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Medical Disorders and Infections in Pregnancy

6 topics in Medical Disorders and Infections in Pregnancy for PGET Paper II Obstetrics & Gynaecology. Each one explains the concept simply, then gives exam-focus points and a quick revision list.

Anaemia, thalassaemia and coagulation disorders in pregnancyHow pregnancy changes the blood, how anaemia in pregnancy is defined, found and treated, and what the haemoglobinopathies, low platelets and inherited bleeding disorders mean for mother and baby.

Jaundice and liver disease in pregnancyThe causes and mechanisms of jaundice in pregnancy, sorted by trimester: obstetric cholestasis, acute fatty liver, HELLP syndrome and hyperemesis, plus viral hepatitis, gallstones and chronic liver disease.

Hepatitis, HIV, herpes, HPV and parvovirus B19 in pregnancyHow hepatitis B and C, HIV, herpes simplex, HPV and parvovirus B19 pass from mother to baby, how they are screened for, and what is done in pregnancy, at delivery and for the newborn to stop transmission.

TORCH infections, STIs and perinatal and postoperative infectionThe congenital TORCH infections and their classic fetal features, the sexually transmitted infections that matter in pregnancy, group B streptococcus, and infection after birth and caesarean section, including puerperal sepsis.

COVID-19, dengue and malaria in pregnancyWhy malaria, dengue and COVID-19 are more dangerous in pregnancy, how they affect the baby, which antimalarials are safe, how to manage dengue around delivery, and what WHO advises on COVID-19, birth and breastfeeding.

Maternal and perinatal statistics for Pakistan and study designHow maternal and perinatal deaths are defined and measured, what national surveys show for Pakistan, why mothers die, and the study designs, 2x2 tables and risk measures that obstetric research and MCQs rely on.

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