Singular Obstetrical Case

I-46: Obstetrical Doppler

Accurate assessment of gestational age, fetal growth, and the detection of fetal and placental abnormalities are major benefits of sonography. Color Doppler can be used to assist in the identification of vascular architecture, detection of vascular pathology and visualization of blood flow changes associated with physiologic processes and disease states. The clinical applications of obstetrical...

Obstetrical emergency: an unusual case of an ectopic pregnancy.

Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent) 2012;25(1):73–75 A 21-year-old African American woman presented to the emergency department with a 3-week history of heavy vaginal bleeding; she had experienced varying amounts of bleeding but never needed more than a pad per hour. She was known to be less than 12 weeks pregnant but was unsure of the date of her last menstrual period. She was gravida 3 and parity 2, wi...

Obstetrical and neonatal case definitions for immunization safety data

Administering vaccines specifically to pregnant women as part of a disease prevention strategy has not been routinely practiced, with the major exception of protecting against neonatal tetanus. Pregnancy continues to be a contraindication for receipt of most live viral (e.g., measles, mumps, rubella, varicella) vaccines. In the wake of the thalidomide tragedy [1], real or perceived risks of ter...

Case Study: Obstetrical Trauma With Maternal Death and Fetal Survival.

Trauma during pregnancy is the leading cause of non-obstetric-related maternal and fetal death. This article summarizes obstetric physiology and outlines the assessment and treatment of traumatic injuries of the pregnant patient. A case is presented in which a pregnant woman with blunt abdominal trauma was managed efficiently in a trauma center within a hospital that does not have in-house obst...

Interesting Case of Nephrocystosis, from an Obstetrical Point of View