Chinese Medical Obstetrics

10:45-12:15 Chinese medical concepts about pregnancy
- Required Chinese medical theories to understanding conception & pregnancy
- Diagnosing pregnancy through the four examinations
- Prohibitions during pregnancy

Break 12:15-1:30

Day One PM
1:30-3:15 Gestational Diseases
- Main disease causes of gestational diseases
- Nausea and vomiting in pregnancy
- Abdominal pain during pregnancy
- Ectopic pregnancy

Break 3:15-3:30

3:30-5:00 Gestational Diseases continued
- Spontaneous abortion
- Fetal Leakage
- Threatened miscarriage
- Hydatidiform Mole
- Habitual miscarriage

Day Two AM
8:30-10:30AM Gestational Diseases continued
- Cervical imcompetence
- Placenta previa
- Fetal growth disorders
- Dead fetus not precipitated

Break 10:30-10:45

10:45-12:15 Edema during pregnancy
- Polyhydramnios
- Vexation and mania with pregnancy
- Heart palpitations with pregnancy
- Diarrhea with pregnancy
- Hemafecia with pregnancy

Break 12:15-1:30

Day Two PM
1:30-3:15 Swallowing acid during pregnancy
- Cough with pregnancy
- Aphonia with pregnancy
- Rotated uterus
- Urinary retention during pregnancy
- Urinary incontinence during pregnancy
- UTI during pregnancy
- Hematuria during pregnancy

Break 3:15-3:30

3:30-5:00 Itchy skin during pregnancy
- Appendicitis during pregnancy
- Lower limb pain during pregnancy
- Varicose veins during pregnancy
- Gestational diabetes mellitus, eclampsia and pre-eclampsia
- Malposition of the fetus
- Dystoxia
- Retained placenta

Day Three AM
9-10:30 Introduction to postpartum disorders
- Postpartum hemorrhage
- Postpartum infection
- Retention of lochia
- Lochiorrhea
- Postpartum dizziness, convulsion, aphonia

Break 10:30-10:45

10:45-12:45 Postpartum uterine prolapse
- Postpartum rib-side pain
- Postpartum low back pain
- Postpartum general body pain
- Postpartum headaches
- Postpartum heart pain
- Postpartum cough and dyspnia

Break 12:45-2PM

Day Three PM
2:00-3:30 Postpartum thirst
- Postpartum edema
- Postpartum hematuria, hemafecia
- Postpartum sweating
- Postpartum constipation
- Postpartum diarrhea and dysentery

Break 3:30-3:45

3:45-4:45 Postpartum urinary diseases
- Postpartum stress incontinence
- Postpartum fatigue and exhaustion
- Postpartum insufficient lactation
- Postpartum Areolar eczema
- Mastitis
- Weeping breasts
- Postpartum depression

4:45-5:00 Closing remarks

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