A study on prophylactic antibiotics in cesarean sections--is it worthwhile?

abstract：:Worldwide, 98% of stillbirths occur in low-income countries (LIC), where stillbirth rates are ten-fold higher than in high-income countries (HIC). Although most HIC stillbirths occur prenatally, in LIC most stillbirths occur at term and during labor/delivery. Conditions causing stillbirths include those of maternal or...

journal_title：Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica

authors： Goldenberg RL,Saleem S,Pasha O,Harrison MS,Mcclure EM

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study was planned to evaluate the effect of Prostaglandin E2 pessaries in three different dosages in ripening the unfavourable cervix prior to the induction of labor. A single dose of PGE2 as pessary in the three different dosages was administered into the posterior vaginal fornix to ripen an unfavourable cervix wit...

journal_title：Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica

authors： Varma TR,Norman J

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ultrasonography (US) has been compared with urography (IVU) as a preoperative investigation prior to hysterectomy in 62 patients. In 38 patients the urinary tract was deemed normal by both US and IVU. US and IVU coincided in varying degrees of hydronephrosis in 8 patients and disagreed in one. Of 5 double ureters, US ...

journal_title：Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica

authors： Aslaksen A,Göthlin JH,Geitung JT,Anker C

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate risk factors associated with postterm pregnancy and cesarean delivery following labor induction. DESIGN:Population-based cohort study. SETTING:Sweden. POPULATION:From the Swedish Medical Birth Register, a total of 1,176,131 singletons births from gestational week 37 and onwards, between 1992...

journal_title：Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica

authors： Roos N,Sahlin L,Ekman-Ordeberg G,Kieler H,Stephansson O

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty infants delivered by vacuum extraction have been studied in the neonatal period--neurological examination, neonatal CSF-examinations, skull X-ray examination, transillumination and sonoencephalography --and at 14 months of age--developmental and behavioural evaluation, neurological examination, skull X-ray exami...

journal_title：Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica

authors： Blennow G,Svenningsen NW,Gustafson B,Sundén B,Cronquist S

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess trends for hysterectomy methods in the Nordic countries and to compare outcomes of hysterectomies in Finland done by trainees with those done by specialists. DESIGN:Register-based study. SETTING:NOMESCO database for the Nordic countries and the Finnish Hospital Discharge Register. POPULATION:Nati...

journal_title：Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica

authors： Jokinen E,Brummer T,Jalkanen J,Fraser J,Heikkinen AM,Mäkinen J,Sjöberg J,Tomàs E,Mikkola TS,Härkki P

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The possibility that changes in activated protein C anticoagulant activity may contribute to the hemostatic changes associated with pregnancy has been previously investigated, but the results of the studies are still controversial. METHODS:Nine hundred and sixty-one healthy nonpregnant and 711 normal pregna...

journal_title：Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica

authors： Benedetto C,Marozio L,Tavella AM,Maulà V,Carmignani D,Curti A

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:International guidelines recommend that health-care providers initiate discussions about the impact of treatment on fertility with cancer patients of reproductive age, or with parents/legal guardians of children, as early as possible in the treatment process. Still, both physicians and patients confirm that this is no...

journal_title：Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica

authors： Lampic C,Wettergren L

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Our aim was to investigate the rate of vascular dementia and dementia in women with previous hypertensive disorders in pregnancy, since white matter lesions of the brain and cardiovascular disease are linked both to dementia and hypertensive disorders in pregnancy. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Prospective populat...

journal_title：Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica

authors： Andolf EG,Sydsjö GC,Bladh MK,Berg G,Sharma S

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Increasing birth rates have raised questions for policy makers and hospital management about the economic costs of childbirth. OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this article is to identify and review all existing scientific studies in relation to the economic costs of alternative modes of childbirth delivery and to ...

journal_title：Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica

authors： Fahy M,Doyle O,Denny K,McAuliffe FM,Robson M

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the years 1973-79, 704732 births took place in Sweden and 63 075 cesarean sections (CS) were performed. Within the study period there were 20 maternal deaths associated with delivery or puerperium. Thirteen of these patients were delivered by CS and 7 by the vaginal route. The hospital records of the 13 deaths ...

journal_title：Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica

authors： Moldin P,Hökegård KH,Nielsen TF

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Progesterone was the principal therapeutic agent used in 40 cases of pre-eclamptic toxaemia. It was also given to 10 normal pregnant women who served as a control group. A significant fall in both the systolic and diastolic blood pressures was observed in 80% of the toxaemic patients. In all cases there was a marked i...

journal_title：Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica

authors： Sammour MB,El-Kabarity H,Khalifa AS

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Consanguinity is common in Arab countries. The Sultanate of Oman has a relatively small population with a high prevalence of consanguineous marriages. This is a retrospective study of women who had three or more consecutive miscarriages between January 2002 and December 2008, investigated in the non-pregnant state. Ag...

journal_title：Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica

authors： Gowri V,Udayakumar AM,Bsiso W,Al Farsi Y,Rao K

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Some pregnant women develop significant proteinuria in the absence of hypertension. However, clinical significance of isolated gestational proteinuria (IGP) is not well understood. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of IGP in singleton pregnancies and the proportion of women with IGP who subseque...

journal_title：Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica

authors： Yamada T,Obata-Yasuoka M,Hamada H,Baba Y,Ohkuchi A,Yasuda S,Kawabata K,Minakawa S,Hirai C,Kusaka H,Murabayashi N,Inde Y,Nagura M,Umazume T,Itakura A,Maeda M,Sagawa N,Ohno Y,Kataoka S,Fujimori K,Kudo Y,Ikeda T,

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To validate the diagnosis of an unexplained antepartum fetal death in the Medical Birth Registry of Norway against data obtained from hospital records, alone and combined with autopsy data. To compare epidemiologic characteristics of an unexplained fetal death based on cases recorded by the three data sources...

journal_title：Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica

authors： Rasmussen S,Albrechtsen S,Irgens LM,Dalaker K,Maartmann-Moe H,Vlatkovic L,Markestad T

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adult granulosa cell tumor of the ovary is an uncommon neoplasm. The overall prognosis is favorable. The prognostic factors that are related to survival have not been well defined and are discussed in the literature amidst controversy. METHODS:Thirty-five patients diagnosed with adult granulosa cell tumor o...

journal_title：Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica

authors： Kim YM,Jung MH,Kim KR,Kim JH,Kim YT,Nam JH,Mok JE

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The nutritional state reportedly influences the age of menarche. In this work we investigated the potential relationship between the intake of various types of foods and the age of menarche, irrespective of body weight. METHODS:An overall 777 schoolgirls of ages between 8 and 16 years from Benalmádena (Mála...

journal_title：Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica

authors： Soriguer FJ,González-Romero S,Esteva I,García-Arnés JA,Tinahones F,Ruiz de Adana MS,Olveira G,Mancha I,Vazques F

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to describe the variable anatomy in the anastomosis between the umbilical arteries for better understanding of the physical characteristics of the umbilical flow velocity waveform (FVW). METHODS:The arterial system of 67 placentas from pregnancies with normal umbilical FVW and resu...

journal_title：Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica

authors： Ullberg U,Sandstedt B,Lingman G

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Damage to the pelvic floor during vaginal childbirth is common, and may take the form of levator avulsion or irreversible overdistension of the levator hiatus (microtrauma). Such trauma is a major risk factor for pelvic organ prolapse later in life. In this study we aimed to identify intrapartum risk facto...

journal_title：Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica

authors： Caudwell-Hall J,Kamisan Atan I,Martin A,Guzman Rojas R,Langer S,Shek K,Dietz HP

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two hyperprolactinemic infertile women, one with and one without a pituitary adenoma, who were resistant to bromocriptine treatment, were treated orally with Hachimijiogan, a Chinese herbal medicine. This treatment reduced the serum prolactin level, resulting in a normal ovulatory cycle and pregnancy, without side eff...

journal_title：Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica

authors： Usuki S,Kubota S,Usuki Y

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To study factors influencing delivery method in breech presentation. METHODS:Population based cohort study from The Medical Birth Registry of Norway, comprising all singleton deliveries in Norway, 1967-1994, 1,592,064 deliveries of which 45,921 (2.9%) were in breech presentation. RESULTS:The proportion of ...

journal_title：Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica

authors： Albrechtsen S,Rasmussen S,Dalaker K,Irgens LM

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The objective of this study was to assess the effectiveness and potential benefits of the use of long-acting recombinant follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) in a random-start protocol for fertility preservation in women with cancer. MATERIAL AND METHODS:This is a retrospective before-and-after study perfor...

journal_title：Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica

authors： Sarais V,Paffoni A,Pagliardini L,Filippi F,Martinelli F,Mangili G,Candiani M,Papaleo E

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a case of interstitial pregnancy causing uterine cornual rupture during induction of prostaglandin midtrimester abortion. As the clinical and ultrasonographic diagnosis of advanced ectopic gestation may be difficult, the possibility of ectopic pregnancy should be considered in cases of unsuccessful attempts...

journal_title：Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica

authors： Petersen KR,Larsen GK,Nørring K,Jensen FR

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In women complaining of a wide vagina and decreased sexual satisfaction we performed colporrhaphy--including perineoplasty in most cases. METHODS:Between November 2003 and October 2004, a total of 53 patients were selected for operation at the Urogynecology and Vaginal Surgery Unit, Las Condes Clinic, Chile...

journal_title：Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica

authors： Pardo JS,Solà VD,Ricci PA,Guiloff EF,Freundlich OK

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Gestational age is estimated by ultrasound using fetal size as a proxy for age, although variance in early growth affects reliability. The aim of this study was to identify characteristics associated with discrepancies between last menstrual period-based (EDD-LMP) and ultrasound-based (EDD-US) estimated de...

journal_title：Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica

authors： Kullinger M,Wesström J,Kieler H,Skalkidou A

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Most studies of cervical conization have considered the frequency of complications and the outcome of follow-up. The determinants of cone margin positivity have been inadequately described. In a series of CIN patients undergoing conization-equivalent electrosurgical procedure, we evaluated the factors associ...

journal_title：Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica

authors： Costa S,De Nuzzo M,Terzano P,Santini D,De Simone P,Bovicelli A,Bovicelli L,Bucchi L

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine if oxidative stress and endothelial dysfunction exist at the same time in a young, non-obese group of patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). DESIGN:Cross-sectional study. SETTING:Celal Bayar University, School of Medicine, Manisa, Turkey. SAMPLE:Thirty-one young, non-obese patients wi...

journal_title：Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica

authors： Kuşçu NK,Var A

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND METHODS:The cesarean section rate for term singleton breech babies in the Netherlands rose from 57 to 81% after the Term Breech Trial in 2000. The Dutch Maternal Mortality Committee registered and evaluated maternal mortality due to elective cesarean section for breech. RESULTS:Four maternal deaths afte...

journal_title：Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica

authors： Schutte JM,Steegers EA,Santema JG,Schuitemaker NW,van Roosmalen J,Maternal Mortality Committee Of The Netherlands Society Of Obstetrics.

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 2108 pregnant women, external abdominal measurements were correlated to the weight of the newborn child. The product of girth and uterine height was more closely correlated to the infant weight than were any of these maternal variables alone or in other combinations, but the accuracy of this method was almost as lo...

journal_title：Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica

authors： Pschera H,Söderberg G

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Maternal serum anti-D is actively transported across the placenta into the fetal blood where it adheres to D-positive erythrocytes. The anti-D coated red cells attach to Fc-receptors on fetal reticuloendothelial cells and are subsequently phagocytosed and hemolysed. It is not known if anti-D is consumed or r...

journal_title：Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica

authors： Gottvall T,Selbing A

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00