Obstetrics, delivery room, puerperium
All content is checked by medical journalists.Obstetrics is a branch of gynecology. She deals with pregnancy monitoring as well as birth preparation, childbirth and postpartum care. The offers for parents-to-be in this regard are diverse and vary greatly from clinic to clinic.
Offers from a gynecological or obstetrics department before pregnancy:
- Preconceptual advice, i.e. medical advice that takes place before conception
Tasks and offers during pregnancy:
- Prenatal diagnosis: e.g. amniotic fluid puncture (amniocentesis), chorionic villus sampling, umbilical cord puncture (chordocentesis)
- Antenatal classes
- Special courses for pregnant women (yoga, belly dance, etc.)
- Infant care course
Additional offers and tasks for problematic pregnancies:
- Labor control
- Cervical closure operation, i.e. surgical closure of the cervix to prevent miscarriage or extremely premature birth
- External turning of the unborn child in the breech or transverse position
- special care for mothers with certain diseases (high blood pressure, infectious diseases, diabetes)
- Special care for pregnancy diseases (gestoses) such as pregnancy-related high blood pressure (preeclampsia) or gestational diabetes (gestational diabetes)
- Care for blood group intolerance (blood group antibodies, rhesus incompatibility)
Offers and tasks during and after the birth:
- Epidural anesthesia (PDA)
- Alternative forms of pain therapy (acupuncture)
- Caesarean section
- Diagnostics in the newborn
Offers and tasks in the week bed:
- Rooming in
- Supporting the mother in breastfeeding
- Psychological support for the mother after traumatic births, in the event of a child's illness or a stillbirth
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