The obstetric curriculum is one of our curriculum articles and aims to be a collection of articles that represent the core obstetric knowledge.
On this page:
Definition
Topics pertaining to the normal and abnormal pregnancy, the gravid uterus and fetal environment, placenta, normal fetal development and fetal anomalies.
Anatomy articles
Each system should have associated with it a number of core anatomy articles.
Radiological examinations
- obstetric ultrasound
- first trimester ultrasound
- second trimester ultrasound
- late pregnancy ultrasound
- fetal MRI
Pathology / condition articles
Uterus and adnexa in pregnancy
- leiomyoma in pregnancy
- cervical incompetence
- cervical length
- funneling
Abnormalities of placenta, membranes and umbilical cord
- placenta previa
- vasa previa
- placental abruption
- abnormal placental villous adherence
- circumvallate placenta
- chorioangioma
- amniotic band syndrome
- battledore placenta
- chorioamnionitis
- enlarged placenta
- small placenta
- short umbilical cord
- two-vessel umbilical cord
- cord around neck
Amniotic fluid
First trimester
- normal first trimester ultrasound
- miscarriage
- gestational trophoblastic disease
Second trimester
- fetal anomaly (20 weeks anatomy scan)
- fetal echocardiography views
Third trimester
- fetal biophysical profile
- fetal presentation
- IUGR
- TORCH infection
- abruptio placentae
- spalding sign
- umbilical cord prolapse
Ectopic pregnancy
- abdominal ectopic pregnancy
- tubal ectopic pregnancy
- ovarian ectopic pregnancy
- scar ectopic pregnancy
- cornual ectopic pregnancy
- ampullary ectopic pregnancy
- cervical ectopic pregnancy
Twin pregnancy
- dichorionic diamniotic twin pregnancy
- conjoint twins
- acardiac twin
- twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome
Other disorders and conditions of pregnancy
Congenital fetal anomalies
CNS anomalies
- acrania
- anencephaly
- exencephaly
- aprosencephaly
- atelencephaly
- Arnold Chiari malformation
- Dandy Walker syndrome
- fetal brain tumors
- holoprosencephaly
- mega cisterna magna
- ventriculomegaly
- choroid plexus cyst
- hydranencephaly
- vein of Galen malformation
Facial anomalies
Neck anomalies
Cardiac anomalies
- cardiomegaly (fetal)
- cardiomyopathy (fetal)
- congenital heart defects
- ectopia cordis
- echogenic intracardiac focus
- fetal cardiac tumors
- pericardial effusion
- pericardial teratoma
- sinus bradycardia
- sinus tachycardia
- supraventricular tachycardia
Extra-cardiac thoracic anomalies
- congenital high airway obstruction
- hydrothorax (fetal)
- tracheal stenosis
- tracheal atresia
- congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation
- diaphragmatic hernia
- pulmonary hypoplasia / aplasia
- esophageal atresia
- pleural effusion
Abdominal wall anomalies
Renal anomalies
- PUJ anomaly
- renal agenesis
- multicystic dysplastic kidneys
- autosomal recessive polycystic kidneys
- fetal neuroblastoma
Ureter and bladder anomalies
Gastointestinal anomalies
- cholelithiasis (fetal)
- duodenal atresia
- hypertrophic pyloric stenosis
- echogenic bowel
- fetal ascites
- fetal bowel dilatation
Spinal anomalies (including neural tube defects)
- spina bifida
- encephalocele
- meningocele
- meningomyelocele
- diastematomyelia
- lemon sign and banana sign
Limb anomalies
- Arthrogryposis multiplex congenita
- clinodactyly
- polydactyly
- brachydactyly
- camptodactyly
- CTEV (clubfoot)
Genital anomalies
Miscellaneous anomalies
- hemolytic disease of newborn
- limb body wall complex
- Down's syndrome
- Turner's syndrome
- fetal akinesia sequence
- fetal chickenpox
- fetal goiter
- fetus in fetu
- fetal macrosomia
- fetal rubella
- fetal toxoplasmosis
- fetal warfarin syndrome
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