The management of labor in women with more than one uterine scar: is a repeat cesarean section really the only "safe" option?

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：: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：:The aim of this study was to determine the neonatal outcome in women with well-characterized antiphospholipid syndrome treated during pregnancy with low-dose aspirin. We compared 38 babies born after 36 pregnancies of 33 women diagnosed as having antiphospholipid syndrome with a group of 38 control infants matched for...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Botet F,Romera G,Montagut P,Figueras J,Carmona F,Balasch J

更新日期：1997-01-01 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：: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：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：OBJECTIVE:To determine the effects of Betamethasone injections on maternal white blood cell counts. STUDY DESIGN:Thirteen pregnant women without fever or clinical infection and with premature rupture of the membranes at less than 34 weeks gestation were studied. No subject had labor during the week of study. Daily com...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Diebel ND,Parsons MT,Spellacy WN

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To evaluate uterine cervical consistency using a vaginal ultrasound gray-level histogram. METHODS:Vaginal ultrasound and digital examination were performed for 214 women with low-risk singleton pregnancy during 27-30(th) pregnancy week. The mean gray-level (MGL) of an ultrasound gray-level histogram, representing...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Kuwata T,Matsubara S,Taniguchi N,Ohkuchi A,Ohkusa T,Suzuki M

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the short-term effects of blood transfusion on iron status [hemoglobin, ferritin, soluble transferrin receptor (sTfR), and reticulocyte count], hepcidin, and erythropoietin in stable preterm infants. METHOD:Sixty-three preterm infants treated with red blood cell transfusions (RBCTs) were included. Veno...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Herzlich J,Litmanovitz I,Regev R,Bauer S,Sirota G,Steiner Z,Arnon S

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuraxial labor analgesia can be initiated via combined spinal-epidural (CSE) or stand-alone epidural. Pros and cons of these techniques are outlined in this review. In recent years computer-integrated patient-controlled epidural analgesia (CI-PCEA) and programed intermittent epidural boluses (PIEB) have been develope...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Heesen M,Klimek M

更新日期：2017-04-01 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：AIM:To compare smooth muscle cells, type I collagen, and apoptosis of the lower uterine segment of women who had/without a prior cesarean delivery. METHODS:Alpha smooth muscle actin (α-SMA), type I collagen, and nuclear apoptosis were compared between the groups from lower uterine segment. Twenty-eight controls and 82...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Wu C,Chen X,Mei Z,Zhou J,Wu L,Chiu WH,Xiao X

更新日期：2018-05-24 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Pregravid maternal weight and appropriate weight gain during pregnancy might be associated with increased cesarean section rate. STUDY DESIGN:We used data from the Slovenian National Perinatal Information System to select singleton pregnancies born at ≥38 weeks, during the period between 2003 and 2012. We ca...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Trojner-Bregar A,Blickstein I,Lucovnik M,Steblovnik L,Verdenik I,Tul N

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Concentrations of tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) and plasminogen activator inhibitor (PAI) were measured in blood obtained from pregnant women to elucidate the fluctuations in the fibrinolytic system which occur during the course of pregnancy. The t-PA activity was measured with a modified bioimmunoassay using an...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Ishii A,Yamada S,Yamada R,Hamada H

更新日期：1994-01-01 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：:Antepartum and intrapartum monitoring problems are discussed with reference to a case history of a fetal AV-block detected during the 36th week of pregnancy. CTG instruments where the internal logic criteria can be turned off are suitable for monitoring arrhythmias. During labor the direct fetal ECG permits exact diag...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Boos R,Auer L,Rüttgers H,Kubli F

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess pre-labor attitudes and post-labor experiences of the use of vacuum extraction during delivery. To seek associations between traumatic labor experience and personal preparation, physiology of labor and treatment during labor. METHODS:A total of 205 women filled in a questionnaire within five days o...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Uotila JT,Taurio K,Salmelin R,Kirkinen P

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:There are few population-based studies of hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) in sub-Saharan Africa, and the published criteria that are used to define and grade HIE are too variable for meaningful comparisons between studies and populations. Our objectives were (1) to investigate how the incidence of HIE ...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Horn AR,Swingler GH,Myer L,Harrison MC,Linley LL,Nelson C,Tooke L,Rhoda NR,Robertson NJ

更新日期：2013-03-01 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 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：AIM:To identify factors associated with compliance of scheduled outpatient developmental follow-up appointments in an effort to better ensure future care. METHODS:This retrospective observational cohort study looked at patients born between January 7(th) 2006 and June 30(th) 2007 and discharged from a regional neonata...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Nehra V,Pici M,Visintainer P,Kase JS

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background We examined the influence of companionship and the use of complementary therapies on adverse outcomes in parturients under regional analgesia. Methods This study is a single-center retrospective cohort of 986 term pregnant women, and it was based on data from medical records (hospitalization period: Novembe...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Gribel GPC,Coca-Velarde LG,Moreira de Sá RA

更新日期：2020-06-25 00:00:00

abstract：:In present-day obstetrics, cesarean delivery occurs in one in three women in the United States, and in up to four of five women in some regions of the world. The history of cesarean section extends well over four centuries. Up until the end of the nineteenth century, the operation was avoided because of its high morta...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Antoine C,Young BK

更新日期：2020-09-04 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：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：AIM:To assess the sonographic cervical characteristics between nulliparous and multiparous women. SUBJECT AND METHODS:Transvaginal three-dimensional ultrasound and power Doppler using the virtual organ computer-aided analysis (VOCAL) program were performed on 71 nulliparas and 59 multiparas at a mean gestational age o...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Basgul A,Kavak ZN,Bakirci N,Gokaslan H

更新日期：2007-01-01 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：:This study compared the efficacy of a single intravenous dose of Cefazolin alone or combined with an antibiotic containing preclosure-irrigation solution in patients undergoing cesarean section. A total of 308 patients were prospectively assigned to two groups by randomization. Group I received two grams of Cefazolin ...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Mathelier AC

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The validity of the assessment of the fetal age and pulmonary maturity was evaluated on 369 patients at various stages of normal pregnancy and complicated by diabetes, toxemia and fetal anencephaly. Gestational maturity was assessed by ultrasonic measurement of the fetal biparietal diameter and by analysing constituen...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Ianniruberto A,Destro F,Capozzi A,Zisa F,Cubesi G,Parisi S

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We compared a non-invasive fetal electrocardiogram (fECG) to Doppler cardiotocogram (CTG) during the 1(st) stage of labor. STUDY DESIGN:This was a prospective observational study of non-invasive fECG using five abdominal electrodes and one Doppler ultrasound probe in 27 patients. Data were analyzed for relia...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Reinhard J,Hayes-Gill BR,Yi Q,Hatzmann H,Schiermeier S

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00