Outpatient oral misoprostol for prolonged pregnancies: a pilot investigation.

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：:Novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection occurring during pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of preterm delivery. This case report describes successful treatment of preterm labor during acute COVID-19 infection. Standard treatment for preterm labor may allow patients with acute COVID-19 infectio...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Browne PC,Linfert JB,Perez-Jorge E

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study was undertaken in 372 consecutive patients undergoing non-elective cesarean delivery to explore the incidence and nature of conflicts between physician and patient surrounding the decision to undergo non-elective cesarean delivery; to examine the adequacy of informed consent at the time of non-elective cesarea...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Lescale KB,Inglis SR,Eddleman KA,Peeper EQ,Chervenak FA,McCullough LB

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The significance and management of prepartum bradycardia is not well established in prepartum fetal assessment. The incidence of prolonged bradycardia was 3.5% (45 per 1284), defined as a decrease of greater than or equal to 40 beats per minute of the fetal heart rate (FHR) below the baseline for at least 2 minutes. T...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Brustman LE,Langer O,Anyaegbunam A

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study aims to compare women with early (13-16 years), late teenage (17-19 years), and adult (25-29 years) pregnancies regarding pregnancy risk factors and reproductive outcomes. METHODS:An observational study, utilizing medical charts and direct interview, conducted in an academic hospital during Janua...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Suciu LM,Pasc AL,Cucerea M,Bell EF

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present an unusual complication of midtrimester genetic amniocentesis of a monochorionic twin gestation in which prolonged fetal bradycardia of 60 to 80 beats per minute sustained over two hours was associated with multiple subsequent fetal anomalies. These included: microcephaly, bilateral closed-lip schizencephal...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Sherer DM,Salafia CM

更新日期：1996-08-01 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：:Elevated serum transaminase levels can have many different etiologies, especially in the pregnant patient. Hypoxic hepatitis is a distinct syndrome caused by decreased hepatic blood flow that presents with a marked, but transient, increase in liver enzymes. A 28-year-old woman, gravida 3, para 2 with history of gastri...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Kummer N,Cackovic M,Paidas M,Funai E

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 18 women with gestational diabetes the variables of an oral glucose tolerance test (fasting and 2-hour blood glucose values and area under the blood glucose curve) performed in the last trimester of pregnancy correlated significantly with the urinary C-peptide excretion during the first 12 hours of the life (r = 0....

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Lunell NO,Persson B,Devarajan LV,Hassan S,Hathout H,Kasrawi R,Saleh A,Viktorin L

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diagnosis of fetal pulmonary hypoplasia could be of great benefit to the obstetrician in the management of those pregnancies complicated by prolonged preterm ruptured membranes. Ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging were employed for fetal diagnosis of pulmonary hypoplasia and we were unable to predict accura...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Harstad TW,Twickler DM,Leveno KJ,Brown CE

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In insulin dependent diabetic (IDDM) gestations, fetal pulmonary maturity is delayed in the presence of suboptimal glycemic control. Serum glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) provides a means of assessing glycemic control. We evaluated maternal HbA1c in IDDM pregnancies at term undergoing amniocentesis for lung maturity t...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Heimberger CM,Ghidini A,Lewis KM,Spong CY

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE: Neuromuscular re-education (NMRE) therapy including bracing, containment, facilitation techniques, joint compression, weight (WT) bearing, and myofascial release has been shown to improve neurodevelopmental maturation in premature infants. This study aimed to examine the association of NMRE with growth param...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Leone M,Alsofrom J,Kane M,Laryea S,Abdelatif D,Mohamed MA

更新日期：2020-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：:A randomized clinical trial (RCT) noted that sonographic examination in the third trimester, in conjunction with delivery at term for abnormalities of fetal growth, significantly decreased the likelihood of small-for-gestational-age (SGA) neonates in uncomplicated pregnancies. We identified 15 characteristics of scree...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Chauhan SP,Rouse DJ,Ananth CV,Magann EF,Chang E,Dahlke JD,Abuhamad AZ

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We sought to report an updated incidence, risk factors, and outcome of traumatic facial palsy (TFP) in newborn infants born at King Abdulaziz Medical City (KAMC), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. We performed a 12-year retrospective study at KAMC. The records of infants with the diagnosis of TFP during the study period were revi...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Al Tawil K,Saleem N,Kadri H,Rifae MT,Tawakol H

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE: Previous analyses of neonatal intensive care units (NICU) antimicrobial stewardship programs have identified key contributors to overall antibiotic use, including prolonged empiric therapy >48 hours for early-onset sepsis (EOS). However, most were performed in mixed NICU settings with onsite birthing units, ...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Viel-Thériault I,Agarwal A,Bariciak E,Le Saux N,Thampi N

更新日期：2021-01-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Carbamoyl phosphate synthetase deficiency is a type of an inborn error of metabolism with a poor prognosis. Carbamoyl phosphate synthetase is a liver-specific enzyme, and its deficiency can only be diagnosed by enzyme assay using liver biopsy specimens. A pregnant woman at risk for carbamoyl phosphate synthetase defic...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Murotsuki J,Uehara S,Okamura K,Yajima A,Oura T,Miyabayashi S

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To estimate the risk of preterm birth in asymptomatic women with twin pregnancies with a normal cervical length (CL) and a positive fetal fibronectin (fFN), we reviewed a retrospective cohort of twin pregnancies delivered in our practice from 2005 to 2010. Patients were screened from 22 to 32 weeks with CL and fFN at ...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Fox NS,Rebarber A,Roman AS,Klauser CK,Saltzman DH

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although values for cardiac output in the newborn infant have been reported previously, the methods utilized have been invasive. To assess if cardiac output could be determined noninvasively in the neonate, we measured mean ascending aortic blood flow velocity (VAo) in well newborns using a portable 5MHz, range gated,...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Alverson DC,Eldridge MW,Johnson JD,Aldrich M,Angelus P,Berman W Jr

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 27-year-old primigravida women was referred for ultrasound studies at 32 weeks' gestation because of the suspicion of fetal ventriculomegaly. Sonographic examination of the fetal brain found a marked shift of the midline, with enlarged left hemisphere and ipsilateral occipital horn, and abnormal convolutions. A 3500...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Sandri F,Pilu G,Dallacasa P,Foschi F,Salvioli GP,Bovicelli L

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to compare the delayed response to Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) immunization in preterm infants 31.4 to 34.6 weeks of age with full-terms infants by tuberculin test (tuberculin skin test with purified protein derivative [PPD]). One hundred newborns were studied from November 2000 to Apr...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Negrete-Esqueda L,Vargas-Origel A

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study assessed whether the amniotic fluid index (AFI) or the single deepest pocket (SDP) is the best technique to estimate amniotic fluid volume. The AFI and SDP were compared to a dye-determined or directly measured amniotic fluid volume. A PUBMED search from 1990 to 2006 was conducted using the search terms "si...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Magann EF,Chauhan SP,Doherty DA,Magann MI,Morrison JC

更新日期：2007-10-01 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：:The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of prophylactic antibiotic treatment on prenatal and neonatal outcome after preterm premature rupture of the membranes (P-PROM). The study population consisted of 172 pregnant women admitted to the Rabin Medical Center in Israel with P-PROM at 23-34 gestational we...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Bar J,Maayan-Metsger A,Hod M,Ben Rafael Z,Orvieto R,Shalev Y,Sirota L

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine if increasing predicted risk of cesarean was associated with longer labor length and increased morbidity among women undergoing induction with an unfavorable cervix. STUDY DESIGN:Using a publically available database, we evaluated whether a previously validated prediction model for cesarean deli...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Hamm RF,Downes KL,Srinivas SK,Levine LD

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to compare attitudes of providers regarding perinatal management and outcomes for periviable newborns of caregivers at centers with higher resuscitation (HR) and lower resuscitation (LR) rates in the delivery room. STUDY DESIGN: All obstetric and neonatal clinical providers at six U.S. site...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Lawrence C,Laventhal N,Fritz KA,Carlos C,Famuyide M,Tonismae T,Hayslett D,Coleman T,Jain M,Edmonds BT,Leuthner S,Andrews B,Feltman DM

更新日期：2020-04-15 00:00:00

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：:We measured Thrombopoietin (Tpo) levels in thrombocytopenic term and preterm babies with infection to investigate the relationship between thrombopietin levels and platelet counts. Sixteen preterm (27-34 weeks' gestational age) and 5 term neonates (38-41 weeks' gestational age) with the diagnosis of neonatal infection...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Oygür N,Tunga M,Mumcu Y,Yeşilipek A,Güra A,Coşkun M,Yeğin O

更新日期：2001-08-01 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 examine the effects of interpregnancy weight change on pregnancy outcomes, including recurrent preeclampsia, preterm birth, small-for-gestational age (SGA), large-for-gestational age (LGA), and cesarean delivery, among women with a history of preeclampsia. We also evaluated whether these ...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Tabet M,Banna S,Luong L,Kirby R,Chang JJ

更新日期：2020-06-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Rotavirus is the most common nonseasonal vaccine preventable illness. Despite increased severity of rotaviral illness in early infancy, most neonatal intensive care units (NICU) do not administer rotavirus vaccination either during the NICU stay at age of eligibility or at discharge as the Advisory Committee on Immuni...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Briggs-Steinberg C,Shah S

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00