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Abnormal delivery

MedGen UID:
108202
•Concept ID:
C0549629
•
Pathologic Function
Synonym: Delivery complication
SNOMED CT: Abnormal delivery (274127000)
 
HPO: HP:0001787

Definition

An abnormality of the birth process. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Regional variability in therapeutic hypothermia eligibility criteria for neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy.
Proietti J, Boylan GB, Walsh BH
Pediatr Res 2024 Oct;96(5):1153-1161. Epub 2024 Apr 22 doi: 10.1038/s41390-024-03184-6. PMID: 38649726Free PMC Article
The Term Newborn: Postnatal Screening and Testing.
Johnson KA, Catanzarite V
Clin Perinatol 2021 Aug;48(3):555-572. doi: 10.1016/j.clp.2021.05.007. PMID: 34353580

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Predictors of Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes Following Traumatic Injuries.
Lu WR, Wu P, Song G, Gu MQ, Xu Z, He L
Curr Med Sci 2024 Jun;44(3):642-647. Epub 2024 Jun 28 doi: 10.1007/s11596-024-2885-z. PMID: 38937397
Effect and Significance of High-Quality Nursing on Blood Glucose, Pregnancy Outcome, and Neonatal Complications of Patients with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus.
Zhong W, Li C, Liu J, Zhou J, Xiao Z, Li C, Wu H
Comput Math Methods Med 2022;2022:2426417. Epub 2022 Apr 26 doi: 10.1155/2022/2426417. PMID: 35516455Free PMC Article
Prevalence and risk factors for Active Convulsive Epilepsy in Kintampo, Ghana.
Ae-Ngibise KA, Akpalu B, Ngugi A, Akpalu A, Agbokey F, Adjei P, Punguyire D, Bottomley C, Newton C, Owusu-Agyei S
Pan Afr Med J 2015;21:29. Epub 2015 May 13 doi: 10.11604/pamj.2015.21.29.6084. PMID: 26401223Free PMC Article
Sorting proteins to their target membranes.
Brown D, Breton S
Kidney Int 2000 Mar;57(3):816-24. doi: 10.1046/j.1523-1755.2000.00920.x. PMID: 10720934
Psoralen photochemotherapy (PUVA) and pregnancy.
Gunnarskog JG, Källén AJ, Lindelöf BG, Sigurgeirsson B
Arch Dermatol 1993 Mar;129(3):320-3. PMID: 7772086

Diagnosis

Delivery of Nitric Oxide in the Cardiovascular System: Implications for Clinical Diagnosis and Therapy.
Ma T, Zhang Z, Chen Y, Su H, Deng X, Liu X, Fan Y
Int J Mol Sci 2021 Nov 10;22(22) doi: 10.3390/ijms222212166. PMID: 34830052Free PMC Article
Prevalence and risk factors for Active Convulsive Epilepsy in Kintampo, Ghana.
Ae-Ngibise KA, Akpalu B, Ngugi A, Akpalu A, Agbokey F, Adjei P, Punguyire D, Bottomley C, Newton C, Owusu-Agyei S
Pan Afr Med J 2015;21:29. Epub 2015 May 13 doi: 10.11604/pamj.2015.21.29.6084. PMID: 26401223Free PMC Article
Neurobiology of major depressive disorder.
Villanueva R
Neural Plast 2013;2013:873278. Epub 2013 Oct 9 doi: 10.1155/2013/873278. PMID: 24222865Free PMC Article
Case-control studies of relation between childhood cancer and neonatal vitamin K administration.
Passmore SJ, Draper G, Brownbill P, Kroll M
BMJ 1998 Jan 17;316(7126):178-84. doi: 10.1136/bmj.316.7126.178. PMID: 9468681Free PMC Article
Plasma GH responses to GHRH and other provocative stimuli in idiopathic GH deficiency with or without abnormal delivery.
Hanew K, Goh M, Sato S, Shimizu Y, Sasaki A, Yoshinaga K
Tohoku J Exp Med 1987 Jan;151(1):81-8. doi: 10.1620/tjem.151.81. PMID: 3107163

Therapy

Delivery of Nitric Oxide in the Cardiovascular System: Implications for Clinical Diagnosis and Therapy.
Ma T, Zhang Z, Chen Y, Su H, Deng X, Liu X, Fan Y
Int J Mol Sci 2021 Nov 10;22(22) doi: 10.3390/ijms222212166. PMID: 34830052Free PMC Article
Case-control studies of relation between childhood cancer and neonatal vitamin K administration.
Passmore SJ, Draper G, Brownbill P, Kroll M
BMJ 1998 Jan 17;316(7126):178-84. doi: 10.1136/bmj.316.7126.178. PMID: 9468681Free PMC Article
Psoralen photochemotherapy (PUVA) and pregnancy.
Gunnarskog JG, Källén AJ, Lindelöf BG, Sigurgeirsson B
Arch Dermatol 1993 Mar;129(3):320-3. PMID: 7772086
The Finnish Family Competence Study: knowledge of childbirth of nulliparous women seen at maternity health care clinics.
Rautava P, Sillanpää M
J Epidemiol Community Health 1989 Sep;43(3):253-60. doi: 10.1136/jech.43.3.253. PMID: 2607305Free PMC Article
Maternal cigarette smoking, psychoactive substance use, and infant Apgar scores.
Hingson R, Gould JB, Morelock S, Kayne H, Heeren T, Alpert JJ, Zuckerman B, Day N
Am J Obstet Gynecol 1982 Dec 15;144(8):959-66. doi: 10.1016/0002-9378(82)90191-0. PMID: 7148928

Prognosis

Predictors of Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes Following Traumatic Injuries.
Lu WR, Wu P, Song G, Gu MQ, Xu Z, He L
Curr Med Sci 2024 Jun;44(3):642-647. Epub 2024 Jun 28 doi: 10.1007/s11596-024-2885-z. PMID: 38937397
Effect and Significance of High-Quality Nursing on Blood Glucose, Pregnancy Outcome, and Neonatal Complications of Patients with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus.
Zhong W, Li C, Liu J, Zhou J, Xiao Z, Li C, Wu H
Comput Math Methods Med 2022;2022:2426417. Epub 2022 Apr 26 doi: 10.1155/2022/2426417. PMID: 35516455Free PMC Article
Examining validity and reliability of objective structured clinical examination for evaluation of clinical skills of midwifery undergraduate students: a descriptive study.
Kolivand M, Esfandyari M, Heydarpour S
BMC Med Educ 2020 Mar 31;20(1):96. doi: 10.1186/s12909-020-02017-4. PMID: 32234047Free PMC Article
Relationship between the Clinical Course of Ulcerative Colitis during Pregnancy and the Outcomes of Pregnancy: A Retrospective Evaluation.
Ito A, Iizuka B, Omori T, Nakamura S, Tokushige K
Intern Med 2018 Jan 15;57(2):159-164. Epub 2017 Oct 16 doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.8550-16. PMID: 29033411Free PMC Article
Prenatal and perinatal factors in the etiology of cerebral palsy.
Torfs CP, van den Berg B, Oechsli FW, Cummins S
J Pediatr 1990 Apr;116(4):615-9. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3476(05)81615-4. PMID: 2181101

Clinical prediction guides

Predictors of Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes Following Traumatic Injuries.
Lu WR, Wu P, Song G, Gu MQ, Xu Z, He L
Curr Med Sci 2024 Jun;44(3):642-647. Epub 2024 Jun 28 doi: 10.1007/s11596-024-2885-z. PMID: 38937397
Effect and Significance of High-Quality Nursing on Blood Glucose, Pregnancy Outcome, and Neonatal Complications of Patients with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus.
Zhong W, Li C, Liu J, Zhou J, Xiao Z, Li C, Wu H
Comput Math Methods Med 2022;2022:2426417. Epub 2022 Apr 26 doi: 10.1155/2022/2426417. PMID: 35516455Free PMC Article
Health-related quality of life profile of Indonesian children and its determinants: a community-based study.
Sitaresmi MN, Indraswari BW, Rozanti NM, Sabilatuttaqiyya Z, Wahab A
BMC Pediatr 2022 Feb 22;22(1):103. doi: 10.1186/s12887-022-03161-0. PMID: 35193530Free PMC Article
Examining validity and reliability of objective structured clinical examination for evaluation of clinical skills of midwifery undergraduate students: a descriptive study.
Kolivand M, Esfandyari M, Heydarpour S
BMC Med Educ 2020 Mar 31;20(1):96. doi: 10.1186/s12909-020-02017-4. PMID: 32234047Free PMC Article
Immediate outcome of babies with low Apgar score in Mulago Hospital, Uganda.
Ondoa-Onama C, Tumwine JK
East Afr Med J 2003 Jan;80(1):22-9. doi: 10.4314/eamj.v80i1.8662. PMID: 12755238

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