On the question of the causes of pruritus universalis in pregnant women.

In pregnant women, as is known, quite often there is itching of the whole body or some of its parts. The itch sometimes reaches extraordinary strength, and Eichhorst, in his guide to private pathology and therapy (Russian translation, 1885, vol. II, p. 314), mentioning the unbearable itching in pregnant women, says: Head claims that if itching appears in the second half of pregnancy, then it does not easily lead to a miscarriage.