A case of listeriosis in a stillborn baby is described. The causative organism was isolated from lung, placenta, and meconium. The only manifestation of infection of the baby's mother was a slight pyrexia three days before delivery which subsided quickly after treatment with ampicillin. Examination of the mother 11 days after delivery failed to produce evidence of listerial infection.

Belachew, J. 2015. Retained Placenta and Postpartum Haemorrhage. Digital Comprehensive Summaries of Uppsala Dissertations from the Faculty of Medicine 1077. 59 pp. Uppsala: Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis. ISBN 978-91-554-9182-6. The aim was to explore the possibility to diagnose retained placental tissue and other placental complications with 3D ultrasound and to investigate the impact of previ...

BACKGROUND The incidence of placenta previa has been increasing. It is of a great importance to determine the clinical risk factors for peripartum blood transfusion in women with placenta previa in an effort to anticipate cases of severe hemorrhage. METHODS A total of 129 consecutive cases of placenta previa (64 cases of complete placenta previa and 65 cases of marginal placenta previa), incl...

Material and methods: Placentas at term were obtained immediately after cesarean delivery. Three biopsies per placenta were taken from the maternal basal surface in the delivery room. Specimens from peripheral ramifications of the villous tree (especially immature intermediate and terminal villi) were processed through conventional procedures of transmission electron microscopy and opportunely ...

We present our own experience management in pregnant women with placenta percreta. For the timely diagnosis of accreta or percreta, it is recommended to conduct ultrasound and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) studies previa a history caesarean section. Objective signs accreta, identified before delivery, make possible right decision about delivery minimize complications mother newborn. A coordi...

We present a case of cervical varix and low-lying placenta. A cesarean section was performed because of the risk of bleeding with vaginal delivery; hemostasis was achieved using z sutures at the bleeding points. After delivery, the cervical varix decreased dramatically in size. It is important to recognize the clinical features and available treatments for cervical varix.

OBJECTIVES To identify the incidence of morbidly adherent placenta in the context of a rising caesarean delivery rate within a single institution in the past 15 years, and to determine the contribution of morbidly adherent placenta to the incidence of massive postpartum haemorrhage requiring hysterectomy. SETTING A regional obstetric unit in Hong Kong. PATIENTS Patients with a morbidly adhe...

placenta plays a vital role in normal fetal development and failure of placenta to gain weight and insufficiency of its function can result in fetal disorders. we performed this study to determine placental weight and factors associated with low weight placentas. in a longitudinal cross-sectional study, women with single pregnancy, and gestational age between 37-42 weeks were studied. the subje...