
What is prenatal care and why is it important?
2016年5月20日 · Having a healthy pregnancy is one of the best ways to promote a healthy birth. Getting early and regular prenatal care improves the chances of a healthy pregnancy. This care can begin even before pregnancy with a pre-pregnancy care visit to a health care provider.
What are some common complications of pregnancy?
2017年12月30日 · Some women experience health problems during pregnancy. These complications can involve the mother's health, the fetus's health, or both. Even women who were healthy before getting pregnant can experience complications. These complications may make the pregnancy a high-risk pregnancy.
What is a high-risk pregnancy? | NICHD - Eunice Kennedy Shriver ...
2016年5月31日 · A high-risk pregnancy is one that threatens the health or life of the mother or her fetus. It often requires specialized care from specially trained providers. Some pregnancies become high risk as they progress, while some women are at increased risk for complications even before they get pregnant for a variety of reasons. Early and regular prenatal care helps …
Labor and Delivery - NICHD - Eunice Kennedy Shriver National …
2017年8月22日 · Other areas of ongoing research include determining the optimal time for the second stage of labor and exploring how sociodemographic changes in the current obstetrical population have affected pregnancy complications; maternal and neonatal morbidity; and implications for clinical management, including delivery timing and route.
What are examples and causes of maternal morbidity and mortality?
2020年4月29日 · Maternal morbidity includes a range of different health conditions. Some of them start during pregnancy and last only a short time, while others do not develop until years after a pregnancy and continue throughout the woman’s life.
Gynecologic Health and Disease Branch (GHDB)
Overview/MissionGHDB aims to improve women’s reproductive health by guiding and supporting gynecologic research and career development programs in pursuit of a future in which women lead lives free of the effects of gynecologic disorders.
2022年2月15日 · coordinate NIH-wide efforts in obstetrical research. The task force provided the vision and impetus for IMPROVE, an initiative that encompasses both foundational biology and social and biobehavioral research and that incorporates the input of community partners. IMPROVE focuses on the major causes of maternal morbidity and mortality, including
Release: Tranexamic acid does not appear to prevent maternal
2023年4月12日 · Pacheco LD, et al. Tranexamic acid to prevent obstetrical hemorrhage after cesarean delivery. The New England Journal of Medicine . 2023. About the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) : NICHD leads research and training to understand human development, improve reproductive health, …
Who is at risk of preeclampsia? | NICHD - NICHD - Eunice Kennedy ...
2016年8月8日 · Although preeclampsia occurs primarily in first pregnancies, a woman who had preeclampsia in a previous pregnancy is seven times more likely to develop preeclampsia in a later pregnancy.5 Other factors that can increase a woman's risk include:5
Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellowship Training Program - NICHD
2023年3月1日 · The goal of the fellowship is to train individuals to provide specialized patient care in maternal-fetal medicine, as well as to prepare candidates for a career in academic medicine. It is a 3-year training program, as required by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology. The clinical rotations include: maternal-fetal medicine service, obstetrical ultrasound, …