What is Pregnancy?
What is Pregnancy?
- Pregnancy: The condition of supporting a fetus from conception till birth.
- Pregnancy: Pregnancy is the state or condition of having a developing embryo or fetus in the body (uterus), after union of an ovum and spermatozoon, during the period from conception to birth. (NCI)
Source - Diseases Database
- Pregnancy: the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus.
Source - WordNet 2.1
Pregnancy: Introduction
Types of Pregnancy:
Broader types of Pregnancy:
How many people get Pregnancy?
Incidence (annual) of Pregnancy: more than 4 million; 1 million adolescent U.S. females become pregnant every year
Incidence Rate of Pregnancy: approx 1 in 68 or 1.47% or 4 million people in USA [about data]
How serious is Pregnancy?
Complications of Pregnancy:
see complications of Pregnancy
Deaths for Pregnancy: 399 female deaths for "pregnancy and childbirth" in the USA 2001 (NCHS, 2003)
What causes Pregnancy?
Causes of Pregnancy: see causes of Pregnancy
Risk factors for Pregnancy:
see
risk factors for Pregnancy
What are the symptoms of Pregnancy?
Symptoms of Pregnancy:
see symptoms of Pregnancy
Complications of Pregnancy:
see complications of Pregnancy
Pregnancy: Testing
Diagnostic testing: see tests for Pregnancy.
Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Pregnancy.
How is it treated?
Treatments for Pregnancy:
see treatments for Pregnancy
Research for Pregnancy:
see research for Pregnancy
Society issues for Pregnancy
Cost statistics for Pregnancy:
The following are statistics from various sources about costs and Pregnancy:
- Estimated $733,102,000 spent in public hospitals on pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium disorders in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
- Estimated $315,782,000 spent in public hospitals on pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
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Hospitalization statistics for Pregnancy:
The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Pregnancy:
- 24.0% of hospitalisations for pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium in public hospitals are single day in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
- 300,644 admissions to public hospitals because of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
- 5.1% of hospitalisations for pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium disorders in private hospitals are single day in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
- 71,979 patient days spent in private hospitals for pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium disorders in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
- 856,956 patient days spent in public hospitals for pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
- 9,975 admissions to private hospitals because of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium disorders in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
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Prescription statistics for Pregnancy:
The following are statistics from various sources
about prescriptions and Pregnancy:
- 10,241 contraceptive prescriptions in Canada 1998 (Intercontinental Medical Statistics Canada,1998)
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Medical procedure statistics for Pregnancy:
The following are statistics from various sources
about medical procedures and Pregnancy:
- 944,000 episiotomies were performed annually in the US 2000 (NCHS, CDC)
- 923,991 caesarean sections were performed annually in the US 2000 (National Vital Statistics Reports, NCHS, CDC)
- 96,698 amniocentesis procedures were performed annually in the US 2000 (National Vital Statistics Reports, NCHS, CDC)
- 800,448 induced labour procedures were performed annually in the US 2000 (National Vital Statistics Reports, NCHS, CDC)
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Organs Affected by Pregnancy:
Organs and body systems related to Pregnancy include:
Name and Aliases of Pregnancy
Main name of condition: Pregnancy
Other names or spellings for Pregnancy:
Twin pregnancy
Source - Diseases Database
Gestation, Maternity
Source - WordNet 2.1
Pregnancy: Related Conditions
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