Discordancy in triplets.

abstract：:We sought to determine the detection (clinical or sonographic) rate of macrosomic newborns (at least 4000 g) and the peripartum factors among those who were or were not identified accurately. We retrospectively reviewed all deliveries over 1 year and all maternal and neonatal charts of macrosomic newborns delivered du...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Heywood RE,Magann EF,Rich DL,Chauhan SP

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is well established that ultrasound measurement of femur length and biparietal diameter are comparably accurate estimators of gestational age when obtained in the first half of pregnancy. Both estimators, however, become less accurate later in pregnancy. The present study compares the relative accuracy of these est...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Egley CC,Seeds JW,Cefalo RC

更新日期：1986-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are 16 reported cases of prenatally diagnosed choledochal cyst in the literature. We present a new case diagnosed at 29 weeks' gestation by routine ultrasound scanning. At 40 weeks' gestation, a male infant was born by spontaneous delivery. At 16 weeks of age, the patient underwent a laparotomy, which confirmed ...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Benhidjeb T,Chaoui R,Kalache K,Mau H,Müller JM

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify characteristics predictive of survival of patients with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective analysis of clinical characteristics including severity of lung disease measured by oxygenation index (OI) associated with single-center survival in CDH patients (n = 81) from...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Mann PC,Morriss FH Jr,Klein JM

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pleural effusion is not an uncommon complication of percutaneous intravenous catheters in neonates. Umbilical venous catheters (UVCs) are associated with pleural effusion following abnormal placement in the left atrium or pulmonary veins due to venous obstruction. We report for the first time a case of right-sided ple...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Pabalan MJ,Wynn RJ,Reynolds AM,Ryan RM,Youssfi M,Manja V,Lakshminrusimha S

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four hundred sixty-four fetuses underwent real time ultrasound examination within 72 hours before birth to evaluate other factors than the weight formula itself that might influence the accuracy of ultrasound weight estimation. The results indicated that fetal sex had no effect on weight estimation accuracy, but that ...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Ott WJ,Doyle S,Flamm S

更新日期：1986-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An abdominal gunshot wound in pregnancy warrants prompt surgical exploration but does not mandate uterine evacuation. Despite an entry and exit bullet wound to the uterus an apparent desire for pregnancy termination, a conservative approach was adopted with primary repair of the uterus, in conjunction with surgical re...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Kirshon B,Young R,Gordon AN

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatoblastoma is a rare childhood embryonal malignancy. Recent reports suggested a linkage between premature birth and later development of hepatoblastoma. In August 2000, we encountered a 24-month-old boy with extremely low birth weight who developed hepatoblastoma with an unfavorable histology. His birth weight was...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Jaing TH,Hung IJ,Lin JN,Lien RI,Hsueh C,Lu CS

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pregnant patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, the virus responsible for the clinical condition newly described in 2019 as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and illness severity to warrant intensive care have a complex disease process that must involve multiple disciplines. Guidelines from v...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Oxford-Horrey C,Savage M,Prabhu M,Abramovitz S,Griffin K,LaFond E,Riley L,Easter SR

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To estimate the risk of preterm birth in asymptomatic women with twin pregnancies with a normal cervical length (CL) and a positive fetal fibronectin (fFN), we reviewed a retrospective cohort of twin pregnancies delivered in our practice from 2005 to 2010. Patients were screened from 22 to 32 weeks with CL and fFN at ...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Fox NS,Rebarber A,Roman AS,Klauser CK,Saltzman DH

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to assess the applicability of the insertion of small diameter catheters through the femoral vein in extremely low-birth-weight (ELBW) infants. STUDY DESIGN:All femoral small diameter catheters (Silastic or femoral arterial catheter [FAC]) inserted in ELBW infants in a tertiary level neonata...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Bergón-Sendín E,Soriano-Ramos M,Méndez-Marín MD,De Miguel-Moya M,Fontiveros-Escalona D,Diezma-Godino M,Pallás-Alonso CR,Moral-Pumarega MT

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Disulfiram has been used effectively to deter alcohol consumption in patients with a history of alcohol abuse. Its use in reproductive age women has become increasingly common in recent years, intensifying the risk of fetal exposure. Nonspecific but significant abnormalities have been described in the infants of women...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Helmbrecht GD,Hoskins IA

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This article identifies the prevalence and associated factors of hypophosphatemia (HP) in very low birth weight (VLBW) infants in the first week of life. STUDY DESIGN:Prospective exploratory cohort study of 106 consecutive VLBW infants admitted to neonatal intensive care at Foothills Hospital, Calgary, Canad...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Al-Wassia H,Lyon AW,Rose SM,Sauve RS,Fenton TR

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies of the effect of body position during and after bolus feeding upon gastric emptying or gastric residual have not had consistent results. We tested the hypotheses that right lateral decubitus leads to less gastric residual than left lateral decubitus and that the prone position leads to less gastric residual th...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Cohen S,Mandel D,Mimouni FB,Solovkin L,Dollberg S

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate neutrophil chemotaxis and random migration in healthy newborn infants and septic neonates with similar gestational and postnatal age. Possible relationships between chemotactic activity, random migration, causative microorganisms, and clinical course of septic infants were also in...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Türkmen M,Satar M,Atici A

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare obstetric and neonatal outcomes between human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive (HIV+) and HIV negative (HIV-) women and to determine if racial disparities exist among pregnancies complicated by HIV infection. STUDY DESIGN:This was a retrospective analysis of data from the Consortium of Safe L...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Parikh L,Timofeev J,Singh J,Sullivan S,Huang CC,Landy HJ,Driggers RW

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This communication examines the diagnostic value of the leukocyte esterase activity (LEA) test in the detection of intra-amniotic infection. Amniotic fluid from 171 consecutive patients with premature rupture of membranes (n = 149) and preterm labor (n = 22) was obtained through amniocentesis. Gram stain, bacterial an...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Romero R,Emamian M,Wan M,Yarkoni S,McCormack W,Mazor M,Hobbins JC

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The findings of hyperechoic and enlarged fetal kidneys on routine antenatal ultrasonography is a non-specific finding that alerts the physician to a differential diagnosis of various genetic and non-genetic disorders, including fetal polycystic disease and Beckwith-Wiedeman syndrome. Detection of fetal or neonatal pol...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Whitfield J,Hurst D,Bennett MJ,Sherwood WG,Hogg R,Gonsoulin W

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of severe, peripheral, and diffuse tissue ischemia after umbilical vein catheterization (UVC) in a preterm newborn born to a preeclamptic mother. Nitroglycerin ointment was used to treat lesions. The recovery was good but partial loss of the distal phalange of one finger and one toe occurred. This is ...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Ancora G,Soffritti S,Faldella G

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although cesarean section is one of the most ancient surgical procedures, the origin of its name remains obscure. The term, however, did not originate because of the birth of the Roman Emperor Julius Caesar through this route. In fact, historians are certain that Julius Caesar was not delivered by the dangerous cesare...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Raju TN

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 38-year-old para 2 presented with the gradual onset of nausea vomiting and increasing left lower quadrant pain, at 33 weeks' gestation. She was known to have uterine leiomyomas, with ultrasonography depicting an 8-cm intramural fundal leiomyoma. In addition a left lateral nondiscrete 10 x 8-cm mass was depicted at t...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Sherer DM,Frager D,Eliakim R

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective There is limited data regarding the use of oral hypoglycemic agents (OHAs) in pregnant women with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Study Design This was a retrospective cohort study of women with T2DM who were treated with OHA or insulin from the first trimester onward. Bivariate and multivariate logistic re...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Feghali MN,Caritis SN,Catov JM,Scifres CM

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability of vibratory acoustic stimulation to shorten the duration of antepartum fetal heart rate monitoring was investigated by a randomized controlled trial. Vibratory acoustic stimulation did not shorten the overall duration of testing. This failure to improve the performance of antepartum monitoring appeared to...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Newnham JP,Burns SE,Roberman BD

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this prospective study was to investigate, using echocardiography, the relationship between heart murmurs found in the neonatal period and atrial septal defect (ASD). Heart murmurs were detected in 115 of 5124 term neonates within 1 month after birth. The babies were followed by echocardiographic examinatio...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Takami T,Kawashima H,Kamikawa A,Takei Y,Miyajima T,Hoshika A

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of transabdominal vibroacoustic stimulation has been shown to improve the efficiency of antepartum fetal surveillance. The ability of the fetus to habituate to such a stimulus has also been suggested as a means of assessing the function of the central nervous system. The purpose of this blinded prospective inv...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Smith CV,Davis SR,Rayburn WF,Nelson RM

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Caffeine is commonly used in the treatment of apnea of prematurity. The skin of preterm infants varies considerably in its level of maturity. To understand skin absorption in low birthweight infants (less than 1500 gm) with gestational age between 26 and 34 weeks, a group of 56 preterm babies was studied after percuta...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Amato M,Hüppi P,Isenschmid M,Schneider H

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We compared short-term neonatal outcomes between premature infants with spontaneous preterm birth (s-PTB) and those delivered due to preeclampsia (PEC). Data were collected from women with singleton pregnancies admitted with spontaneous preterm labor (PTL) (2002 to 2005) and PEC (2005 to 2007). Patients delivering 24 ...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Bastek JA,Srinivas SK,Sammel MD,Elovitz MA

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case that presents clear evidence of an intrauterine infection of twin fetuses with an enterovirus. The mother had signs and symptoms of chorioamniotitis at 34 weeks' gestation. Coxsackie virus, group B type 1 (CVB1), was cultured from amniotic fluid obtained by transabdominal amniocentesis when the membra...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Strong BS,Young SA

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred twenty-one patients underwent an ultrasound examination within 48 hours of delivery to assess prospectively the reliability of the diagnosis of intrauterine growth retardation. Sonographic parameters examined included the abdominal circumference, sonographic estimate of fetal weight, the head to abdominal ...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Weiner CP,Robinson D

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We sought to identify maternal or clinical characteristics of women likely to develop preterm labor (PTL) at <34 weeks' gestation while receiving 17 alpha-hydroxyprogesterone caproate (17P) prophylaxis. Current singleton gestations with prior preterm delivery enrolled for outpatient 17P administration at <27 weeks' ge...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Joy S,Rhea DJ,Istwan NB,Desch CN,Stanziano G

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00