title: Obstetric cholestasis. A 14 year review.
abstract: A 14 year review of obstetric cholestasis in the Women's Centre, Winnipeg, revealed 42 cases (incidence one in 1,293 deliveries). The perinatal outcome in these 42 patients was compared to that in a group of control subjects and showed a significantly higher incidence of premature labor, low-birth-weight babies, and postpartum hemorrhage. There was no particular association of intrapartum fetal distress or intrauterine growth retardation with the cases of obstetric cholestasis.
mesh_terms: D002779:Cholestasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000209:etiology; D005317:Fetal Growth Retardation / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007752:Obstetric Labor, Premature / Q000209:etiology; D010298:Parity; D006473:Postpartum Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000209:etiology; D011537:Pruritus / Q000150:complications