BACKGROUND During pregnancy, Low serum 25-hydroxyvitamin-D [25(OH)D] concentration is even more critical. This deficiency leads to higher incidences of preeclampsia, gestational diabetes, preterm birth, bacterial vaginosis, and also affects the health of the infants. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationships between serum levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D) and gestational dia...

Background: High maternal hemoglobin concentration has been increasingly linked to poor pregnancy outcomes in recent years. This study was aimed to determine whether high maternal hemoglobin (Hb) in first trimester is associated with preeclampsia. Materials and Methods: In 2009 a retrospective study was conducted and demographic and obstetric records of 1513 low risk pregnant mother registered ...

BACKGROUND Pregnant women commonly present to the Emergency Department (ED) for evaluation during their first trimester. These women have many concerns, one of which is the viability of their pregnancy and the probability of miscarriage. STUDY OBJECTIVES We sought to determine fetal outcomes of women with an indeterminate ultrasound who present to the ED during the first trimester of pregnanc...

OBJECTIVE To validate the diagnosis of second trimester miscarriages/deliveries (16+0 weeks to 27+6 weeks of gestation) recorded as miscarriages in the Danish National Patient Registry or spontaneous deliveries in the Danish Medical Birth Registry, and asses the validity of risk factors, pregnancy complications, and cerclage by review of medical records. MATERIALS AND METHODS In a cohort of 2...

AIM To rule out maternal and pregnancy factors that may contribute to platelet count (PLT) changes in the first trimester of gestation and examine if there is any association between its levels and adverse perinatal outcome. METHODS The study population included all patients from the first-trimester visit between 2013-2015 with pregnancy results. Linear multiple regression was constructed to ...

Artemether-Lumefantrine (ALu) is widely used for uncomplicated malaria during the second and third trimester of pregnancy. Because of the suspected teratogenic effects of artemether during the first trimester, quinine is used in early pregnancy unless the risks outweigh the benefits. The aim of this study was to assess dispensing practice of ALu in private pharmacies and knowledge of pregnant w...

Supplementation with folic acid (FA) was proven to prevent neural tube defects (NTDs) and was recommended worldwide before and during early pregnancy. However, much less is known regarding the role of FA after the 12th gestational week (GW). This study aimed to investigate the related effects of continued FA supplementation after the first trimester of pregnancy on fetal growth. The study subje...

AimsTo evaluate the importance and usefulness of fasting plasma glucose (FPG) in first trimester predicting adverse pregnancy outcomes.MethodsA retrospective study 22,398 singleton pregnancies was conducted. Participants were divided into subgroups according to first-trimester FPG (low FPG, < 5.1 mmol/L; medium mmol/L ≤ 5.6 high 7.0 mmol/L) oral tolerance test(OGTT) results (normal abnormal) du...

introduction: ramadan fasting is prescribed by holy quran for every able-bodied, adult muslim and is considered an essential practice for all muslims including pregnant women. the aim of this study was to determine the effect of ramadan fasting on neonatal anthropometric measurements during the third trimester of pregnancy. method: this is a cross-sectional study, carried out on 300 delivering ...