Neonatal outcome of preterm discordant twins.

abstract：:We report a term infant with Pompe disease presenting in the immediate newborn period. The infant was born at 40 weeks' gestation, weighing 3600 g to a 32 year-old black female. Infant presented at delivery with massive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and pulmonary hypertension. Diagnosis was confirmed by low alpha-glucos...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Noori S,Acherman R,Siassi B,Luna C,Ebrahimi M,Pavlova Z,Ramanathan R

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pre-eclampsia--edema, proteinuria, hypertension (EPH-gestosis) is one of the more common complications observed during pregnancy. The umbilical cord vein walls were taken from newborns delivered by healthy mothers (control material) and by mothers with polysymptomatic pre-eclampsia (investigated material). Normal saph...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Romanowicz L,Sobolewski K

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The respiratory distress syndrome is more common in the newborns of diabetic mothers. The comparatively high rate of incidence of this syndrome depends neither on gestational age nor delivery route. In view of these facts, the evaluation of fetal lung maturation of diabetic mothers seems to be of the utmost importance...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Peleg D,Goldman JA

更新日期：1979-01-01 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：: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 aim of this study was to evaluate whether prolonged pregnancy was associated with dangers to the fetus, and to assess the incidence of cesarean section as well as fetal distress. The outcome for mother and baby in both groups of patients with post-term pregnancies was generally good. Furthermore, the improvement o...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Kaplan B,Goldman GA,Peled Y,Hecht-Resnick R,Neri A,Ovadia J

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fetal edema was recognized in the past as a complication of alloimmune disease. More recently, fetal edema is frequently seen in conditions that cause non-immune fetal hydrops with increased soft tissue thickness. Classically there is a halo pattern around fetal head, neck, thorax, and abdomen. Fetal edema is associat...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Machado LE,Osborne NG,Bonilla-Musoles F

更新日期：2002-01-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To compare the efficacy of atosiban with usual management of threatened preterm labor. METHODS:In this prospective, open-label, randomized controlled trial, women admitted to the hospital in threatened preterm labor (between 24 and 34 weeks' gestation) were randomized to receive atosiban or usual care (beta-...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Husslein P,Cabero Roura L,Dudenhausen JW,Helmer H,Frydman R,Rizzo N,Schneider D

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Monocytes, after neutrophils, are the most abundant white blood cells found in the amniotic cavity of women with intra-amniotic inflammation/infection. However, the origin of such cells has not been fully investigated. Herein, we determined (1) the origin of amniotic fluid monocytes/macrophages from women w...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Gomez-Lopez N,Romero R,Leng Y,Xu Y,Slutsky R,Levenson D,Pacora P,Jung E,Panaitescu B,Hsu CD

更新日期：2019-10-25 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：OBJECTIVE:To compare the incidence of twin births and their birth weight characteristics in mothers aged > or = 40 years with those of mothers aged 35-39 years. METHODS:We used a population-based cohort of Israeli twins delivered between 1993-98 to compare birth weight characteristics of 510 and 2102 twin pairs delive...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Blickstein I,Goldman RD,Mazkereth R

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was undertaken to measure the extent of nonshivering thermogensis (NST) in brown adipose tissue of human newborns receiving routine thermal care and to examine the influence of oxygen levels at birth on the initiation of NST. Fifteen human neonates were studied in an incubator set at 31-31 degrees C. Thermo...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Oya A,Asakura H,Koshino T,Araki T

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The 2nd born in twin delivery is at higher risk of fetal asphyxia. We tested the hypothesis that inadequate, fetal heart rate (FHR) monitoring has contributed to an inadvertent outcome. STUDY DESIGN:A database was reviewed consisting of 41 twin deliveries with a pH in the umbilical artery of the 2nd twin be...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Muñoz Brands RM,Bakker PC,Bolte AC,van Geijn HP

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives Preeclampsia is a hypertensive disorder associated with pregnancy and is the leading cause of both maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality. Recent reports suggest that free radical-induced endothelial cell injury might be an etiologic factor in the pathogenesis of preeclampsia. The aim of this study w...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Lorzadeh N,Kazemirad Y,Kazemirad N

更新日期：2020-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to compare gradients of skin surface temperature on the arm and hand and to evaluate differences in the skin microcirculation reactivity between pregnant and non-pregnant women. We used the prototype of a highly sensitive thermograph system for the measurements. Eight healthy, non-pregnant wom...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Beinder E,Huch A,Huch R

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Considerable evidence exists for marked beneficial effects of omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFA) during pregnancy. The omega-3 LC-PUFA docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) is incorporated in large amounts in fetal brain and other tissues during the second half of pregnancy, and several studies have provide...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Koletzko B,Larqué E,Demmelmair H

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present experiments should show if vena caval occlusion (V. C. O.) results in a decrease in uterine blood flow and increase in uterine vascular resistance (UVR). We are further interested to know, if V. C. O. influences fetal heart rate (FHR) and fetal blood pressure (BP). ...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Künzel W,Kastendieck E,Böhme U,Feige A

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives MR compatible incubators (MRcI) offer the examination of preterm and critically ill infants in controlled environment. The aim of the study was to compare objective and subjective image quality as well as diagnostic value of MRI brain examinations with and without using the MRcI. Thus, predictive value of b...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Müller F,Proquitté H,Herrmann KH,Lehmann T,Mentzel HJ

更新日期：2020-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Intussusception is an extremely rare disorder in preterm infants and it is often misdiagnosed as necrotizing enterocolitis. We report a case of intussusception in a 30-day-old preterm infant of 26 weeks of gestational age and a birthweight of 610 g who was diagnosed via abdominal ultra sonography. A systematic review ...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Martínez Biarge M,García-Alix A,Luisa del Hoyo M,Alarcón A,Sáenz de Pipaón M,Hernández F,Pérez J,Quero J

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A computer program was developed for the IBM PC computer to be used for maternal serum alpha fetoprotein screening (MSAFP). This program, written in BASIC, 1) maintains a data base for patients tested, 2) allows input and storage of MSAFP results, 3) calculates the gestational age dependent result in multiple of the m...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Keel BA,Durfee KK,Cho S

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Breast pumps have been used since antiquity, and their form has changed with the available material. The ancient Greeks used the ceramic guttus type, both to empty the breast and feed the infant. The Romans invented glass milk-extractors, sucked by the mother herself to elevate retracted nipples. Devices in the form o...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Obladen M

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the outcome of induction of labor and patient's preferences using a protocol with the first dose of prostaglandin E2 endocervical gel in the evening versus a protocol with the first dose in the morning. DESIGN:We performed a randomized trial comparing administration of prostaglandin E2 endocervica...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Oei SG,Jongmans L,Mol BW

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Placental function in the presence of antiepileptic drugs was assessed in 144 unselected late pregnancies of women with epilepsy. The most common drugs of the mothers were phenytoin (104 pregnancies), carbamazepine (42) and phenobarbitone (26). 144 control parturients matched for maternal age, parity, fetal sex and so...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Hiilesmaa VK

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The blood flow pattern in the common umbilical vein is under normal conditions nonpulsatile in contrast to the flow in the fetal inferior vena cava. We observed pulsatile flow patterns in the common umbilical vein of fetal lambs during changes in the fetal hemodynamic equilibrium. These pulsations may influence the mi...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Hasaart TH,de Haan J

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our aim was to evaluate the literature on survival and major disability rate in preterm infants born at 22- 25 weeks of gestational age (GA). Thirty-three studies were identified and reviewed. Survival was lower in population-based studies (2% at 22, 13% at 23, 35% at 24, and 56% at 25 weeks) than in center-based stud...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Dani C,Poggi C,Romagnoli C,Bertini G

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:To assess whether transvaginal ultrasound is helpful in predicting the post-term onset of labor (> or = 1 weeks). SETTING:Antenatal clinic of a University hospital and referral center. SUBJECT AND MEHODS: One hundred and twenty singleton uncomplicated pregnancies in primiparous women were enrolled at 37 weeks o...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Vimercati A,Greco P,Lopalco P,Loizzi V,Scioscia M,Mei L,Rossi AC,Selvaggi L

更新日期：2001-01-01 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：:The excretion of ketobemidone into human breast milk was investigated in three women who obtained ketobemidone as postoperative pain relief after Cesarean section and two women premedicated with 5 mg of ketobemidone before currettage after delivery. The highest observed concentration of ketobemidone in breast milk was...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Gerdin E,Bondesson U,Hartvig P

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether first-trimester measurements of maternal serum PAPP-A and free beta hCG levels were associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes. STUDY DESIGN:First trimester maternal serum free beta hCG and PAPP-A were measured in 490 singleton pregnancies. Pregnancies were followed by the fetal-maternal...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Kavak ZN,Basgul A,Elter K,Uygur M,Gokaslan H

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00