Category
page 1Complications of labour and delivery
postpartum hemorrhage
loss of blood following childbirth
obstructed labor
Comprises a range of conditions, including non-optimal contractions and cervical dilation, fetal factors such as position, e.g., shoulder dystocia, and macrosomia (heavier than average birth weight)
breech presentation
malpresentation of the fetus at near term or during labor with the fetal cephalic pole in the fundus of the uterus
uterine rupture
disruption of uterine wall, beyond 28 weeks of pregnancy
amniotic fluid embolism
potentially fatal complication of pregnancy
placenta accreta
placenta disease that is characterized by an abnormally deep attachment of the placenta, through the endometrium and into the myometrium
umbilical cord prolapse
Complication of pregnancy where the umbilical cord slips out of the uterus
shoulder dystocia
birthing obstruction complication
nuchal cord
Umbilical cord wrapped around the fetus's neck in the womb
uterine inversion
human disease
obstetrical hemorrhage
heavy bleeding in pregnancy
fetal distress
human disease
cephalopelvic disproportion
Contracted pelvic unable to allow normal vaginal birth.
vasa praevia
Human disease
Shoulder presentation
medical condition
prolonged labor
Human disease
Birth injury
Cerebro-spinal injuries to the foetus occuring during delivery
Bakri balloon
Medical device