Psychosocial stress in pregnancy and preterm birth: associations and mechanisms.

abstract：:In 29 cases of vaginal delivery with normal outcome and 4 cases of cesarean section, the concentrations of beta-endorphin, ACTH and cortisol were determined in maternal venous and umbilical venous plasma immediately postpartum. According to duration of labor and mode of delivery the cases examined were classified into...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Bacigalupo G,Langner K,Schmidt S,Saling E

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To investigate the incidence of severe fetal-to-maternal transfusion after delivery and to identify risk factors. MATERIAL AND METHODS:In a prospective study at the Department of Obstetrics, Charité, Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Berlin, Germany, we analyzed the incidence of severe fetal-to-maternal transfusion (>10 m...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： David M,Smidt J,Chen FC,Stein U,Dudenhausen JW

更新日期：2004-01-01 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：: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：:An easily applicable score to predict the risk of prematurity (Tab. I) (defined by weight) is examined prospectively (scoring during 6 th month of pregnancy) in 431 and retrospectively (obtained after delivery) in 1183 pregnancies. In the prospective study (Tab. II) 71.4% of all pregnancies resulting in babies below 2...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Thalhammer O,Coradello H,Pollak A,Scheibenreiter S,Simbruner G

更新日期：1976-01-01 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：: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：AIM:To explore whether the Groningen Protocol is clinically necessary, scientific, and ethically justified. RESULTS:The Groningen Protocol is clinically unnecessary because the withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment from seriously ill infants is already ethically accepted globally without the need for the Protocol an...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Chervenak FA,McCullough LB,Arabin B

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Postpartum hemorrhage is a continuing problem occurring in 5-10% of all deliveries. Due to recent problems with blood transfusion, heterologous blood is nowadays restricted to life-threatening indications. As a consequence the clinician is faced with many patients suffering from overt symptoms of anemia. We therefore ...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Zimmermann R,Breymann C,Richter C,Huch R,Huch A

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Our objective was to evaluate whether using a standardized shoulder dystocia delivery form improved documentation. A standardized delivery form was added to our institution's obstetrical record in August 2003. METHODS:A retrospective cohort study was conducted comparing 100 vaginal deliveries complicated by ...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Moragianni VA,Hacker MR,Craparo FJ

更新日期：2011-10-24 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare epidemiological and obstetric characteristics, etiology and next pregnancy outcomes of women with primary vs. secondary recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL). STUDY DESIGN:A retrospective cohort study, including 420 patients with two or more consecutive pregnancy losses followed by a subsequent (index) p...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Shapira E,Ratzon R,Shoham-Vardi I,Serjienko R,Mazor M,Bashiri A

更新日期：2012-02-29 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Parents of preterm infants require information on morbidity and duration of common interventions performed in the NICU. Since locally achieved data are often not available, information is mainly based on educated guesses of health care professionals. The present study compares estimates of neonatal nurses or ...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Rüdiger M,Iffländer S,Reichert J,Bätzel C,Reiter G,Wauer RR

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Sjögren's syndrome (SS) is an autoimmune connective tissue disease affecting the body's moisture-producing glands. Some studies have linked SS to adverse maternal/neonatal outcomes, but sample sizes have tended to be small, with few outcomes examined. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of ...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Elliott B,Spence AR,Czuzoj-Shulman N,Abenhaim HA

更新日期：2019-08-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Many decisions in pregnancy are based on one or two casual blood pressure estimations made in the antenatal clinic. No previous study has challenged the validity of this practice or attempted to discover whether there are significant differences between the blood pressures of pregnant women when they are measured in t...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Mooney P,Jaspar A,Cartwright W,Swindells HE,Dalton KJ

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the influence of fetal growth restriction (FGR) on neonatal morbidity and mortality among premature discordant twin neonates. STUDY DESIGN:Our medical records (2002-2007) of preterm twins born at 24-37 weeks' gestation were reviewed. Significant discordance was defined as >15% difference in birth...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Haimovich Y,Ascher-Landsberg J,Azem F,Mandel D,Mimouni FB,Many A

更新日期：2011-05-01 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：:Hyperphenylalaninemia in preterm neonates with heterozygosity for phenylketonuria has previously not been described. We report on a very low birth weight infant, born at a gestational age of 27+5 weeks with a birth weight of 1080 g. Due to a positive family history prenatal diagnosis for phenylketonuria was performed,...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Hennermann JB,Loui A,Weber A,Mönch E

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Birth-weight is an important determinant of perinatal outcome with low birth-weight being a particular risk factor for adverse consequences. AIM:To investigate the impact of neonatal sex, mode of birth and gestational age at birth according to birth-weight centile on serious adverse neonatal outcomes in sin...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Yu J,Flatley C,Greer RM,Kumar S

更新日期：2018-11-27 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：:Premature infants born to mothers with HELLP syndrome were reported to have a less favourable outcome compared to infants with uncomplicated maternal history. We investigated the short term outcome in 21 premature infants with birth weights less than 1750 g born to mothers with HELLP syndrome. Median birth weight was ...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Gortner L,Pohlandt F,Bartmann P,Terinde R,Versmold H,Dorigo O

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify risk factors among children with unknown cause intellectual disability (ID) and to estimate the population-attributable risk (PAR) associated with these factors. METHODS:This was a retrospective cohort study of maternal and child pairs born between 2004 and 2010 in South Carolina, and information...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Wang Y,McDermott S,Mann JR,Hardin JW

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Idiopathic vaginal bleeding, a common complication of pregnancy, increases the risk of small-for-gestational age (SGA) neonate, preeclampsia and preterm delivery and can be the only clinical manifestation of intra-amniotic infection and/or inflammation (IAI). Placenta previa is thought to be protective agains...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Madan I,Romero R,Kusanovic JP,Mittal P,Chaiworapongsa T,Dong Z,Mazaki-Tovi S,Vaisbuch E,Alpay Savasan Z,Yeo L,Kim CJ,Hassan SS

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The present study attempts to understand the role of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase C677T (MTHFR C677T) in recurrent pregnancy losses in North Indian women because of hyperhomocysteinemia in light of serum folate and vitamin B₁₂. METHODS:One hundred and seven women with three or more consecutive unexplained r...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Puri M,Kaur L,Walia GK,Mukhopadhhyay R,Sachdeva MP,Trivedi SS,Ghosh PK,Saraswathy KN

更新日期：2013-09-01 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：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to evaluate cisterna magna size of the fetuses between 16 and 24 weeks of gestation, and to establish a normogram for cisterna magna measurements during gestation. METHODS:A prospective study of normal singleton pregnancies was established. Measurement of the fetal cisterna magn...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Koktener A,Dilmen G,Kurt A

更新日期：2007-01-01 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 influence of perinatal asphyxia in the secretion of atrial natriuretic factor (ANF) during the first 6 days of life, and its renal consequences are discussed. Comparison between 20 healthy term neonates and 19 with first--or second--degree hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) is made. Daily controls were performe...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Carbonell X,Figueras J,Salvia MD,Esque MT,Delgado MP,Jimenez R

更新日期：1993-01-01 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 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：: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