Normal Pregnancy

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[...] Excessive fetal size should be suspected in large multiparous or obese mothers, those with diabetes mellitus, or those whose weight gain during pregnancy has been greater than anticipated. Predicting the end of pregnancy constitutes one of the major problems of perinatal care. The factors that lead to the initiation of labor and the subsequent termination of pregnancy remain unknown. This is the case for both late termination and premature termination. A prolonged pregnancy is a gestation that has advanced beyond 2 SD from the mean and with a duration of weeks or longer (297 days). [...]

[...] Maple Normal Pregnancy Pregnancy (gestation) is the maternal condition of having a developing fetus in the body. The human conceptus from fertilization through the eighth week of pregnancy is termed an embryo; from the eighth week until delivery, it is a fetus. For obstetric purposes, the duration of pregnancy is based on gestational age: the estimated age of the fetus calculated from the first day of the last (normal) menstrual period assuming a 28-day cycle. Gestational age is expressed in completed weeks. [...]

[...] of pregnancy is termed an embryo; from the eighth week until delivery, it is a fetus. For obstetric purposes, the duration of pregnancy is based on gestational age: the estimated age of the fetus calculated from the first day of the last (normal) menstrual period assuming a 28-day cycle. Gestational age is expressed in completed weeks. This is in contrast to developmental age (fetal age), which is the age of the offspring calculated from the time of implantation. The term gravid means pregnant, and gravidity is the total number of pregnancies (normal or abnormal). [...]

[...] There are sexual and racial differences in mortality rates; the pertinent data are available through the Monthly Vital Statistics Report. There are many causes of death during the perinatal period. The relative importance of each can only be assessed in the context of overall mortality rates and appraisal of those factors that present the greatest hazard to the fetus and infant. Fetal deaths after 20 weeks account for about 50% of all perinatal deaths. Final Discussion Pregnancy (gestation) is the maternal condition of having a developing fetus in the body. The [...]

[...] Excessive fetal size should be suspected in large multiparous or obese mothers, those with diabetes mellitus, or those whose weight gain during pregnancy has been greater than anticipated. Predicting the end of pregnancy constitutes one of the major problems of perinatal care. The factors that lead to the initiation of labor and the subsequent termination of pregnancy remain unknown. This is the case for both late termination and premature termination. A prolonged pregnancy is a gestation that has advanced beyond 2 SD from the mean and with a duration of weeks or longer (297 days). [...]