OC05.06: Improving precision of second trimester biometry

Second trimester pregnancy loss.

Second trimester pregnancy loss is uncommon, but it should be regarded as an important event in a woman's obstetric history. Fetal abnormalities, including chromosomal problems, and maternal anatomic factors, immunologic factors, infection, and thrombophilia should be considered; however, a cause-and-effect relationship may be difficult to establish. A thorough history and physical examination ...

Termination of second trimester pregnancy.

Dilatation and currettage or vaccum aspiration is an accepted method of termination of pregnancy in the fimt trimester. Search is still being made for an ideal method of termination of pregnancy in the 2nd trimester. Between 14-16 weeks of pregnancy vaginal transcervical injection of intra-amniotic saline can be done. After 16 weeks of gestation abdominal or vaginal route can be employed. Vario...

I-61: Second Trimester Genetic Sonography

Sonographic markers of fetal trisomies: second trimester.

OBJECTIVE Second-trimester sonographic findings of fetal trisomy may include structural abnormalities or sonographic markers of fetal aneuploidy. Unlike structural anomalies, sonographic markers of fetal aneuploidy are insignificant by themselves with regard to outcome, are nonspecific--most frequently seen in normal fetuses, and are often transient. Our objective was to review the second-trime...

Second-trimester uterine rupture: lessons learnt.

UNLABELLED Uterine rupture is a rare life-threatening complication. It mainly occurs in the third trimester of pregnancy and is rarely seen during the first or second trimesters. Our centre experienced three important cases of uterine rupture. FIRST CASE spontaneous uterine rupture at 14 weeks of pregnancy, which was diagnosed at autopsy. It was misled by the ultrasound finding of an intraute...