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From BioMed Central Ltd 

• Report: Pharmacologic Methods for Cervical Ripening and Labor Induction (full text)
  Luis Sanchez-Ramos MD and Evaleen Hsieh MD Current Women's Health Reports 2003, 3:55-60
• Latent Tuberculosis in Pregnancy: Screening and Treatment (full text)
  Kimberly G Bergeron MD, Robert G Bonebrake MD FACOG, Courtney J Allen RN, Caron J Gray MD FACOG
  Current Women's Health Reports 2003, 3:303-308 (1 August 2003)
• Treatment of Arrhythmias During Pregnancy (full text)
  Deborah Wolbrette MD
  Current Women's Health Reports 2003, 3:135-139 (1 April 2003)
• Fetal Cells in Maternal Blood (full text)
  Lee P Shulman MD
  Current Women's Health Reports 2003, 3:47-54 (1 February 2003)
• Understanding and Managing the Back Pain of Pregnancy (full text)
  Hans L Carlson MD, Nels L Carlson MD, Bryan A Pasternak MS MPT,  Keith D Balderston MD
  Current Women's Health Reports 2003, 3:65-71 (1 February 2003)

Development of the Human Heart

A series of lessons covering the development of the human heart. 

 

Embryo Development

A nicely done collection that currently covers Ear, Eye, Heart, and Nervous System Development 

 

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Geneva University Hospital

Embryo Development in Vitro - F. Urner, H. Lucas

The Jones Institute for Reproductive Medicine - IVF Pictorial

From National Guideline Clearinghouse 

Evidence-based clinical practice guideline. Nursing management of the second stage of labor

 

Physiologic Basis of Labor

Overview and definitions of labor by J. Boedeker, M.D.

 

Pregnancy, Trauma

The pregnant trauma patient presents a unique challenge to emergency physicians because there are 2 patients that need to be cared for. Anatomic and physiologic changes that occur in pregnancy can mask or mimic injury, making the diagnosis of trauma-related problems more difficult.

 

The Pregnancy Institute

The Pregnancy Institute, Inc., is a non-profit organization created to study normal pregnancies. It is designed to promote the likelihood of healthier pregnancies resulting in well monitored, full-term live births.

 

Origin and Development of the Umbilical Cord

 

The Visible Embryo

The Visible Embryo is an on-line tutorial teaching the first four weeks of human development.

From eMedicine.com 

• Management of the Third Stage of Labor - John R Smith, MD, FRSCS, FACOG,  Barbara G Brennan, MD, PhD, FRCSC, FACOG
• Diagnosis of Abnormal Labor  by Saju Joy, MD 

From the National Library of Medicine

• Clinical and Sonographic Fetal Weight Estimates in Active Labor with Ruptured Membranes. - J Reprod Med. 2000 May;45(5):390-4. by Dar P, Weiner I, Sofrin O, Sachs GS, Bukovsky I, Arieli S.
• [Clinical study on shortening the birth process using psychological suggestion therapy] - Zhonghua Hu Li Za Zhi. 1997 Oct;32(10):568-70. by Hao TY, Li YH, Yao SF.

PREGNANCY PATHOPHYSIOLOGY

  

Pathology Lab Handbook

An excellent site for pathology reports out of the University of Michigan. It has hundreds of tests, how to collect samples, how long testing takes for results, what the test will find, etc. It's a really good site and easy to use.
 

From National Library of Medicine

Thromboembolic disorders in pregnancy: pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment,with emphasis on heparin - Flessa HC, Glueck HI, Dritschilo A.
Shock in pregnancy: pathophysiology and morphologic findings. - Busing CM, Bleyl U.  
Cytometric detection of circulating activated platelets and platelet hyper-responsiveness in pre-eclampsia and pregnancy - Janes SL, Goodall AH. Flow
Capillary permeability and extracellular fluid volumes in pregnancy-induced hypertension   - Brown MA, Zammit VC, Lowe SA 
Transcapillary fluid balance in pre-eclampsia - Oian P, Maltau JM, Noddeland H, Fadnes Ho 
Classification of hypertension in pregnancy - Brown MA, de Swiet M 
Extracellular fluid volumes in pregnancy-induced hypertension - Brown MA, Zammit VC, Mitar DM.

 

From eMedicine 

Thrombocytopenia in Pregnancy - Richard Fischer, MD, Alexandre Hageboutros, MD 
Pregnancy, Delivery - Thomas Benzoni, DO

 

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)   

Management of Chronic Hypertension During Pregnancy

 

Early Pregnancy: Biology & Medicine January 2001, Volume V, Number 1, Pages: 004-008

THREE MONTHS IN REVIEW: Current Progress In Early Pregnancy Investigation - S. M. Stemmer, M.D., M.S

 

APGO Educational Objectives

 

American Heart Association, Inc. Hypertension in Pregnancy

Pathophysiology of Hypertension During Preeclampsia Linking Placental Ischemia With Endothelial Dysfunction - Joey P. Granger; Barbara T. Alexander; Maria T. Llinas; William A. Bennett; Raouf A. Khalil 

 

Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology An online journal published by BioMed Central  

Review: Intrauterine infection/inflammation during pregnancy and offspring brain damages: Possible mechanisms involved - Mahmoud Huleihel, Hava Golan and Mordechai Hallak

 

Health Sciences Library The University of Alabama College of Community Health Sciences

Complicated Pregnancy Clinical Resources Excellent site on pregnancy complications 
Clinical Resources by Topic: Obstetrics 
Normal Pregnancy and Childbirth Clinical Resources 
Complicated Childbirth Clinical Resources 
General Obstetrics Clinical Resources 
Complicated Pregnancy Patient/Family Resources

Complications of Pregnancy - New Treatments, January 22, 2005   

Interventions for treating cholestasis in pregnancy  (Cochrane Review)

NIH Guide:  Pathophysiology of Endometriosis and Lieomyomata Uteri