Section: 6.9 Placental Abruption and Infection | Maternal Health | NextGenU.org

  • Learning Objectives:

    • Define placental abruption.
    • Define chorioamnionitis .
    • Identify their signs and symptoms.
    • Describe their diagnosis, treatment, and management.

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    • Required Readings

    • Read page S23 (2 minutes).

      WHO

    • Read page S147, the section on ‘Antibiotic’, the second bullet point (1 minute).

      WHO

    • Read the entire page (7 minutes).

      MSD and the MSD Manuals

    • Read the entire article on Chorioamnionitis (10 minutes).

      NCBI

    • Read the section ‘Chorioamnionitis’- 12-33 to 12-35 (3 minutes). 

      Bettercare

    • Read up to the section ‘NEONATAL OUTCOME’ (30 minutes).

      The Global Library of Women's Medicine

    • Slide Deck Presentation

    • Read all the slides and answer the questions.

    • Quiz

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      Quiz: Placental Abruption and Chorioamnionitis

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