A 29-year-old Gravida 4, Para 2-1-0-3 female at 33 weeks 2 days gestation with a history of an endometrial ablation presented with preterm premature rupture of membranes. The patient had been ...

"Placenta abnormalities can be serious, life-threatening medical obstetrical complications," Dr. Michael Krychman, Sexual Medicine Gynecologist, Executive Director of the Southern California Center ...

In 2009, Dr. Maya Adam, found herself unexpectedly pregnant with her third child. The then-36-year-old and her husband, Lawrence Seeff, were surprised, but thrilled. Although her two previous ...

Jo Anne McCusker was feeling so tired that she wondered if she had long COVID. “I felt off,” McCusker, 36, of Englewood, New Jersey, told TODAY Parents. “My doctor said, ‘You may have long COVID, but ...

Baylor College of Medicine specialists offer a rare level of expertise in the treatment of pregnancies involving placenta accreta spectrum, a serious, potentially life-threatening complication.

March 13, 2009 (San Diego, California) — The prophylactic use of a special occlusion balloon catheter ready to be inflated if needed at the time of cesarean delivery to block potentially perfuse blood ...

HEMORRHAGE associated with pregnancy is still responsible for the majority of maternal deaths. Even though in recent years this group of deaths has been materially diminished by improved obstetrical ...

Reviewed by Dr. Catherine Shaffer, Ph.D. The placenta is usually attached to the wall of the uterus. It grows in the uterus and supplies oxygen and food to the baby via umbilical cord. The placenta ...