introduction: heterotype pregnancy has been defined as coexistence of intrauterine and ectopic pregnancy. coexistence of intrauterine and ovarian pregnancy is rare and often occurs in women who use intra-uterine device (iud) or women under assisted reproductive technology. we report a case who presented abdominal pain and an adenexal mass in ultrasound scanning. post-operative diagnosis was coe...

Background: Low back pain (LBP) is an increasingly reported condition, and physical activity (PA) may play important role. The aim of the present study was to evaluate proportion pregnancy-related LBP its association with type intensity level PA during pregnancy. Methods: A longitudinal prospective carried out a cohort 118 pregnant women. Participants were evaluated in all trimesters. assessed ...

With the aim of describing the predictable pattern of blood pressure (BP) variability during gestation, we analyzed 2430 BP series systematically sampled by ambulatory monitoring for 48 consecutive hours every 4 weeks from the first obstetric visit (usually within the first trimester of pregnancy) until delivery in 235 normotensive women, 128 women who developed gestational hypertension, and 40...

Spontaneous heterotopic pregnancy is a rare clinical condition in which intrauterine and extra uterine pregnancies occur at the same time. It can be a life threatening condition and can be easily missed with the diagnosis being overlooked. We present the case of a 40 year old patient who was treated for a heterotopic pregnancy. She had a transvaginal ultrasound because of a previous ectopic pre...

This Article analyzes disparate impact claims under the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) in light of Supreme Court’s decision Young v. United Parcel Service, Inc. In Young, Court interpreted PDA to provide plaintiffs who bring pregnancy-related treatment pursuant Title VII with additional protections that non-pregnancy-related do not receive. The court reasoned this interpretation flowed from...

Ectopic Pregnancy is an important health problem and accounts for 10% of maternal mortality [1]. Ovarian pregnancy is even rarer accounting for 0.15-3% of all ectopic gestations [2]. The diagnosis of ovarian pregnancy is difficult and seldom made before surgery. Ultrasound, especially transvaginal scanning (TVS) has proved to be an invaluable tool in the diagnosis of this condition. Here we rep...

We obtained data recorded in the Danish medical birth registry on all women with a prolonged pregnancy in the first delivery and in a subsequent delivery, during 1980-94, and a 5% sample of all women with two or more pregnancies recorded in the period 1980-92 (only the first two deliveries were used for analysis). The information on gestational age in the registry was obtained from birth record...

OBJECTIVE The obstetric and neonatal exploratory focus group of the Vermont Oxford Network Neonatal Intensive Care Quality Improvement Collaborative 2002 set out to improve collaboration, communication, and coordination between maternal and neonatal caregivers in 3 areas: the pregnancy at 22 to 26 weeks, measurement of maternal outcomes that are linked with neonatal outcomes, and team performan...

This is a report on the successful treatment of an unruptured tubal pregnancy with methotrexate (MTX). To our knowledge eighteen cases, including ours, have been reported in Western literature so far. The advantages and drawbacks of this therapy are discussed.