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Complications And Hospital Admissions Among Pregnant Women With Substance Abuse, Melissa A. Nehls, Jamila Iqbal Ranavaya, Sydney Smith-Graham, Micah Ray, Aryana Misaghi, Jennie Yoost, Kelly Cummings

Marshall Journal of Medicine

Introduction

In recent times, there has been an increase in drug abuse in the general population and in women of reproductive age. Our objectives were to identify, classify, and describe the spectrum of complications, the average number of admissions, and the length of hospital stay among pregnant women with substance abuse. The aim was to understand complication prevalence better to improve management in this ever-growing population.

Methods

A retrospective chart review was conducted of pregnant women ages 18-45 with a history of substance abuse from 2013-2018 in the tri-state area of West Virginia, Ohio, and Kentucky. We collected the following …

Syphilis And Proteinuria In Pregnancy, Jay Jensen, Jesse Cottrell

Marshall Journal of Medicine

Syphilis has the potential to result in serious irreversible morbidity and mortality during pregnancy and has been increasing in incidence across the United States. While syphilis is a common disease and a known but rare cause of membranous nephropathy, it can complicate the clinical picture and obscure accurate diagnosis of women presenting with proteinuria during pregnancy. We report a case of proteinuria with syphilis in the second trimester of pregnancy as an educational review.