Journal of Maternal - Fetal & Neonatal Medicine back issues from January 2006:
Inositol phosphoglycan putative insulin mediator in human amniotic fluid
Jan 01, 2006; ... Abstract Background. Many hormones such as insulin, insulin-like growth factors, and the glucocorticoids are involved in regulating fetal growth. Inositol phosphoglycans (IPGs), a family of putative second messengers of insulin, are reported to exert several of insulin's metabolic ...
The effect of anticoagulation on antenatal ultrasound findings in pregnant women with thrombophilia
Jan 01, 2006; ... Abstract Objective. To assess whether treatment with heparin alters ultrasound findings in pregnant women with inherited thrombophilia. Methods. This was a retrospective study of a cohort of patients referred for pregnancy complications who were found to have genetic ...
A randomized controlled trial of adjunctive erythromycin in women with idiopathic preterm labor
Jan 01, 2006; ... Abstract Objective. Our purpose was to determine the effects of erythromycin among hospitalized women with idiopathic preterm labor who were treated with tocolytics. Methods. This prospective randomized trial was conducted in patients with preterm labor of no clinically ...
Is misoprostol safe for labor induction in twin gestations?
Jan 01, 2006; ... Abstract Objective. To compare the safety and efficacy of intravaginal misoprostol to oxytocin for the induction of labor in twin gestations. Methods. All twin gestations that underwent induction of labor with misoprostol or oxytocin during a 4-year period were identified from ...
Dexamethasone dosing, mechanical ventilation and the risk of cerebral palsy
Jan 01, 2006; ... Abstract Objective. Risk factors for cerebral palsy (CP) in premature infants include duration of mechanical ventilation and exposure to postnatal dexamethasone (DEX). Since DEX can reduce the duration of mechanical ventilation, limited DEX exposure could be beneficial. Methods ....
Effect of pregnancy on lung function in adult pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis
Jan 01, 2006; ... Abstract Adult pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis (APLCH) is a rare lung disease. We report a case of APLCH and pregnancy with detailed lung function tests. There was no significant change in the lung function tests during pregnancy. It is apparent that pregnancy does not influence ...
Bacterial vaginosis in early pregnancy is associated with low birth weight and small for gestational age, but not with spontaneous preterm birth: A population-based study on Danish women
Jan 01, 2006; ... Abstract Objective. To analyze the association between bacteria! vaginosis (BV) in early pregnancy and preterm birth, low birth weight (LBW) and small for gestational age (SGA) in a Danish population. Methods. A geographically denned population-based prospective study of ...
Maternal-fetal transport and disposition of copper, iron, molybdenum, selenium and zinc in experimentally induced diabetic rats
Jan 01, 2006; ... Abstract Objective. To assess maternal-fetal status of essential trace elements such as copper, iron, molybdenum, selenium and zinc, in experimentally induced diabetic and control pregnant rats, and to correlate the findings with those observed in human diabetic pregnancies ....
DEFB-1 genetic polymorphism screening in HIV-1 positive pregnant women and their children
Jan 01, 2006; ... Abstract Objective. In our study we evaluated the frequency of three SNPs (-52 G/A, -44 C/G; -20 G/A) in the 5' UTR of DEFB-1 gene, in a cohort of 130 HIV-1 infected mothers and their children, collected by the Italian group SIGO in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Methods. The three ...
Pregnancy and perinatal outcome in epileptic women: A population-based study
Jan 01, 2006; ... Abstract Objective. To investigate the pregnancy outcome of patients with epilepsy. Study design. A population-based study comparing all singleton pregnancies of patients with and without epilepsy was performed. Patients lacking prenatal care were excluded from the analysis ....
Complement, fetal antigen, and shaking rigors in parturients
Jan 01, 2006; ... Abstract Objectives. To assess the relationship, if any, between complement, fetal antigen, and shaking rigors during labor and delivery. Methods. We recruited 13 volunteers for serial blood sampling during labor and childbirth. Results. Complement levels had a small but ...
Computerized analysis of the fetal heart rate in pregnancies complicated by preterm premature rupture of membranes (pPROM)
Jan 01, 2006; ... Abstract Objective. We aimed to show that in pregnancies complicated by preterm premature rupture of membranes (pPROM), there are alterations to the fetal heart rate pattern that can be detected by computerized analysis. Methods. The study population consisted of 27 pregnant ...
Pregnancies at a late reproductive age in a patient with Turner's syndrome: Case report and review of the literature
Jan 01, 2006; ... Abstract Women with Turner's syndrome are usually sterile. It is unusual for women with Turner's syndrome to give birth after the age of 34 and those who proceed with pregnancy are at a higher risk of having spontaneous miscarriage and chromosomally malformed children necessitating ...
Antecedents of respiratory pauses in extremely low birth weight infants supported by proportional assist ventilation
Jan 01, 2006; ... Abstract Objective. To determine characteristics of breathing patterns prior to respiratory pauses in extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infants breathing spontaneously under proportional assist ventilation (PAV). Methods. Thirteen infants (mean ± SD: gestational age 25 ± 1 weeks; ...
A case of acromegaly in pregnancy: Concomitant transsphenoidal adenomectomy and cesarean section
Jan 01, 2006; ... Abstract The case of a 32-year-old woman at 29 weeks gestational age with acromegaly initially diagnosed in pregnancy is presented. During follow-up at 34 weeks of gestation, concomitant emergency cesarean section and transsphenoidal surgery were performed because of advancing vision ...