by Tinsae Zelalem | Oct 31, 2020 | Disease and Treatment Section, Obstetrics and Gynecology
During labor and delivery, the baby head tries to find the easiest way to pass the pelvic bone of the mother to reach the vaginal opening. The process is called cardinal movements of labor. And it has 7 major steps. Let’s see them one by one. First step –...
by Tinsae Zelalem | Oct 25, 2020 | Disease and Treatment Section, Obstetrics and Gynecology
The human body makes physiological changes during pregnancy. in this article, you will find an overview of physiologic changes in different systems of our body. What is the Purpose of the Change? To provide nutrient and oxygen to the babyProvide a supportive...
by Tinsae Zelalem | Oct 25, 2020 | Disease and Treatment Section, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Labor is a coordinated efficient sequence of involuntary uterine contractions that results in effacement and dilatation of the cervix and voluntary bearing down efforts of the mother leading to the expulsion per vaginum of products of the conceptus. There are 3 stages...
by Kalkidan Sahle | Oct 24, 2020 | Disease and Treatment Section, Internal Medicine
Overview Anemia is defined as a reduction of circulating red blood cell mass which results in the reduced oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood. It can also be defined as a reduction in the hemoglobin concentration of the blood. Classification of Anemia There are a...
by Tinsae Zelalem | Oct 24, 2020 | Disease and Treatment Section, Pediatrics
A biophysical profile is one of the antepartum fetal surveillance tools done by ultrasound which is used by your doctor to assess if there is uteroplacental insufficiency. Why it is Done? If your pregnancy is high risk like for example if you have either one of these...
by Tinsae Zelalem | Oct 24, 2020 | Disease and Treatment Section, Pediatrics
Apgar score is the newborn assessment score. As soon as your baby is born, the midwife will calculate an apgar score of your baby 2 times. At 1st minute and 5th minute. Depend on your baby situation, an additional 10th-minute score might be needed. The 1st-minute...
by Tinsae Zelalem | Oct 24, 2020 | Disease and Treatment Section, Pediatrics
Neonatal resuscitation is an emergency procedure to help your baby breathe by itself. It ranges between gentile stimulation and clearing the airway by suctioning to chest compression and drug administration. Luckily, 90% of babies don’t need resuscitation to...
by Tinsae Zelalem | Oct 24, 2020 | Disease and Treatment Section, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Ectopic pregnancy (Extrauterine pregnancy) is the implantation of a fertilized ovum outside the normal site of the endometrial lining of the uterus. How Common is Ectopic pregnancy? 2% of pregnancy is ectopic (outside uterus lining). And it results in 10% of...
by Tinsae Zelalem | Oct 23, 2020 | Disease and Treatment Section, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is losing blood (more than expected) after the delivery of the baby.It can be early (primary) or late (secondary). What is Early Postpartum Hemorrhage (Early PPH)? Blood loss of more than 500 ml for vaginal delivery and more than 1000 ml...
by Tinsae Zelalem | Oct 17, 2020 | Disease and Treatment Section, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Preeclampsia is a multisystem disorder of unknown etiology characterized by the development of hypertension in pregnancy with proteinuria (protein in urine) after the 20th week in previously normotensive and proteinuric women. Hypertension in pregnancy is defined as...
