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Pregnancy is a normal physiological condition during which a baby is growing inside the mother's womb. There are different hormonal chan...

The objective of prenatal care is to optimize the outcome for both mother and baby. This is achieved through a series of visits with t...

Down’s syndrome screening The screening procedures offered currently in most of the countries are listed here. Each consists of a risk ...

Recurrent miscarriage (RM), which is defined as three or more consecutive miscarriages, is relatively uncommon – affecting about 1 to 2%...

Rho(D) immune globulin is a medication used to prevent Rh isoimmunization in mothers who have a Rh negative blood group.  When a a ...

Introduction Spontaneous miscarriage is one of the commonest complication of early pregnancy. It occurs in approximately 15–20% of all ...

Introduction It is important that the parents to be should plan for a pregnancy under conditions most likely to ensure a best outcome f...

It is one of the obstetric procedures and is summarized as follows: Procedure: -This is a diagnostic outpatient office procedure perfo...

With placenta previa, the placenta is implanted in the lower uterine segment, where it encroaches on the internal cervical os. This di...

Pregnancy places special demands on carbohydrate metabolism and causes the insulin requirement to increase, even in a healthy woman. C...

Introduction: A chemical pregnancy is actually a very early miscarriage which takes place at a time when ultrasound scan could not show...

Intrauterine fetal demise (IUFD) refers to fetal death prior to delivery and may occur at any time prior to delivery. The timing of t...