Color Doppler aided prenatal diagnosis of a type 1 cystic sacrococcygeal teratoma simulating a meningomyelocele.

abstract：:Liposomal amphotericin B L-Amp B, a novel formulation of Amp B, is effective for the treatment of invasive fungal infections in children and adults and is associated with less toxicity than the conventional preparation. Data on the use of L-Amp B in neonates is scarce. We describe the clinical course of two premature ...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： al Arishi H,Frayha HH,Kalloghlian A,al Alaiyan S

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Congenital pulmonary airway malformation (CPAM) is a group of rare congenital malformations of the lung and airways. Lung ultrasound (LU) is increasingly used to diagnose neonatal respiratory diseases since it is quick, easy to learn, and radiation-free, but no formal data exist for congenital ...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Yousef N,Mokhtari M,Durand P,Raimondi F,Migliaro F,Letourneau A,Tissières P,De Luca D

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Periventricular leukomalacia, a condition characterized by hpoxic-ischemic infarction of deep cerebral white matter, can now be recognized by cranial sonography. The case presented here demonstrates the association of periventricular leukomalacia present at birth with intrauterine paroxysmal supraventricular tachycard...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Donn SM,Bowerman RA

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neonatal alloimmune neutropenia (NAN) results from neutrophil destruction by transplacental maternal neutrophil-specific immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies directed against the antigen inherited from the father. Treatment is usually based on recombinant human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) and prevention...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Desenfants A,Jeziorski E,Plan O,Rodière M,Rimbert M,Muller JY,Taïb J,Cambonie G

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using first trimester fetal crown-rump length (CRL) measurements as the criterion for gestational dating, rather than menstrual history or neonatal gestational age evaluation after birth, may be a more accurate way of evaluating the accuracy of second or third trimester ultrasonic measurements for gestational age esti...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Ott WJ

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diagnostic ultrasonography has given us the opportunity to diagnose several congenital malformations in utero. Skeletal dysplasias is a heterogeneous group of disorders of the skeleton. Although disorders of bone growth are often diagnosed in utero, it is usually a general diagnosis because the exact syndrome cannot b...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Jaffe R,Santolaya J,Warsof SL

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous work has shown that fetal hydrographic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) provided additional information complementary to T2-weighted single-shot fast spin echo (ssFSE) images. The objective of this study was to determine if hydrographic MRI provides better conspicuity of fetal eye structures compared with ssF...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Paquette LB,Jackson HA,Tavaré CJ,Panigrahy A

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is the leading cause of death in children < 5 years of age worldwide. It is also one of the most frequent infectious diseases in children, leading to large antibiotic use and hospitalization even in the industrialized countries. However, the optimal management of CAP in children is s...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Yun KW,Wallihan R,Juergensen A,Mejias A,Ramilo O

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We sought to validate center-specific published medians and estimate the effects of sonologist and Doppler measurement techniques on middle cerebral artery (MCA) peak systolic velocity (PSV) values. We studied 154 gravidas with normal singletons who underwent MCA PSV measurement at 18 to 35 weeks' gestation by one of ...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Patterson TM,Alexander A,Szychowski JM,Owen J

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A recent report has noted an association between Helicobacter pylori and hyperemesis gravidarum. We present two cases in which first-trimester patients with severe hyperemesis gravidarum requiring intravenous fluid replacement were placed on oral erythromycin therapy for other nonrelated conditions. Surprisingly, mark...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： El Younis CM,Abulafia O,Sherer DM

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this article is to evaluate the plasma levels of coagulation and fibrinolysis parameters in the third trimester of gestation and 72 hr postdelivery. Antithrombin III (ATIII), thrombin-antithrombin III complexes (TAT), heparin cofactor II (HCII), protein C (PC), protein S (PS), tissue plasminogen activ...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Bellart J,Gilabert R,Fontcuberta J,Carreras E,Miralles RM,Cabero L

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type IV (EDS IV) is a rare but serious disorder of connective tissue that is characterized by the abnormal production or secretion of type III collagen. Experience with pregnant patients exhibiting this syndrome is limited. This report describes the successful management of a pregnancy in a woma...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Weinbaum PJ,Cassidy SB,Campbell WA,Rickles FR,Vintzileos AM,Nochimson DJ,Tsipouras P

更新日期：1987-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of the study is to conduct an initial pilot trial evaluating the feasibility, safety, and efficacy of bupropion for smoking cessation in pregnancy. STUDY DESIGN:A randomized, double-blind, parallel-group pilot study of bupropion versus placebo with 50 pregnant smokers was planned. Eligibility criteri...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Stotts AL,Northrup TF,Cinciripini PM,Minnix JA,Blalock JA,Mullen PD,Pedroza C,Blackwell S

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To develop a model to predict cesarean-associated red blood cell transfusion. STUDY DESIGN:Secondary analysis of all cesarean deliveries in the Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units Network Cesarean Registry. Using a split-sample technique, the derivation group was used to identify associated factors and build predi...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Albright CM,Spillane TE,Hughes BL,Rouse DJ

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of active management on latent phase labor was assessed in 197 consecutive nulliparous women. Active management resulted in a significant shortening of the latent phase but had no effect on active phase labor. Patients undergoing induction of labor had latent phases that were almost identical to the accepte...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Boylan PC,Parisi VM

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this article is to review all randomized control trials (RCTs) that have looked at the health effects of yoga on pregnancy, and to present their evidence on the specific ways in which pregnant women, and their infants can benefit from yoga intervention. The purpose is also to determine whether...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Jiang Q,Wu Z,Zhou L,Dunlop J,Chen P

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE: Potentially avoidable maternity complications (PAMCs) have been validated as an indicator of access to quality prenatal care. African-American mothers have exhibited a higher incidence of PAMCs, which has been attributed to unequal health coverage. The objective of this study was to assess if racial disparit...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Ranjit A,Andriotti T,Madsen C,Koehlmoos T,Staat B,Witkop C,Little SE,Robinson J

更新日期：2020-01-27 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to compare complications and mortality in neonates with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) who did and did not receive therapeutic hypothermia (TH). STUDY DESIGN: The Extracorporeal Life Support Organization registry was querie...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Cuevas Guaman M,Lucke AM,Hagan JL,Kaiser JR

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to compare risk factors between placental abruption and placenta previa among primiparous and multiparous singleton pregnancies. We analyzed data from a population-based retrospective cohort with singleton pregnancies in the United States for 1995 to 2000. Maternal risk factors for placen...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Yang Q,Wen SW,Phillips K,Oppenheimer L,Black D,Walker MC

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction Our aim was to survey clinicians to assess awareness and utilization of the NICHD Neonatal Research Network outcomes estimator, which allows clinicians to use multiple factors to better estimate the likelihood that intensive care will benefit the delivered neonate. Study Design The survey tool included a ...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Peterson S,Gonik B

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present an unusual case, in which a woman presenting with markedly decreased fetal movements at 29 weeks gestation following a recent increase in fundal height was noted sonographically to have fetal hydrops consisting of scalp edema, marked hepatomegaly, ascites, and polyhydramnios. No lethal structural congenital...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Levine Z,Sherer DM,Jacobs A,Rotenberg O

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Although guidelines recommend repeat ultrasound in the setting of an incomplete fetal anatomic survey, the clinical utility of this practice has not been established. As such, we aimed to assess the yield of repeat ultrasound for anomaly detection following an incomplete survey. MATERIALS AND METHODS:This...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Wood SL,Owen J,Jenkins SM,Harper LM

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death and disability among women, with more than half occurring in individuals with hypertension. New blood pressure criteria for the diagnosis of hypertension from the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association recognize that there is no specific blo...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Smith GN,Pudwell J,Saade GR

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To review developmental outcomes of neonates with mild hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) treated with therapeutic hypothermia (TH). STUDY DESIGN:Neonates ≥35 weeks' gestation with mild HIE/TH (TH group, n = 30) were matched with healthy term-born infants (control group, n = 30) and reviewed for the prese...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Rao R,Trivedi S,Distler A,Liao S,Vesoulis Z,Smyser C,Mathur AM

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Magnesium historically has been used for treatment and/or prevention of eclampsia or preterm labor. More recently, antepartum magnesium sulfate has been suggested for prevention of cerebral palsy in preterm infants. Although adverse effects and toxicity of magnesium in pregnant women are well known, the fetal...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Abbassi-Ghanavati M,Alexander JM,McIntire DD,Savani RC,Leveno KJ

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to examine whether labor before cesarean affects the risk of placenta accreta spectrum (PAS) disorders in a subsequent pregnancy. STUDY DESIGN:This is a secondary analysis of the Cesarean Registry, a prospective cohort study of women undergoing cesarean between 1999 and 2002. Women with one ...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： O'Malley KN,Norton ME,Osmundson SS

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective To determine if postpartum antibiotics are necessary for patients with chorioamnionitis after a cesarean delivery (CD). Study Design Multicenter randomized controlled trial. Laboring patients with singleton gestations and chorioamnionitis who underwent CD were eligible. Patients were treated with ampicillin ...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Shanks AL,Mehra S,Gross G,Colvin R,Harper LM,Tuuli MG

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is a frequent, long-term complication in very low-birth-weight (VLBW) newborns. Its etiology is multifactorial and the oxidative stress is one of its main causes. Breast milk (BM) reduces oxidative stress and provides antioxidant protection, therefore, BM may have a protec...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Fonseca LT,Senna DC,Silveira RC,Procianoy RS

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper the results gathered in a longitudinal ultrasound study (LS) of fetal growth are presented. The study is unusual in design because of its homogeneity, the number of parameters recorded, the exact spacing between the examinations, and the number of examinations per subject. Information not available in th...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Jeanty P,Cousaert E,Hobbins JC,Tack B,Bracken M,Cantraine F

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:There is limited research exploring the relationship between design and patient safety outcomes, especially in maternal and neonatal care. We employed design thinking methodology to understand how the design of labor and delivery units impacts safety and identified spaces and systems where improvements are ne...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Sherman JP,Hedli LC,Kristensen-Cabrera AI,Lipman SS,Schwandt D,Lee HC,Sie L,Halamek LP,Austin NS,Safety Learning Laboratory for Neonatal and Maternal Care.

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00