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  2. Gestational trophoblastic disease - Wikipedia

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    [8] [9] [10] Although molar pregnancies affect women of all ages, women under 16 and over 45 years of age have an increased risk of developing a molar pregnancy. [ 11 ] Hydatidiform moles are abnormal conceptions with excessive placental development.

  3. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy - Wikipedia

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    Nonetheless, recent studies in pediatric cardiology have revealed that HCM accounts for 42% of childhood cardiomyopathies, with an annual incidence rate of 0.47/100,000 in children. [67] Further, in asymptomatic cases, sudden death is considered one of the most-feared complications associated with the disease in select pediatric populations.

  4. Fetal-maternal haemorrhage - Wikipedia

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    It takes place in normal pregnancies as well as when there are obstetric or trauma related complications to pregnancy. Normally the maternal circulation and the fetal circulation are kept from direct contact with each other, with gas and nutrient exchange taking place across a membrane in the placenta made of two layers, the syncytiotrophoblast ...

  5. Molar pregnancy - Wikipedia

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    A molar pregnancy, also known as a hydatidiform mole, is an abnormal form of pregnancy in which a non-viable fertilized egg implants in the uterus. It falls under the category of gestational trophoblastic diseases. [1] During a molar pregnancy, the uterus contains a growing mass characterized by swollen chorionic villi, resembling clusters of ...

  6. Peripartum cardiomyopathy - Wikipedia

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    Some studies assert that PPCM may be slightly more prevalent among older women who have had higher numbers of liveborn children and among women of older and younger extremes of childbearing age. [13] [33] However, a quarter to a third of PPCM patients are young women who have given birth for the first time. [3] [4] [13] [29] [34] [35 ...

  7. List of medical abbreviations: H - Wikipedia

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    acronym for a group of bacteria that are a frequent cause of endocarditis in children HAD: HIV-associated dementia: HADS: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale: HAE: hereditary angioedema: H/A: headache: HAI: healthcare-associated infection or hospital-acquired infection: HALE: health-adjusted life expectancy HAPE: high-altitude pulmonary edema ...

  8. Postpartum bleeding - Wikipedia

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    Globally it occurs about 8.7 million times and results in 44,000 to 86,000 deaths per year making it the leading cause of death during pregnancy. [ 4 ] [ 2 ] [ 10 ] About 0.4 women per 100,000 deliveries die from PPH in the United Kingdom while about 150 women per 100,000 deliveries die in sub-Saharan Africa . [ 2 ]

  9. Signs and symptoms of pregnancy - Wikipedia

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    Signs and symptoms of pregnancy are common, benign conditions that result from the changes to the body that occur during pregnancy. Signs and symptoms of pregnancy typically change as pregnancy progresses, although several symptoms may be present throughout. Depending on severity, common symptoms in pregnancy can develop into complications ...