Complications of pregnancy

From WikiMD.org
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Complications of Pregnancy

Complications of pregnancy are health problems that occur during pregnancy. They can involve the mother's health, the baby's health, or both. Some women have health problems before they become pregnant that could lead to complications. Other problems arise during the pregnancy.

Pronunciation

/kɒmplɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/ of /ˈprɛɡnənsi/

Etymology

The term "complication" comes from the Latin complicare, meaning "to fold together", and "pregnancy" from the Latin praegnantem, meaning "with child".

Types of Complications

Gestational Diabetes

Gestational diabetes is a type of diabetes that is first seen in a pregnant woman who did not have diabetes before she was pregnant.

Preeclampsia and Eclampsia

Preeclampsia is a condition that pregnant women develop. It's marked by high blood pressure in women who haven't had high blood pressure before. Eclampsia is a severe complication of preeclampsia. It's a rare but serious condition where high blood pressure results in seizures during pregnancy.

Miscarriage

A miscarriage is an unexpected loss of pregnancy before the 20th week of pregnancy.

Preterm Labor

Preterm labor is labor that begins before completion of 37 weeks of pregnancy.

See Also

References

External links

Esculaap.svg

This WikiMD dictionary article is a stub. You can help make it a full article.


Languages: - East Asian 中文, 日本, 한국어, South Asian हिन्दी, Urdu, বাংলা, తెలుగు, தமிழ், ಕನ್ನಡ,
Southeast Asian Indonesian, Vietnamese, Thai, မြန်မာဘာသာ, European español, Deutsch, français, русский, português do Brasil, Italian, polski