Each year approximately 50,000 women require surgery during pregnancy. It is the purpose of this paper to review the anatomical and physiological changes which occur during pregnancy, and to review the effects of anesthetics on the embryo and fetus. The indirect effects of anesthetic drugs and procedures on the uteroplacental circulation, and the practical considerations for the pregnant patien...

Preterm birth is the leading cause of perinatal morbidity and mortality worldwide [1]. It contributes to 70% of neonatal mortality and approximately half of long-term neurodevelopmental disabilities [2]. The obstetrics precursors leading preterm birth are delivery for maternal or fetal indications, spontaneous preterm labour with intact membranes and preterm premature rupture of membranes (pPRO...

The concept of 'obstetrical medicine' was established in the late 19th century, but overshadowed during most of the 20th century by dramatic improvements in surgical, anesthetic, antimicrobial therapeutics, and obstetrical methods and practice. During the last quarter of the 20th century the causes of maternal morbidity and mortality increasingly became pre-existing hereditable and acquired med...

The increasing importance of ultrasound in obstetrical practice requires a sound knowledge of the technique and of the reproducibility and accuracy of the measurements. In most obstetrical clinics, scanning are not always performed by the same technician and therefore the lack of Information about the errors in measurement of the different observers or of one observer may lead to inaccurate pro...

During their pregnancy Approximately 1 in 500 to 1 in 635 women will require non-obstetrical abdominal surgery. Acute appendicitis, cholecystitis, and intestinal obstruction are the most common non-obstetrical surgical emergencies complicating pregnancy. Other conditions that may require surgery during pregnancy include ovarian cysts, masses or torsion, symptomatic cholelithiasis, adrenal tumor...

Through the theoretical-methodological support of the Liberation Pedagogy, this convergent-care study identified the expectations of pregnant women and their respective partners concerning their participation in humanized birth. Five categories emerged during an educational intervention carried out with groups: choosing the type of delivery; selecting the type of obstetrical care; acknowledging...

Nowadays cervical cancer is diagnosed in many women who still want to have children. This led to the need to provide fertility-sparing treatments. The main goal is to maintain reproductive ability without decreasing overall and recurrence-free survival. In this article, we review data on procedures for fertility preservation, namely, vaginal and abdominal trachelectomy, less invasive surgery an...

Through the theoretical-methodological support of the Liberation Pedagogy, this convergentcare study identified the expectations of pregnant women and their respective partners concerning their participation in humanized birth. Five categories emerged during an educational intervention carried out with groups: choosing the type of delivery; selecting the type of obstetrical care; acknowledging ...

A review completed to survey the viability of video-drove showing program on information in regards chosen obstetrical crises among B.Sc. (N) understudies college nursing at Gudur, A.P.