Pregnancy Medicine — Flashcards

_____ is an obstetric emergency where the umbilical cord descends below the presenting part of the fetus leading cord compression & fetal hypoxia

Causes of _____ (e.g. cocaine, smoking, and preeclampsia) all increase the risk for placental abruption

Placental abruption can present with _____ out of proportion with visible blood loss

The primary cause of umbilical prolapse is _____

Investigations used to monitor pre-eclampsia include _____ and blood pressure monitoring.

An _____ is the implantation of a fertilised ovum outside the uterine cavity

The first-line pharmacological approach of postpartum haemorrhage is _____

What are the main causes of postpartum haemorrhage? _____

Pre-eclampsia consequences include _____

Hint: placenta

Pre-eclampsia consequences include fetal _____