Evaluating Fundal Dominant Contractions on Spatiotemporal Electrohysterography as a Marker for Effective Labor Contractions.

abstract：:Chart review of 73 patients with 3.5 cm or more dilation, intact membranes, and regular contractions at less than 36 weeks. Forty-four (group A) received tocolysis with magnesium sulfate, and 13 of the 44 also received indomethacin. Twenty-nine (group B) received no tocolysis. Obstetric and neonatal outcomes were comp...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： de Veciana M,Porto M,Major CA,Barke JI

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of multiple pregnancies, maternal obesity, and preeclampsia on the effect of antenatal steroids on neonatal respiratory distress syndrome (RDS). STUDY DESIGN:The retrospective cohort study was performed in a level III maternity ward. Population was composed of ...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Claire L,Vieux R

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a significant cause of childhood blindness. AIM:The aim of this study is to determine the feasibility of remifentanil analgesia during laser treatment of ROP performed in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). PATIENTS AND METHODS:Remifentanil was infused continuously ...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Demirel N,Bas AY,Kavurt S,Celik IH,Yucel H,Turkbay D,Hekimoğlu E,Koc O

更新日期：2014-11-01 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：BACKGROUND:Despite advances in management of persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN), the risk of mortality and adverse neurological sequelae remains high. Characterizing variation in practices is a crucial step toward improved patient outcome. OBJECTIVE:Evaluate intensive care practices in Canada and ...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Shivananda S,Ahliwahlia L,Kluckow M,Luc J,Jankov R,McNamara P

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to determine if delayed cord clamping (DCC) affected brain myelin water volume fraction (VFm) and neurodevelopment in term infants. STUDY DESIGN: This was a single-blinded randomized controlled trial of healthy pregnant women with term singleton fetuses randomized at birth to either immedia...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Mercer JS,Erickson-Owens DA,Deoni SCL,Dean Iii DC,Tucker R,Parker AB,Joelson S,Mercer EN,Collins J,Padbury JF

更新日期：2020-07-21 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

abstract：:Premature closure of the foramen ovale is a rare cardiac anomaly. Severe right-sided heart failure accounts for the hepatomegaly, ascites, pleural and pericardial effusions, and generalized edema of these hydropic fetuses. Premature closure of the foramen ovale should be a part of the differential diagnosis when unexp...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Coulson CC,Kuller JA

更新日期：1994-11-01 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：: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：:This study was undertaken to evaluate the effect of maternal intravenous (IV) administration of glucose on fetal breathing and its associated fetal heart patterns. Sixteen healthy women at term gestation participated in the study. The outcome of each of the pregnancies was normal. Fetal breathing and fetal electrocard...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Divon MY,Zimmer EZ,Yeh SY,Vilenski A,Sarna Z,Paldi E,Platt LD

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fetal exposure to infection and inflammation can result in accelerated lung maturation and simultaneously altered lung development. This alteration is characterized by reduced alveolar and vascular formation that is one of the hallmarks of the changes observed in animal models and in infants with bronchopulmonary dysp...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Bancalari E

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We sought to determine the incidence of cord entanglement around any part of fetal body during early gestation using three-dimensional (3D) sonography. A prospective consecutive study was designed and 3D ultrasound was performed. Two hundred thirty-seven singleton pregnancies between 13 and 16 weeks were included. Cor...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Tepper R,Kidron D,Aviram R,Markovitch O,Hershkovitz R

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For maternal metabolism, pregnancy ends not with delivery, but with weaning. In several recent epidemiological studies, authors have reported an association between duration of breast-feeding and reduced maternal risk of metabolic disease. These findings parallel data from animal models showing favorable changes in me...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Stuebe AM,Rich-Edwards JW

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction First-trimester ultrasound (US) for anatomy assessment may improve anomaly detection, but it may also increase overall US utilization. We sought to assess the utility of first-trimester US for evaluation of fetal anatomy. Materials and Methods A decision analytic model was created to compare first- plus s...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

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

更新日期：2016-08-01 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：:We studied Stem cell factor (SCF) levels in 15 mother-newborn pairs, 15 healthy adult controls, and 16 newborn with bacterial sepsis. SCF levels were also determined in six newborns with sepsis before and after completion of treatment. SCF levels (pg/mL) were found to be 2141 +/- 529 in cord blood, 1385 +/- 314 in mot...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Savas A,Ince S,Coskun M,Durmaz S,Yegin O

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brucellosis represents a rare cause of neonatal infection. In this article we report a very unusual case of congenital infection due to BRUCELLA MELITENSIS in a term neonate presenting after birth with severe respiratory distress and radiological manifestations (lobar consolidation and diffuse interstitial infiltratio...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Sarafidis K,Agakidis C,Diamanti E,Karantaglis N,Roilides E

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the natural history of cervical effacement in labor. STUDY DESIGN:This is a retrospective cohort study of term, vertex, singletons who reached 10 cm of cervical dilation from 2010 to 2014. Interval-censored regression was used to estimate the median number of hours between changes in effacement (...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Rhoades JS,Stout MJ,Woolfolk C,Tuuli MG,Macones GA,Cahill AG

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is the first reported case in which a Logothetopulos pack was utilized to achieve pelvic hemostasis in a patient requiring a cesarean hysterectomy for placenta accreta with postpartum hemorrhage. The Logothetopulos pack is an easily constructed gauze tamponade method that proved to be life-saving in this case. ...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Robie GF,Morgan MA,Payne GG Jr,Wasemiller-Smith L

更新日期：1990-10-01 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:We aim to quantify the impact of obesity on maternal intensive care unit (ICU) admission. MATERIALS AND METHODS:This is a population-based, retrospective cohort study of Ohio live births from 2006 to 2012. The primary outcome was maternal ICU admission. The primary exposure was maternal body mass index (BMI)...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Masters HR,Housley E,Van Hook JW,DeFranco E

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Presented are three cases of fetal death, all of which occurred within 3 days of a normal biophysical profile. Despite the excellent record of this antepartum test in predicting fetal well-being, there is a low incidence of false-negative tests; increasing the frequency of testing will not prevent all false-negative t...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Watson WJ,Katz VL,Bowes WA Jr

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated body mass index (BMI) and weight gain among pregnant women (ages 14 to 25) and assessed the relationship of BMI and weight gain on birth outcomes. We performed a secondary analysis of 841 women enrolled in a randomized controlled trial receiving prenatal care in two university-affiliated clinics. Almos...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Magriples U,Kershaw TS,Rising SS,Westdahl C,Ickovics JR

更新日期：2009-05-01 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：:We examined the frequency with which congenital heart disease (CHD) and cytogenetic abnormalities were found associated with omphalocele, gastroschisis, duodenal atresia and posterior diaphragmatic hernias. We performed fetal echocardiograms on 80 patients with these diagnoses and found congenital heart disease in 13 ...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Fogel M,Copel JA,Cullen MT,Hobbins JC,Kleinman CS

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this paper is to determine if phenobarbital exposure during pregnancy affects developmental outcome at age 2 years. Between 1991 and 1994, 401 pregnant patients at risk for delivery prior to 34 weeks' gestation were invited to participate; 48 mothers declined entry. Before delivery, pharmacy randomize...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Thorp JA,O'Connor M,Jones AM,Hoffman EL,Belden B

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intra-oral enteric duplication cysts are rare. We recently treated two infants with prenatally diagnosed large sublingual enteric duplication cysts. Antenatal aspiration of the cyst was attempted in one infant without success. Because of the potential for airway obstruction and respiratory distress at delivery, prepar...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Chen MK,Gross E,Lobe TE

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To quantify the potential cost savings if azithromycin is substituted for erythromycin in women with preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM). STUDY DESIGN:Secondary analysis of a multicentered study investigating magnesium sulfate for the prevention of cerebral palsy in premature infants. All patients...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Finneran MM,Smith DD,Buhimschi CS

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effect of pretreatment with obestatin (OB), an endogenous hormone also found in mother's milk, in experimental necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). STUDY DESIGN:Pups were randomized into four groups: control, OB-control, NEC, and OB-NEC. NEC was induced by asphyxia and hypothermia in the NEC a...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Korkut S,Özdemir A,Yay AH,Yalçın B,Ceylan M,Korkmaz L,Yazıcı C,Güntürk İ,Kurtoğlu S

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00