Maternal Care / Checkup /
Maternal Care/Checkup is a comprehensive programme for healthcare professionals, mainly gynaecologists and obstetricians, covering all the common and important problems that occur during pregnancy, labour, delivery and the postpartum period. While motherhood is often a positive and fulfilling experience, for many women, it is associated with suffering, ill-health and even death. The risks or conditions that were pre-existing or the ones that had developed during the pregnancy highly influences the health of a mother. Thus, Improving the well-being of mothers, infants, and children is a very important health goal. Their well-being determines the health of the next generation.
High-Risk Pregnancy Care
High-risk pregnancies are pregnancies that have the chance of developing complications for both mother and child. People who are underweight or overweight, younger than 18 or older than 35, anaemic, into their 5th pregnancy or more; have had previous preterm births, had given births to a large or small baby, had a previous pregnancy loss, history of genetic disease, substance abuse, previous cases of twins or triplets, taken infertility medications, or have medical conditions like high BP, heart disease, etc. have a high chance of high-risk pregnancies. High-risk pregnancy care includes prenatal care and diagnostics, assessment and treatment of fetal disease, co-management with a community-based obstetrician, ambulatory and inpatient consult, genetic counselling, ultrasound, fetal surveillance, support group, social services, nutrition counselling, etc.
Female Infertility Treatment
Infertility treatment helps couples, who are unable to conceive, with conception. There are various types of treatment methods based on the cause of infertility. In the case of women, infertility is treated by, Medications or fertility drugs in case of hormonal imbalance or problems related to ovulation Surgery in case the fallopian tubes are blocked or similar such situations Use of assistive reproductive technology (ART) to solve infertility problems
Basic and Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery
Laparoscopy is a type of surgical procedure that doesn’t require large incisions, hence it is called keyhole surgery or minimally invasive surgery. This is performed using an instrument called the laparoscope, which is basically a small tube with a light source and a camera. Small instruments are used to conduct the surgery, while the area is pumped with gas to make space. This way is more advantageous and has very fewer chances of complications. Advantages include faster recovery time, less bleeding post-op and minor scars. Complications that could occur include minor bleeding, nausea, or infection.
Cervical Cerclage
During pregnancy, the cervix is supposed to remain constricted do ensure that the fetus remains inside the womb the entire gestational period. Sometimes the cervical muscles weaken, causing them to shorten or open up easily, resulting in late abortion or preterm delivery. To treat this, a cervical cerclage or cervical stitch is made, which is basically a suture tied around the cervix.
Hysterectomy (Abdominal/Vaginal)
Vaginal hysterectomy is a procedure where the uterus is removed through the vagina, rather than making an incision. In this procedure, the surgeon detaches the uterus from the ovaries and fallopian tubes, connecting blood vessels and other parts that it is connected to and then carefully removes it from the body through the vagina. Abdominal hysterectomy is a process where the uterus is removed from our body through an incision made on the lower abdomen. Could be partial – only the uterus removed – or total – both uterus and cervix are removed.