We experienced a case of fetal goitrous hypothyroidism in an infant delivered by a 33-year-old woman receiving 300 mg/day of propylthiouracil (PTU) for hyperthyroidism due to Graves' disease. A large fetal goiter (maximum diameter, 60 mm) was detected by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) at 36 weeks of gestation. Initial fetal blood sampling revealed hypothyroidism with a serum thyroid-stimulati...

Normal development and function of the placenta is critical to achieving a successful pregnancy, as normal fetal growth depends directly on the transfer of nutrients from mother to fetus via this organ. Recently, it has become apparent from both animal and human studies that growth factors within the maternal circulation, for example the IGFs, are important regulators of placental development a...

BACKGROUND Fetal macrosomia is defined as birth weight ≥4000 g. Several risk factors have been shown to be associated with fetal macrosomia. There has been an increased incidence of macrosomic babies delivered and the antecedent complications. This study assessed the risk factors, maternal and neonatal complications of fetal macrosomia in comparison with normal birth weight neonates. METHODS ...

The complications in pregnancy can happen due to diabetes and hypertension which may affect the mother or fetus. Objective: To evaluate hypertensive diabetic pregnant women detect associated risk factors complications. Methods:The research was a cross-sectional method of study, conducted over 4 months from December 2021 March 2022 private hospital Gujranwala, Pakistan. A sample size 50 consider...

Objective: To compare the post-operative outcomes in pregnant patients with appendicitis undergoing laparoscopic versus open appendicectomy.
 Study Design: Comparative prospective study.
 Place and Duration of Study: Surgery Department, Qazi Hussain Ahmed Medical Complex, Nowshera Pakistan, from Jan 2018 to Dec 2019.
 Methodology: This study consisted acute during pregnancy who w...

(Abstracted from Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2022;272:77–81) The rate of cesarean delivery (CD) at full cervical dilation in the second stage labor is rising. During this stage, risk maternal and neonatal complications greater because baby's head may be engaged deeply pelvis, a condition known as impacted fetal head.

Prenatal diagnosis, traditionally used as a synonymous for invasive fetal testing and evaluation of chromosomal constellation, presently encompasses many other issues like pedigree analyses, fetal risk assessment, population screening, genetic counseling and fetal diagnostic testing as well. Ultrasound guided chorionic villus samling (CVS), amniocentesis and, to a lesser extent, fetal blood sam...

Cordocentesis is a procedure to sample fetal blood from the umbilical cord by a needle that is inserted through the maternal abdominal wall under continuous ultrasonographic monitoring. Typical indications for cordecentesis are the fetal risk of thalassemia and rapid daryotyping. Fetal intravascular accessibility allows the possibility of proceeding to more difficult invasive procedures of perf...

a:4:{s:10:"Background";s:405:"Women's Health is trying to Priority health programs. A natural event of a woman's life is pregnancy. Highly regard to maternal health during pregnancy, one of the most basic ways maintains health of mother and fetus. Age factors are affecting the outcome of pregnancy. The aim of this study was evaluation of the complications of pregnant women above 40 years referr...

Cell free fetal DNA (cff DNA) is apoptotic that shed from placenta and flows in maternal blood. This can be used as an indicative biomarker to rule out pregnancy associated complications. The objective of this study investigate the correlation concentration cff with intrauterine deaths. RHD gene (Rh blood group, D antigen) was marker for confirmation GAPDH (Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogen...