abstract：:Fetuses show various facial expressions, such as blinking, yawning, sucking, mouthing, tongue expulsion, scowling, and smiling, assessed by four-dimensional ultrasound from the early second trimester of pregnancy. Moreover, some fetuses demonstrate emotion-like behaviors as noted in infants, children, and adults. Sele...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： AboEllail MAM,Hata T

更新日期：2017-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To compare the growth attainment of preterm children and their cardiovascular risk factors at adolescence with the values measured in term children in Germany. METHODS:About 17,641 children aged 0 to <18 years were studied between 2003 and 2006 in the population representative German KiGGS survey ("German Health I...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Bergmann RL,Bergmann KE,Richter R,Schlaud M,Henrich W,Weichert A

更新日期：2017-07-26 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess whether maternal multiple sclerosis (MS) is associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes by determining the clinical course of disease during pregnancy and postpartum throughout a 10-year-period in a single tertiary center. METHODS:We conducted a case-control study that included pregnancies with a de...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Yalcin SE,Yalcin Y,Yavuz A,Akkurt MO,Sezik M

更新日期：2017-05-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective To evaluate the association of a set (or the lack thereof) of pre-gravid maternal features with a better outcome in terms of gestational age and birth weight of twins. Methods Analysis of a Slovenian population-based cohort of all dichorionic twin pairs born at ≥22 weeks during an 11-year period from 2002 to...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Hudadi N,Tul N,Trojner Bregar A,Verdenik I,Lucovnik M,Blickstein I

更新日期：2017-05-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuraxial labor analgesia can be initiated via combined spinal-epidural (CSE) or stand-alone epidural. Pros and cons of these techniques are outlined in this review. In recent years computer-integrated patient-controlled epidural analgesia (CI-PCEA) and programed intermittent epidural boluses (PIEB) have been develope...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Heesen M,Klimek M

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess risk factors for adverse perinatal and neonatal outcomes in "well-selected" singleton vaginal breech deliveries at term. METHODS:During the time span from January 2008 up to April 2015 a total of 786 singleton term breech deliveries with a planned vaginal delivery were identified in a retrospective...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Macharey G,Ulander VM,Heinonen S,Kostev K,Nuutila M,Väisänen-Tommiska M

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of this study was to review prenatally diagnosed tumors of the head and neck in the fetus and to report antenatal and postnatal outcomes. METHODS:PubMed/Medline, EMBASE/SCOPUS, Cochrane database and Google Scholar were reviewed over the last 20 years. No language or article type restriction was used. RESU...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Tonni G,Granese R,Martins Santana EF,Parise Filho JP,Bottura I,Borges Peixoto A,Giacobbe A,Azzerboni A,Araujo Júnior E

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To discover the potential role of recombinant VEGF121 (rVEGF121) injection for the prevention of fetal growth restriction in a preeclampsia (PE) mouse model (Mus musculus). SUBJECTS AND METHODS:This is an experimental study of 30 pregnant mice that were randomly divided into three groups: normal, PE, and PE with r...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Sulistyowati S,Bachnas MA,Anggraini ND,Yuliantara EE,Prabowo W,Anggraini NW,Pramono MB,Adityawarman,Dachlan EG,Andonotopo W

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the short-term effects of blood transfusion on iron status [hemoglobin, ferritin, soluble transferrin receptor (sTfR), and reticulocyte count], hepcidin, and erythropoietin in stable preterm infants. METHOD:Sixty-three preterm infants treated with red blood cell transfusions (RBCTs) were included. Veno...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Herzlich J,Litmanovitz I,Regev R,Bauer S,Sirota G,Steiner Z,Arnon S

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To develop a predictive model for assessing the risk of developing neonatal respiratory morbidity using lamellar body counts (LBCs) and gestational age (GA) to provide a more patient-specific assessment. METHODS:Retrospective cohort study of patients' ≥32 weeks' gestation who received amniocentesis with LBC analy...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Beamon C,Carlson L,Rambally B,Berchuck S,Gearhart M,Hammett-Stabler C,Strauss R

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Inhaled nitric oxide (iNO) is used to treat neonates with hypoxic respiratory failure (HRF). The aim of this study was to determine clinical characteristics and factors associated with non-response to iNO therapy that may assist in clinical management and weaning strategies. METHODS:Retrospective chart review. The...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Morel AA,Shreck E,Mally PV,Kim Y,Bailey SM,Wachtel EV

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the proportion of iatrogenic births among all preterm births over a 26-year period. PATIENTS AND METHODS:A registry-based survey of preterm deliveries between 1987 and 2012 analyzed by the onset of labor: spontaneous with intact membranes, preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM) or iatrogen...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Lucovnik M,Bregar AT,Steblovnik L,Verdenik I,Gersak K,Blickstein I,Tul N

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify risk factors among children with unknown cause intellectual disability (ID) and to estimate the population-attributable risk (PAR) associated with these factors. METHODS:This was a retrospective cohort study of maternal and child pairs born between 2004 and 2010 in South Carolina, and information...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Wang Y,McDermott S,Mann JR,Hardin JW

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Pregravid maternal weight and appropriate weight gain during pregnancy might be associated with increased cesarean section rate. STUDY DESIGN:We used data from the Slovenian National Perinatal Information System to select singleton pregnancies born at ≥38 weeks, during the period between 2003 and 2012. We ca...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Trojner-Bregar A,Blickstein I,Lucovnik M,Steblovnik L,Verdenik I,Tul N

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare normal ranges of ultrasonographically measured fetal nasal bone length in the second trimester between different ethnic groups. METHOD:A prospective, non-interventional study in order to establish normal ranges of fetal nasal bone length in the second trimester in a Greek population was conducted ...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Papasozomenou P,Athanasiadis AP,Zafrakas M,Panteris E,Loufopoulos A,Assimakopoulos E,Tarlatzis BC

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article looks at the association of maternal blood pressure with the blood pressure of the offspring from birth to childhood. The Barker hypothesis states that maternal and "in utero" attributes during pregnancy affect a child's cardiovascular health throughout life. We present an analysis of a unique dataset tha...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Royal-Thomas T,McGee D,Sinha D,Osmond C,Forrester T

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine if oxytocin dosage used for labor induction differed in obese and lean women, we analyzed records of patients who underwent term labor induction and delivered vaginally. Each of a cohort of 27 patients with a body mass index (BMI) >40 kg/m2 was matched with a patient with a BMI <28 kg/m2 for gestational a...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Hill M,Reed KL,Cohen WR

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Apgar score is used worldwide to assess the newborn infant shortly after birth. Apgar scores, including mean scores and those with high cut-off scores, have been used to support claims that planned home birth is as safe as hospital birth. The purpose of this study was to determine the distribution of 5 m...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Grünebaum A,McCullough LB,Brent RL,Arabin B,Levene MI,Chervenak FA

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To identify cardiotocography (CTG) patterns associated with increased risk of intrapartum fetal acidemia. METHODS:A prospective observational cohort study of 1070 women with fetal scalp blood sampling (FBS) during labor was conducted at Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden. Women with a nonreassuring ...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Holzmann M,Wretler S,Cnattingius S,Nordström L

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vaginal bleeding may be present in up to 30% of patients presenting with signs and symptoms of a rupture of the fetal membranes (ROM). The presence of blood may lead to false positive results with biochemical markers. The data presented in this study came from a multi-centric prospective observational clinical study t...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Ramsauer B,Duwe W,Schlehe B,Pitts R,Wagner D,Wutkewicz K,Chuvashkin D,Abele H,Lachmann R

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Our two objectives were to evaluate the feasibility of fetal brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) using a fast spin echo sequence at 3.0T field strength with low radio frequency (rf) energy deposition (as measured by specific absorption rate: SAR) and to compare image quality, tissue contrast and conspicui...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Krishnamurthy U,Neelavalli J,Mody S,Yeo L,Jella PK,Saleem S,Korzeniewski SJ,Cabrera MD,Ehterami S,Bahado-Singh RO,Katkuri Y,Haacke EM,Hernandez-Andrade E,Hassan SS,Romero R

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Evaluate the relationship between neonatal weight and pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A. METHODS:Retrospective study on 2564 singleton pregnancies with healthy term neonates in three groups of women with different values of pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A who underwent the combined test during the first ...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Giudice I,Benintende G,Di Nicolò AM,Mangiameli D,Carrara G,Randazzo C,Sapuppo IM,Gulisano A

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The value of testing for inherited thrombophilia in pregnancy has been debated in literature with regard to its utility in preventing adverse obstetrical outcomes or identifying women at risk for it. In this commentary, an evidence based approach is used to investigate the strength of association between thrombophilia...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Lopes L,Jacob GP

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) is the most common liver disorder of pregnancy. Diagnosis is based on the clinical picture, particularly the presence of pruritus with a deterioration of liver function tests, and typically elevated serum levels of total bile acids. ICP manifests in the second half of pregna...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Šimják P,Pařízek A,Vítek L,Černý A,Adamcová K,Koucký M,Hill M,Dušková M,Stárka L

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Recent studies indicate that older women are more likely to consume alcohol during pregnancy, but subgroups at highest risk within the context of maternal age have not been identified. This study identifies subgroups at risk for alcohol use during pregnancy among three age categories using classification and regre...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Kitsantas P,Gaffney KF,Wu H

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mercury exposure in pregnancy has been associated with both pregnancy complications and developmental problems in infants. Apart from industrial accidents and contaminated food, mercury exposure is likely to arise from predatory fish consumption, environmental contamination and dental amalgam restorations placed befor...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Solan TD,Lindow SW

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Influenza presents with increased morbidity and mortality in children ≤5 months of age. Vaccination of caregivers is indicated, but immunization rates are estimated at only 30%. The 2009 New York State Neonatal Influenza Protection Act (NIPA) mandated offering of influenza vaccine to caregivers during the po...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Shah S,Messina C

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate values and variability of T/QRS ratios between 28 and 42 weeks' gestation in term and post-term pregnancies using non-invasive methods with electrodes placed over the maternal abdomen. METHODS:Fetal electrocardiograms were recorded from 657 women with singleton pregnancies. Recorded signals were analyz...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Fuchs T

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The transcatheter pelvic arterial embolization (TAE) is effective for postpartum hemorrhage (PPH). There has been a little information about the factors for ineffectiveness of TAE. The aim of this study was to determine factors associated with TAE failure for PPH. STUDY DESIGN:Fifty-five women who underwent ...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Yamasaki Y,Morita H,Miyahara Y,Ebina Y,Okada T,Yamaguchi M,Yamada H

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:We investigated the combined effects of intra-amniotic lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and maternal betamethasone (BMZ) on alveolarization using a newborn rat model. METHODS:LPS (1.0 μg/sac) or vehicle was injected into the amniotic sacs of pregnant rats and BMZ (170 μg/kg) or vehicle was injected intramuscularly into th...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Lee HJ,Lee YJ,Jo HS,Choi CW,Kim EK,Kim HS,Kim BI,Choi JH

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Psychosocial stress during pregnancy (PSP) is a risk factor of growing interest in the etiology of preterm birth (PTB). This literature review assesses the published evidence concerning the association between PSP and PTB, highlighting established and hypothesized physiological pathways mediating this association....

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Shapiro GD,Fraser WD,Frasch MG,Séguin JR

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of this study was to assess the risk of subsequent delivery complications after extremely preterm deliveries by initial (index) pregnancy mode of delivery (MOD): cesarean (CD) versus vaginal (VD). METHODS:This is a retrospective, longitudinal cohort study using Washington State birth certificate data and I...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Lannon SM,Guthrie KA,Reed SD,Gammill HS

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The present study attempts to understand the role of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase C677T (MTHFR C677T) in recurrent pregnancy losses in North Indian women because of hyperhomocysteinemia in light of serum folate and vitamin B₁₂. METHODS:One hundred and seven women with three or more consecutive unexplained r...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Puri M,Kaur L,Walia GK,Mukhopadhhyay R,Sachdeva MP,Trivedi SS,Ghosh PK,Saraswathy KN

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To establish the frequency of post-cesarean relaparotomy, identify its risk factors, indications, and operative management. METHODS:This study was a retrospective matched case control study. Records of all women who underwent a cesarean section (CS) from July 2006 to March 2012 were reviewed. We identified a...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Shinar S,Hareuveni M,Ben-Tal O,Many A

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine the association, if any, between placental architecture findings assessed ultrasonographically at 22 and 36 weeks and placental histology. METHODS:There was prospective recruitment of 1011 low-risk primigravids from the antenatal clinic at the Rotunda Hospital, Dublin, Ireland. Ultrasound of the place...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Cooley SM,Donnelly JC,Walsh T,McMahon C,Gillan J,Geary MP

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:There are few population-based studies of hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) in sub-Saharan Africa, and the published criteria that are used to define and grade HIE are too variable for meaningful comparisons between studies and populations. Our objectives were (1) to investigate how the incidence of HIE ...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Horn AR,Swingler GH,Myer L,Harrison MC,Linley LL,Nelson C,Tooke L,Rhoda NR,Robertson NJ

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical value of Kurjak’s Antenatal Neurodevelopmental Test (KANET), a new test for fetal neurodevelopment. METHODS:One hundred seventeen prenatal neurological tests were performed by the KANET scoring system between 28 and 38 weeks of gestation in 24 low-risk (24 ...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Honemeyer U,Talic A,Therwat A,Paulose L,Patidar R

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The obesity epidemic is a problem of global importance with a profound impact on maternal-fetal health. Currently, 1 in 5 women, worldwide, are obese at time of conception. Normalizing pregravid weight may significantly reduce obstetrical complications and alter the long-term weight status of mother and child. Bariatr...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Willis K,Sheiner E

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The last few decades have seen an unrelenting rise in caesarean section (CS) rates. In addition to an increase in numbers of CS performed worldwide, there has also been a change in the indications for CS, a reflection of changing times. A new dilemma facing obstetricians is the increasing demand for CS in the absence ...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： D'Souza R,Arulkumaran S

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A known side effect of labour epidural analgesia (EDA) is maternal fever. It is unclear whether this has effects on the anti-infectious management of the neonate. METHODS:A systematic literature search and a hand search of abstract publications were conducted. Studies reporting sepsis evaluation or antibiot...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Heesen M,Klöhr S,Rossaint R,Straube S,Van de Velde M

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00