Fetal pleural effusion is a rare finding of fluid collections in the fetal chest, outside of the lungs. There are two issues with fetal pleural effusions, namely the etiology of the effusion as well as the effect it has on the developing fetus. Etiology of Fetal Pleural Effusion The cause of pleural effusions is not
This past June, Renate Lindeman from the Netherlands, a mother of two children with Down Syndrome (DS), wrote an op-ed for The Washington Post about her experiences with her children’s initial diagnosis and the new popularity of prenatal screenings for chromosomal disorders, DS among them. In the case of her first child, Lindeman did not
Three Signs & Symptoms of Preeclampsia 1. Preeclampsia during Pregnancy Preeclampsia is actually a condition that develops over the course of pregnancy. If a woman had high blood pressure early on in her pregnancy, we would not consider her as having preeclampsia. We would consider her as having a diagnosis of high blood pressure
Women experiencing gestational diabetes do not generally experience any symptoms. But patients who have non-pregnancy related diabetes usually experience frequent urination and become extremely thirsty. To determine whether gestational diabetes is present, all pregnant women go through a screening process that consists of two tests, a Glucose Challenge Test (GCT) and a Glucose Loading Test
Gestational diabetes is the term for people who are diabetic only in the pregnant state. Most commonly, their blood sugars will return to normal after pregnancy but they are at much higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes later in life. Historically, when diabetes develops later in life we’ve classified it as adult-onset diabetes, but
Women who are pregnant are more likely to develop diabetes due to the normal hormonal changes caused by pregnancy. Babies need to have sugar available to them to fuel the rapid growth and develop that takes place during pregnancy. The placenta makes a special hormone that’s not generally present in the non-pregnant state to raise
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