Preeclampsia/eclampsia, the most common medical complication of pregnancy, can affect visual system as an end organ damage. Visual symptoms occur in 25% of patients with severe preeclampsia and 50% of patients with eclampsia. Visual system may be affected by hypertensive retinopathy, exudative retinal detachment, and cortical blindness.
Vaginal progesterone was the only intervention with consistent effectiveness for preventing preterm birth in singleton atrisk pregnancies overall and in those with a previous preterm birth
This information is useful to both patients and clinicians as it provides them with an effective and relatively simple option to prevent this outcome in subsequent pregnancies
Aborsi spontan adalah pelepasan produk konsepsi dengan alasan tertentu pada atau sebelum usia kehamilan 20 minggu atau berat badan janin kurang dari 500 gram yang terjadi secara tidak sengaja. Kasus abortus spontan yang terjadi di RSUD Kabupaten Temanggung mengalami tren meningkat pada tiga tahun terakhir yaitu 7 abortus spontan per 100 kelahiran hidup pada tahun 2013, 17 abortus spontan per 10…
Postpartum haemorrhage is a leading cause of maternal morbidity and mortality worldwide. Identifying risk indicators for postpartum haemorrhage is crucial to predict this life threatening condition. Another major contributor to maternal morbidity and mortality is pre-eclampsia. Previous studies show conflicting results in the association between preeclampsia and postpartum haemorrhage. The p…
Pre-eclampsia and eclampsia are two hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, considered major causes of maternal and perinatal death worldwide. Pre-eclampsia is a multisystemic disease characterized by the development of hypertension after 20 weeks of gestation, with the presence of proteinuria or, in its absence, of signs or symptoms indicative of target organ injury. Eclampsia represents the con…
Three intrauterine devices (IUDs) are available in the United States: the copper T 380A and two levonorgestrel-releasing IUDs, one that releases 20 mcg of levonorgestrel per 24 hours, and one that releases 14 mcg per 24 hours. All are safe and effective methods of contraception that work predominantly by prefertilization mechanisms. The copper T 380A IUD may be placed in nonpregnant women at an…
Although the estimated annual rate of decline In the global MMR in 1990-2008 (2.3%) fell short of the level needed to meet the MDG 5 target, it was much faster than had been thought previously. Targeted efforts to Improve access to quality maternal health care, as well as efforts to decrease unintended pregnancies through family planning, are necessary to further reduce the global burden of mat…
A number of different approaches to premarital counseling have been developed to better prepare couples for marriage. A variety of these of approaches will be described here, including those used in church-settings, where the majority of premarital counseling is performed. A brief summary of the premarital counseling research will also be presented, including what research suggests are importan…
With recent results showing a global decline in overall maternal mortality during the last two decades and with the target date for achieving the Millennium Development Goals only four years away, the question of how to continue or even accelerate the decline has become more pressing. By knowing where the risk is highest as well as where the numbers of deaths are greatest, it may be possible to…