Medical conditions complicating pregnancy

Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis

The diagnosis of tuberculosis in pregnancy is made by history taking, physical examination, and skin testing,…    

Seizure Disorders

Seizure Disorders

Epileptic women contemplating pregnancy who have not had a seizure for 5 years should consider…    

Syphilis, Gonorrhea, & Chlamydia trachomatis Infection

Syphilis, Gonorrhea, & Chlamydia trachomatis Infection

These sexually transmitted diseases have significant consequences for mother and child.…    

Heart Disease

Heart Disease

Overall, 5% of maternal deaths are due to heart disease. Most heart disease complicating pregnancy in…    

Asthma

The effect of pregnancy on asthma is unpredictable. About 50% of patients have no change, 25% improve, and…    

Urinary Tract Infection

Urinary Tract Infection

The urinary tract is especially vulnerable to infections during pregnancy because the altered secretions…    

Thyroid Disease

Thyroid Disease

Thyrotoxicosis during pregnancy may result in fetal anomalies, late abortion, or preterm labor and fetal…    

Varicella

Varicella

Commonly known as chickenpox, varicella-zoster virus (VZV) infection has a fairly benign course when incurred during…    

Group B Streptococcal Infection

Group B Streptococcal Infection

Group B streptococci frequently colonize the lower female genital tract, with an asymptomatic…    

Maternal Hepatitis B & C Carrier State

Maternal Hepatitis B & C Carrier State

There are an estimated 200 million chronic carriers of hepatitis…    

Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy

Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy

Acute fatty liver of pregnancy is a disorder limited to the gravid…    

Peripartum Cardiomyopathy

Peripartum Cardiomyopathy

Cardiac failure that develops during pregnancy or during the first 6 months postpartum in a…    

Herpes Genitalis

Herpes Genitalis

Infection of the lower genital tract by herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) is a…    

Hypertensive Disease

Hypertensive Disease

Hypertensive disease in women of childbearing age is usually essential hypertension, but secondary causes should…    

Diabetes Mellitus

Diabetes Mellitus

Pregnancy is associated with increased tissue resistance to insulin, resulting in increased levels of blood insulin…    

AIDS During Pregnancy

AIDS During Pregnancy

Heterosexual acquisition (51%) and injecting drug use (45%) are the principal modes of HIV infection…    

Lupus Anticoagulant-Anticardiolipin-Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome

Lupus Anticoagulant-Anticardiolipin-Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome

The presence of antibodies to phospholipids and a variety of clinical symptoms, including vascular…    

Anemia

Anemia

Plasma volume increases 50% during pregnancy, while red cell volume increases 25%, causing lower hemoglobin and hematocrit…