The role of ultrasonography in recognizing the cause of fetal cerebral ventriculomegaly.

abstract：:The value of testing for inherited thrombophilia in pregnancy has been debated in literature with regard to its utility in preventing adverse obstetrical outcomes or identifying women at risk for it. In this commentary, an evidence based approach is used to investigate the strength of association between thrombophilia...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Lopes L,Jacob GP

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To evaluate the impact of umbilical and uterine artery Doppler in the second and third trimester on antenatal course, labor and delivery in a low-risk primigravid population. METHODS:Prospective recruitment of 1011 low-risk primigravidas with uterine and umbilical artery Doppler assessment at 22-24 weeks and 36 w...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Cooley SM,Donnelly JC,Walsh T,MacMahon C,Gillan J,Geary MP

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In preterm infants, feeding with human milk (HM) is a very effective intervention for the prevention of infections and necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), and for potentially improved neurocognitive and cardiovascular outcomes in the long-term. Hospitals and physicians are advised to recommend HM for preterm and other hi...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Arslanoglu S,Ziegler EE,Moro GE,World Association of Perinatal Medicine Working Group On Nutrition.

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the optimal time of delivery, in terms of lowest risk of peripartum complications, the relative incidences of the parameters. Abnormal cardiotocogram (CTG), operative vaginal delivery, Apgar < 7 at 1 and 5 min, artery cord blood pH < 7.20, blood loss > 500 ml, epidural anesthesia, and Cesarean section, we...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Unger C,Zimmermann R,Huch A,Huch R

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To establish the frequency of post-cesarean relaparotomy, identify its risk factors, indications, and operative management. METHODS:This study was a retrospective matched case control study. Records of all women who underwent a cesarean section (CS) from July 2006 to March 2012 were reviewed. We identified a...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Shinar S,Hareuveni M,Ben-Tal O,Many A

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of the present study was to assess, in a population of dichorionic twin pregnancies with selective growth restriction, the effect of inter-twin differences by use of Doppler velocimetry and fetal growth discordancy on perinatal outcomes. METHODS:This was a retrospective study including dichorionic tw...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Algeri P,Frigerio M,Lamanna M,Petrova PV,Cozzolino S,Incerti M,Mastrolia SA,Roncaglia N,Vergani P

更新日期：2018-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Eighteen women were referred for fetal karyotyping because of advanced maternal age (over 38 years) later than 23 weeks' gestation. In order to obtain more rapid karyotypes, cordocentesis rather than amniocentesis was performed. All procedures were successful, leading to the obtention of normal karyotypes in all cases...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Boulot P,Lefort G,Bachelard B,Humeau C,Hedon B,Laffargue F,Viala JL

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The placenta secretes large amounts of the hypothelamic hormone, corticotropin releasing hormone (CRH) into the maternal and fetal circulation during pregnancy. We and other investigators have shown that during normal pregnancy, maternal plasma CRH levels begin to rise in the second trimester with a dramatic increase ...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Warren WB,Goland RS,Wardlaw SL,Stark RI,Fox HE,Conwell IM

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Various substances and methods are used as alternatives to corticoids for stimulating antenatal pulmonary maturation. This study discusses thyroid hormones, intralipid, ambroxol, carnitine, theophylline (aminophylline) and betasympathomimetic agents. ...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Dudenhausen JW

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical manifestations of neonatal echovirus type 18 infections include a nonspecific febrile illness, diarrhea, and meningitis with or without exanthem. We report a successful outcome in a case of neonatal sepsis with shock caused by echovirus type 18, a complication not previously associated with this serotype. ...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Shah SS,Gallagher PG

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Determine social factors related to pregnancy among young adolescents. METHODS:We obtained socio-demographic data from early adolescent nulliparas aged < or = 15 years. RESULTS:During the study period at the Enrique C. Sotomayor Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Guayaquil-Ecuador 201 early adolescent null...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Chedraui PA,Hidalgo LA,Chávez MJ,San Miguel G

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to compare a variety of neonatal outcome variables of growth concordant twin gestations (CT) to that of growth discordant twins (DT). Maternal and neonatal charts of live, non-anomalous twins > 25 weeks' gestation from 1984-2000 with no evidence of twin-twin transfusion syndrome were reviewed ...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Nassar AH,Usta IM,Khalil AM,Aswad NA,Seoud MA

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate whether uterotrophic agents increase the risk of fatal hemorrhagic brain stroke. METHODS:Between 1991 and 1992, there were 230 maternal deaths among 2,420,000 pregnant women in Japan and the causes of these deaths was investigated in 1994. Using information provided in this report, we identified ...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Yamada T,Yamada T,Morikawa M,Takeda M,Akaishi R,Nishida R,Araki N,Koyama T,Minakami H

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Congestive heart failure (CHF) may be present in fetuses with hydrops fetalis (HF) and the severity is difficult to quantitate. Differential ventricular dysfunction may be present in the fetus with CHF. A non-geometric measure of ventricular function that is not afterload dependent would be useful to measu...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Falkensammer CB,Paul J,Huhta JC

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although premature infants are increasingly surviving the neonatal period, up to one-third develop bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD). Despite evidence that bacterial colonization of the neonatal respiratory tract by certain bacteria may be a risk factor in BPD development, little is known about the role these bacteria ...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Stressmann FA,Connett GJ,Goss K,Kollamparambil TG,Patel N,Payne MS,Puddy V,Legg J,Bruce KD,Rogers GB

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The renin-angiotensin system and dietary sodium have been repeatedly implicated in the pathogenesis of pregnancy induced hypertension (PIH). Mechanisms responsible for increased vascular responsiveness to angiotensin II (A-II) observed in PIH are not completely understood. Plasma A-II levels and blood pressure are fun...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Lee MI,Sokol RJ,Todd H

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To investigate localization and concentration of adhesion molecules in the human lower uterine segment during preterm parturition. METHODS:In a prospective study biopsy specimens from the lower uterine segment of 43 patients undergoing cesarean section at 24 + 0 to 36 + 4 weeks' gestation were immunostained for i...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Fischer DC,Winkler M,Ruck P,Poth D,Kemp B,Rath W

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new design of vacuum extractor cup--'the New Generation cup'--has recently been introduced into clinical practice. Its major modification is a traction cord which passes around the rim of the cup for 180 degrees and is free to slide within the rim. Claims that this design 'enables the operator to pull obliquely with...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Carmody F,Grant A,Somchiwong M

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Recent studies indicate that older women are more likely to consume alcohol during pregnancy, but subgroups at highest risk within the context of maternal age have not been identified. This study identifies subgroups at risk for alcohol use during pregnancy among three age categories using classification and regre...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Kitsantas P,Gaffney KF,Wu H

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The last few decades have seen an unrelenting rise in caesarean section (CS) rates. In addition to an increase in numbers of CS performed worldwide, there has also been a change in the indications for CS, a reflection of changing times. A new dilemma facing obstetricians is the increasing demand for CS in the absence ...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： D'Souza R,Arulkumaran S

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Apgar score is used worldwide to assess the newborn infant shortly after birth. Apgar scores, including mean scores and those with high cut-off scores, have been used to support claims that planned home birth is as safe as hospital birth. The purpose of this study was to determine the distribution of 5 m...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Grünebaum A,McCullough LB,Brent RL,Arabin B,Levene MI,Chervenak FA

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The objective of the study was to examine the effect of ranitidine on the incidence of late onset sepsis. METHODS:This study was based on information extracted from charts of 569 infants admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) from July 2003 to July 2005. All infants admitted for seven or more days we...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Bianconi S,Gudavalli M,Sutija VG,Lopez AL,Barillas-Arias L,Ron N

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The occurrence, predictive factors and associated morbidity of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) was examined in a preterm birth cohort of 712 children, born before 37 weeks of gestation to residents of a geographically defined area between 1978-82. All cases of BPD (N = 16) were born at or before 32 weeks of gestation...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Hakulinen A,Heinonen K,Jokela V,Kiekara O

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the population-based trend for cesarean births in twin pregnancies for the last 13 years in Slovenia, and to find correlates for this trend. METHODS:We evaluated data from the Slovenian national perinatal information system (NPIS) of all twin pairs born at ≥24 weeks during the period 1997-2009 (n=...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Tul N,Verdenik I,Trojner-Bregar A,Novak Ž,Blickstein I

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The obesity epidemic is a problem of global importance with a profound impact on maternal-fetal health. Currently, 1 in 5 women, worldwide, are obese at time of conception. Normalizing pregravid weight may significantly reduce obstetrical complications and alter the long-term weight status of mother and child. Bariatr...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Willis K,Sheiner E

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess whether maternal multiple sclerosis (MS) is associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes by determining the clinical course of disease during pregnancy and postpartum throughout a 10-year-period in a single tertiary center. METHODS:We conducted a case-control study that included pregnancies with a de...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Yalcin SE,Yalcin Y,Yavuz A,Akkurt MO,Sezik M

更新日期：2017-05-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Water births have gradually become more popular in industrialized countries during the last decade. People advocating this form of delivery argue that the buoyancy in water helps the mother to relax and that the warmth helps reduce pain, meaning that the whole labor process and experience is positively influenced and ...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Zimmermann R,Huch A,Huch R

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The current therapeutic strategies to reduce macrosomia rates in gestational diabetes (GDM) have focused on the normalizing of maternal glucose levels. The aim of our study was 1.) to compare maternal glycemic values with the presence of fetal macrosomia at different gestational ages (GA) and with LGA at birth in a...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Schaefer-Graf UM,Heuer R,Kilavuz O,Pandura A,Henrich W,Vetter K

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective To explore whether the average price of houses per postcode sector [sector house average prices (SHAP)] is related to perinatal outcomes and whether gestational age would be lower and mortality higher in the least expensive areas compared to the most expensive. Methods All neonatal unit admissions at King's ...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Dassios T,Refaey M,Kametas N,Bhat R,Greenough A

更新日期：2018-12-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Computerised cardiotocograph analysis has been used in our medical antenatal clinic for women with insulin dependent diabetes mellitus for five years. We had observed that many of the patients failed the computer criteria and wished to examine this finding in more detail. All cardiotocographs from 40 pregnant women wi...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Tincello DG,el-Sapagh KM,Walkinshaw SA

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00