Hypertensive Disorders and Severe Obstetric Morbidity in the United States

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Shear wave elastography of placenta: in vivo quantitation of placental elasticity in preeclampsia

“…P reeclampsia is one of the leading causes of maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality, with preterm delivery occurring in approximately 5%-8% and perinatal mortality occurring in 1%-3% of pregnancies, worldwide (1). Common maternal complications of severe preeclampsia can include disseminated coagulopathy/HELLP syndrome, pulmonary edema, acute renal failure, placenta abruption, and longterm cardiovascular complications (2,3). Common fetal complications are fetal growth restriction, preterm delivery, and perinatal death (4).…”

Physiotherapy management strategies for woman post-ceasarean section delivery in public hospitals in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

“…Complications include: sepsis, thromboembolic problems, anaesthetic complications (Koroukian, 2004), an increased rate of maternal morbidity (Kuklina et al, 2009) and pneumonia (Belfort et al, 2010). Conflicting evi dence is presented in the literature as to whether a CSD can prevent pelvic floor trauma when compared to a normal vagi nal delivery.…”

HELLP Syndrome, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura or Both: Appraising the Complex Association and Proposing a Stepwise Practical Plan for Differential Diagnosis

“…The difficult diagnosis is limited to cases presenting beyond mid-pregnancy. Here, the odds are usually in favor of being HELLP syndrome which is encountered in around 1% [12] of pregnancies while on the other hand the rate of new-onset TTP is far less frequent with a rate of 1/100,000 pregnancies [11]. In spite of the overlap in clinical and laboratory features common to both disease entities, most of these features tend to be more prominent preferentially in one disease than the other.…”