List of complications of pregnancy
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Obstetric complications are those complications that develop during pregnancy. A woman may develop an infection, syndrome or complication that is not unique to pregnancy and that may have existed before pregnancy. Pregnancy often is complicated by preexisting and concurrent conditions. Though these pre-existing and concurrent conditions may have great impact on pregnancy, they are not included in the following list.
- Chromosome abnormalities[1][2]
- Ectopic pregnancy[3][4]
- Mendelian disorders[5]
- Spontaneous abortion[6][7]
- Nonmedelian disorders[8]
- Oligohydramnios[9]
- Hydramnios[10]
- Abnormal labor and delivery[11]
- Chorioamnionitis[12]
- Shoulder dystocia[13]
- Breech delivery[14][15]
- Prior Cesarean delivery [16]
- Uterine rupture [17][18]
- Hysterectomy after delivery[19]
- Postpartum infection [20]
- Postpartum depression
- Septic pelvic thrombosis [21]
- Hypertension [22]
- Preeclampsia[22]
- Eclampsia[23]
- Placental abruption[24]
- Placenta previa[25]
- Fetal-to-mother hemorrhage[26]
- Rh disease[27]
- Amniotic fluid embolism [25]
- Delayed delivery[28]
- Fetal death[29]
- Incontinence
- Preterm birth[30]
- Neonatal infection[25]
- Low birth-weight infant[25]
- Premature rupture of membranes[31]
- Incompetent cervix[32]
- Posterm infant[33]
- Fetal growth restriction[34]
- Macrosomia[35]
- Twin pregnancy[36]
- Triplets and more[37][38]
- Seizures[39]
- Gestational trophoblastic disease[40]
- Gestational diabetes[25]
- Hyperemesis gravidarum
- Pelvic girdle pain
- HELLP syndrome
- Acute fatty liver of pregnancy
- Deep vein thrombosis
- Pregnancy-induced hypercoagulability
- Immune tolerance in pregnancy
- Mastitis
- Peripartum cardiomyopathy
- Vertically transmitted infection
- Postpartum bleeding
- Perineal tear
- Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
- Thyroid disease in pregnancy
- Pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy
- Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy
- Gestational pemphigoid
- Prurigo gestationis
- Lupus
- Cephalopelvic disproportion
- Stillbirth
- Molar pregnancy
- Obstetric fistula
- Uterine incarceration
- Twin to Twin transfusion syndrome[38]
- Gestational trophoblastic disease[25]
- Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome[41]
- Hyperemesis gravidarum[42]
- Acute fatty liver of pregnancy[43]
- Gestational diabetes[25]
- Hemoglobinopathies[44]
- Postpartum thyroiditis[45]
- Postpartum depression[46]
- Hyperpigmentation[47]
- Hair growth changes[25]
- Herpes gestationitis[48]
- Pruritic urticarial papaules of pregnancy[48]
- Abnormality of maternal pelvic organs[49]
- Postpartum acute renal failure[49]
- Postpartum nephritis[49]
- Haemorrhoids in pregnancy[49]
- Obstetric embolism[49]
- Pregnancy-related peripheral neuritis[49]
- Obstetrical tetanus[49]
- Unicornuate uterus
- Maternal death[49]
- Arcuate uterus
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