APPARATUS FOR CONTINUOUS MONITORING OF THE FETAL HEART RATE.* By Edward H. Hon, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yale University School of Medicine. During the past four years continuous monitoring of fetal heart rate during labor and delivery has permitted the accumulation of accurate, permanent records which may be of value for the assessment of fetal heart rate as an index of fetal e...

Objective: To investigate the accuracy of intrapartum digital vaginal examination in assessing fetal head position during active labour, and to compare accuracy of intrapartum digital vaginal examination for fetal head position between specialist trainee doctors and specialist obstetricians. Methods: A total of 100 patients at term with normal singleton cephalic-presenting fetuses were recruite...

The numbers of syphilis cases have been increasing considerably, especially in eastern europe, thereby contributing towards greater chances of cases of congenital syphilis. Some of the complications of congenital syphilis can be detected on two-dimensional ultrasonography (2DUS), and these are generally manifested in the second trimester of pregnancy. The commonest ultrasonographic signs are he...

Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) can be described as condition in which fetus fails to reach his potential growth. It is common diagnosis in obstetrics, and carries an increased risk of perinatal mortality and morbidity. Moreover, IUGR has lifelong implications on health, especially on neurological outcome. There is a need for additional neurological assessment during monitoring of fetal ...

BACKGROUND Fetal sex and maternal age are each known to affect outcomes of pregnancies. The objective of the present study was to investigate the influence of the combination of maternal age and fetal sex on pregnancy outcomes in term and post-term singleton pregnancies. MATERIAL AND METHODS This was a retrospective study on term singleton pregnancies delivered between 2004 and 2008 at the Ch...

Objectives 1. to analyze the prevalence of fetal malformations in pre-gestational diabetic pregnancies compared to uncomplicated non diabetic pregnancies. 2. to evaluate the clinical utility of a comprehensive program inclusive of clinical features, glycemic assessment and prenatal detailed ultrasound with fetal echocardiography for congenital anomalies in pregnancies complicated by diabetes me...