Cesarean Delivery

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Key Abbreviations American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists ACOG Cephalopelvic disproportion CPD Cesarean delivery CD Computed tomography CT Delayed cord clamping DCC Deep venous thrombosis DVT Fetal heart rate FHR Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy HIE National Institutes of Health NIH Pulmonary…

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Placenta Accreta

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Key Abbreviations Cesaean delivery scar defect CDSD Magnetic resonance imaging MRI Odds ratio OR Placenta accreta PA Postpartum hemorrhage PPH Randomized controlled trial RCT Trial of labor after cesarean TOLAC Placenta accreta (PA) refers to different grades…

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Surgery During Pregnancy

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Key Abbreviations As low as reasonably achievable ALARA American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists ACOG Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics APGO Computed tomography CT Fetal heart rate FHR Intrauterine growth restriction IUGR Last menstrual…

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Vaginal Birth After Cesarean Delivery

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Key Abbreviations American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists ACOG Body mass index BMI Cephalopelvic disproportion CPD Fetal heart rate FHR Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy HIE Lower uterine segment LUS Maternal-fetal medicine units MFMU National Institute of Child Health and…

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Obstetric Anesthesia

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Key Abbreviations Advanced cardiovascular life support ACLS American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists ACOG American Society of Anesthesiologists ASA Basic life support BLS Confidence interval CI Central nervous system CNS Combined spinal-epidural CSE Induction-to-delivery interval I-D Laryngeal mask…

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Intrapartum Fetal Evaluation

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Key Terms Acidemia Increased hydrogen ion concentration in blood Acidosis Increased hydrogen ion concentration in tissue Asphyxia Hypoxia with metabolic acidosis Base deficit Buffer base content below normal Hypoxemia Decreased…

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Antepartum Fetal Evaluation

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Key Abbreviations American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists ACOG Amniotic fluid index AFI Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome APLAS Assisted reproductive technology ART Biophysical profile BPP Body mass index BMI Central nervous system CNS Contraction stress test CST Deepest vertical…

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Operative Vaginal Delivery

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Key Abbreviations American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists ACOG Anteroposterior AP Biparietal diameter BPD Body mass index BMI Confidence interval CI Disseminated intravascular coagulation DIC Food and Drug Administration FDA Intracranial hemorrhage ICH Intelligence quotient IQ Left occiput anterior LOA…

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Normal Labor and Delivery

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Key Abbreviations American Academy of Pediatrics AAP American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists ACOG Body mass index BMI California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative CMQCC Cephalopelvic disproportion CPD Cervical length CL Computed tomography CT Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate DHEAS Fetal heart…

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Genetic Screening and Prenatal Genetic Diagnosis

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Key Abbreviations Acetylcholinesterase AchE Alpha-fetoprotein AFP Allele dropout ADO American College of Medical Genetics ACMG American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists ACOG Assisted reproductive technology ART Biochemistry Ultrasound Nuchal Translucency BUN Cell-free DNA cfDNA Chorionic villus sampling CVS Comparative…

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