AboutMohamed Kandeel Expertise I can answer questions about antenatal care, medical problems associated with pregnancy, labor and delivery and postpartum care.
Experience Currently I am working as a Professor of Obstetrics gynecology, Menofyia University, Egypt. Since 1987, I worked in many university and private hospitals with a high load of pregnant population averaging 7-9,000 deliveries/year. This exposed me to all problems associated with pregnancy, labor and delivery. I had my doctorate degree in Obstetrics and Gynecology in 1996 in the use of Doppler ultrasound in high risk pregnancies.
Organizations Menofyia University, Egypt
Publications -British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Kandil M)
-Egyptian Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Kandil M)
-Ain Shams Journal of Medicine (Kandil M)
Education/Credentials -Master's degree in obstetrics and Gynecology 1989
-Doctorate degree in Obstetrics and Gynecology 1996
Awards and Honors Editorial advisor: Fetal monitoring section of the international website www.obgyn.net
Question is it normal for the stomach to be hard all the time? it doesnt matter what position my friend sits in or if she repositions, her stomach is always hard. normal? she is about 34 wks along. could this mean any complication?
Answer Dear marisa
If this hardness is something that happened recently within 1-2 days, then it can be something serious known as placental abruption. The good thing is, in slim women, the head, which is normally hard, can be identified as hard object in the abdomen especially if the baby is presenting by breech. I assume your friend is feeling her baby's hard head.
At all circumstances, examination at a doctor's office is a must to exclude any serious abnormality.
