Tag: ob/gyn
Virginia Board of Health Approves Onerous Abortion Clinic Regulations in USA
September 16, 2011 — The Virginia Board of Health on Thursday approved regulations for abortion clinics that some abortion-rights advocates said could force many...
Definition of Pregnancy Categories (FDA)
Updated: August 2011
CATEGORY A : Controlled studies in women have failed to demonstrate a risk of the fetus.
CATEGORY B : Animal studies have shown...
Fetal position
Fetal position (British English: also foetal) is a medical term used to describe the orientation of the fetal head or butt within the birth...
Ectopic Pregnancy
Ectopic pregnancy results from implantation of fertilized ovum outside the uterine cavity, mostly in a fallopian tube. Pre-existing disease affecting the tube (salpingitis), appendicitis,...
Most common causes of itching in pregnancy
Pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy (PUPPP) is the most common dermatologic condition of pregnancy. It is more common in nulliparous women and occurs most...
Trauma during pregnancy
Presentation and Clinical Features
Trauma is a frequent event in pregnancy.
Initial interventions are aimed at stabilization of mother according to advanced trauma life support...