MATERNAL ATTENTION TO THE SIGNS OF ECTOPIC PREGNANCY

Currently, the incidence of ectopic pregnancy is increasing, especially in Vietnam, about 1 in 300 women will have an ectopic pregnancy. Especially, this rate is up to 2% worldwide, an alarming number in gynecological care in women.

An ectopic pregnancy occurs when fertilization takes place outside the endometrium, particularly in the fallopian tubes, uterine horns, cervix, ovaries, abdominal cavity, or pelvis. Because ectopic pregnancy is not protected as normal, it is risked to rupture, sporadic or massive vaginal bleeding. Some women with an ectopic pregnancy may experience fainting or hemorrhagic shock, even significant life-threatening when the blood from the ruptured uterus flows back into the peritoneal cavity.

The disease can be diagnosed by measuring beta hCG levels in the urine or by pelvic ultrasound. Through the diagnosis as well as actual examination of experts, the leading causes of ectopic pregnancy include salpingitis, pelvic infection or fallopian tube malformation. 
 
In addition, before ectopic pregnancy diagosed, the patients used to have the basic symptoms as follows:
 

When above symptoms detected, mothers should immediately visit the Obstetrics-Gynecology, American International Hospital (AIH) to be examined by medical experts and doctors for detection and  timely intervention of ectopic pregnancy.
 
 At the American International Hospital (AIH), physicians and nutritionists will monitor and provide specific recommendations for individual parturient in order to create the best care plan for maternal and fetal health. AIH is the pioneer international hospital in Vietnam applies a system of American standrad delivery suites - LDRP, which bring parturients and families to comfortable and convenient experience of childbirth as placing them in an unique versatile room for entire delivery process: labor- vaginal delivery – recovery – postpartum.

Especially, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit ( NICU) is fully equiped with standard state-of-the-art medical devices, together with leading medical experts including neonatologists, neonatal nurses, physiotherapists, pediatric nutritionists to ensure safety and excellent care for babies since they are born.