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Obstetric Cholestasis: Symptoms, causes and treatments

Alfred Turner

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Obstetric Cholestasis (OC) is a rare liver disease that only occurs in pregnancy. Often the only symptom is itching, particularly on the arms, legs, hands and feet. The itching generally appears during the last 3months of pregnancy and is completely resolved within a week or two of delivery. Although OC does not cause any long-term health problems for mothers, if undiagnosed, it can lead to fetal distress, premature delivery, excessive bleeding after delivery or still birth (British Liver Trust Information Service, 1995).

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Obstetric Cholestasis (OC) is a rare liver disease that only occurs in pregnancy. Often the only symptom is itching, particularly on the arms, legs, hands and feet. The itching generally appears during the last 3months of pregnancy and is completely resolved within a week or two of delivery. Although OC does not cause any long-term health problems for mothers, if undiagnosed, it can lead to fetal distress, premature delivery, excessive bleeding after delivery or still birth (British Liver Trust Information Service, 1995).

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Obstetric Cholestasis (OC) is a rare liver disease that only occurs in pregnancy. Often the only symptom is itching, particularly on the arms, legs, hands and feet. The itching generally appears during the last 3months of pregnancy and is completely resolved within a week or two of delivery. Although OC does not cause any long-term health problems for mothers, if undiagnosed, it can lead to fetal distress, premature delivery, excessive bleeding after delivery or still birth (British Liver Trust Information Service, 1995).

Key concepts: Itching, Medicine, Cholestasis, Pregnancy, Fetal distress, Distress, Liver disease, Pediatrics

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