Amniotic band syndrome (ABS) is a rare congenital condition, occurring as an outcome of entanglement fetal parts with amniotic bands during intrauterine life resulting in anatomical abnormalities. ABS should be considered every newborn malformations. In this report, case preterm female baby delivered to diagnosed (Preterm pre-labour rupture membranes) PPROM mother, abnormalities the extremities...

Among the abnormal cord insertion pathology, velamentous cord insertion associated with rupture of vasa praevia is the most severe condition related to the outcome of the newborn. In velamentous cord insertion, the fetal vessels run freely through the fetal membranes without protection from Wharton's jelly, umbilical vessels diverging as they traverse the membranes. When the membranes are ruptu...

Normal term and spontaneous preterm births (PTB) are documented to be associated with oxidative stress (OS), and imbalances in the redox system (balance between pro- and antioxidant) have been reported in the maternal-fetal intrauterine compartments. The exact mechanism of labor initiation either at term or preterm by OS is still unclear, and this lack of understanding can partially be blamed f...

Ca2+-induced Ca2+ release and pH-induced Ca2+ release activities were identified in sarcoplasmic-reticulum (SR) vesicles isolated from adult- and fetal-sheep hearts. Ca2+-induced Ca2+ release and pH-induced Ca2+ release appear to proceed via the same channels, since both phenomena are similarly inhibited by Ruthenium Red. Ca2+ release from fetal SR vesicles is inhibited by higher concentrations...

OBJECTIVE To identify opportunities to reduce overuse of antibiotics for prevention of perinatal group B streptococcal (GBS) disease and management of preterm premature rupture of membranes (pPROM). METHODS An anonymous written questionnaire was sent to each of 1031 Fellows of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and the responses were subjected to statistical analysis. ...

OBJECTIVE This study was undertaken to study the pharmacokinetics of intravenously administered amoxicillin in pregnant women with preterm premature rupture of the membranes (PPROM). STUDY DESIGN Healthy women with PPROM were recruited and treated with amoxicillin (2 g initially and 1 g subsequently). Blood samples were obtained from the opposite arm and concentrations determined with the use...