Maternity & Pediatrics

Virginia Apgar invented the Apgar score in 1952 as a method to quickly summarize the health of newborn children. Apgar was an anesthesiologist...

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a mental disorder of the neurodevelopmental type. It is characterized by problems paying at...

A mental condition, present from early childhood, characterized by difficulty in communicating and forming relationships with other people and...

Caesarean section, also known as C-section, is the use of surgery to deliver one or more babies. A Caesarean section is often performed when a...

A congenital disorder, also known as a congenital disease, deformity, birth defect, or anomaly, is a condition existing at or before birth reg...

Congenital cytomegalovirus is a condition that can occur when an infant is infected with a virus called cytomegalovirus (CMV) before birth. Co...

Fetal alcohol Syndrome is a disorder that can occur in a person whose mother drank alcohol during pregnancy. Problems may include an abnormal ...

Gestational diabetes also known as gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), is when a woman without diabetes, develops high blood sugar levels dur...

Baby colic, also known as infantile colic, is defined as episodes of crying for more than three hours a day, for more than three days a week, ...

Low birthweight is a term used to describe babies who are born weighing less than 2,500 grams (5 pounds, 8 ounces). In contrast, the average n...

Fetal-maternal haemorrhage is the loss of fetal blood cells into the maternal circulation. It takes place in normal pregnancies as well as whe...

Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus is a heritable condition. Some studies suggest a strong maternal association while others claim paternal transmission

Postpartum depression is depression that may start during pregnancy or at any time up to a year after the birth of a child.

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Preeclampsia is a pregnancy complication characterized by high blood pressure and signs of damage to another organ system, often the kidneys. ...

The total gestation period from fertilization to birth is normally about 38 weeks (birth usually occurring 40 weeks after the last menstrual p...

Preterm birth, also known as premature birth, is the birth of a baby at fewer than 37 weeks gestational age. These babies are known as preemie...

The medical definition of stillbirth is the birth of a baby who is born without any signs of life at or after 20 weeks pregnancy or weighing m...