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By : Eden Kerr Description : Gestational diabetes is a clinical condition in which a woman with no diabetes develops high blood sugar levels during pregnancy. This condition increases the risk of a cesarean section, pre-eclampsia ... |
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Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Clinical Approach By : Eden Kerr Description : Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a condition characterized by the presence of a degree of glucose intolerance during pregnancy. A woman is assesed with gestational diabetes when glucose intolerance ... |
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Maternity and Women's Health Care By : Nicole McConnell Description : Maternity refers to the time period during pregnancy and soon after childbirth. It presents various health risks to a woman. It comes with major changes and challenges in the physical, emotional and social ... |
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Maternity, Newborn and Women's Health: A Case-Based Approach By : Nicole McConnell Description : Maternity is a period during pregnancy and shortly after childbirth. During birth, the newborns may have complications like lack of oxygen, birth trauma and infections. They are also at a high risk of ... |
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By : Marshalla Ortega Description : Maternal obesity is associated with neonatal death, elective preterm delivery or delivery of a baby with an extremely low birth weight. Babies surviving such odds are often seen to have severe neurodevelopmental ... |
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Obesity During Pregnancy in Clinical Practice By : Marshalla Ortega Description : Obesity in a mother during pregnancy can have a major impact on offspring development and maternal metabolism. Maternal obesity disrupts the processes of glucose homeostasis, fat oxidation, insulin resistance ... |
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Obstetrics: An Evidence-Based Approach By : Rosa Horton Description : Obstetrics is a field of medicine that is concerned with pregnancy, child delivery and the postpartum period. The fields of obstetrics and gynecology are combined to provide a holistic approach to women's ... |
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Obstetrics: Maternal-Fetal Medicine By : Rosa Horton Description : Obstetrics is the branch of medicine which specializes in the care of women during gestation and childbirth. The field encompasses both prenatal and postnatal care of the mother and the infant. Fetal screening ... |
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Ovarian Research: Clinical Findings By : Matt Raney Description : The ovary refers to an organ found in the female reproductive system that produces an ovum. The ovaries are also responsible for secreting hormones that play a role in the menstrual cycle and fertility. ... |
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Pregnancy and Childbirth: Complications and Care By : Katie Beckett Description : Pregnancy is the time during which one or more offspring develop inside a woman. It is divided into three trimesters. The first trimester is from week 1 through 12, the second trimester is from week 13 ... |