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Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium

This category covers pregnancy childbirth and the postpartum period with symptoms, causes, diagnostics, treatment options, and prevention basics.

Pregnancy Childbirth And The Postpartum Period brings together curated guides, checklists, and explanations to help navigate the topic with clarity.

Use this page as a starting point: learn key terms, common scenarios, and how clinicians usually approach diagnosis and treatment.

On this page:

  • Conditions grouped by specialty with clear navigation
  • Symptoms, causes, risk factors, and complications
  • Diagnosis pathways, including tests and imaging
  • Evidence-based treatment options and prevention

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Anemia during pregnancy: characteristics and tactics

Anemia during pregnancy is a pathological condition characterized by a decrease in the number of red blood cells and/or hemoglobin per unit volume of blood. According to various sources, the incidence of this pregnancy complication is observed in 18-75% of women (an average of 56%).

Cervical lacerations: what they are and how they manifest

In first-time mothers, minor cervical tears cause changes in the shape of the cervix; in multiparous women, they heal by primary intention, leaving no scars. Larger tears are accompanied by bleeding of varying intensity.

Obstetric trauma: birth injuries and their consequences

In the case of pathological labor, untimely and improper obstetric care, birth injuries often occur: damage to the external and internal genital organs, as well as adjacent organs - the urinary tract, rectum, pelvic joints.

Blood diseases during pregnancy: risks and monitoring

Sometimes pregnancy occurs in patients with acute lymphocytic leukemia who became ill in childhood and who achieved remission thanks to treatment.

Varicose veins of the vagina and external genitalia in pregnant women: characteristics and tactics

Varicose veins in pregnant women are a common condition, diagnosed in every fifth woman of reproductive age, and in 96% of cases, the development of the disease correlates with pregnancy and childbirth.

Chronic glomerulonephritis during pregnancy: characteristics and treatment strategies

Chronic glomerulonephritis in pregnancy (CGN) is a chronic bilateral diffuse lesion of the predominantly glomerular apparatus of the kidneys of an immune-inflammatory nature with a pronounced tendency to progression and development of chronic renal failure.

Pneumonia during pregnancy: features and tactics

Pneumonia during pregnancy is an acute infectious disease of predominantly bacterial etiology, characterized by focal lesions of the respiratory sections of the lungs with the presence of intraalveolar exudation.

Prolapse of the umbilical cord and small fetal parts: risks and tactics

Prolapse of the umbilical cord loop and small parts of the fetus can be observed in the event of amniotic fluid leakage and the absence of a contact zone between the mother's pelvis and the presenting part.

Polyhydramnios in late pregnancy: ultrasound signs and labor management

Polyhydramnios (hydramnion) is a condition characterized by excessive accumulation of amniotic fluid in the amniotic sac. In polyhydramnios, the amount of amniotic fluid exceeds 1.5 liters and can reach 2-5 liters, and sometimes 10-12 liters or more.

Oligohydramnios: Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment (Brief Analysis)

Oligohydramnion is a decrease in the amount of amniotic fluid to 500 ml or less. According to various authors, oligohydramnios occurs in approximately 5.5% of pregnant women.