Adverse Perinatal Outcome in Subsequent Pregnancy after Stillbirth by Placental Vascular Disorders

Adverse Perinatal Outcome in Subsequent Pregnancy after Stillbirth by Placental Vascular Disorders

OBJECTIVE To evaluate outcome in the pregnancy following a stillbirth (SB) by a placental vascular disorders. STUDY DESIGN A prospective, observational, multicenter study was conducted in woman with a history of stillbirth (> 22 weeks) between 2005 and June 2013, in 3 Italian University Hospitals. Causes of SB were previously identified after extensive investigations. Pregnant women were enro...

Outcome of Subsequent Pregnancies in Familial Molar Pregnancy

Vaginitis in pregnancy is related to adverse perinatal outcome

OBJECTIVE To determine whether education level and occupation are risk factors of vaginitis in pregnant women and to investigate relationship between vaginitis occurrence during pregnancy and perinatal mortality rates. METHODS A total of 319 women of early pregnancy or mid-pregnancy were enrolled. Six specimens were collected from posterior fornix of each pregnant woman and then cultured for ...

Placental Features of Late-Onset Adverse Pregnancy Outcome

OBJECTIVE Currently, no investigations reliably identify placental dysfunction in late pregnancy. To facilitate the development of such investigations we aimed to identify placental features that differ between normal and adverse outcome in late pregnancy in a group of pregnancies with reduced fetal movement. METHODS Following third trimester presentation with reduced fetal movement (N = 100)...

Subsequent pregnancy outcome after previous foetal death.

OBJECTIVE A history of foetal death is a risk factor for complications and foetal death in subsequent pregnancies as most previous risk factors remain present and an underlying cause of death may recur. The purpose of this study was to evaluate subsequent pregnancy outcome after foetal death and to compare cases of recurrent foetal death. STUDY DESIGN A retrospective cohort study in a tertiar...