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| high risk pregnacy | is one in which the health of the mother or the infant is jeopardized by disorder that was exist at the same time as pregnacy
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| morbidity | state of being diseased...can continue for months to years.
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| mortality | is the quality or state of being subjected to death
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| hyperemesis gravidarum | when women vomit during pregnacy that it causes electrolyte imbalances metobolic, and nutritional imbalance.
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| monozygotes | twins begin with one fertilized ovum the embryonic disk divides ,causing identical twins
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| Dizygotes | twins are result of 2 separate ova being fertilized at the same time
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| Hydatidiform mole (molar pregnancy) | is a gestational trophoblastic disease
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| salpingectomy | removal of the tube
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| salpingostomy | repair of a tube
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| incompetent cervix | which traditionally was defined as passive and painless dilation of the cervix during the second trimester.
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| cerclage | a technique that uses suture material to constrict the internal os of the cervix.
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| chorioamnionitis | an inflammatory reaction in fetal membranes to bacteria or viruses in amniotic fluid
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| tocolytic therapy | drugs used to relax the uterus
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| low implantation | is used when the placenta is situated in the lower uterine segment away from the internal os.
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| Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) | is a potentially life-threatening disorder that results from alterations in the normal clotting mechanism.
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| Atony | lack of normal tone or strength
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| hydramnios | excessive amount of amniotic fluid.
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| Gestational hypertension (GH) | formerly referred to as pregnancy-induced hypertension.
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| kick count | a daily count of fetal movements felt in 1 hour while the mother is resting
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| Pregestational diabetes mellitus | is the label sometimes given to type 1 or type 2 diabetes that existed before pregnancy.
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| Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) | is the inability to produce enough insulin to maintain normal glucose levels during pregnancy.
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| cardiomyopathy | disease of the myocardium, especially due to primary diseases of the heart muscle is observed in pregnant patients who have no history of cardiac problems.
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| Amnioinfusion | an infusion of fluids directly into the amniotic sac.
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| oligohydramnios | a deficit in the level of amniotic fluid.
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| thrombosis | Development of a blood clot in the interior of a blood vessel resulting from inflammation or obstruction of a vessel
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| Superficial venous thrombosis | Venous inflammation just below the skin's surface.
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| Deep vein thrombosis | A blood clot in a vein deep within the body, usually in the lower extremities.
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| Pulmonary embolism | Occlusion of the pulmonary artery by a blood clot traveling from elsewhere in the body.
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| Preterm | 0 to 37 complete weeks of pregnancy
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| Postterm | 42 or more weeks of pregnancy
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| Term | 38 to 41 complete weeks of pregnancy
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| Small for gestational age (SGA) | Weight is less than the 10th percentile for age.
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| Appropriate for gestational age (AGA) | Weight is between the 10th and 90th percentiles.
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| Large for gestational age (LGA) | Weight is greater than the 90th percentile.
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| Low birth weight | Weight is 2500 g or less at birth.
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| Rh negative | indicates that the woman does not possess a specific blood antigen.
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| placental barrier | the boundary provided by placental tissue between the fetal and maternal circulations; small substances, excluding blood cells, may cross this barrier.
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| erythroblastosis fetalis | a type of hemolytic anemia that occurs in newborns as a result of maternal-fetal blood group incompatibility, especially involving the Rh factor and ABO blood groups.
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| Kernicterus | an abnormal toxic accumulation of bilirubin in central nervous system tissues.
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| hyperbilirubinemia | an excess of bilirubin in the blood of the newborn.
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| indirect Coombs' test | maternal blood measures the number of maternal antibodies.
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| direct Coombs' test | is done on infant blood to determine the presence of antibody-coated RBCs.
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| Phototherapy | involves exposing the skin to fluorescent lights, which converts the bilirubin to a water-soluble form that can be excreted in the urine.
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