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Postmature birth



Postmature birth
Classification & external resources
ICD-10 P08.2
ICD-9 766.22
DiseasesDB 10417
eMedicine med/3248 
MeSH D007233

A postmature birth occurs when a human pregnancy lasts longer than three weeks past the expected delivery date.

Contents

Presentation

In such a birth the placenta can begin to fail[citation needed], causing declining delivery of oxygen and nutrients to the fetus. This can result in the death of the fetus if delivery is not induced. Postmature newborns are typically thin and underweight, with slender limbs, dry wrinkled skin and longer hair and nails.[1]

Prognosis

The first few days after delivery are the most critical. Infants that live beyond that period have a high survival rate.

Eponym

It is also known as "Ballantyne-Runge syndrome".[2][3][4]

References

  1. ^ Clifford SH. Postmaturity with placental dysfunction. Clinical syndromes and pathologic findings. J Pediatr 1954;44:1-13
  2. ^ synd/1288 at Who Named It
  3. ^ J. W. Ballantyne. The problem of the postmature infant. The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of the British Empire, London, 1902, 2: 512-554.
  4. ^ H. Runge. Über einige besondere Merkmale der übertragenen Frucht. Zentralblatt für Gynäkologie, Leipzig, 1942, 66: 1202-1206.
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Pathology of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O, 630-676)
Pregnancy with abortive outcomeEctopic pregnancy - Hydatidiform mole - Miscarriage
Oedema, proteinuria and hypertensive disordersPregnancy-induced hypertension - Pre-eclampsia - Eclampsia - Gestational diabetes
Other, predominantly related to pregnancyHyperemesis gravidarum - Gestational pemphigoid
Maternal care related to the fetus and
amniotic cavity and possible delivery problems		Polyhydramnios - Oligohydramnios - Chorioamnionitis - Premature rupture of membranes - Amniotic band syndrome - Placenta praevia - Braxton Hicks contractions - Antepartum haemorrhage - Placental abruption
Complications of labour and deliveryPremature birth - Postmature birth - Dystocia (Shoulder dystocia) - Fetal distress - Vasa praevia - Uterine rupture - hemorrhage - Placenta accreta - Umbilical cord prolapse
Complications predominantly related to the puerperiumPuerperal fever - obstetric embolism (Air, Amniotic fluid, Fat) - Galactorrhea
OtherMaternal death
v • d • e
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P, 760-779)
Maternal factors and complicationsUmbilical cord prolapse - Nuchal cord - Chorioamnionitis
Length of gestation and fetal growthSmall for gestational age - Large for gestational age - Premature birth - Postmature birth
Birth traumaCephalhematoma - Brachial plexus lesion (Erb's palsy, Klumpke paralysis)
Respiratory and cardiovascularIntrauterine hypoxia - Infant respiratory distress syndrome - Transient tachypnea of the newborn - Meconium aspiration syndrome - Pneumomediastinum - Wilson-Mikity syndrome - Bronchopulmonary dysplasia
Haemorrhagic and haematologicalHemorrhagic disease of newborn - Hemolytic disease of the newborn - Rh disease - Hydrops fetalis - Kernicterus - Neonatal jaundice
Digestive systemIleus - Necrotizing enterocolitis
Integument and temperature regulationErythema toxicum
Other disordersPeriventricular leukomalacia - Congenital hypertonia - Congenital hypotonia - Congenital rubella syndrome
 
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