The incidence of certain neonatal complications associated with the use of Kielland's forceps was analyzed retrospectively in liveborn singleton babies delivered at this hospital between January and December 1976. The neonatal mortality rate attributable to use of the forceps was 34.9 per 1000. The incidences of delayed onset of respiration (17.4%), birth trauma (15.1%), and abnormal neurologic...

background: stem-cell therapy plays a preventive role for different complications of diabetes, including diabetes nephropathy. the current phase 3 single-arm clinical trial is designed to investigate the potential protective effect of allotransplantation of fetal liver-derived cell suspension in diabetic nephropathy. methods: seventy-four diabetic patients with type 1 were selected according to...

Inherited or acquired thrombophilias have been largely explored as a cause of pregnancy complications. However, pathogenesis of obstetric complications, as fetal loss and pregnancy-related hypertensive disorders is still partly unexplained. Recently, a common haplotype (M2) within the annexin A5 (ANXA5) gene has been described as a risk factor in recurrent fetal losses (RFL). It has been demons...

Vitamins and minerals, referred to collectively as micronutrients, have important influences on the health of pregnant women and the growing fetus. Iron deficiency results in anemia which may increase the risk of death from hemorrhage during delivery, but its effects on fetal development and birth outcomes is still unclear. Folic acid deficiency can lead to hematological consequences, pregnancy...

ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID antibodies have been associated with a variety of clinical phenomena, including arterial and venous thrombosis, thrombocytopenia, and obstetric complications. The term ‘‘antiphospholipid syndrome’’1 is used to link a variety of thromboembolic events to antibodies against specific proteins involved in blood coagulation. Thrombotic events are reported in approximately 30% of pati...

The importance of dexamethasone is demonstrated by its wide uses in human and veterinary medical practices [14]. Clinically, dexamethasone is administered to animals for the treatment of disease conditions such canine distemper, meningitis, necrotizing enterocolitis [5-10]. In humans, dexamethasone is most notably, used for the treatment of various complications, such as preterm complications t...

Erysipelas is an acute non-necrotizing bacterial dermohypodermatitis (DHD), most often (85%) affecting the lower limbs. The occurrence of during pregnancy may jeopardize maternal–fetal prognosis because its severity and obstetric complications. Early management multidisciplinary follow-up reduce complications these infections pregnancy. Several risk factors are implicated in DHB. They encounter...

background: in most cancer cases, the treatment choice for a pregnant patient is radiotherapy. in these patients, the abdomen is usually not exposed therefore fetus exposure is due to peripheral dose (pd). the purpose of this study was to estimate the fetal dose (the maximum pd in each pregnancy stage) for modalities available and to fabricate and evaluate a generally applicable fetal shield. m...

Complications in women with multiple gestation pregnancy have not been studied in China. We aimed to establish a database of women with multiple gestation pregnancy and investigate the complications related to multiple pregnancy. We conducted a cross-sectional study that included 3246 women with multiple gestation pregnancy and who had multiple live-birth deliveries; the women were registered a...

Background Graves' hyperthyroidism affects 0.2% of pregnant women. Establishing the correct diagnosis and effectively managing Graves' hyperthyroidism in pregnancy remains a challenge for physicians. Main The goal of this paper is to review the diagnosis and management of Graves' hyperthyroidism in pregnancy. The paper will discuss preconception counseling, etiologies of hyperthyroidism, thyr...