<< Click here to get 26 ObGyn questions straight from my book, The Final Step >> Preterm Labor Labor is the the presence of uterine contractions which are strong and frequent enough to expel the products of conception from the uterus. Preterm labor is labor which occurs between 20 … [Read more...]

<< Click here to get 26 ObGyn questions straight from my book, The Final Step >> Third Trimester Bleeding Placenta previa This is when the placenta has implanted over the cervical os. Previa comes comes from the Latin word praevia meaning “go before.” This can be either partial or … [Read more...]

<< Click here to get 26 ObGyn questions straight from my book, The Final Step >> Rh Incompatibility Mother is Rh (-) and baby is Rh (+). Mother has potential to create anti Rh (+) antibodies. RBC’s do not cross the placenta, but IgG antibodies do. There must be a traumatic … [Read more...]

<< Click here to get 26 ObGyn questions straight from my book, The Final Step >> Gestational Trophoblastic Disease (GTD) GTD is a group of problems where tumors grow in the placental tissue.  There may or may not be fetal tissue present.  Two presentations within this group … [Read more...]

<< Click here to get 26 ObGyn questions straight from my book, The Final Step >> Spontaneous Abortion Abortion - termination of a pregnancy before the fetus develops sufficiently to survive Spontaneous - without medical or mechanical means of emptying the uterus … [Read more...]