Pregnancy complicated by hemipelvectomy: case presentations and review of the literature.

abstract：:The pregnant woman with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) and her fetus-neonate present a number of challenging issues for both the perinatologist and neonatologist. A review of these issues within a single format is helpful because of the widely scattered nature of the pertinent information in the medical lit...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Beck R

更新日期：1984-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this article is to evaluate the implementation and acceptability of a universal cervical length (CL) screening program for prediction and prevention of preterm birth (PTB). STUDY DESIGN:We performed a prospective observational study to evaluate the implementation and acceptability of a unive...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Orzechowski KM,Nicholas SS,Baxter JK,Weiner S,Berghella V

更新日期：2014-12-01 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：:Chorioamnionitis has generally been thought to be a contraindication to attempting a delayed interval delivery in a multiple gestation. We present a twin gestation in which a delay of 88 days between the birth of the two infants occurred. Chorioamnionitis observed immediately after the delivery of Twin A was successfu...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Watson WJ,McNelis T

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a case of transient hyperinsulinism in an asphyxiated newborn infant with hypoglycemia. Although hypoglycemia in birth asphyxiated infants is generally attributed to depletion of glycogen stores, we observed severe hyperinsulinism associated with the hypoglycemia. The hypoglycemia was refractory to high gl...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Clark W,O'Donovan D

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report about two newborns with sudden onset of inability of mechanical ventilation due to transient chest wall rigidity after fentanyl i.v. bolus of 2 and 4 microg/kg, respectively, resulting in severe hypoxemia and secondary bradycardia. A third case developed a rigidity of the tongue after fentanyl bolus, which c...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Müller P,Vogtmann C

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify the variables associated with sepsis-associated mortality, as well as to develop a severity risk score to predict death in very low-birth-weight (VLBW) neonates affected by nosocomial sepsis. STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study. Infants weighing ≤ 1500 g with neonatal sepsis of nosocomial ori...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Prieto CL,Colomer BF,Sastre JB

更新日期：2013-05-01 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：:Persistent fetal bradycardia is rarely encountered during pregnancy. When it is associated with a complete atrio-ventricular (A-V) block, it may prove dangerous to the fetus or newborn. The prenatal diagnosis is vital because it necessitates close follow-up during pregnancy to detect fetal compromise and proper prepar...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Rabinerson D,Gruber A,Kaplan B,Lurie S,Peled Y,Neri A

更新日期：1997-07-01 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：: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：:While treatment of respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) with surfactant in premature neonates is well established, evidence for its use in non-RDS conditions, especially in the term neonate, has been less abundant. The last published review on a PubMed search was in 2001. In this review, we comprehensively and critical...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Keiser A,Bhandari V

更新日期：2016-01-01 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：AIMS:Detection and careful stratification of fetal heart rate (FHR) is extremely important in all pregnancies. The most lethal cardiac rhythm disturbances occur during apparently normal pregnancies where FHR and rhythm are regular and within normal or low-normal ranges. These hidden depolarization and repolarization ab...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Wacker-Gussmann A,Strasburger JF,Cuneo BF,Wakai RT

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study considers whether admission to the hospital of a patient diagnosed with a short cervix delayed delivery, prevented preterm delivery, and/or decreased the rate of change in the cervical length (CL) on follow-up measurements. The design was a retrospective cohort study of women carrying singleton pregnancies ...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Fox NS,Jean-Pierre C,Predanic M,Chasen ST

更新日期：2007-01-01 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：:Multiple gestations are increasing in frequency secondary to assisted reproductive technologies; therefore, it will become increasingly important to know how to manage a multiple pregnancy in which an in utero fetal death has occurred. This case report describes the spontaneous resolution of maternal hypofibrinogenemi...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Mitra AG,Chescheir NC,Cefalo RC,Tatum BS

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study is to examine the hypothesis that prolonged rupture of membranes (PROM) is associated with increased cord blood erythropoietin (EPO) concentrations, proportional to the duration of ruptured membranes. STUDY DESIGN:This study is a prospective, cross-sectional, observational (nonintervent...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Barak S,Mimouni FB,Stern R,Cohen N,Goldstein DB,Marom R

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to examine factors that were associated with uterine rupture in patients attempting vaginal birth after cesarean delivery. We analyzed the results of all patients attempting vaginal birth after cesarean delivery between September 1996 to December 1999 at a single institution using a conte...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Hoffman MK,Sciscione A,Srinivasana M,Shackelford DP,Ekbladh L

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infant respiratory distress syndrome (IRDS) can lead to impaired alveolarization and dysmorphic vascularization of bronchopulmonary dysplasia. Clara cell secretory protein (CC10) has anti-inflammatory properties but is deficient in the premature infant. Because surfactant and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) ...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Wolfson MR,Funanage VL,Kirwin SM,Pilon AL,Shashikant BN,Miller TL,Shaffer TH

更新日期：2008-11-01 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：:Neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia (NAIT) is the most common cause of severe thrombocytopenia in an otherwise healthy newborn. The most serious complication is intracranial hemorrhage, which can occur either in the fetus or the newborn. Despite the known serious sequelae, both antenatal management and neonatal treat...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Symington A,Paes B

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With more than 20,000 fetal deaths occurring annually in the United States, accurate epidemiological data concerning fetal death offer the potential to develop interventions aimed at saving a considerable number of fetuses. Currently, fetal death rates are determined by dividing the number of deaths by total births. T...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Ferguson R,Myers SA

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The accuracy of eight ultrasonic fetal weight formulas were analyzed in 1099 fetuses who underwent real-time ultrasound examination within 72 hours prior to delivery. Shepard's formula was most consistently found to give the lowest systematic and random errors throughout all weight categories, though Deter's formula h...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Ott WJ,Doyle S,Flamm S

更新日期：1985-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obstetrical antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is associated with maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality. Standard treatment with low-dose acetylsalicylic acid and unfractionated heparin has achieved up to a 70 to 80% likelihood of success. Conversely, up to 30% of women with APS will have further pregnancy losses, d...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Chang P,Millar D,Tsang P,Lim K,Houlihan E,Stephenson M

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective To evaluate if in high-risk non-extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)-treated congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) survivors, ventilatory time (VT) is correlated to and can be used as clinical marker of neurodevelopmental delay at 2 years of age. Study Design Cohort study was conducted between 2008 and...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Bevilacqua F,Morini F,Zaccara A,Valfrè L,Aufiero LR,Gentile S,Bagolan P,Aite L

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present an unusual case of a primigravida with a viable cervical pregnancy diagnosed by transvaginal ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging. Staggered conservative therapeutic measures included systemic high-dose Methotrexate with Folinic acid rescue followed by bilateral embolization of the uterine arteries in ...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Sherer DM,Lysikiewicz A,Abulafia O

更新日期：2003-07-01 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：: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：:The occurrence of preterm labor is not uncommon in the pregnant quadriplegic. Early diagnosis is hampered by the inability of most quadriplegics to sense uterine contractions in the usual way. A patient we recently treated for preterm labor learned to recognize contractions by the associated symptoms of autonomic hype...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Catanzarite VA,Ferguson JE 2nd,Weinstein C,Belton SR

更新日期：1986-04-01 00:00:00