Book contents
- High-Risk Pregnancy: Management Options
- High-Risk Pregnancy: Management Options
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Section 1 Prepregnancy Problems
- Section 2 Early Prenatal Problems
- Section 3 Late Prenatal – Fetal Problems
- Section 4 Problems Associated with Infection
- Chapter 24 Hepatitis Virus Infections in Pregnancy (Content last reviewed: 23rd July 2019)
- Chapter 25 Human Immunodeficiency Virus in Pregnancy (Content last reviewed: 23rd July 2019)
- Chapter 26 Rubella, Measles, Mumps, Varicella, and Parvovirus in Pregnancy (Content last reviewed: 11th November 2020)
- Chapter 27 Cytomegalovirus, Herpes Simplex Virus, Adenovirus, Coxsackievirus, and Human Papillomavirus in Pregnancy (Content last reviewed: 11th November 2020)
- Chapter 28 Parasitic Infections in Pregnancy (Content last reviewed: 15th June 2018)
- Chapter 29 Other Infectious Conditions in Pregnancy (Content last reviewed: 11th November 2020)
- Section 5 Late Pregnancy – Maternal Problems
- Section 6 Late Prenatal – Obstetric Problems
- Chapter 52 Abdominal Pain in Pregnancy (Content last reviewed: 15th October 2018)
- Chapter 53 Nonmalignant Gynecology in Pregnancy (Content last reviewed: 15th October 2018)
- Chapter 54 Bleeding in Late Pregnancy (Content last reviewed: 14th December 2020)
- Chapter 55 Multiple Pregnancy (Content last reviewed: 14th December 2020)
- Chapter 56 Threatened and Actual Preterm Labor (Content last reviewed: 14th December 2020)
- Chapter 57 Prelabor Rupture of the Membranes (Content last reviewed: 20th February 2020)
- Chapter 58 Breech Presentation, Unstable Lie, Malpresentation, and Malpositions (Content last reviewed: 14th December 2020)
- Chapter 59 Prolonged Pregnancy
- Chapter 60 Induction of Labor and Termination of the Previable Pregnancy
- Chapter 61 Dysfunctional Labor (Content last reviewed: 20th February 2020)
- Chapter 62 Shoulder Dystocia
- Chapter 63 Fetal Compromise in Labor (Content last reviewed: 15th December 2018)
- Chapter 64 Neuraxial Analgesia and Anesthesia in Obstetrics
- Chapter 65 Perineal Repair and Pelvic Floor Injury (Content last reviewed: 20th February 2020)
- Chapter 66 Assisted Vaginal Delivery (Content last reviewed: 15th December 2018)
- Chapter 67 Delivery After Previous Cesarean Section (Content last reviewed: 20th February 2020)
- Chapter 68 Cesarean Section (Content last reviewed: 20th February 2020)
- Section 7 Postnatal Problems
- Section 8 Normal Values
- Index
- References
Chapter 52 - Abdominal Pain in Pregnancy (Content last reviewed: 15th October 2018)
from Section 6 - Late Prenatal – Obstetric Problems
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 November 2017
Book contents
- High-Risk Pregnancy: Management Options
- High-Risk Pregnancy: Management Options
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Section 1 Prepregnancy Problems
- Section 2 Early Prenatal Problems
- Section 3 Late Prenatal – Fetal Problems
- Section 4 Problems Associated with Infection
- Chapter 24 Hepatitis Virus Infections in Pregnancy (Content last reviewed: 23rd July 2019)
- Chapter 25 Human Immunodeficiency Virus in Pregnancy (Content last reviewed: 23rd July 2019)
- Chapter 26 Rubella, Measles, Mumps, Varicella, and Parvovirus in Pregnancy (Content last reviewed: 11th November 2020)
- Chapter 27 Cytomegalovirus, Herpes Simplex Virus, Adenovirus, Coxsackievirus, and Human Papillomavirus in Pregnancy (Content last reviewed: 11th November 2020)
- Chapter 28 Parasitic Infections in Pregnancy (Content last reviewed: 15th June 2018)
- Chapter 29 Other Infectious Conditions in Pregnancy (Content last reviewed: 11th November 2020)
- Section 5 Late Pregnancy – Maternal Problems
- Section 6 Late Prenatal – Obstetric Problems
- Chapter 52 Abdominal Pain in Pregnancy (Content last reviewed: 15th October 2018)
- Chapter 53 Nonmalignant Gynecology in Pregnancy (Content last reviewed: 15th October 2018)
- Chapter 54 Bleeding in Late Pregnancy (Content last reviewed: 14th December 2020)
- Chapter 55 Multiple Pregnancy (Content last reviewed: 14th December 2020)
- Chapter 56 Threatened and Actual Preterm Labor (Content last reviewed: 14th December 2020)
- Chapter 57 Prelabor Rupture of the Membranes (Content last reviewed: 20th February 2020)
- Chapter 58 Breech Presentation, Unstable Lie, Malpresentation, and Malpositions (Content last reviewed: 14th December 2020)
- Chapter 59 Prolonged Pregnancy
- Chapter 60 Induction of Labor and Termination of the Previable Pregnancy
- Chapter 61 Dysfunctional Labor (Content last reviewed: 20th February 2020)
- Chapter 62 Shoulder Dystocia
- Chapter 63 Fetal Compromise in Labor (Content last reviewed: 15th December 2018)
- Chapter 64 Neuraxial Analgesia and Anesthesia in Obstetrics
- Chapter 65 Perineal Repair and Pelvic Floor Injury (Content last reviewed: 20th February 2020)
- Chapter 66 Assisted Vaginal Delivery (Content last reviewed: 15th December 2018)
- Chapter 67 Delivery After Previous Cesarean Section (Content last reviewed: 20th February 2020)
- Chapter 68 Cesarean Section (Content last reviewed: 20th February 2020)
- Section 7 Postnatal Problems
- Section 8 Normal Values
- Index
- References
Summary
Abdominal pain during pregnancy presents unique clinical challenges, and the differential diagnoses are extensive.
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- High-Risk PregnancyManagement Options, pp. 1523 - 1542Publisher: Cambridge University PressFirst published in: 2017
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