Fetal hydrocephalus describes an abnormal enlargement of the brain’s ventricles that is identified during pregnancy. After delivery, clinicians may use terms…
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Fetal Hydrocephalus: Deciding When a Shunt Is Needed After Birth
Neonatal Congenital Rubella Syndrome: Prevention and Long-Term Care
Congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) is a preventable collection of birth defects caused when a pregnant person develops rubella, especially during the first…
Maternal Factor V Leiden and placental thrombosis
Factor V Leiden is an inherited change in the F5 gene that makes factor V less responsive to activated protein C, one of the body’s natural anticoagulant…
Fetal Biliary Atresia: Ultrasound Clues And Outcomes
Fetal biliary atresia is an uncommon and serious cause of neonatal cholestasis in which the bile ducts become damaged or obliterated. The condition may begin…
Neonatal Hyperinsulinemic Hypoglycaemia: Diazoxide and Octreotide Therapy
Neonatal hyperinsulinaemic hypoglycaemia occurs when insulin secretion remains inappropriately high for a baby’s blood glucose concentration. Insulin drives…
Maternal hyperemesis gravidarum: nutrition and thiamine support
Severe nausea and vomiting in pregnancy can move well beyond ordinary morning sickness. Hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) may prevent a pregnant person from keeping…
Preventing Perinatal Hepatitis B Transmission
Perinatal hepatitis B transmission occurs when hepatitis B virus passes from a pregnant person to their baby, most often during labour and birth. Without…
Managing Meconium Aspiration In The Newborn
Meconium aspiration syndrome (MAS) develops when a newborn breathes meconium-contaminated amniotic fluid into the lungs before, during, or shortly after birth.…
Maternal Polycystic Ovary Syndrome And Gestational Diabetes Risk In Australia
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common endocrine conditions affecting people of reproductive age. It can involve irregular ovulation,…
Fetal Omphalocele: Associated Anomalies and Delivery Planning
A fetal omphalocele is an abdominal wall defect in which abdominal organs herniate through the umbilical ring and remain covered by a membrane. The contents…
