Obstetric Complications

An obstetric complication is a medical condition that develops during pregnancy, labor, or delivery and adversely affects the health of the pregnant woman or fetus.

32K

Publications

1.5M

Citations

83.2K

Authors

9.4K

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Publications per year

2017–2026

4.4K

Parents

Maternal Health

Children

Amniotic Fluid EmbolismCervical InsufficiencyEclampsiaEctopic PregnancyFetal DistressGestational Diabetes MellitusHyperemesis GravidarumHypertensive DisordersIntrauterine Growth RestrictionMaternal Sepsis

Publications

32K

Hypertension in Pregnancy

Obstetrics and Gynecology · 2013 · 3.9K citations

Medicine, Gynecology, Obstetrics +9

A Randomized Trial of Prenatal versus Postnatal Repair of Myelomeningocele

N. Scott Adzick, Elizabeth Thom, Catherine Y. Spong et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 2011 · 2.2K citations · Full text

Medicine, Obstetrics, Surgery +10

The Increasing Trend in Caesarean Section Rates: Global, Regional and National Estimates: 1990-2014

Ana Pilar Betrán, Jianfeng Ye, Anne-Beth Moller et al. · PLoS ONE · 2016 · 2.2K citations · Full text

Public Health, Maternal Health, Obstetrics +14

Planned caesarean section versus planned vaginal birth for breech presentation at term: a randomised multicentre trial

Mary E. Hannah, Walter J. Hannah, Sheila Hewson et al. · The Lancet · 2000 · 2K citations

Medicine, Maternal Health, Obstetrics +13

The Length of the Cervix and the Risk of Spontaneous Premature Delivery

Jay D. Iams, Robert L. Goldenberg, Elizabeth Thom et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 1996 · 1.9K citations · Full text

Medicine, Maternal Health, Obstetrics +10

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Authors

83.2K

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Michael W. Varner
University of Utah, United States
110 publications · 12.8K citations
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Baha M. Sibai
University of Tennessee Health Science Center, United States
94 publications · 14.2K citations
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Ronald J. Wapner
Columbia University, United States
84 publications · 12.7K citations
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Steve N. Caritis
University of Pittsburgh, United States
73 publications · 11.9K citations
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Roberto Romero
Wayne State University, United States
93 publications · 8.5K citations
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Institutions

9.4K

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Venues

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
AJOG · 3.1K publications · 192.4K citations
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Obstetrics and Gynecology
1.4K publications · 108.9K citations
162
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BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
1.4K publications · 81.1K citations
132
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PubMed
Repository · 3.7K publications · 124.3K citations
120
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The Lancet
329 publications · 30K citations
90
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See also Obstetric Complications
Risk Factors	Gestational Diabetes Pregnancy-related Anemia Prior Pregnancy Complications Rural Residence Unplanned Pregnancy Maternal Obesity Pollutant Exposure Assessment Maternal Stress Multiple Gestation Urinary Tract Infections Bacterial Vaginosis - Associated Cervical Infection Clinical Chorioamnionitis Vaginal Microbiome Dysbiosis
Management Strategies	Induction Of Labor Cesarean Section Laceration Repair Materials Postpartum Medication Safety
Clinical Signs	Pregnancy-induced Hypertension Physiology Pregnancy-related Anemia Obstetric Hemorrhage Uterine Rupture Retained Placenta Obstructed Labor Sepsis In Childbirth Fetal Position
Diagnostic Methods	Obstetric Ultrasonography Doppler Ultrasonography Magnetic Resonance Imaging Point-of-care Ultrasound Fetal Biometry Placental Echogenicity Analysis Amniotic Fluid Volume Estimation
Maternal Outcomes	Maternal Mortality Obstetric Hemorrhage Hypertensive Disorders Obstructed Labor Uterine Rupture Sepsis In Childbirth Pregnancy-related Anemia Retained Placenta Induced Abortion Complications Ectopic Pregnancy