RT Book, Section
A1 Cunningham, F. Gary
A1 Leveno, Kenneth J.
A1 Dashe, Jodi S.
A1 Hoffman, Barbara L.
A1 Spong, Catherine Y.
A1 Casey, Brian M.
SR Print(0)
ID 1190767434
T1 General Considerations and Maternal Evaluation
T2 Williams Obstetrics, 26e
YR 2022
FD 2022
PB McGraw Hill
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260462739
LK obgyn.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1190767434
RD 2024/04/16
AB Pregnant  women  are  susceptible  to  any  medical  and  surgical  disorder  that  can  affect  women  of  childbearing  age.  Chronic  illnesses  often  precede  pregnancy,  and  an  acute  condition  can  complicate  an  otherwise  normal  pregnancy.  Both  chronic  and  acute  disorders  raise  the  risk  for  antepartum  hospitalization.  Approximately  10  per  100  pregnant  women  incur  an  antepartum  admission,  and  one  third  are  for  nonobstetrical  conditions  that  include  renal,  pulmonary,  and  infectious  diseases  (Gazmararian,  2002).  The  hospitalization  rate  due  to  trauma  approximates  4  admissions  per  1000  deliveries  (Kuo,  2007).  Those  with  intellectual  and  developmental  disabilities  have  a  higher  incidence  of  hospitalization  (Mitra,  2018).  Last,  1  to  2  percent  of  pregnant  women  will  undergo  a  nonobstetrical  surgical  procedure  (Tolcher,  2018).