Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) is associated to unpredictable fetal risks. The mechanisms underlying poor perinatal outcomes are unknown. Intracranial fetal hemorrhage is a possible complication of ICP. A young patient presented with mild ICP and severe transaminases elevation, at 32 weeks of pregnancy. Ultrasound revealed fetal ventriculomegalia probably secondary to intracranial ...

BACKGROUND The purposes of this study were to explore whether the maternal-fetal outcomes differed among various types of hyperglycemia during pregnancy and whether the values of glycemic screening in the middle phase of pregnancy could predict maternal-fetal outcomes. METHODS A retrospective study was conducted to study the incidence of maternal-fetal outcomes in 383 singleton pregnant women...

BACKGROUND Several hypotheses predict that faltering fetal growth is an antecedent for common non-communicable diseases. This is the first systematic review of an emerging literature linking antenatal fetal measurements to postnatal outcomes. METHODS Electronic databases (OVID, EMBASE and Google Scholar) and cohort study websites were searched in July 2014. Studies were selected which examine...

INTRODUCTION Of all syphilis-related pregnancy outcomes, fetal death is certainly the most common one, being directly related to the availability, accessibility and quality of prenatal care. The present study aimed to analyze the underreporting of fetal and infant deaths and other maternal factors associated with congenital syphilis (CS) death. METHODS This cross-sectional study integrated da...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the neonatal and maternal outcomes associated with successful operative vaginal births assisted by manual rotation. DESIGN Prospective and retrospective observational study. SETTING Delivery suite in a tertiary referral teaching hospital in England. POPULATION A cohort of 2,426 consecutive operative births, in the second stage of labour, complicated with malposition ...

Background: COVID-19 is a highly infectious disease with important indirect implications for the outcomes of maternal and neonatal health. Aim: to assess perinatal obstetrical psychological among pregnant women COVID-19. Design: A descriptive cross – sectional research design was utilized. Sample: A purposive sample 53 pregnant who had infected Setting: This study conducted in four differe...

BACKGROUND/AIM Maternal, fetal, and neonatal outcomes in parturients with intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) have been retrospectively documented. We aimed to present pregnancy outcomes of parturients with ICP who underwent delivery. The study was conducted during a 1-year period. MATERIALS AND METHODS After ethics committee approval, data from 1 January to 31 December 2015 were coll...

Background & aim: One of the factors of affecting maternal anxiety is a history of fetal death or neonatal death. This anxiety affects fetal and maternal health. By consideration the impact of anxiety on fetal and maternal health and the lack of protective activities in this field, this study was done to determine the impact of adaptation with pregnancy educational package on anxiety and matern...

Background: Instrumental vaginal delivery is an age-long obstetric practice used to expedite vaginal delivery or avert recourse to caesarean delivery. Objective of the study is to compare maternal and neonatal outcomes of vacuum and forceps application in instrumental vaginal delivery. Methods: This is a retrospective observational study. Retrospective study of 70 consecutive ventouse and 70 co...

BACKGROUND Polyhydramnios carries a high rate of complications during pregnancy and adverse perinatal outcomes. We could find no studies of this condition in a large Asian population. The aim of this investigation was to evaluate the risks of adverse perinatal outcomes in a large study population with polyhydramnios without associated fetal anomalies after the gestational age of 20 weeks in Tai...