Listeria meningitis during pregnancy.

abstract：:This article evaluates the role of alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) testing in the diagnosis of ruptured membranes in the preterm patient. AFP is normally found in amniotic fluid and is not present in vaginal secretions. Testing for AFP in vaginal fluid was compared with nitrazine evaluation and ferning in two groups of preter...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Garite TJ,Gocke SE

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arteriovenous malformations of the Vein of Galen continue to present diagnostic and therapeutic challenges in the neonatal period. Approximately 40-50% of all malformations of the Vein of Galen present in the neonatal period, usually with congestive heart failure. These neonates represent the most severe cases and are...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Hendson L,Emery DJ,Phillipos EZ,Bhargava R,Olley PM,Lemke RP

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Prediction of gestational latency after placement of physical exam indicated cerclage (PEIC) is limited. Uterocervical angle (UCA) has been associated with spontaneous preterm delivery in the general population. Our objective was to examine whether UCA is associated with gestational latency in women with PEIC...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Swanson K,Grobman WA,Miller ES

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Conventional interval dosing (CID) and extended interval dosing (EID) of gentamicin were compared in preterm infants. Gentamicin peak and trough levels, serum creatinine, urine output, and hearing screens were obtained in 40 preterm infants. Results suggest that EID is safe, provides gentamicin levels in desirable ran...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Mercado MC,Brodsky NL,McGuire MK,Hurt H

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We sought to evaluate the effectiveness of daily oral micronized progesterone (MP) in preventing recurrent spontaneous preterm birth (RSPB) and whether MP increases maternal serum progesterone. We performed a pilot, single-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial in women with a prior preterm birth a...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Glover MM,McKenna DS,Downing CM,Smith DB,Croom CS,Sonek JD

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Placental pathology in preeclampsia (PE) and intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR) is associated with alterations of the placental epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). It is encoded by a single gene, which gives rise to two different full-length transcripts and one putative truncated transcript in the placenta. T...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Faxén M,Nasiell J,Blanck A,Nisell H,Lunell NO

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study is to identify clinical, etiologic, and laboratory factors that potentiate adverse outcome of hyperbilirubinemia among term and late preterm neonates in logistic regression analysis. A retrospective cohort of infants with total serum bilirubin (TSB) ≥ 20 mg/dL from 1995 to 2007 was surveyed. Eigh...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Weng YH,Chiu YW,Cheng SW,Hsieh MY

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was conducted to examine the potential effects of expanded Medicaid coverage for low income women. Statewide birth data for 1983 to 1985 were examined to determine the relationship between prenatal care and admissions to neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) and the costs of this care. An NICU sample was co...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Wilson AL,Munson DP,Schubot DB,Leonardson G,Stevens DC

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Care of women with preterm labor has been reported by Katz et al to be enhanced by use of an electronic uterine contraction monitor. We enrolled 76 women with singleton gestations who had been successfully treated for preterm labor into a prospective randomized trial, assigning subjects in a ratio of 1:2 to a group of...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Iams JD,Johnson FF,O'Shaughnessy RW

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the association between altitudes of neonatal intensive care units (NICU) and the rate of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) and BPD/death in very preterm infants. STUDY DESIGN:Data from infants born at <33 weeks' gestation admitted to Canadian Neonatal Network during 2008 and 2009 were analyzed. The...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Lee SK,Ye XY,Singhal N,De La Rue S,Lodha A,Shah PS,Canadian Neonatal Network.

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aims to assess the association of red blood cell (RBC) transfusion in a cohort of preterm infants with mortality, retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), and chronic lung disease (CLD) transfused at ≥21 days of life. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS:This retrospective cohort study included infants born at <30 w...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Keir A,Aziz K,McMillan D,Monterrosa L,Ojah C,Lee S,Shah PS,Canadian Neonatal Network.

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The combination of multicystic kidney and crossed ectopia is very rare. In most of the affected children, diagnosis has been made postnatally by ultrasonographic examination to evaluate a palpated abdominal mass. We describe the third male newborn reported in the literature with a prenatally diagnosed crossed ectopic ...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Maayan A,Mashiach R,Kessler OJ,Meizner I,Merlob P

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surfactants have been routinely used since 1990 for the treatment of respiratory distress syndrome (RDS). The use of surfactant has coincided with a decrease in mortality in infants due to RDS. This review focuses on clinical aspects of surfactant use. New information, particularly effects of ventilatory styles on sur...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Kallapur S,Ikegami M

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective study of 377 premature infants (less than or equal to 1500 gm) was undertaken to delineate the natural history of subependymal/intraventricular hemorrhage (S/IVH) and its complications using ultrasound (US) and computed tomography (CT). Low grade (I, II) S/IVH had a low mortality while higher grades (III...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Enzmann D,Murphy-Irwin K,Stevenson D,Ariagno R,Barton J,Sunshine P

更新日期：1985-04-01 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：: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：OBJECTIVE:The definition of postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) was developed more than 50 years ago. Since then, the obstetric population has changed dramatically. We sought to determine how well we estimated blood loss (EBL) and find thresholds predicting need for transfusion. STUDY DESIGN:We performed a prospective cohort ...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Conner SN,Tuuli MG,Colvin R,Shanks AL,Macones GA,Cahill AG

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine if patients with a history of low pregnancy-associated plasma protein A (PAPP-A) in an initial pregnancy are at higher risk for adverse obstetric outcomes in a subsequent pregnancy. STUDY DESIGN:This was a retrospective cohort study in patients who underwent first trimester screening for PAPP-A ...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Zafman KB,Getrajdman CS,Arnold MK,Stone JL

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study we examined whether the vitamin D3 metabolites, 25-hydroxyvitamin D and 1-25-dihydroxycholecalciferol affected the production of the prostaglandins PGE2 and PGF2 alpha in human fetal membranes and placenta in vitro. Human amnion, chorion, decidual, and placental cells were maintained in primary mo...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Jones SA,Schneider H,Challis JR

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Fetal tachyarrhythmias complicate 0.5% of pregnancies, with high morbidity and mortality. We hypothesized that maternal factors may predispose to fetal supraventricular tachycardia (SVT). STUDY DESIGN:We reviewed medical records of all 124 mothers who presented to the Vanderbilt Fetal Cardiology Clinic from ...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Johnson JA,Williams P,Lu Z,Kavanaugh-McHugh A,Fish FA,Killen SA

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Based on small studies and not on statistically valid clinical trials, guidelines for neonatal transfusions remain controversial and practices vary greatly. Premature infants and critically ill neonates in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) often require blood transfusions and extremely preterm neonates receive a...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Del Vecchio A,Franco C,Petrillo F,D'Amato G

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present an unusual case in which sonographic assessment at 33 weeks' gestation, 5 weeks following a normal fetal anatomical survey and biometry, demonstrated a large, irregular-shaped, echogenic, suprasellar midline intracranial mass occupying the anterior and middle fossas. Associated severe obstructive hydrocepha...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Sylvestre G,Sherer DM

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aims to determine risk factors for rehospitalization in extremely premature infants. STUDY DESIGN:A retrospective cohort study of 157 infants born < 29 weeks' gestational age assessing risk factors for rehospitalization through 2 years of life. RESULTS:Multivariable logistic regression showed tha...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Taylor JB,Go MA,Nyp MF,Legino J,Norberg M,Dai H,Truog WE

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Managing preterm rupture of membranes (PPROM) is a balance between benefits of prolonging gestation and the risks of perinatal infection. This study evaluates a real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for the detection of amniotic fluid infection and neonatal complications by amniocentesis following PPROM. A total o...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Debiève F,Ska S,Williams O,Hutchings G,Bernard P,Grandjean P,Hubinont C

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE: This article determines the tolerance of neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)-based administration of RV5 in premature infants. This article also aims to compare the rate of clinically significant adverse events after RV5 immunization to the standard 2-month shot series and to historical controls who were not...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Briggs-Steinberg C,Aboudi D,Hodson G,Shah S

更新日期：2019-11-18 00:00:00

abstract：:The most common mechanism of fetal tachycardia is orthodromic reciprocating tachycardia utilizing an accessory atrioventricular connection, however, data regarding accessory connection location in patients with fetal tachycardia is limited. To investigate the location of accessory connections in fetal tachycardia, pos...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Kannankeril PJ,Gotteiner NL,Deal BJ,Johnsrude CL,Strasburger JF

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As new information about coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is rapidly discovered, clinicians are better equipped to make informed decisions for their patients. While current research suggests COVID-19 viral antigen is not found in vaginal secretions, its detectability in the female lower genital tract may have clini...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Rubin ES,Sansone SA,Hirshberg A,Clement EG,Srinivas SK

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study is to describe the changes in term fetal heart tracings after magnesium exposure. MATERIALS AND METHODS:This was a retrospective cohort study of consecutive women delivering at a gestational age of ≥ 37 weeks with severe preeclampsia, receiving magnesium for seizure prophylaxis. Overall...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Stewart AM,Macones GA,Odibo AO,Colvin R,Cahill AG

更新日期：2014-11-01 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：OBJECTIVE:This study aims to determine if transabdominal (TA) cervical length may be used to rule out a short cervix on transvaginal (TV) ultrasound. STUDY DESIGN:We conducted a prospective cohort study of women undergoing routine anatomic survey at 17 to 23 weeks gestation. TA and TV cervical length measurements were...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Rhoades JS,Park JM,Stout MJ,Macones GA,Cahill AG,Tuuli MG

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00