Medical problems in pregnancy are the health conditions and complications that can arise while a woman is pregnant, affecting the mother, the developing fetus, or both. They include disorders that develop during pregnancy as well as pre-existing illnesses that change pregnancy risk, and they range from common and ma…
Medical problems in pregnancy are the health conditions and complications that can arise while a woman is pregnant, affecting the mother, the developing fetus, or both. They include disorders that develop during pregnancy as well as pre-existing illnesses that change pregnancy risk, and they range from common and manageable issues to obstetric emergencies that demand rapid intervention. Recognizing, preventing, and managing these problems—through antenatal care, screening, skilled delivery, and timely treatment—is central to reducing maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality, particularly in lower-resource settings. Research in the journal addresses this domain through studies of obstetric complications and the systems that respond to them: examples include placenta previa in the setting of prior cesarean delivery, training in basic and advanced obstetric life support to improve emergency skills, the level and determinants of antenatal-care utilization, and knowledge and preventive practices among pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic. This work highlights both the clinical conditions that complicate pregnancy and the care practices that mitigate their consequences. This page gathers peer-reviewed, open-access research relevant to medical problems in pregnancy and to the maternal and reproductive health strategies aimed at safer outcomes for mothers and infants.
12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.
The 12 articles above have been cited 35 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.
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