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The patient became pregnant again and gave birth to a healthy baby girl two years later. [25] Unknown (33) Ghana 1990 2002 (12 years) Third pregnancy after two natural miscarriages. Patient experienced abdominal pain, bilateral tubal blockage and infertility. [26] Unknown (40) Burla, Odisha, India 1999 2007 (8 years) Only known case of twin ...
Because pH in the upper vagina is normally acidic (pH 3.8–4.5), a vaginal pH test showing a pH of more than 4.5 strengthens a suspicion of rupture of membranes in case of clear vaginal discharge in pregnancy. [7] Other tests for detecting amniotic fluid mainly include nitrazine paper test and fern test. [8]
Childbirth, also known as labour, parturition and delivery, is the completion of pregnancy where one or more babies exits the internal environment of the mother via vaginal delivery or caesarean section. [7]
In 2015, about 11.8 million maternal infections occurred. [3] In the developed world about 1% to 2% develop uterine infections following vaginal delivery. [1] This increases to 5% to 13% among those who have more difficult deliveries and 50% with C-sections before the use of preventive antibiotics. [1]
[13] [2] The discharge is usually white or slightly gray, and may have a musty smell. [13] [2] The normal discharge of pregnancy does not contain blood or cause itching. [13] The pH of the vaginal discharge in pregnancy tends to be more acidic than normal due to increased production of lactic acid. [13]
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The purported scandal shocked the nation when it was reported that 18 high school girls in Gloucester, Mass., were all pregnant at the same time in 2008.
The global public health burden of short inter-pregnancy intervals is substantial. [2] In developing countries, children born two years or earlier after an older sibling were at a 60% increased risk of death in infancy, while those born between two and three years had a 10% increase, compared with those born after intervals of four to five ...