Intrapartum leprosy

Intrapartum hemorrhage.

Intrapartum hemorrhage is a serious and sometimes life-threatening event. Several etiologies are known and include placental abruption, uterine atony, placenta accreta, and genital tract lacerations. Prompt recognition of blood loss, identification of the source of the hemorrhage, volume resuscitation, including red blood cells and blood products when required, will result in excellent maternal...

Intrapartum fetal monitoring.

Continuous electronic fetal monitoring was developed in the 1960s to assist in the diagnosis of fetal hypoxia during labor. Continuous electronic fetal monitoring has been shown to reduce the incidence of neonatal seizures, but there has been no beneficial effect in decreasing cerebral palsy or neonatal Continuous electronic fetal monitoring was developed in the 1960s to assist in the diagnosis...

Intrapartum Uterine Rupture

Intrapartum Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis.

This syndrome was first described by Lyell (1956) in this country and by Lang and Walker (1956) in South Africa and has since been reported with increasing frequency. Beare (1962), in a comprehensive review, collected 35 cases from the published reports and described 10 further cases that he had observed personally. He suggests that it is unlikely that the syndrome could have been seen in the U...

Intrapartum perinatal mortality.

Intrapartum perinatal mortality, the deaths that occur during the period around birth, is a major problem in developing countries accounting for more than one million stillbirths and a similar number of neonatal deaths worldwide each year [1,2]. A number of authors have emphasized that the time encompassing labor and the 24 hours after birth is the most dangerous period for both the mother and ...