The birth of Caesar and the cesarean misnomer.

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：: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：OBJECTIVE:Recent guidelines for neonatal cardiopulmonary resuscitation emphasize the importance of adequate ventilation. In cases of failed resuscitation with positive pressure ventilation, tracheal intubation and chest compressions are recommended. The present study compared the utility of the Miller laryngoscope (Mil...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Komasawa N,Ueki R,Kaminoh Y,Nishi S

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four cases of transient polyhydramnios are reviewed. It is proposed that by taking note of changes in amniotic fluid volume, one can more accurately assess a fetal-maternal unit that is affected by a number of specific disease processes. ...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Hill LM

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Delivery room (DR) management may play an important role in the development and prevention of lung injury. Therefore, in a cohort of low birth weight infants (LBW), we investigated the effects of two different lung recruitment maneuvers, such as positive pressure ventilation (PPV) and sustained inflation (SI)...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： La Verde A,Franchini S,Lapergola G,Lista G,Barbagallo I,Livolti G,Gazzolo D

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective There is limited data regarding the use of oral hypoglycemic agents (OHAs) in pregnant women with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Study Design This was a retrospective cohort study of women with T2DM who were treated with OHA or insulin from the first trimester onward. Bivariate and multivariate logistic re...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Feghali MN,Caritis SN,Catov JM,Scifres CM

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A hospital-based case-controlled study was undertaken to determine maternal and neonatal characteristics associated with fractured clavicle. A total of 11,604 consecutive vaginal deliveries of liveborn infants in vertex presentation at the Mount Sinai Hospital from 1988 to 1990 were reviewed. Maternal and neonatal cha...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Brown BL,Lapinski R,Berkowitz GS,Holzman I

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to investigate whether maternal bronchial asthma increases the risk for long-term respiratory morbidity of the offspring. STUDY DESIGN:A population-based cohort study compared the incidence of long-term pediatric hospitalizations due to respiratory disease of the offspring of ...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Spiegel E,Shoham-Vardi I,Goldbart A,Sergienko R,Sheiner E

更新日期：2018-09-01 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：:This case-controlled study reviewed 26 cases of uterine rupture at an academic medical center. Controls were selected in a 2:1 design by reviewing the immediate successful vaginal birth after cesarean delivery (VBAC) before and after each case of uterine rupture. At less than 2 hours before delivery or acute uterine r...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Craver Pryor E,Mertz HL,Beaver BW,Koontz G,Martinez-Borges A,Smith JG,Merrill D

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to examine the maternal risk factors associated with early onset Group B streptococcus (GBS) sepsis and determine the potential impact of intrapartum chemoprophylaxis using these risk factors. Using a computerized perinatal database, 26,525 deliveries over a five-year period (1989 to 1994...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Philipson EH,Herson VC

更新日期：1996-11-01 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：:There are 16 reported cases of prenatally diagnosed choledochal cyst in the literature. We present a new case diagnosed at 29 weeks' gestation by routine ultrasound scanning. At 40 weeks' gestation, a male infant was born by spontaneous delivery. At 16 weeks of age, the patient underwent a laparotomy, which confirmed ...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Benhidjeb T,Chaoui R,Kalache K,Mau H,Müller JM

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case with spontaneous rupture of the renal pelvis during pregnancy. A 34-year-old Japanese woman was referred at 20 weeks' gestation because of sudden severe right flank pain. She had severe colic pain radiating to the right lower abdomen with percussion tenderness at the right costovertebral angle and was...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Satoh S,Okuma A,Fujita Y,Tamaka M,Nakano H

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Roberts-SC phocomelia syndrome (pseudothalidomide syndrome) is a rare, usually lethal condition involving short limbs and occasional hydrocephalus. Presented is a case in which prenatal sonographic findings were highly suggestive of this syndrome, although not definite. In this fetus, findings of hydrocephalus, sh...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Sherer DM,Shah YG,Klionsky N,Woods JR Jr

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present an unusual case in which sonographic assessment at 33 weeks' gestation, 5 weeks following a normal fetal anatomical survey and biometry, demonstrated a large, irregular-shaped, echogenic, suprasellar midline intracranial mass occupying the anterior and middle fossas. Associated severe obstructive hydrocepha...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Sylvestre G,Sherer DM

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with a homozygous marital partner had three progressively less seriously involved RH-positive babies after a fetal demise due to erythroblastosis. Only the first of the three required fetal transfusions. All were Rh genotypically identical. The case is presented for interest and to illustrate an exception to...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Perkins RP

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aplasia cutis congenita (ACC) is the clinical manifestation of an uncommon group of skin disorders. One postulated etiology is disseminated intravascular coagulation from release of thrombogenic maternal arising from placental injury or fetal demise. This leads to disruption of the ectodermal blood supply responsible ...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Da-Silva SS,Fagbongbe EO

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to compare the nulliparous-term-singleton-vertex (NTSV) and the Society of Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) cesarean birth metrics as tools for quality improvement efforts based on hospital size. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Cesarean birth rates from 275 hospitals from six states were ...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Shields LE,Walker S,Hedriana HL,Wiesner S,Pelletreau B,Hitti J,Benedetti TJ

更新日期：2018-03-01 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：: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：:The manifestations of fetal varicella syndrome usually involve several organ systems, including skin, ocular, neurologic, gastrointestinal, and genitourinary. Although ocular anomalies have been reported to be as high as 68%, manifestations limited to the eyes is extremely rare. Herein we report the case of fetal vari...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Andreou A,Basiakos H,Hatzikoumi I,Lazarides A

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We sought (1) to identify risk factors for meconium aspiration syndrome (MAS) among infants born to women whose labors were complicated by thick-consistency meconium-stained amniotic fluid (MSAF), and (2) to determine whether risk factors and infant prognosis differ according to the time of onset of respiratory distre...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Xu H,Calvet M,Wei S,Luo ZC,Fraser WD,Amnioinfusion Study Group.

更新日期：2010-04-01 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：: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：: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

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aims to assess the association of red blood cell (RBC) transfusion in a cohort of preterm infants with mortality, retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), and chronic lung disease (CLD) transfused at ≥21 days of life. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS:This retrospective cohort study included infants born at <30 w...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Keir A,Aziz K,McMillan D,Monterrosa L,Ojah C,Lee S,Shah PS,Canadian Neonatal Network.

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Classically, genetically decreased bilirubin conjugation and/or hemolysis account for the mechanisms contributing to neonatal hyperbilirubinemia associated with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency. However, these mechanisms are not involved in most cases of this hyperbilirubinemia. Additional plausible...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Al-Abdi SY

更新日期：2017-02-01 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

abstract：OBJECTIVE: This work aimed to study perinatal, maternal, and neonatal characteristics of birth tourism (BT) mother-baby dyads and the rate of neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) admissions of BT infants. STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective study at a regional perinatal center comparing BT mother-baby dyads to all dyads. BT in...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Lim J,Sun WD,Zhang L,Mikhael M

更新日期：2020-11-09 00:00:00