuria 13.3 Hyperemesis Gravidarum 13.4 Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy 13.1 Obesity Incidence Obesity is an increasing phenomenon worldwide In pregnancy the incidence is around 16–19% in the UK1 Risk for Childbearing…
RENAL DISORDERS
6.1 Urinary Tract Infections 6.2 Chronic Kidney Disease 6.3 Dialysis in Pregnancy 6.4 Renal Transplantation 6.5 Nephrotic Syndrome 6.1 Urinary Tract Infections Incidence 1–3% of pregnancies are complicated by urinary tract infection, 2–10% by asymptomatic bacteriuria1…
RESPIRATORY DISORDERS
5.1 The Breathless Pregnant Woman 5.2 Asthma 5.3 Pneumonia and Chest Infections 5.4 Tuberculosis 5.5 Cystic Fibrosis 5.6 Sarcoidosis 5.1 The Breathless Pregnant Woman Incidence/prevalence 60–70% pregnant women, either as a normal physiological response or due to…
