Chronic hypertension (CHTN) is the most common major medical disorder complicating pregnancies. CHTN increases the risk of superimposed preeclampsia, adverse perinatal outcomes (fetal or neonatal ...

Second-hand smoke (SHS) exposure during pregnancy was evaluated by frequency and duration. The primary outcome was the incidence of placental abruption.

To control acute severe hypertension in pregnant women with preeclampsia, the recommended initial dose of labetalol hydrochloride is 20 mg by slow, direct i.v. injection.

The findings revealed that smoking during pregnancy accounts for 2.8% of placental abruption cases. Additionally, even among non-smoking pregnant women, second-hand smoke exposure contributed to 3 ...

Rayan Salih, MD, a third-year internal medicine resident with the Northeast Georgia Health System, who hopes to specialize in cardiology, presented the poster, “Double Trouble: Pregnancy Challenges in ...

Women who consumed alcohol during pregnancy had a 33% greater likelihood for placental abruption during pregnancy (adjusted OR = 1.33 [95% CI: 1.16–1.54]).