Olejek, Anita Horzelska, Ewa Zamłyński, Jacek Horzelski, Tomasz Zamłyński, Mateusz Nowak, Leszek Pastuszka, Agnieszka
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Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy
Introduction: The main aim of the fetal surgery of myelomeningocele (MMC) is the improvement in prognosis for children with this defect and at the same time high safety of the procedure for mother and fetus. Objective: The aim of the study was to determine the effectiveness of alternative hysterotomy technique for fetal surgery of MMC in prevention...
Hung, Hsiao-Ying Hung, Su-Pin Chang, Ying-Ju
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BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
BackgroundAntepartum activity restriction (AAR) is a common recommendation given to women at risk for preterm delivery. However, such treatment has been shown to cause heavy emotional burdens on the women receiving it since it requires them to face many challenges derived from the intervention. Nevertheless, current existing scales lack effective i...
Triggs, Tegan Kumar, Sailesh Mitchell, Murray
Introduction: Preterm birth is the leading cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality globally and poses a substantial economic burden. Consequently, there is a need for the identification of therapeutic targets and novel experimental drugs for the inhibition of preterm labor to improve neonatal outcomes. Areas covered: The authors review the pathop...
Hoyer, Jana Wieder, Gesine Höfler, Michael Krause, Linda Wittchen, Hans-Ulrich Martini, Julia
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Early human development
Evidence suggests that maternal anxiety is associated with adverse pregnancy and delivery outcomes, such as preterm birth, vaginal bleedings and low birth weight. To examine the association of lifetime anxiety disorders and pregnancy-related anxiety and complications during pregnancy and delivery. Prospective-longitudinal study (MARI). N = 306 preg...
Hong, Subeen Park, Kyo Hoon Kim, Yu Mi Lee, Young Eun Park, Yehyon Lee, Ji Eun
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Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.)
We aimed to identify novel biomarkers in maternal plasma that predict spontaneous preterm delivery (SPTD) in women with preterm labor (PTL) using an antibody microarray and to develop the best prediction model for SPTD based on these biomarkers in combination with clinical and ultrasound factors. This retrospective cohort study included 215 women w...
Kim, Mi-La Hong, Kirim Kim, Sohyun Lee, Min Jin Shim, Sung Shin Hur, Yoon-Mi Shin, Joong Sik
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BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
BackgroundTwin pregnancies with uterine fibroid(s) (UFs) may not be at increased risk for obstetric complications compared to those without UFs. However, there was no reported comparison study with obstetric outcomes and complications of twin pregnancy after myomectomy. We aimed to compare the pregnancy outcomes in twin pregnancies with or without ...
Huang, Shih-Yin Wang, You-Chen Yin, Wan-Chen Teng, Li-Fen Huang, Yu-Ching Wu, Yu-Lin Lo, Tsia-Shu
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Biomedical Journal
Background We aimed to determine whether inhibin A could be a reliable and accurate predictor of preterm birth, and discuss the possible pathogenic processes of inhibin A leading to preterm birth. Methods A retrospective cohort study was conducted on consecutive singleton pregnant women who underwent the second-trimester quad screen test at a gesta...
Jang, Hee Yeon Lim, Seung Mook Lee, Hyun Jung Hong, Joon-Seok Kim, Gi Jin
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Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
Objective Recently, microRNA (miRNA) has been identified both as a powerful regulator involved in various biological processes through the regulation of numerous genes and as an effective biomarker for the prediction and diagnosis of various disease states. The objective of this study was to identify and validate miRNAs and their target genes invol...
Samejima, Taiki Nagamatsu, Takeshi Iriyama, Takayuki Nakayama, Toshio Seyama, Takahiro Sayama, Seisuke Kumasawa, Keiichi Komatsu, Atsushi Kawana, Kei Osuga, Yutaka
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Taiwanese journal of obstetrics & gynecology
Additional risk factors for preterm delivery in pregnant women with cervical shortening are not fully understood; however, mid-trimester cervical shortening is accepted as a risk factor for preterm delivery. This study aimed to identify risk factors associated with subsequent preterm delivery among patients with short cervix detected after late mid...
Lee, Seung Mi Park, Kyo Hoon Kim, So Yeon Kim, Yu Mi Hong, Subeen Shin, Sue
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Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.)
We aimed to identify cervicovaginal fluid (CVF) biomarkers that can detect microbial invasion of the amniotic cavity (MIAC) in women with preterm labor (PTL) with an antibody microarray and to develop the best combined model for detection of MIAC using these biomarkers in combination with conventional clinical variables. This retrospective cohort s...