Midwifery and Womens Health

ECTOPIC PREGNANCY

From fertilization to childbirth, motherhood needs several stages in a woman's body. one of these stages is when an embryo travels to the uterus to attach itself. In an ectopic pregnancy, the embryo does not attach to the uterus. Instead, it could attach to the fallopian tube, abdominal cavity, or cervix.

According to the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), postural pregnancies occur in about one in fifty (20 in a thousand) pregnancies.

An untreated pregnancy is a medical emergency. Prompt treatment lowers your risk of pregnancy-related complications, increases your chances of future healthy pregnancies, and reduces future health complications.

 Symptoms include:

All sexually active women are at some risk of ectopic pregnancy. Risk factors increase with any of the following:

• maternal age of 35 years or more

• history of pelvic surgery, abdominal surgery or multiple abortions

• history of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)

• history of endometriosis

• conception that occurs despite tubal ligation or an intrauterine device (IUD)

• conception assisted by drugs or fertility procedures.

• to smoke

• history of ectopic pregnancy

• history of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), such as gonorrhea or chlamydia

• have structural abnormalities in the fallopian tubes that prevent the egg from traveling.