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Post-term pregnancy

MedGen UID:
10900
•Concept ID:
C0032993
•
Pathologic Function
Synonyms: Pregnancies, Prolonged; Pregnancy, Prolonged; Prolonged Pregnancies; Prolonged Pregnancy
SNOMED CT: Post-term pregnancy (90968009); Post-dates (90968009); Prolonged pregnancy (90968009); Post term pregnancy (90968009); Prolonged gestation (90968009)

Definition

Gestation period extended beyond 42 weeks or 294 days from the first day of the last menstrual period. [from SNOMEDCT_US]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPost-term pregnancy

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Intrapartum care and management of complications in women with obesity.
Aleker N, Lim BH
Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol 2023 Dec;91:102404. Epub 2023 Sep 5 doi: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2023.102404. PMID: 37716337
No. 214-Guidelines for the Management of Pregnancy at 41+0 to 42+0 Weeks.
Delaney M, Roggensack A
J Obstet Gynaecol Can 2017 Aug;39(8):e164-e174. doi: 10.1016/j.jogc.2017.04.020. PMID: 28729108
Guidelines for the management of pregnancy at 41+0 to 42+0 weeks.
Delaney M, Roggensack A; CLINICAL PRACTICE OBSTETRICS COMMITTEE
J Obstet Gynaecol Can 2008 Sep;30(9):800-810. doi: 10.1016/S1701-2163(16)32945-0. PMID: 18845050

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Optimal timing of labour induction in contemporary clinical practice.
Papalia N, D'Souza RD, Hobson SR
Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol 2022 Mar;79:18-26. Epub 2021 Dec 16 doi: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2021.12.002. PMID: 35000808
Induction of labour for improving birth outcomes for women at or beyond term.
Middleton P, Shepherd E, Crowther CA
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2018 May 9;5(5):CD004945. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004945.pub4. PMID: 29741208Free PMC Article
Women's experience of post-term pregnancy.
Maimburg RD
Pract Midwife 2016 Jun;19(6):21-3. PMID: 27451487
Managing post-term pregnancy.
Drug Ther Bull 1997 Mar;35(3):17-8. doi: 10.1136/dtb.1997.35317. PMID: 9282415
Post-term pregnancy.
Hobart JM
Clin Perinatol 1989 Dec;16(4):909-15. PMID: 2686895

Diagnosis

Successful post-term pregnancy in scared bicornuate uterus: case report.
Moltot T, Lemma T, Silesh M, Sisay M, Tsegaw B
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2023 Aug 2;23(1):559. doi: 10.1186/s12884-023-05875-0. PMID: 37533012Free PMC Article
Pregnancy conditions and complications associated with the development of varicose veins.
DeCarlo C, Boitano LT, Waller HD, Pendleton AA, Latz CA, Tanious A, Kim Y, Mohapatra A, Dua A
J Vasc Surg Venous Lymphat Disord 2022 Jul;10(4):872-878.e68. Epub 2022 Jan 21 doi: 10.1016/j.jvsv.2022.01.003. PMID: 35074521
Optimal timing of labour induction in contemporary clinical practice.
Papalia N, D'Souza RD, Hobson SR
Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol 2022 Mar;79:18-26. Epub 2021 Dec 16 doi: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2021.12.002. PMID: 35000808
Meconium "aspiration" (or respiratory distress associated with meconium-stained amniotic fluid?).
Vain NE, Batton DG
Semin Fetal Neonatal Med 2017 Aug;22(4):214-219. Epub 2017 Apr 11 doi: 10.1016/j.siny.2017.04.002. PMID: 28411000
Meconium aspiration syndrome: do we know?
Yurdakök M
Turk J Pediatr 2011 Mar-Apr;53(2):121-9. PMID: 21853647

Therapy

Successful post-term pregnancy in scared bicornuate uterus: case report.
Moltot T, Lemma T, Silesh M, Sisay M, Tsegaw B
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2023 Aug 2;23(1):559. doi: 10.1186/s12884-023-05875-0. PMID: 37533012Free PMC Article
Effectiveness and safety of membrane sweeping in the prevention of post-term pregnancy: a randomised controlled trial.
Salau JO, Onile TG, Musa AO, Gbejegbe EH, Adewole AA, Olorunfemi GO, Olumodeji AM
J Obstet Gynaecol 2022 Oct;42(7):3026-3032. Epub 2022 Sep 30 doi: 10.1080/01443615.2022.2126752. PMID: 36178679
Induction of labour for improving birth outcomes for women at or beyond term.
Middleton P, Shepherd E, Crowther CA
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2018 May 9;5(5):CD004945. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004945.pub4. PMID: 29741208Free PMC Article
Labour induction for late-term or post-term pregnancy.
Dekker RL
Women Birth 2016 Aug;29(4):394-8. Epub 2016 Feb 12 doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2016.01.007. PMID: 26879103
Post-term induction of labor revisited.
Rand L, Robinson JN, Economy KE, Norwitz ER
Obstet Gynecol 2000 Nov;96(5 Pt 1):779-83. doi: 10.1016/s0029-7844(00)01002-4. PMID: 11042317

Prognosis

Induction of labour for improving birth outcomes for women at or beyond term.
Middleton P, Shepherd E, Crowther CA
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2018 May 9;5(5):CD004945. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004945.pub4. PMID: 29741208Free PMC Article
Meconium "aspiration" (or respiratory distress associated with meconium-stained amniotic fluid?).
Vain NE, Batton DG
Semin Fetal Neonatal Med 2017 Aug;22(4):214-219. Epub 2017 Apr 11 doi: 10.1016/j.siny.2017.04.002. PMID: 28411000
Meconium aspiration syndrome: do we know?
Yurdakök M
Turk J Pediatr 2011 Mar-Apr;53(2):121-9. PMID: 21853647
Post-term induction of labor revisited.
Rand L, Robinson JN, Economy KE, Norwitz ER
Obstet Gynecol 2000 Nov;96(5 Pt 1):779-83. doi: 10.1016/s0029-7844(00)01002-4. PMID: 11042317
Managing post-term pregnancy.
Drug Ther Bull 1997 Mar;35(3):17-8. doi: 10.1136/dtb.1997.35317. PMID: 9282415

Clinical prediction guides

Induction of labour for improving birth outcomes for women at or beyond term.
Middleton P, Shepherd E, Crowther CA
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2018 May 9;5(5):CD004945. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004945.pub4. PMID: 29741208Free PMC Article
Post-term surveillance and birth outcomes in South Asian-born compared with Australian-born women.
Yim C, Wong L, Cabalag C, Wallace EM, Davies-Tuck M
J Perinatol 2017 Feb;37(2):139-143. Epub 2016 Dec 8 doi: 10.1038/jp.2016.190. PMID: 27929532
Meconium aspiration syndrome: do we know?
Yurdakök M
Turk J Pediatr 2011 Mar-Apr;53(2):121-9. PMID: 21853647
Indications for induction of labour: a best-evidence review.
Mozurkewich E, Chilimigras J, Koepke E, Keeton K, King VJ
BJOG 2009 Apr;116(5):626-36. Epub 2009 Feb 4 doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2008.02065.x. PMID: 19191776
Sweeping of the membranes to prevent post-term pregnancy and to induce labour: a systematic review.
Boulvain M, Irion O, Marcoux S, Fraser W
Br J Obstet Gynaecol 1999 May;106(5):481-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1999.tb08302.x. PMID: 10430199

Recent systematic reviews

Treatments and outcomes in high-risk gestational trophoblastic neoplasia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Albright BB, Ellett T, Knochenhauer HE, Goins EC, Monuszko KA, Kaplan SJ, Previs RA, Moss HA, Havrilesky LJ, Davidson BA
BJOG 2023 Apr;130(5):443-453. Epub 2023 Jan 25 doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.17374. PMID: 36648416Free PMC Article
The effect of evening primrose oil on labor induction and cervical ripening: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Moradi M, Niazi A, Heydarian Miri H, Lopez V
Phytother Res 2021 Oct;35(10):5374-5383. Epub 2021 Apr 29 doi: 10.1002/ptr.7147. PMID: 33913585
Induction of labour for improving birth outcomes for women at or beyond term.
Middleton P, Shepherd E, Crowther CA
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2018 May 9;5(5):CD004945. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004945.pub4. PMID: 29741208Free PMC Article
Ultrasound for fetal assessment in early pregnancy.
Whitworth M, Bricker L, Mullan C
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2015 Jul 14;2015(7):CD007058. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007058.pub3. PMID: 26171896Free PMC Article
Sweeping of the membranes to prevent post-term pregnancy and to induce labour: a systematic review.
Boulvain M, Irion O, Marcoux S, Fraser W
Br J Obstet Gynaecol 1999 May;106(5):481-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1999.tb08302.x. PMID: 10430199

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