Prevention of neonatal group B streptococcal disease: intrapartum detection and chemoprophylaxis of heavily colonized parturients.

abstract：:Exception is taken to the reported safety of paramedical personnel using the ''super coil'' method for midtrimester abortion. In contrast to a report of no complications in 56 women undergoing midtrimester abortion performed by paramedics using this method, 9 of 15 women undergoing ''super coil'' abortions developed ...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Mattingly RF

更新日期：1973-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine in fetal sheep the effect of betamethasone on myelination in relation to stage of myelination, number of treatment courses, dose, and route of administration. METHODS:Fetal expression of myelin basic protein (MBP), a marker of mature oligodendrocytes and myelin, was determined between 0.27 and 0...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Antonow-Schlorke I,Helgert A,Gey C,Coksaygan T,Schubert H,Nathanielsz PW,Witte OW,Schwab M

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malignant mixed müllerian tumors of the uterus are rare neoplasms occurring predominantly in postmenopausal women. We report the prenatal course and diagnosis of a stage III malignant mixed müllerian tumor at cesarean section in a 35-year-old woman. Despite aggressive radiation and chemotherapy, the patient died 14 we...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Scioscia AL,Merino MJ,Haas M,Copel JA,Schwartz PE

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Preeclampsia is associated with abnormal lipid metabolism, including fatty acid metabolism. Carnitine plays an indispensable role in the oxidation of fatty acids. The aim of the study was to evaluate the possible role of abnormal fatty acid oxidation in preeclampsia by comparing plasma carnitine levels betwee...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Thiele IG,Niezen-Koning KE,van Gennip AH,Aarnoudse JG

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prenatal genetic screening is designed to assess whether a patient is at increased risk of having a fetus affected by a genetic disorder. In contrast, prenatal genetic diagnostic testing is intended to determine, with as much certainty as possible, whether a specific genetic disorder or condition is present in the fet...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors：

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Reducing tobacco use in pregnancy is a public health priority. Brief smoking counseling during prenatal care is effective but generates modest cessation rates. Telephone counseling is an effective smoking cessation method that could offer pregnant women convenient access to more intensive smoking cessation co...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Rigotti NA,Park ER,Regan S,Chang Y,Perry K,Loudin B,Quinn V

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:: The initial visit for screening and the provision of reproductive preventive health care services and guidance should take place between the ages of 13 years and 15 years. The initial reproductive health visit provides an excellent opportunity for the obstetrician-gynecologist to start a patient-physician relationsh...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors：

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Preterm birth is the leading cause of neonatal mortality and a substantial portion of all birth-related short- and long-term morbidity. Spontaneous preterm labor is responsible for more than half of preterm births. Its management is the topic of this review. Although there are many maternal characteristics associated ...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Goldenberg RL

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the incidence of endocervical dysplasia in women with cervical cytology of atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASCUS) or low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (SIL) who have a satisfactory and normal colposcopic examination. METHODS:An electronic colposcopy database was revi...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Williams DL,Dietrich C,McBroom J

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Renal cell carcinoma is a potentially fatal tumor that occasionally presents during pregnancy. Based on our experience with three patients and a review of the recent cases in the literature, we believe there has been a change in presentation of this lesion over that described in previous reviews. CASES:Two ...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Smith DP,Goldman SM,Beggs DS,Lanigan PJ

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trial of labor after cesarean delivery (TOLAC) refers to a planned attempt to deliver vaginally by a woman who has had a previous cesarean delivery, regardless of the outcome. This method provides women who desire a vaginal delivery the possibility of achieving that goal-a vaginal birth after cesarean delivery (VBAC)....

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors：

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We describe the current state of prevention of neonatal group B streptococcal infections and present recent advances toward the development of a maternal vaccine for prevention of this disease. DATA SOURCES:We used a MEDLINE search of the Index Medicus from 1976-1992 for articles regarding group B streptococ...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Coleman RT,Sherer DM,Maniscalco WM

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A simple, rapid, economical, and accurate test to assess fetal pulmonary maturity on a 24-hour basis, 7 days a week, is urgently needed. A 15-minute test has been developed that correlates well with fetal pulmonary maturity. Optical density (OD) readings at 650 nm of greater than or equal to 0.15 in pigment-free, cent...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Cetrulo CL,Sbarra AJ,Selvaraj RJ,Kappy KA,Herschel MJ,Knuppel RJ,Ingardia CJ,Kennedy JL,Mitchell GW

更新日期：1980-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Malignant transformation of endometriosis in an episiotomy site is rare. CASE:A 42-year-old woman presented with a palpable mass, 2.5 cm in size, just inside the posterior commissure of the vagina, at the site of a previous episiotomy for a vaginal delivery. Three years previously, an endometriotic cyst had...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Kwon YS,Nam JH,Choi G

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the relations between body mass index (BMI; kg/m(2)), weight gain, and incident urinary incontinence in middle-aged women. METHODS:This was a prospective study in the Nurses' Health Study II. Participants reported their weight at age 18 years, and current weight and height in 1989; weight was upd...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Townsend MK,Danforth KN,Rosner B,Curhan GC,Resnick NM,Grodstein F

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The medical records of 330 patients treated with terbutaline infusion for the inhibition of preterm labor were reviewed over a five-year period. In patients with intact membranes the results were uniformly good, particularly when treatment was instituted before the 30th week. Half these patients had a prolonged labor ...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Ingemarsson I,Bengtsson B

更新日期：1985-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ten cases of malignant tumors arising in foci of gonadal and extragonadal endometriosis are reported and added to 195 previously reported cases from the English literature. The ovary was the primary site in 165 (78.7%) of the cases, whereas extragonadal sites represented 44 (21.3%). Endometrioid adenocarcinomas accoun...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Heaps JM,Nieberg RK,Berek JS

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Emerging data suggest that oophorectomy at the time of hysterectomy for benign indications may increase long-term morbidity and mortality. We performed a population-based analysis to estimate the rates of oophorectomy in women undergoing hysterectomy for benign indications. METHODS:The Perspective database w...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Perera HK,Ananth CV,Richards CA,Neugut AI,Lewin SN,Lu YS,Herzog TJ,Hershman DL,Wright JD

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine associations between pregnancy weight gain outside and within ranges recommended by the Institute of Medicine and birth weight by both prepregnant body mass index (BMI) and race-ethnicity. METHODS:Mean birth weight and incidence of term low birth weight (LBW, less than 2500 g) and high birth weigh...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Schieve LA,Cogswell ME,Scanlon KS

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study attempted to elucidate the etiology of cervical cancer by examining its association with a number of factors in a relatively unselected group of women. In 1963, a cytologic screening program was undertaken in Washington County, Maryland. The irrigation smear method was used. The final study group of 4341...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Naguib SM,Lundin FE Jr,Davis HJ

更新日期：1966-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Preimplantation genetic diagnosis has been used to decrease or avoid the risk of transmitting identified mutations to offspring. CASE:A 29-year-old woman with spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita and her 30-year-old husband with Marfan syndrome underwent in vitro fertilization with preimplantation genetic...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Smith LP,Hughes MR,Thirumoorthi I,Proud VK,Penzias AS

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the usefulness of the routine pretreatment performance of a chest x-ray, intravenous pyelogram (IVP), cystoscopy, barium enema, and sigmoidoscopy in patients presenting with endometrial and cervical carcinoma by reviewing the results of these tests in 231 patients. In no patient with cervical or endometri...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Lindell LK,Anderson B

更新日期：1987-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to evaluate changes in hemoglobin A1 levels during nondiabetic pregnancy, 19 pregnant women were followed by determination of hemoglobin A1 with a two to four week interval. There was an early decrease in the hemoglobin A1 level already between the 12th and 16th weeks of pregnancy, with a further decrease in ...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Hanson U,Hagenfeldt L,Hagenfeldt K

更新日期：1983-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty-five patients at less than 36 weeks' gestation with severe toxemia were treated conservatively. The pregnancies were continued for a mean duration of 19.2 days and the mean gestation at delivery was 35.2 weeks. Fifty-three percent of the deliveries were by cesarean section. Of the neonates, 56.5% showed severe i...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Martin TR,Tupper WR

更新日期：1979-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the long-term effect of tubal sterilization on menstrual indices and pelvic pain. METHODS:Five hundred women undergoing sterilization were interviewed before sterilization, 6-10 months after surgery, and 3-4.5 years later. Four hundred sixty-six non-sterilized comparison women were interviewed in...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Rulin MC,Davidson AR,Philliber SG,Graves WL,Cushman LF

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell-mediated immunity was tested by coincubation of target cell line (2043) of human squamous cell carcinoma and peripheral blood leukocytes (PBL) of 22 patients with squamous cell neoplasia of the uterine cervix, 9 patients with other tumors, and 9 normal females. The percentage of cell reduction in mild dysplasia w...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Dini MM,Jafari K,Faiferman I

更新日期：1980-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the use of clinical trials registries in published obstetrics and gynecologic systematic reviews and meta-analyses. METHODS:We performed a metaepidemiologic study of systematic reviews between January 1, 2007, and December 31, 2015, from six obstetric and gynecologic journals (Obstetrics & Gyneco...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Bibens ME,Chong AB,Vassar M

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare perioperative outcome measures of abdominal and vaginal hysterectomies in obese women. METHODS:We reviewed the charts of all obese women (body mass index more than 30 kg/m(2)) who underwent abdominal or vaginal hysterectomy for benign gynecologic conditions in our institution between 1997 and 2002...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Isik-Akbay EF,Harmanli OH,Panganamamula UR,Akbay M,Gaughan J,Chatwani AJ

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To test the hypothesis that preeclamptic women are more readily inducible than are nonpreeclamptic women, regardless of cervical condition. METHODS:One hundred eighty-three preeclamptic women and 461 nonpreeclamptic women requiring labor induction were studied prospectively. Patients were categorized by Bish...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Xenakis EM,Piper JM,Field N,Conway D,Langer O

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the relation between the biochemical markers of umbilical venous erythropoietin and umbilical arterial pH and morphologic placental abnormalities in fetal hypoxia. METHODS:Placentas from 300 high-risk newborn infants (gestational age 24-42 weeks) were examined macroscopically and microscopical...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Maier RF,Günther A,Vogel M,Dudenhausen JW,Obladen M

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00