Does hospitalization prevent preterm delivery in the patient with a short cervix?

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Amplitude-integrated electroencephalography (aEEG) is a simplified method for continuous monitoring of brain activity in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Our objective was to describe current aEEG use in the United States. STUDY DESIGN:An online survey was distributed to the American Academy of Pedia...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Shah NA,Van Meurs KP,Davis AS

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the relationships between fetal hemoglobin concentration, acid base status, and lactate concentration in umbilical venous and fetal heart blood in 157 fetuses affected by blood group incompatibility who had been exposed for 214 fetal blood sampling procedures (cordocentesis in 153 and intracardiac puncture ...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Westgren M,Lingman G,Stangenberg M

更新日期：1994-01-01 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: 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：:The purpose of this study was to compare risk factors between placental abruption and placenta previa among primiparous and multiparous singleton pregnancies. We analyzed data from a population-based retrospective cohort with singleton pregnancies in the United States for 1995 to 2000. Maternal risk factors for placen...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Yang Q,Wen SW,Phillips K,Oppenheimer L,Black D,Walker MC

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The most common mechanism of fetal tachycardia is orthodromic reciprocating tachycardia utilizing an accessory atrioventricular connection, however, data regarding accessory connection location in patients with fetal tachycardia is limited. To investigate the location of accessory connections in fetal tachycardia, pos...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Kannankeril PJ,Gotteiner NL,Deal BJ,Johnsrude CL,Strasburger JF

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred twenty-one patients underwent an ultrasound examination within 48 hours of delivery to assess prospectively the reliability of the diagnosis of intrauterine growth retardation. Sonographic parameters examined included the abdominal circumference, sonographic estimate of fetal weight, the head to abdominal ...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Weiner CP,Robinson D

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective To assess the additive value of prenatal chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA) for all indications and the likelihood of detecting pathologic copy number variations (CNVs) based on specific indications. Methods A retrospective analysis was performed on amniocentesis and chorionic villi sampling results obtai...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Bornstein E,Berger S,Cheung SW,Maliszewski KT,Patel A,Pursley AN,Lenchner E,Bacino C,Beaudet AL,Divon MY

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present transvaginal ultrasonographic findings of a fetus with Dandy-Walker malformation and associated massive obstructive hydrocephalus at 13 weeks' gestation. First-trimester ultrasonographic diagnosis of Dandy-Walker malformation is uncommon with only two such occurrences having been reported previously. These ...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Sherer DM,Shane H,Anyane-Yeboa K

更新日期：2001-11-01 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：OBJECTIVE: Delayed maturation of auditory brainstem pathway in neonates admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) may lead to misdiagnosis of children with normal peripheral hearing and inappropriate use of amplification devices. The aim of this study is to determine the pattern of auditory brain stem respons...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Mohammed ST,El-Farrash RA,Taha HM,Moustafa OA

更新日期：2020-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Postpartum higher-dose oxytocin (80 U) compared with lower dose (10 U) given in 500 mL over 1 hour does not decrease postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) requiring treatment, but reduces the risk of hematocrit decline ≥ 6% among women delivering vaginally. Our objective was to evaluate whether the duration of administ...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Subramaniam A,Abramovici AR,Szychowski JM,Roach M,Owen J,Biggio JR,Tita AT

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to compare the pregnancy outcome and delivery complications in women 40 years or older (cases) to that of women 20 to 30 years old (controls). Over a 5-year period, 319 cases had a singleton delivery in our institution. These women were compared with 326 controls. Parity was significantly hig...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Seoud MA,Nassar AH,Usta IM,Melhem Z,Kazma A,Khalil AM

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We hypothesized that surgical energy could be used to create hysterotomies in open fetal surgery. STUDY DESIGN:Initial studies compared the LigaSure Impact and Harmonic ACE + 7 Shears in the efficiency of hysterotomy and thermal damage. Pregnant ewes at an estimated gestational age (EGA) of 116 to 120 days (te...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Church JT,McLeod JS,Coughlin MA,Bergin IL,Perkins EM,Hoffman HR,Bilger M,Rojas-Peña A,Treadwell MC,Berman DR,Jarboe MD,Mychaliska GB,Perrone EE

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Association studies of various gene variants in neonatal sepsis show conflicting results. Objective We performed a systematic review of candidate gene association studies in neonatal sepsis to provide pooled estimates of risk for selected gene variants. Methods We performed a search using MeSH terms "infect...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Srinivasan L,Swarr DT,Sharma M,Cotten CM,Kirpalani H

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four hundred sixty-four fetuses underwent real time ultrasound examination within 72 hours before birth to evaluate other factors than the weight formula itself that might influence the accuracy of ultrasound weight estimation. The results indicated that fetal sex had no effect on weight estimation accuracy, but that ...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Ott WJ,Doyle S,Flamm S

更新日期：1986-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a rare occurrence of an early-onset extensive cystic hygroma colli with intralesional hemorrhage and a favorable outcome. A 23-year-old primigravida woman was referred for management of a left isolated extensive cystic hygroma colli at 22 weeks' gestation. Amniocentesis revealed a 46, XY karyotype. Ultrasou...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Chen CP,Wang W,Lin SP,Sheu JC,Tzen CY

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There were 107 episodes of pyelonephritis associated with pregnancy or the early puerperium occurring in 103 gravidas investigated retrospectively for information concerning prematurity, low birthweight, and antibiotic susceptibility patterns in the recovered microorganisms. No difference was found in the incidence of...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Fan YD,Pastorek JG 2nd,Miller JM Jr,Mulvey J

更新日期：1987-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The findings of hyperechoic and enlarged fetal kidneys on routine antenatal ultrasonography is a non-specific finding that alerts the physician to a differential diagnosis of various genetic and non-genetic disorders, including fetal polycystic disease and Beckwith-Wiedeman syndrome. Detection of fetal or neonatal pol...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Whitfield J,Hurst D,Bennett MJ,Sherwood WG,Hogg R,Gonsoulin W

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Advances in neonatology have made possible the survival of neonates with lower gestational ages and birth weights. Nevertheless, findings remain of a sex difference in mortality for premature and low birth weight (LBW) neonates with male sex often associated with poorer outcome (the "male disadvantage"). Thro...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Vu HD,Dickinson C,Kandasamy Y

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This investigation was undertaken to determine whether histologic examination of the placenta contributed to a better understanding of the cause of intrauterine fetal growth retardation. Placentas were examined of 151 liveborn infants whose birthweights were in the lower 10th percentile for gestational age. One or mor...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Rayburn W,Sander C,Compton A

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE: Potentially avoidable maternity complications (PAMCs) have been validated as an indicator of access to quality prenatal care. African-American mothers have exhibited a higher incidence of PAMCs, which has been attributed to unequal health coverage. The objective of this study was to assess if racial disparit...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Ranjit A,Andriotti T,Madsen C,Koehlmoos T,Staat B,Witkop C,Little SE,Robinson J

更新日期：2020-01-27 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to estimate the contemporary national rate of severe maternal morbidity (SMM) and its associated hospital cost during delivery hospitalization. STUDY DESIGN:We conducted a retrospective study identifying all delivery hospitalizations in the United States between 2011 and 2012....

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Chen HY,Chauhan SP,Blackwell SC

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Congenital pulmonary airway malformation (CPAM) is a group of rare congenital malformations of the lung and airways. Lung ultrasound (LU) is increasingly used to diagnose neonatal respiratory diseases since it is quick, easy to learn, and radiation-free, but no formal data exist for congenital ...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Yousef N,Mokhtari M,Durand P,Raimondi F,Migliaro F,Letourneau A,Tissières P,De Luca D

更新日期：2018-10-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate whether tocolysis with nifedipine can be omitted in women with symptoms of preterm labor, a shortened cervix, and negative fetal fibronectin test. STUDY DESIGN:A randomized noninferiority trial was performed in all Dutch perinatal centers. Women with symptoms of preterm labor between 24 and 34 we...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Vis JY,van Baaren GJ,Wilms FF,Oudijk MA,Kwee A,Porath MM,Scheepers HC,Spaanderman ME,Bloemenkamp KW,van Lith JM,Bolte AC,Bax CJ,Cornette J,Duvekot JJ,Nij Bijvank SW,van Eyck J,Franssen MT,Sollie KM,Woiski M,Vandenbu

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pregnant patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, the virus responsible for the clinical condition newly described in 2019 as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and illness severity to warrant intensive care have a complex disease process that must involve multiple disciplines. Guidelines from v...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Oxford-Horrey C,Savage M,Prabhu M,Abramovitz S,Griffin K,LaFond E,Riley L,Easter SR

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We sought to determine if maternal prepregnancy body mass index (BMI) is a risk factor for neonatal respiratory morbidity and to determine if increasing BMI decreased the efficacy of betamethasone (BMZ). STUDY DESIGN:This was a secondary analysis of the Antenatal Late Preterm Steroids trial, double-blind, ra...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Bicocca MJ,Blackwell SC,Sibai BM

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study assessed the impact of a nurse simulation training program on perception of kangaroo mother care (KMC) value and transfer skill competency. STUDY DESIGN:An 8-item Likert scale skill survey tool and a 24-item Likert developmental care survey tool were used in a prospective cohort study to analyze p...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Hendricks-Munoz KD,Mayers RM

更新日期：2014-11-01 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