Book contents
- OSCEs in Obstetrics and Maternal-Fetal Medicine
- OSCEs in Obstetrics and Maternal-Fetal Medicine
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- List of Abbreviations
- Contributors
- Section 1 Obstetric Aspects of Antenatal Care
- Chapter 1 Routine Prenatal Care
- Chapter 2 Advanced Maternal Age
- Chapter 3 Teenage Pregnancy
- Chapter 4 Hyperemesis Gravidarum
- Chapter 5 Prenatal Genetic Screening
- Chapter 6 Obesity in Pregnancy
- Chapter 7 Preterm Labor
- Chapter 8 Cervical Insufficiency
- Chapter 9 Fetal Growth Restriction
- Chapter 10 Alloimmunization
- Chapter 11 Dichorionic Twin Pregnancy
- Chapter 12 Monochorionic Twin Pregnancy
- Chapter 13 Prenatal Care of Fetal Congenital Anomalies
- Chapter 14 Intrauterine Fetal Death
- Section 2 Labor and Delivery
- Section 3 Placental Complications
- Section 4 Neurological Disorders in Pregnancy
- Section 5 Psychiatric Disorders in Pregnancy
- Section 6 Cardiopulmonary Conditions in Pregnancy
- Section 7 Hepato-Renal and Gastrointestinal Conditions in Pregnancy
- Section 8 Connective Tissue Disorders in Pregnancy
- Section 9 Hematologic Conditions in Pregnancy
- Section 10 Endocrine Disorders in Pregnancy
- Section 11 Infectious Conditions in Pregnancy
- Section 12 Malignant Conditions in Pregnancy
- Section 13 Miscellaneous Conditions
- Index
- References
Chapter 7 - Preterm Labor
from Section 1 - Obstetric Aspects of Antenatal Care
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 23 February 2023
Book contents
- OSCEs in Obstetrics and Maternal-Fetal Medicine
- OSCEs in Obstetrics and Maternal-Fetal Medicine
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- List of Abbreviations
- Contributors
- Section 1 Obstetric Aspects of Antenatal Care
- Chapter 1 Routine Prenatal Care
- Chapter 2 Advanced Maternal Age
- Chapter 3 Teenage Pregnancy
- Chapter 4 Hyperemesis Gravidarum
- Chapter 5 Prenatal Genetic Screening
- Chapter 6 Obesity in Pregnancy
- Chapter 7 Preterm Labor
- Chapter 8 Cervical Insufficiency
- Chapter 9 Fetal Growth Restriction
- Chapter 10 Alloimmunization
- Chapter 11 Dichorionic Twin Pregnancy
- Chapter 12 Monochorionic Twin Pregnancy
- Chapter 13 Prenatal Care of Fetal Congenital Anomalies
- Chapter 14 Intrauterine Fetal Death
- Section 2 Labor and Delivery
- Section 3 Placental Complications
- Section 4 Neurological Disorders in Pregnancy
- Section 5 Psychiatric Disorders in Pregnancy
- Section 6 Cardiopulmonary Conditions in Pregnancy
- Section 7 Hepato-Renal and Gastrointestinal Conditions in Pregnancy
- Section 8 Connective Tissue Disorders in Pregnancy
- Section 9 Hematologic Conditions in Pregnancy
- Section 10 Endocrine Disorders in Pregnancy
- Section 11 Infectious Conditions in Pregnancy
- Section 12 Malignant Conditions in Pregnancy
- Section 13 Miscellaneous Conditions
- Index
- References
Summary
During your obstetric call duty in a tertiary hospital center, you receive a telephone call from a colleague on call duty at a community hospital center where a 34-year-old G3P2 presented with uterine contractions at 27 weeks’ gestation.
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- OSCEs in Obstetrics and Maternal-Fetal MedicineAn Evidence-Based Approach, pp. 83 - 95Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023
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