The very low birthweight infant: incidence and significance of low Apgar scores, "asphyxia," and morbidity. Findings at delivery.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine epidemiology and clinical characteristics of infants with methicillin-susceptible (MSSA) and -resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in a level III neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). STUDY DESIGN:All NICU admissions (2001 to 2008) with any positive S. aureus culture were included as cases. Cas...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Rana D,Abughali N,Kumar D,Super DM,Jacobs MR,Kumar ML

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxygenation instability is a very common problem in the premature infant that manifests as intermittent hypoxemia episodes (HEs). These are particularly frequent in premature infants who are on mechanical ventilation beyond the first weeks after birth. However, they can also occur in spontaneously breathing infants. S...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Bancalari E,Claure N

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of the study is to determine if umbilical cord serum concentrations of interleukin-6 (IL-6), C-reactive protein (CRP), and myeloperoxidase (MPO), in pregnancies at risk for preterm birth (PTB), are associated with neonatal morbidities and/or altered neurodevelopmental outcomes in the children. STUDY ...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Sorokin Y,Romero R,Mele L,Iams JD,Peaceman AM,Leveno KJ,Harper M,Caritis SN,Mercer BM,Thorp JM,O'Sullivan MJ,Ramin SM,Carpenter MW,Rouse DJ,Sibai B

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aims to identify risk factors for cesarean delivery (CD) surgical site infection (SSI). study design: Retrospective analysis of 2,739 CDs performed at the University of Pittsburgh in 2011. CD SSIs were defined using National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) criteria. Chi-square test and t-test were...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Shree R,Park SY,Beigi RH,Dunn SL,Krans EE

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE: This study was aimed to describe continuous labor curves, including second stage, based on fetal head station. STUDY DESIGN: We performed a prospective multicenter cohort study. The inclusion criteria were women with singleton uncomplicated cephalic term pregnancies in labor, who delivered vaginally. We use...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Haberman S,Atallah F,Nizard J,Buhule O,Albert P,Gonen R,Ville Y,Paltieli Y

更新日期：2020-03-02 00:00:00

abstract：:We sought to identify prenatal predictive factors for perinatal outcome and to estimate fetal hemoglobin (Hb) levels in large fetomaternal hemorrhages (transfused blood volume [TBV] > 20 mL) by performing a case-series study ( N = 32). Perinatal outcome was favorable (F group, N = 22) and poor (P group, N = 10: four f...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Huissoud C,Divry V,Dupont C,Gaspard M,Rudigoz RC

更新日期：2009-03-01 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：:Five cases of sirenomelia presented with rare manifestations are discussed. Three neonates were born alive and died within 2 to 12 hours after birth. One case was the offspring of a triple in vitro fertilization pregnancy with history of early intrauterine death of one of the triplets. The main features included fusio...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Drossou-Agakidou V,Xatzisevastou-Loukidou C,Soubasi V,Kostopoulou E,Laporda A,Pantzaki A,Agelidou S,Kremenopoulos G

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the neuropathologic procedure utilized in the Stillbirth Collaborative Research Network (SCRN), focusing on the examination of central nervous system (CNS) in stillbirth (SB). The SCRN was organized to perform a case-control study to determine the scope and causes of SB. Pathologists at all the participati...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Pinar H,Koch MA,Hawkins H,Heim-Hall J,Shehata B,Thorsten VR,Chin S,Willinger M,dela Monte S

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Periventricular leukomalacia (PVL) is a complication of prematurity that carries a high risk of long-term neurologic morbidity. We report the first case, to our knowledge, of unexpected PVL associated with in utero methamphetamine exposure in a 30-week gestation premature infant with a benign hospital course, who subs...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Murphy CR,Bell EF,Sato Y,Klein JM

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Molecular amplification of parvovirus B19 DNA in an amniotic fluid sample was used to confirm the etiologic agent of a case with fetal hydrops. The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method used is easy and fast to perform. We have a 2-year experience on its use in clinical parvovirus B19 diagnosis. The results are avail...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Nikkari S,Ekblad U

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Buprenorphine (BUP) is commonly used for opioid maintenance therapy in pregnancy. Our goal was to determine whether liver dysfunction related to hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection impacts BUP dosing requirements in pregnancy. STUDY DESIGN:This was a retrospective cohort study of pregnant women with antenatal ...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： McDowell ML,Tonismae TR,Slaven JE,Abernathy MP,Shanks AL,Benjamin TD,Quinney SK

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infants of diabetic mothers (IDMs) are at known risk for developing a hypertrophic type of cardiomyopathy. The severity of IDM cardiomyopathy can vary from an incidental finding on echocardiography to an infant with severe symptoms of congestive heart failure. The purpose of this article is to review the pathophysiolo...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Reller MD,Kaplan S

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was undertaken to determine the plasma and erythrocyte profiles of metabolically important nonesterified polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), that is, free fatty acids, in each trimester of pregnancy and in labor. Blood was drawn from patients in the first, second, and third trimester and in labor. Nonesteri...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Ashby AM,Robinette B,Kay HH

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes 40 consecutive emergency cerclages on dilated and effaced cervices prior to 26 weeks' gestation. These "emergency" cerclages were associated with a mean extension of gestational age of 12 weeks (range, 3 days to 20.5 weeks). Thirty-one of 40 pregnancies were carried to 28 weeks' gestation and 23 ...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Mitra AG,Katz VL,Bowes WA Jr,Carmichael S

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In studying the effects of amniotic fluid on bacterial growth in a laboratory model, we noted that the pH of the fluid appeared to exert an independent effect. This study was designed to test the ability to control the growth of Escherichia coli in amniotic fluid simply by controlling two important growth conditions, ...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Silver HM,Siler-Khodr T,Prihoda TJ,Gibbs RS

更新日期：1992-03-01 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：:We present a case of a premature infant with early-onset necrotizing enterocolitis as the presenting symptom of familial dysautonomia. The diagnosis of familial dysautonomia in the neonatal period is usually rare and difficult, because many of the symptoms may be mild or nonspecific, whereas other characteristic signs...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Barak S,Riskin A,Kugelman A,Abend-Weinger M,Chistyakov I,Bader D

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the relationships between fetal hemoglobin concentration, acid base status, and lactate concentration in umbilical venous and fetal heart blood in 157 fetuses affected by blood group incompatibility who had been exposed for 214 fetal blood sampling procedures (cordocentesis in 153 and intracardiac puncture ...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Westgren M,Lingman G,Stangenberg M

更新日期：1994-01-01 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：OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to assess whether cord blood carboxyhemoglobin (COHb) levels in jaundiced term neonates with and without a positive direct Coombs test (DCT) and in healthy controls could be used as a predictor of severe hyperbilirubinemia. The percentage of cord blood COHb should be higher among neonates wi...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Tıraş M,Can E,Hamilçıkan Ş

更新日期：2021-01-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Association studies of various gene variants in neonatal sepsis show conflicting results. Objective We performed a systematic review of candidate gene association studies in neonatal sepsis to provide pooled estimates of risk for selected gene variants. Methods We performed a search using MeSH terms "infect...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Srinivasan L,Swarr DT,Sharma M,Cotten CM,Kirpalani H

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the efficacy of similar buccal and vaginal misoprostol doses for induction of labor. STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective chart review of 207 consecutive women undergoing term induction of labor with misoprostol. Misoprostol route and dosing were collected. Time to delivery and other labor outcomes (e.g., v...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Dorr ML,Pierson RC,Daggy J,Quinney SK,Haas DM

更新日期：2019-06-01 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：OBJECTIVE:The Misgav-Ladach technique is recommended worldwide to perform cesarean sections but there is no consensus about the appropriate technique to use in patients with previous cesarean sections. This study evaluated the feasibility of the Misgav-Ladach technique in patients with previous cesarean sections. STUD...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Bolze PA,Massoud M,Gaucherand P,Doret M

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seven sociodemographic and behavioral factors that may explain the increased risk of preterm deliveries among black women were examined using data from a national sample of 5823 married mothers who responded to the 1980 National Natality Survey (NNS) Questionnaire. There was a twofold increase in the rate of preterm d...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Virji SK,Cottington E

更新日期：1991-09-01 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：:Type 1 cystic sacrococcygeal teratomas, usually associated with good outcome following neonatal resection, must be differentiated at the time of prenatal diagnosis from sonographically similar meningomyeloceles, which carry a grave prognosis. We present an unusual case in which color Doppler imaging assisted correct m...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Sherer DM,Fromberg RA,Rindfusz DW,Harris BH,Sanz LE

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective The aim of this article is to examine characteristics of birth tourism (BT) neonates admitted to a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Methods This was a retrospective review over 3 years; BT cases were identified, and relevant perinatal, medical, social, and financial data were collected and compared with ...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Mikhael M,Cleary JP,Dhar V,Chen Y,Nguyen DV,Chang AC

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To minimize the selection bias inherent in reporting results gathered only in neonatal intensive care units, this study presents survival and respiratory course data on all 299 infants of birthweight 501 to 1500 gm liveborn to residents of the North Central Illinois Perinatal Region in 1985-1986. The survival rate was...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Powers WF,Hegwood PD

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00