Obstetrical bleeding. Obstetrical bleeding also known as obstetrical hemorrhage and maternal hemorrhage, refers to heavy bleeding during pregnancy, labor, or the puerperium. Bleeding may be vaginal and external, or, less commonly but more dangerously, internal, into the abdominal cavity.
Mood disorders, or affective disorders, are mental health problems such as depression, bipolar disorder, and mania. Mood disorders can occur in anyone, including children. The cause of mood disorders is not fully understood, but an imbalance in brain chemicals known as neurotransmitters is likely to play a role.
Find out more with this list of mood disorders. 1  slide 1 of 12. Defining Mood Disorders Mood disorders, also call affective disorders, may be defined as âa variety of conditions characterized by a disturbance in mood as the main feature. 2  slide 2 of 12. Extremes of Mood Depression and mania are two extremes of mood. 3  slide 3 of 12.