The infection is ... such as too much amniotic fluid or a placenta that looks overly large and swollen. Doppler sonography, a noninvasive test that uses ultrasound, may be done at the same time ...

If the fetal heart rate pattern is nonreassuring, other evaluative indices, such as amniotic fluid index ... Use of computed tomography (CT) and ultrasound are often needed to complete a full ...

This infection is transmitted by ... inserted through the abdomen wall, guided by an ultrasound image.The needle is passed into the amniotic fluid that surrounds the foetus and a small sample ...

J Midwifery Womens Health. 2008;53(3):227-235. Once they have colonized the uterine cavity, bacteria can not only infect the fetus but also can release endotoxins that, in sufficient quantities ...

Cassandra Moore suffered an amniotic fluid embolism, a rare and life-threatening childbirth complication, while giving birth to her third child. Doctors were able to revive Cassandra after nearly ...

None of the 24 infected individuals had been immunized with the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine, the health authority said. Two of them are adults, and the other 22 are children.

A new variant of the bird flu has infected a dairy worker in Nevada, marking the state's first human case of the H5N1 avian influenza. The worker was exposed to the D1.1 strain after working with ...

Nevada just confirmed its first human case of avian flu from infected cattle. Nevada’s first case was found in Churchill County, the Central Nevada Health District announced on Monday.

A person in the West Midlands has contracted bird flu after “close and prolonged contact with a large number of infected birds,” the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said. The case is ...

A sinus infection, also known as sinusitis or rhinosinusitis, occurs when your nasal cavities become swollen and inflamed. Fluid buildup in the sinuses can allow germs to grow, leading to a sinus ...