What is an estopic pregnancy and a septic pregnancy?
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An ectopic pregnancy is when the embryo doesn’t implant inside the uterus like it’s supposed to, but implants somewhere else in the body instead. Most commonly this happens inside of the fallopian tubes, but it can also happen in the ovaries, too far down the uterus onto the cervix, or even occasionally somewhere outside of the reproductive system entirely. This is extremely dangerous — even though only about 1 to 2% of pregnancies are ectopic, they account for 10% of *all* pregnancy-related deaths. The problem is that a fetus ballooning up somewhere not meant for it generally leads to tissue ruptures and massive internal bleeding. The fetus also has basically zero chance of developing properly outside of its intended environment, so it’s pretty much a guaranteed miscarriage with a huge chance of death.
A septic pregnancy isn’t actually a kind of pregnancy, it’s just when you go septic while you’re pregnant. Sepsis is a life-threatening condition that can happen during a severe infection, where the body starts to attack its own tissues. So if you happen to get an infection while you’re pregnant (or giving birth), and that infection gets bad enough that you become septic, that obviously becomes very dangerous for both the mother and the baby.
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