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Chapter 43 - Ulcerative Colitis in Pregnancy

from Section 7 - Hepato-Renal and Gastrointestinal Conditions in Pregnancy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 February 2023

By
Talat Bessissow ,
Amira El-Messidi  and
Cynthia H. Seow
Edited by
Amira El-Messidi  and
Alan D. Cameron
Amira El-Messidi
Affiliation:
McGill University, Montréal
Alan D. Cameron
Affiliation:
University of Glasgow
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Summary

A 30-year-old nulligravida with ulcerative colitis (UC) is referred by her primary care provider to your hospital center’s high-risk obstetrics unit for preconceptional counseling.

Keywords

Inflammatory bowel disease, ulcerative colitis, pregnancyPreconception counselingFertilityPerinatal risks, complications, maternal-fetal morbidity, adverse outcomeInvestigations, serum, stool, endoscopy, sigmoidoscopyPharmacology, therapeutics, treatment, mesalamine, tofacitinib, sulfasalazineGenetic risksAntenatal disease flare, managementObstetric deliveryContraception
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OSCEs in Obstetrics and Maternal-Fetal Medicine
An Evidence-Based Approach
 , pp. 553 - 562
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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