abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the association between adequacy of prenatal care utilization and risk of fetal and neonatal mortality and adverse outcomes. METHODS:We conducted a population-based cohort study using the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's Linked Birth-Infant Death and Fetal Death data on all deliveries ...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Partridge S,Balayla J,Holcroft CA,Abenhaim HA

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze outcomes after second-stage labor beyond 3 hours and determine if prolonged second stages were intentional. STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective cohort analysis of maternal and neonatal outcomes in nulliparous women based on second-stage duration. Medical records were reviewed for management decisions in wo...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Bleich AT,Alexander JM,McIntire DD,Leveno KJ

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the optimal click rate (CR) for neurodevelopmental assessment using auditory brainstem evoked response (ABR) in preterm infants. STUDY DESIGN:A prospective study was performed in 17 preterm infants at 34 weeks' postmenstrual age. Three separate ABRs were performed a few minutes apart on each sub...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Amin SB,Orlando M

更新日期：2012-09-01 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:To determine epidemiology and clinical characteristics of infants with methicillin-susceptible (MSSA) and -resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in a level III neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). STUDY DESIGN:All NICU admissions (2001 to 2008) with any positive S. aureus culture were included as cases. Cas...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Rana D,Abughali N,Kumar D,Super DM,Jacobs MR,Kumar ML

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify characteristics predictive of survival of patients with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective analysis of clinical characteristics including severity of lung disease measured by oxygenation index (OI) associated with single-center survival in CDH patients (n = 81) from...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Mann PC,Morriss FH Jr,Klein JM

更新日期：2012-05-01 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 mother's milk is the optimal nutrition for preterm infants, the amount of protein, calcium, and phosphorus become inadequate for the growth of preterm infants, such that fortification is recommended when enteral feeding is established. Recently, intestinal obstruction due to calcium soap formation has been re...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Takahashi K,Mizuno K,Itabashi K

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous work has shown that fetal hydrographic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) provided additional information complementary to T2-weighted single-shot fast spin echo (ssFSE) images. The objective of this study was to determine if hydrographic MRI provides better conspicuity of fetal eye structures compared with ssF...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Paquette LB,Jackson HA,Tavaré CJ,Panigrahy A

更新日期：2012-04-01 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：:We examined the prevalence of cesarean delivery (CD) among women with morbid obesity and extreme morbid obesity. Using Kentucky birth certificate data, a cross-sectional analysis of nulliparous singleton gestations at term was performed. We examined the prevalence of CD by body mass index (BMI; in kg/m2) using the Nat...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Garabedian MJ,Williams CM,Pearce CF,Lain KY,Hansen WF

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We compared perinatal outcomes between live-born nonisolated and isolated omphaloceles diagnosed during a prenatal ultrasound. Fetuses (n = 86) with omphalocele were identified between 1995 and 2007 at a single institution. Inclusion criteria were an omphalocele >14 weeks' gestation, available fetal and/or neonatal ka...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Kominiarek MA,Zork N,Pierce SM,Zollinger T

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Managing preterm rupture of membranes (PPROM) is a balance between benefits of prolonging gestation and the risks of perinatal infection. This study evaluates a real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for the detection of amniotic fluid infection and neonatal complications by amniocentesis following PPROM. A total o...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Debiève F,Ska S,Williams O,Hutchings G,Bernard P,Grandjean P,Hubinont C

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interest in centralized monitoring in labor and delivery units is growing because it affords the opportunity to monitor multiple patients simultaneously. However, a long history of research on sustained attention reveals these types of monitoring tasks can be problematic. The goal of the present experiment was to exam...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Anderson BL,Scerbo MW,Belfore LA,Abuhamad AZ

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neonatal alloimmune neutropenia (NAN) results from neutrophil destruction by transplacental maternal neutrophil-specific immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies directed against the antigen inherited from the father. Treatment is usually based on recombinant human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) and prevention...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Desenfants A,Jeziorski E,Plan O,Rodière M,Rimbert M,Muller JY,Taïb J,Cambonie G

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study is to identify clinical, etiologic, and laboratory factors that potentiate adverse outcome of hyperbilirubinemia among term and late preterm neonates in logistic regression analysis. A retrospective cohort of infants with total serum bilirubin (TSB) ≥ 20 mg/dL from 1995 to 2007 was surveyed. Eigh...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Weng YH,Chiu YW,Cheng SW,Hsieh MY

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We sought to evaluate the effectiveness of daily oral micronized progesterone (MP) in preventing recurrent spontaneous preterm birth (RSPB) and whether MP increases maternal serum progesterone. We performed a pilot, single-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial in women with a prior preterm birth a...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Glover MM,McKenna DS,Downing CM,Smith DB,Croom CS,Sonek JD

更新日期：2011-05-01 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：:We assessed the pattern of levo-thyroxine (l-thyroxine) therapy in very premature newborns over a 10-year period. We analyzed the electronic database of a large private neonatal practice group (Pediatrix, Ft. Lauderdale, FL) for 23- to 32-week gestation neonates ( N = 96,813) managed during 1997 to 2006. L-thyroxine u...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Linn M,Yoder BA,Clark RH

更新日期：2010-10-01 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：:Mixoploidy is rare chromosomal disorder characterized by multiple cell lines, usually including triploidy, within tissues. Pregnancy outcome has generally been considered poor with congenital anomalies and developmental delay reported in postnatally diagnosed cases. We report on two cases of abnormal midtrimester ultr...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Jadhav AR,Dildy GA,Belfort MA,Lacassie Y,Carey JC

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the efficacy, safety, and biological mechanisms of digoxin immune Fab (DIF) treatment of severe preeclampsia. Fifty-one severe preeclamptic patients were randomized in double-blind fashion to DIF ( N = 24) or placebo ( N = 27) for 48 hours. Primary outcomes were change in creatinine clearance (CrCl) at 24...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Adair CD,Buckalew VM,Graves SW,Lam GK,Johnson DD,Saade G,Lewis DF,Robinson C,Danoff TM,Chauhan N,Hopoate-Sitake M,Porter KB,Humphrey RG,Trofatter KF,Amon E,Ward S,Kennedy L,Mason L,Johnston JA

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We sought to validate center-specific published medians and estimate the effects of sonologist and Doppler measurement techniques on middle cerebral artery (MCA) peak systolic velocity (PSV) values. We studied 154 gravidas with normal singletons who underwent MCA PSV measurement at 18 to 35 weeks' gestation by one of ...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Patterson TM,Alexander A,Szychowski JM,Owen J

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present the outcome of a relatively large cohort of women with suspected placenta accreta who underwent prophylactic pelvic artery catheterization prior to cesarean section. All pregnant women with suspected placenta accreta who delivered in one tertiary center were included in this retrospective study. All patient...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Sivan E,Spira M,Achiron R,Rimon U,Golan G,Mazaki-Tovi S,Schiff E

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We sought to identify maternal or clinical characteristics of women likely to develop preterm labor (PTL) at <34 weeks' gestation while receiving 17 alpha-hydroxyprogesterone caproate (17P) prophylaxis. Current singleton gestations with prior preterm delivery enrolled for outpatient 17P administration at <27 weeks' ge...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Joy S,Rhea DJ,Istwan NB,Desch CN,Stanziano G

更新日期：2010-04-01 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：:The antioxidant enzyme paraoxonase 1 is a marker of oxidative stress and has been implicated in the pathogenesis of preeclampsia. Our objective was to determine if an association exists between low paraoxonase 1 activity at midgestation and the development of preeclampsia. We conducted a case-control study of 50 women...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Baker AM,Klein RL,Haeri S,Moss KL,Boggess KA

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We compared short-term neonatal outcomes between premature infants with spontaneous preterm birth (s-PTB) and those delivered due to preeclampsia (PEC). Data were collected from women with singleton pregnancies admitted with spontaneous preterm labor (PTL) (2002 to 2005) and PEC (2005 to 2007). Patients delivering 24 ...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Bastek JA,Srinivas SK,Sammel MD,Elovitz MA

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated if maternal demographic and ultrasound parameters predict perinatal mortality in preterm intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR). Retrospective cohort study of preterm IUGR (delivery gestational age <35 weeks and birth weight <10th percentile for gestation). We excluded twins and fetuses with aneuploidy, i...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Scifres CM,Stamilio D,Macones GA,Odibo AO

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We sought to describe a case series and literature review of uterine rupture in the absence of a previous cesarean delivery. In addition to four cases in our institution, a search of the literature from 1994 to 2008 identified cases of uterine rupture unrelated to a prior cesarean. Uterine rupture in the absence of a ...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Dow M,Wax JR,Pinette MG,Blackstone J,Cartin A

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We compared lymphocyte subsets and cytokine responses to bacteria among term, preterm infants, and adults. Lymphocyte subset percentages in cord blood (22 preterm, 27 term neonates) and peripheral blood from 21 adults and cytokine/chemokine interleukin (IL)-6, IL-8, IL-10, IL-12, interferon gamma (IFN gamma) responses...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Peoples JD,Cheung S,Nesin M,Lin H,Tatad AM,Hoang D,Perlman JM,Cunningham-Rundles S

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:We evaluated the effectiveness of oral misoprostol for outpatient cervical ripening and labor induction in prolonged pregnancies. We performed a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of women at 40 to 42 weeks' gestation with well-dated pregnancies, singleton gestations, Bishop scores less than ...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Gaffaney CA,Saul LL,Rumney PJ,Morrison EH,Thomas S,Nageotte MP,Wing DA

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome (HPS) is a multisystem, autosomal-recessive disorder characterized by oculocutaneous albinism, platelet storage pool deficiency resulting in prolonged bleeding, and ceroid lipofuscin deposition. Affected individuals may suffer from blindness, pulmonary fibrosis, colitis, and bleeding diathesi...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Spencer J,Rosengren S

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated body mass index (BMI) and weight gain among pregnant women (ages 14 to 25) and assessed the relationship of BMI and weight gain on birth outcomes. We performed a secondary analysis of 841 women enrolled in a randomized controlled trial receiving prenatal care in two university-affiliated clinics. Almos...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Magriples U,Kershaw TS,Rising SS,Westdahl C,Ickovics JR

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We sought to determine the incidence of cord entanglement around any part of fetal body during early gestation using three-dimensional (3D) sonography. A prospective consecutive study was designed and 3D ultrasound was performed. Two hundred thirty-seven singleton pregnancies between 13 and 16 weeks were included. Cor...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Tepper R,Kidron D,Aviram R,Markovitch O,Hershkovitz R

更新日期：2009-05-01 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：:We sought to identify prenatal predictive factors for perinatal outcome and to estimate fetal hemoglobin (Hb) levels in large fetomaternal hemorrhages (transfused blood volume [TBV] > 20 mL) by performing a case-series study ( N = 32). Perinatal outcome was favorable (F group, N = 22) and poor (P group, N = 10: four f...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Huissoud C,Divry V,Dupont C,Gaspard M,Rudigoz RC

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of individual room care in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) on the factors that influence mother-preterm infant interaction. Mothers in group I had hospitalization with their preterm infants in an individual room in the NICU. Mothers in group II were not hospit...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Erdeve O,Arsan S,Canpolat FE,Ertem IO,Karagol BS,Atasay B,Yurdakok M,Tekinalp G,Turmen T

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We sought to determine the detection (clinical or sonographic) rate of macrosomic newborns (at least 4000 g) and the peripartum factors among those who were or were not identified accurately. We retrospectively reviewed all deliveries over 1 year and all maternal and neonatal charts of macrosomic newborns delivered du...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Heywood RE,Magann EF,Rich DL,Chauhan SP

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For maternal metabolism, pregnancy ends not with delivery, but with weaning. In several recent epidemiological studies, authors have reported an association between duration of breast-feeding and reduced maternal risk of metabolic disease. These findings parallel data from animal models showing favorable changes in me...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Stuebe AM,Rich-Edwards JW

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00