Kilicci, Cetin Ozkaya, Enis Karakus, Resul Sanverdi, Ilhan Abide Yayla, Cigdem Bostanci Ergen, Evrim Mutlu, Sibel
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The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians
Background: Postpartum hemorrhage has been one of the most common cause of maternal morbidity and mortality. An association between pre-eclampsia (PE) and postpartum hemorrhage has been shown in previous studies. The aim of this study was to compare some characteristics of postpartum hemorrhage between women with and without PE.Methods: Some charac...
Iacovelli, Antonia Liberati, Marco Khalil, Asma Timor-Trisch, Ilan Leombroni, Martina Buca, Danilo Milani, Michela Flacco, Maria Elena Manzoli, Lamberto Fanfani, Francesco
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Purpose of the article. To explore the strength of association between different maternal and pregnancy characteristics and the occurrence of abnormally invasive placenta (AIP).Materials and methods: Pubmed, Embase, CINAHL databases were searched. The risk factors for AIP explored were: obesity, age >35 years, smoking before or during pregnancy, pl...
Biteker, Murat Özlek, Bülent Özlek, Eda Çil, Cem Çelik, Oğuzhan Doğan, Volkan Başaran, Özcan
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Background: Predictors of early or delayed recovery are unclear in peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM). Therefore, we aimed to assess the prognostic value of serial assessment of clinical, echocardiographic, and biochemical markers in patients with PPCM.Methods: Fifty-two consecutive women with PPCM were enrolled in this prospective study. Each patien...
Zanardo, Vincenzo Volpe, Francesca Giliberti, Lara Severino, Lorenzo Soldera, Gino Giustardi, Arturo Straface, Gianluca
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Objective: Previous studies indicated that gestational weight gain-related disorders share many similarities with feeding and eating disorders (EDs).Design: To examine the association of prepregnancy Body Mass Index (BMI), defined according to 2009 Institute of Medicine (IOM), and its shift across gestation with symptoms of feeding and EDs, defined...
Walker, Allison R Waites, Bethany T Caughey, Aaron B
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Background:. Diabetes mellitus (DM) during pregnancy increases the risk for many complications such as preeclampsia and cesarean section. Teen (age 4000 g, shoulder dystocia, brachial plexus injury, jaundice, and intrauterine fetal demise (IUFD). Multivariate regression analyses and chi-squared test were used for statistical comparisons and a p-val...
Faron, Gilles Balepa, Lisa Parra, José Fils, Jean-François Gucciardo, Leonardo
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Background: The identification of women at risk for preterm birth should allow interventions which could improve neonatal outcome. Fetal fibronectin, a glycoprotein which acts normally as glue between decidua and amniotic membranes could be a good marker of impending labour when its concentration in cervicovaginal secretions between 22 and 36 weeks...
Faraday, Christopher Hamad, Sheima Jones, Kelsey D Sim, Kathleen Cherian, Shobha James, Anitha Godambe, Sunit New, Helen V Kroll, J Simon Clarke, Paul
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Background and aims: The etiology of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is unclear and postulated as being multifactorial. It has been suggested that one causative factor is the transfusion of packed red blood cells (PRBCs) leading to the disease entity commonly referred to as transfusion-associated NEC (TANEC). TANEC has been reported in North Americ...
Subramaniam, Akila Van Der Pol, William J Ptacek, Travis Lobashevsky, Elena Neely, Cherry Biggio, Joseph R Jr Lefkowitz, Elliot J Morrow, Casey D Edwards, Rodney K
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Objectives: To evaluate if midtrimester maternal serum contains microbial DNA and whether it differs between women with spontaneous preterm birth (SPTB) and those delivering at term.Study design: In this retrospective case-control study, we identified 20 healthy nulliparas with SPTB at 24-33 weeks of a nonanomalous singleton in 2014. Each case was ...
Ishikawa, Tomofumi Obara, Taku Nishigori, Hidekazu Nishigori, Toshie Metoki, Hirohito Ishikuro, Mami Tatsuta, Nozomi Mizuno, Satoshi Sakurai, Kasumi Nishijima, Ichiko
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Objective: To provide the latest and most promising evidence on the prevalence and determinants for folic acid supplementation in pregnant women in Japan, including differences in prevalence between interview years and determinants across regions.Materials and methods: The study participants were enrolled from 15 regional centers across Japan betwe...
Aydin, Emine Aypar, Ebru Oktem, Ahmet Ozyuncu, Ozgur Yurdakok, Murat Guvener, Murat Demircin, Metin Beksac, M Sinan
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Objective: We aimed to evaluate congenital heart disease (CHD) cases according to EUROCAT subgroup classification that were diagnosed during the prenatal period in our center.Methods: CHDs that were prenatally diagnosed using ultrasonography and confirmed by fetal echocardiography were reviewed over a 10-year period. Subgroup classification was fin...
