The use of culture-independent tools to characterize bacteria in endo-tracheal aspirates from pre-term infants at risk of bronchopulmonary dysplasia.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the association of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection with preterm birth (PTB). METHODS:A cohort of 20,498 pregnant women (497 HBV carriers with 20,001 non-HBV controls) with normal alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels was selected from the Obstetrics & Gynecology Hospital of Nantong Unive...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Cui AM,Shao JG,Li HB,Shen Y,Chen ZX,Zhang S,Bian ZL,Qin G,Cheng XY

更新日期：2017-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：:We report on a fetus with intrauterine growth restriction detected at 27 weeks' gestation, who was longitudinally followed up until delivery by cesarean section 33 days later (31 + 5 weeks) due to severe decelerations in CTG. Longitudinal Doppler assessment of the umbilical artery (UA), the middle cerebral artery (MCA...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Machlitt A,Wauer RR,Chaoui R

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective To determine the association between pre-gravid obesity and stillbirth. Methods A retrospective study of a population-based dataset of births at ≥34 weeks' gestation. We excluded fetal deaths due to lethal anomalies and intrapartum fetal deaths. We calculated the incidence of stillbirths, neonatal respirator...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Merc MD,Lučovnik M,Bregar AT,Verdenik I,Tul N,Blickstein I

更新日期：2019-04-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of maternal phencyclidine use on the fetus. Ninety-four neonates with maternal phencyclidine exposure were compared with 94 controls. Maternal phencyclidine use was assessed by questionnaire and repeated urine testing. Mothers of study and control patients were ma...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Golden NL,Kuhnert BR,Sokol RJ,Martier S,Williams T

更新日期：1987-01-01 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：:The purpose of this paper was to describe whether there are some relationships between amikacin serum levels and central conduction time in brainstem auditory evoked potentials (BAEP) within therapeutic range levels in newborns as index of drug toxicity in brainstem auditory centers in neonatally exposed infants. We p...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Poblano A,Belmont A,Sosa J,Ibarra J,Vargas AM,Limón G,Martínez C

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective To examine the utility of the Healthy Start Screen (HSS), which is an assessment of health, environment, and behavioral risk factors offered to all pregnant women in the state of Florida, in identifying women at risk for developing postpartum depression (PPD). Methods The sample for this Institutional Review...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Padilla MM,Roussos-Ross D,Goodin AJ

更新日期：2020-06-25 00:00:00

abstract：:In a group of 26 primiparae, 48 hours after cesarean section, we have examined the urinary estriol (E3) and serum cystine aminopeptidase (CAP). 13 patients received ampicillin treatment, and 13 patients did not. In the group of patients without antibiotic treatment the urinary estriol after 48 h reached an average val...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Blum M

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Group-B Streptococcus has been associated with preterm labor and other pregnancy related complications. This study was performed to evaluate the effect of peptidoglycan polysaccharide (PGPS) derived from a beta hemolytic Streptococcal cell wall on amniochorion cytokine production and to compare PGPS effects w...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Fortunato SJ,Lombardi SJ,Menon R

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Listeria is commonly found in processed and prepared foods and listeriosis is associated with high morbidity and mortality. Preventative measures are well prescribed and monitoring and voluntary recall of contaminated products has resulted in a 44% reduction in the prevalence of perinatal listeriosis in the USA. Pregn...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Lamont RF,Sobel J,Mazaki-Tovi S,Kusanovic JP,Vaisbuch E,Kim SK,Uldbjerg N,Romero R

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum calcium and 25-OH-D3 in mothers of newborns with craniotabes. The aim of this study was to investigate whether calcium or vitamin D balance during late pregnancy have influence on the outcome of newborn craniotabes. 27 mothers and their fullterm newborns with craniotabes in two series were studied for clinical f...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Kokkonen J,Koivisto M,Lautala P,Kirkinen P

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the impact of maternal obesity on completion of fetal anomaly screening. METHODS:A retrospective analysis of 500 anomaly scans (19+0-21+6 weeks) was included. Women were categorised according to the World Health Organisation (WHO) body mass index (BMI) classification: normal weight (18.50-24.99 kg...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Eastwood KA,Daly C,Hunter A,McCance D,Young I,Holmes V

更新日期：2017-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Assessment of fetal movements by the pregnant woman is a useful screening test in high and low risk pregnancies. Decreased fetal movements to less than 10 during 12 hours is an expression of fetal distress, and may be the first alert of impending fetal death. Pregnancies with decreased fetal activity comprise a very h...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Navot D,Yaffe H,Sadovsky E

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives This study aimed to assess pregnancy and delivery outcomes in women with a history of stillbirth in a large tertiary referral hospital. Methods This was a retrospective study from Helsinki University Hospital, Finland. The cohort comprised 214 antepartum singleton stillbirths in the period 2003-2015 (case g...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Pekkola M,Tikkanen M,Gissler M,Paavonen J,Stefanovic V

更新日期：2020-10-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Monitoring of spontaneous brain electrical activity (EEG) has three purposes: Detecting sudden loss of background activity as an early sign of brain hypoxia/ischaemia, detection of silent seizures, and helping to diagnose brain damage. Tape-recording allows storage of upto 8 channels of standard EEG for prolonged peri...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Greisen G

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Thrombocytopoiesis was investigated in term newborns determining thrombopoietin (TPO), reticulated platelets (PLRET) and blood platelets (PLT) in relation to gender. PATIENTS AND METHODS:The study was undertaken on 72 healthy term newborns, 33 girls and 39 boys. They fitted all criteria for healthy term newborns....

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Wasiluk A

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Alcohol is the most common identifiable teratogenic cause of mental retardation in North America. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) is a major public health problem, which is frequently under diagnosed by physicians. OBJECTIVE:To identify and quantify the maternal risk factors and neonatal characteristics of chi...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Bagheri MM,Burd L,Martsolf JT,Klug MG

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of the study was to investigate if a single dose of Hexoprenaline administered to patients diagnosed as having fetal distress improves neonatal outcome and whether there are any side effects and complications related to hexoprenaline injection. Patients with fetal distress diagnosed by electronic fetal h...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Kulier R,Gülmezoĝlu AM,Hofmeyr GJ,Van Gelderen CJ

更新日期：1997-01-01 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：:Preterm infants fed fortified human milk (HM) in standard (STD) fashion grow slower than preterm formula fed infants. Recently, low protein intake has been proven to be the primary limiting factor responsible for this growth failure. The main reason of protein undernutrition despite fortification is that STD fortifica...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Arslanoglu S,Moro GE,Ziegler EE,The Wapm Working Group On Nutrition

更新日期：2010-05-01 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：:Results from randomised trials with formal randomisation indicate no evidence of benefits in terms of cesarean delivery of maternal/neonatal infectious morbidity by awaiting spontaneous onset of labor for more than 24 hours in women with term PROM. An overnight policy of management seems to be an attractive alternativ...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Ingemarsson I

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transabdominal placental biopsy under ultrasound guidance was carried out in 260 cases in the second trimester and 50 cases in the third trimester of pregnancy. Placental tissue was aspirated using an 18 or 20 gauge needle. In a total of 310 placental biopsies in the second and third trimester, 100 were performed beca...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Podobnik M,Singer Z,Bulić M,Kukura V,Ciglar S

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To document pain expression characteristics in former preterm infants in the first year of life in whom systematic evaluation and treatment of pain was provided. METHODS:Data on the Modified Behavioral Pain Scale (MBPS), Visual Analogue Scale (VAS, crying time and heart rate were collected during immunizati...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Allegaert K,Devlieger H,Bulckaert D,Naulaers G,Casaer P,Tibboel D

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective To determine whether the risk of intra-amniotic infection/inflammation and spontaneous preterm delivery (SPTD) varies as a function of the concentration of cervical fetal fibronectin (fFN) in patients with preterm labor and intact membranes. Methods This prospective study included 180 patients with preterm l...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Oh KJ,Romero R,Park JY,Kang J,Hong JS,Yoon BH

更新日期：2019-04-24 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine pregnancy outcome in patients with short cervix on transvaginal ultrasound between 16 and 24 weeks' gestation treated with McDonald cerclage compared to weekly intramuscular injections of 17 alpha-hydroxyprogesterone caproate (17OHP-C). METHODS:From November 2003 through December 2006, asymptoma...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Keeler SM,Kiefer D,Rochon M,Quinones JN,Novetsky AP,Rust O

更新日期：2009-01-01 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：:Histologic examination of the skeletal muscles in 8 fetuses and newborn patients with the Pena-Shokeir sequence revealed only minor nonspecific changes which could not be ascribed to any of the well defined myopathies. Muscle fiber diameters were increased in 2 out of 5 patients examined. No significant malformations ...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Reiser P,Briner J,Schinzel A

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective trial to investigate feasibility of vaginal delivery after more than one cesarean section, and the safety of vaginal delivery for mother and neonate. Twenty-six pregnant women with a history of two or more cesarean sections were admitted to the delivery room and accepted trial of labor under internal fet...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Granovsky-Grisaru S,Shaya M,Diamant YZ

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 26 year old previously healthy woman who was treated with fenoterol for premature labor at 30 gestational weeks developed pulmonary edema requiring intubation and mechanical ventilation. Vaginal delivery was accomplished with forceps after tocolytic therapy had been stopped. Right heart catheterization with measurem...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Russi EW,Spaetling L,Gmür J,Schneider H

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00