The coagulation system undergoes significant change during pregnancy. The clinician
caring for the parturient must understand these changes, particularly when the parturient has …

Thrombocytopenia complicates up to 10% of all pregnancies, and may result from a number
of causes (Table 1). Some of these are unique to pregnancy, whereas others may occur with …

Preeclampsia is a complication of pregnancy with significant morbidity and mortality for the
mother and the fetus. Presumptions are made that placental hypoxia has a causative role in …

OBJECTIVE: The objective was to investigate obstetric risk factors, complications, and
outcomes of pregnancies complicated by moderate to severe thrombocytopenia …

Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is a syndrome that can be initiated by a
myriad of medical, surgical, and obstetric disorders. Also known as consumptive …

ADAMTS13 dysfunction has been involved in the pathogenesis of Thrombotic
Thrombocytopenic Purpura. This disorder occurs more frequently in women and, in 13% of …

Thrombocytopenia is a common hematologic issue encountered by obstetricians and
hematologists, detected in about 10% of all pregnancies. In the vast majority of cases, the …

Background Hematological profile is considered one of the factors affecting pregnancy and
its outcome. Anemia is the most common hematological problem in pregnancy, followed by …

Method In this article, we review pertinent literature (2000–January 2015) retrieved by a
selective search in PubMed. Results Gestational thrombocytopenia is the most common …

The association between antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL) and clinical problems goes
beyond what is stated in the antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) classification criteria, namely …