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Maternal Complication of Pregnancy

MedGen UID:
163102
•Concept ID:
C0851401
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Pathologic Function
Synonym: Maternal Pregnancy Complication

Definition

The development of a problematic medical situation that occurs during pregnancy. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVMaternal Complication of Pregnancy

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Gestational Hypertension and Preeclampsia: ACOG Practice Bulletin Summary, Number 222.
Obstet Gynecol 2020 Jun;135(6):1492-1495. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000003892. PMID: 32443077
ACOG Practice Bulletin No. 202: Gestational Hypertension and Preeclampsia.
Obstet Gynecol 2019 Jan;133(1):1. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000003018. PMID: 30575675
ACOG Practice Bulletin No. 189: Nausea And Vomiting Of Pregnancy.
Committee on Practice Bulletins-Obstetrics
Obstet Gynecol 2018 Jan;131(1):e15-e30. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000002456. PMID: 29266076

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

The COVID-19 Pandemic and Pregnancy: Impact on Mothers and Newborns.
Twanow JE, McCabe C, Ream MA
Semin Pediatr Neurol 2022 Jul;42:100977. Epub 2022 May 21 doi: 10.1016/j.spen.2022.100977. PMID: 35868726Free PMC Article
The effects of eating disorders in pregnancy on mother and baby: a review.
Arnold C, Johnson H, Mahon C, Agius M
Psychiatr Danub 2019 Sep;31(Suppl 3):615-618. PMID: 31488801
Risks associated with obesity in pregnancy, for the mother and baby: a systematic review of reviews.
Marchi J, Berg M, Dencker A, Olander EK, Begley C
Obes Rev 2015 Aug;16(8):621-38. Epub 2015 May 28 doi: 10.1111/obr.12288. PMID: 26016557
The effects of maternal depression, anxiety, and perceived stress during pregnancy on preterm birth: A systematic review.
Staneva A, Bogossian F, Pritchard M, Wittkowski A
Women Birth 2015 Sep;28(3):179-93. Epub 2015 Mar 9 doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2015.02.003. PMID: 25765470
Perinatal mental illness: definition, description and aetiology.
O'Hara MW, Wisner KL
Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol 2014 Jan;28(1):3-12. Epub 2013 Oct 7 doi: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2013.09.002. PMID: 24140480Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Congenital Abnormalities in the Infant of a Diabetic Mother.
Kokhanov A
Neoreviews 2022 May 1;23(5):e319-e327. doi: 10.1542/neo.23-5-e319. PMID: 35490182
The effects of eating disorders in pregnancy on mother and baby: a review.
Arnold C, Johnson H, Mahon C, Agius M
Psychiatr Danub 2019 Sep;31(Suppl 3):615-618. PMID: 31488801
Management of Neonates Born to Mothers With Graves' Disease.
van der Kaay DC, Wasserman JD, Palmert MR
Pediatrics 2016 Apr;137(4) Epub 2016 Mar 15 doi: 10.1542/peds.2015-1878. PMID: 26980880
Postpartum depression: Etiology, treatment and consequences for maternal care.
Brummelte S, Galea LA
Horm Behav 2016 Jan;77:153-66. Epub 2015 Aug 28 doi: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2015.08.008. PMID: 26319224
Diagnosis and management of clinical chorioamnionitis.
Tita AT, Andrews WW
Clin Perinatol 2010 Jun;37(2):339-54. doi: 10.1016/j.clp.2010.02.003. PMID: 20569811Free PMC Article

Therapy

The combined effects of alcohol and tobacco use during pregnancy on birth outcomes.
Hamułka J, Zielińska MA, Chądzyńska K
Rocz Panstw Zakl Hig 2018;69(1):45-54. PMID: 29517191
Management of Neonates Born to Mothers With Graves' Disease.
van der Kaay DC, Wasserman JD, Palmert MR
Pediatrics 2016 Apr;137(4) Epub 2016 Mar 15 doi: 10.1542/peds.2015-1878. PMID: 26980880
Depression During Pregnancy and Postpartum.
Becker M, Weinberger T, Chandy A, Schmukler S
Curr Psychiatry Rep 2016 Mar;18(3):32. doi: 10.1007/s11920-016-0664-7. PMID: 26879925
PREPP: postpartum depression prevention through the mother-infant dyad.
Werner EA, Gustafsson HC, Lee S, Feng T, Jiang N, Desai P, Monk C
Arch Womens Ment Health 2016 Apr;19(2):229-42. Epub 2015 Aug 2 doi: 10.1007/s00737-015-0549-5. PMID: 26231973Free PMC Article
The effects of maternal depression, anxiety, and perceived stress during pregnancy on preterm birth: A systematic review.
Staneva A, Bogossian F, Pritchard M, Wittkowski A
Women Birth 2015 Sep;28(3):179-93. Epub 2015 Mar 9 doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2015.02.003. PMID: 25765470

Prognosis

Maternal Mortality in Low and Middle-Income Countries.
Lawrence ER, Klein TJ, Beyuo TK
Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am 2022 Dec;49(4):713-733. doi: 10.1016/j.ogc.2022.07.001. PMID: 36328676
The Intersection of Disability and Pregnancy: Risks for Maternal Morbidity and Mortality.
Signore C, Davis M, Tingen CM, Cernich AN
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 2021 Feb;30(2):147-153. Epub 2020 Nov 19 doi: 10.1089/jwh.2020.8864. PMID: 33216671Free PMC Article
Gestational Diabetes: Overview with Emphasis on Medical Management.
Lende M, Rijhsinghani A
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2020 Dec 21;17(24) doi: 10.3390/ijerph17249573. PMID: 33371325Free PMC Article
Risks associated with obesity in pregnancy, for the mother and baby: a systematic review of reviews.
Marchi J, Berg M, Dencker A, Olander EK, Begley C
Obes Rev 2015 Aug;16(8):621-38. Epub 2015 May 28 doi: 10.1111/obr.12288. PMID: 26016557
Saving Mothers' Lives: Reviewing maternal deaths to make motherhood safer: 2006-2008. The Eighth Report of the Confidential Enquiries into Maternal Deaths in the United Kingdom.
Cantwell R, Clutton-Brock T, Cooper G, Dawson A, Drife J, Garrod D, Harper A, Hulbert D, Lucas S, McClure J, Millward-Sadler H, Neilson J, Nelson-Piercy C, Norman J, O'Herlihy C, Oates M, Shakespeare J, de Swiet M, Williamson C, Beale V, Knight M, Lennox C, Miller A, Parmar D, Rogers J, Springett A
BJOG 2011 Mar;118 Suppl 1:1-203. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2010.02847.x. PMID: 21356004

Clinical prediction guides

Life stressors, hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, and preterm birth.
Morgan N, Christensen K, Skedros G, Kim S, Schliep K
J Psychosom Obstet Gynaecol 2022 Mar;43(1):42-50. Epub 2020 Jun 22 doi: 10.1080/0167482X.2020.1778666. PMID: 32567962Free PMC Article
Prenatal anxiety effects: A review.
Field T
Infant Behav Dev 2017 Nov;49:120-128. Epub 2017 Sep 5 doi: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2017.08.008. PMID: 28886563
Gestational diabetes mellitus and long-term consequences for mother and offspring: a view from Denmark.
Damm P, Houshmand-Oeregaard A, Kelstrup L, Lauenborg J, Mathiesen ER, Clausen TD
Diabetologia 2016 Jul;59(7):1396-1399. Epub 2016 May 12 doi: 10.1007/s00125-016-3985-5. PMID: 27174368
Denial of pregnancy: a literature review and discussion of ethical and legal issues.
Jenkins A, Millar S, Robins J
J R Soc Med 2011 Jul;104(7):286-91. doi: 10.1258/jrsm.2011.100376. PMID: 21725094Free PMC Article
Hydrotherapy in labor.
Benfield RD
J Nurs Scholarsh 2002;34(4):347-52. doi: 10.1111/j.1547-5069.2002.00347.x. PMID: 12501738

Recent systematic reviews

Meconium-stained amniotic fluid.
Gallo DM, Romero R, Bosco M, Gotsch F, Jaiman S, Jung E, Suksai M, Ramón Y Cajal CL, Yoon BH, Chaiworapongsa T
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2023 May;228(5S):S1158-S1178. Epub 2023 Apr 1 doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2022.11.1283. PMID: 37012128Free PMC Article
Prevalence and Risk Factors of Postpartum Depression in Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Liu X, Wang S, Wang G
J Clin Nurs 2022 Oct;31(19-20):2665-2677. Epub 2021 Nov 8 doi: 10.1111/jocn.16121. PMID: 34750904
A systematic review of pregnant women with COVID-19 and their neonates.
Mirbeyk M, Saghazadeh A, Rezaei N
Arch Gynecol Obstet 2021 Jul;304(1):5-38. Epub 2021 Apr 2 doi: 10.1007/s00404-021-06049-z. PMID: 33797605Free PMC Article
Oxytocin and postpartum depression: A systematic review.
Thul TA, Corwin EJ, Carlson NS, Brennan PA, Young LJ
Psychoneuroendocrinology 2020 Oct;120:104793. Epub 2020 Jul 6 doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2020.104793. PMID: 32683141Free PMC Article
Maternal and neonatal complications of fetal macrosomia: systematic review and meta-analysis.
Beta J, Khan N, Khalil A, Fiolna M, Ramadan G, Akolekar R
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2019 Sep;54(3):308-318. Epub 2019 Aug 2 doi: 10.1002/uog.20279. PMID: 30938004

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