Zusammenfassung der Ressource
An Early Arrival
- Patient presentation
- Pregnant, backache, lower abdominal
cramps, burning sensation when passing
urine, and increased urinary frequency
- DDx
- Placental Abruption
- Ovarian cyst
- Ovarian torsion
- UTI
- Appendicitis
- Preterm Delivery
- Definition
- Preterm delivery can be defined as
one that occurs between 24-37
gestational weeks
- Etiology
- Maternal factors
- Infection & Inflammation
- Poor nutrition
- Smoking & drinking alcohol
- Domestic violence
- Cervical trauma
- Low maternal weight
- Fetal factors
- Multifetal pregnancies
due to uterine stretch
- Fetal abnormalities &
polyhydraminos
- Risk factors
- Previous preterm labour
- Previous cervical trauma
- Previous induced abortion
- Short cervical length
- Investigations
- non-stress cardiotocogram
- Tocography
- Ultrasound
- Cervicovaginal swab
- CBC
- APGAR score
- Guidelines of antenatal care