Cytomegalovirus infection.

abstract：:Up to half of all aortic dissections and ruptures in women younger than 40 years are associated with pregnancy. In pregnancy, women with aortic disease such as arteritis and aortitis are at significant risk of aneurysmal formation and dissection with potential for catastrophic outcomes. Pregnancy places predisposed wo...

journal_title：Seminars in perinatology

authors： Smok DA

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among infants in the neonatal intensive care unit. Here we review the epidemiology and pathophysiology of NEC, with an emphasis on the latest research findings and potential areas for future research. NEC continues to be one of the most deva...

journal_title：Seminars in perinatology

authors： Lin PW,Nasr TR,Stoll BJ

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Concern over the influence of pregnancy-related alterations in hydration has prompted questions regarding the accuracy of using standard methods of determining body composition. We sought to investigate whether differences exist between body composition determined at 30 weeks and 39 weeks of gestation and postpartum, ...

journal_title：Seminars in perinatology

authors： Jaque-Fortunato SV,Khodiguian N,Artal R,Wiswell RA

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Health care simulation is a powerful educational tool to help facilitate learning for clinicians and change their practice to improve patient outcomes and safety. To promote effective life-long learning through simulation, the educator needs to consider individuals, their experiences, and their environments. Effective...

journal_title：Seminars in perinatology

authors： Zigmont JJ,Kappus LJ,Sudikoff SN

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Premature rupture of the membranes (PROM), defined as rupture of the membranes before the onset of labor, is a common obstetric event occurring in 10% of pregnancies. Most of the time this occurs at or beyond 37 weeks' gestation with only 10% of PROM occurring at less than 37 weeks' gestation. The natural course of PR...

journal_title：Seminars in perinatology

authors： Alexander JM,Cox SM

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obstetric hemorrhage is often a sudden, life-threatening event. Successful management hinges on both preoperative preparation if hemorrhage is anticipated as well as knowledge of interventions. Uterine-sparing techniques, such as aggressive and early use of uterotonics, balloon tamponade, uterine compression sutures, ...

journal_title：Seminars in perinatology

authors： Shah M,Wright JD

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Preterm births account for a substantial portion of infant mortality, the major difference in mortality between African-American and white births in the United States, and the key reason that US infant mortality exceeds that of other developed nations. Although preterm birth rates are higher in the African-American co...

journal_title：Seminars in perinatology

authors： Hogue CJ,Hargraves MA

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Maternal obesity, excessive gestational weight gain, and preexisting diabetes are known risk factors for increased maternal and neonatal morbidity. These conditions are more prevalent in certain racial and ethnic minorities. Identification and acknowledgement of racial and ethnic inequalities related to maternal metab...

journal_title：Seminars in perinatology

authors： Teefey CP,Durnwald CP

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a leading cause of severe maternal morbidity and mortality. While pregnancy alone is a risk factor for VTE, additional population-based risk factors such as obesity are becoming increasingly common, particularly in the developed world. Maternal death from VTE is amenable to prevention a...

journal_title：Seminars in perinatology

authors： Friedman AM,Ananth CV

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The placenta was classically considered a barrier, but in 1957 this notion was shattered. This organ is only a selective filter and metabolic site. In this review, the placental transfer of the top 17 substances of abuse are analyzed. In the National Library of Medicine only 41 papers that documented placental transfe...

journal_title：Seminars in perinatology

authors： Little BB,VanBeveren TT

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ichthyoses encompass a variety of genetic disorders marked by abnormal epidermal differentiation. The neonatal period is critical for patients with ichthyosis because of the risk for significant associated morbidity and mortality, with the majority of complications arising as a result of impaired barrier function....

journal_title：Seminars in perinatology

authors： Craiglow BG

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The renin angiotensin system (RAS) is now recognized as the body's most powerful hormone system for controlling renal hemodynamics and sodium excretion and, therefore, body fluid volumes and arterial pressure. The discovery of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEi) was a keystone for the understanding of the ...

journal_title：Seminars in perinatology

authors： Ferreira SH

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increased hemolysis in the presence of severe neonatal hyperbilirubinemia appears to augment the risk of bilirubin neurotoxicity. The mechanism of this intensifying effect is uncertain. In direct antiglobulin titer (DAT) positive, isoimmune hemolytic disease, the bilirubin threshold at which neurotoxicity occurs appea...

journal_title：Seminars in perinatology

authors： Kaplan M,Bromiker R,Hammerman C

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Candida is a leading cause of late onset infection (> 3 days of age) in the premature infant. Therefore, decisions about the diagnosis and management of infections caused by Candida are commonplace in the neonatal intensive care unit. Despite this fact, there are few comparative trials about treatment of neonatal Cand...

journal_title：Seminars in perinatology

authors： Bliss JM,Wellington M,Gigliotti F

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The outcome literature on low birthweight (LBW) premature children indicates that they are at risk for a variety of neurodevelopmental impairments throughout childhood. To prevent such disabilities, numerous interventions have been initiated with LBW children. Nineteen intervention programs designed for LBW preterms t...

journal_title：Seminars in perinatology

authors： McCarton CM,Wallace IF,Bennett FC

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The American Heart Association (AHA) categorizes pulmonary embolism (PE) into three main categories based on the presence or absence of hemodynamic changes and evidence of right ventricular dysfunction. The AHA characterizes massive PE as occurring in the setting of persistent hypotension, profound bradycardia, or pul...

journal_title：Seminars in perinatology

authors： Handal-Orefice RC,Moroz LA

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Poorly controlled maternal diabetes in pregnancy may delay fetal pulmonary maturation. However, diabetic women with good glycemic control have fetal lung maturation at the same gestational age as nondiabetic women. With modern ultrasound technology, gestational dates can be accurately assessed in the first or early se...

journal_title：Seminars in perinatology

authors： Piper JM

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thyroid hormone plays an important role in regulating cardiovascular function during the transition to extrauterine physiology. Multiple mechanisms participate, ranging from transcriptional to more immediate nongenomic modes of regulation. ...

journal_title：Seminars in perinatology

authors： Portman MA

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Cardiovascular disease is the major cause of pregnancy-related maternal mortality in the United States, and congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most common form of structural heart disease affecting women of childbearing age. Most females born with CHD will reach childbearing age and consider pregnancy. Adu...

journal_title：Seminars in perinatology

authors： Connolly HM

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Traditional birth attendants (TBAs) provided delivery care throughout the world prior to the development of organized systems of medical care. In 2016, an estimated 22% of pregnant women delivered with a TBA, mostly in rural or remote areas that lacked formal health services. Still active in many regions of LMICs, the...

journal_title：Seminars in perinatology

authors： Garces A,McClure EM,Espinoza L,Saleem S,Figueroa L,Bucher S,Goldenberg RL

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The principal objective of antenatal testing is to detect fetal hypoxia before the fetus has suffered lasting harm. This article summarizes some of the mechanisms by which fetal oxygen consumption is maintained under normal conditions, and adaptations that occur in response to hypoxemia. Alterations in the fetal heart...

journal_title：Seminars in perinatology

authors： Martin CB Jr

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cirrhosis and portal hypertension infrequently coincide with pregnancy but increase maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality when present. Chronic liver disease and portal hypertension are not contraindications to pregnancy but necessitate intensive monitoring throughout pregnancy. The complications of liver disease...

journal_title：Seminars in perinatology

authors： Russell MA,Craigo SD

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The product label required by the FDA for every drug approved for marketing in the US is a legal document that originates with the company that wants to market the drug, but it must be approved by the FDA. Despite the recognized limitations of registries, the FDA's new labeling rule, effective from July 1, 2015, has g...

journal_title：Seminars in perinatology

authors： Greene MF

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia is a normal postnatal phenomenon resulting from a transitional imbalance between the production and elimination of bilirubin in the neonate. Bilirubin has been shown to be not only a potent antioxidant, but also toxic at excessive concentrations. As a result, the biology of bilirubin, its p...

journal_title：Seminars in perinatology

authors： Stevenson DK,Vreman HJ,Wong RJ,Contag CH

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The highly contagious severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has affected every aspect of medical practice and has all but ceased clinical, translational and basic science research. Pregnant women appear to be similarly affected by the virus as non-pregnant adults. As obstetricians, not only do w...

journal_title：Seminars in perinatology

authors： Mourad M,Bousleiman S,Wapner R,Gyamfi-Bannerman C

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Approximately one in ten (approximately 500,000) pregnancies results in preterm birth (PTB) annually in the United States. Although we have seen a slight decrease in the U.S. PTB rate between 2007 and 2014, data from 2014 to 2015 shows the preterm birth rate has slightly increased. It is even more intriguing to note t...

journal_title：Seminars in perinatology

authors： Vink J,Mourad M

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of broad spectrum antimicrobials, the emergence of multiresistant organisms, and the hospital drug costs associated with antimicrobials have all driven the need for institutions to develop strategies to control the use of antimicrobials. Formulary restrictions, prior approval mechanisms, treatment guidelines, ...

journal_title：Seminars in perinatology

authors： Kubin CJ

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In mammals, a master circadian clock resides in the suprachiasmatic nuclei of the anterior hypothalamus. The suprachiasmatic nuclei is composed of multiple, single-cell circadian oscillators, which, when synchronized, lead to coordinated circadian outputs that ultimately regulate overt rhythms. Several "clock genes" h...

journal_title：Seminars in perinatology

authors： Reppert SM

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oligohydramnios is a severe and common complication of pregnancy. The finding of oligohydramnios can be associated with fetal anomalies, PROM, uteroplacental insufficiency (eg, growth retardation, postdatism, abruptio placenta, significant maternal illness), abnormalities of twinning, and idiopathic oligohydramnios. U...

journal_title：Seminars in perinatology

authors： McCurdy CM Jr,Seeds JW

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute renal failure in the newborn is a common problem and is typically classified as prerenal, intrinsic renal disease including vascular insults, and obstructive uropathy. In the newborn, renal failure may have a prenatal onset in congenital diseases such as renal dysplasia with or without obstructive uropathy and i...

journal_title：Seminars in perinatology

authors： Andreoli SP

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00