2025/2026 ABNORMAL MIDWIFREY NOTES

ABNORMAL MIDWIFERY

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, TABLE OF CONTENTS: ABNORMAL MIDWIFERY

1. Pre-Eclampsia and Eclampsia
1.1. Definition and Diagnostic Criteria
1.2. Risk Factors
1.3. Classification and Stages of Eclamptic Fit
1.4. Diagnosis and Investigations
1.5. Management Principles and Medication
1.6. Definitive Management (Mild & Severe)
1.7. Management of Eclampsia and Fitting Patient
1.8. Postnatal Care
1.9. Complications
1.10. Prognosis and Prevention
2. Anaemia in Pregnancy
2.1. Definition and Classification
2.2. Causes and Women at Risk
2.3. Signs, Symptoms, and Effects (Maternal & Fetal)
2.4. Diagnosis
2.5. Management During Pregnancy and Labour
2.6. Prevention

,4. Cardiac Disease in Pregnancy
4.1. Definition and Common Causes
4.2. Risk Factors and Warning Signs
4.3. Effects on Pregnancy
4.4. Investigations
4.5. Management Principles and Antenatal Care
4.6. Management by Grade and During Labour
4.7. Postpartum Care
5. Antepartum Haemorrhage (APH)
5.1. Definition and Causes
5.2. Placenta Praevia (Types, Signs, Management)
5.3. Abruptio Placentae (Types, Signs, Management)
5.4. Differential Diagnosis
5.5. General and Specific Management
5.6. Complications
6. Multiple Pregnancies
6.1. Definition and Classification
6.2. Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis
6.3. Effects on Pregnancy
6.4. Management (Antenatal, Labour, Delivery)
6.5. Complications

, 7. Intrauterine Growth Retardation (IUGR)
7.1. Definition and Causes
7.2. Classification (Asymmetric vs. Symmetric)
7.3. Clinical Features and Investigations
7.4. Management (Antepartum, Intrapartum)
7.5. Prevention
8. Intrauterine Fetal Death (IUFD)
8.1. Causes and Features
8.2. Investigation and Management
8.3. Postpartum and Prevention
9. HIV/AIDS in Pregnancy
9.1. Effects on Pregnancy and Baby
9.2. Risk Factors for Mother-to-Child Transmission (MTCT)
9.3. Management (Preconception, Antenatal, ARVs)
9.4. Intrapartum and Postpartum Care
9.5. Neonatal Care