Medical Complications During Pregnancy

Medical Complications of Pregnancy Diabetes Complicating Pregnancy

Obstetricians use a unique form of classification of diabetes in pregnancy originally proposed by Dr. Priscilla White. The system was designed to estimate the prognosis for pregnancy outcome for women with diabetes who become pregnant. White first described her classification system in a report entitled, “Pregnancy Complicating Diabetes.” The prognostic system was based on the observation that ...

The Relationship of Nausea and Vomiting during Pregnancy with Pregnancy Complications

Background & aim: Nausea and vomiting are among the most common complaints during pregnancy observed in patients with severe pregnancy outcomes. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship of nausea and vomiting during pregnancy (NVP) with some pregnancy complications. Methods: This cross-secti...

Medical Disorders during Pregnancy

Vascular Complications of Systemic Sclerosis during Pregnancy

Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a chronic autoimmune disorder characterized by progressive fibrosis of the skin and visceral tissues as well as a noninflammatory vasculopathy. Vascular disease in systemic sclerosis is a major cause of morbidity and mortality among nonpregnant patients with SSc and is even a bigger concern in the pregnant SSc patient, as the underlying vasculopathy may prevent the r...

Immediate complications after medical compared with surgical termination of pregnancy.

OBJECTIVE To estimate the immediate adverse events and safety of medical compared with surgical abortion using high-quality registry data. METHODS All women in Finland undergoing induced abortion from 2000-2006 with a gestational duration of 63 days or less (n=42,619) were followed up until 42 days postabortion using national health registries. The incidence and risk factors of adverse events...