In view of controversial reports about the role of prelabour rupture of foetal membranes (PROM) in neonatal morbidity and to study the association of PROM with infections and meconium aspiration syndrome (MAS), a prospective case control study was conducted in a level II nursery of Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan. Of the 111 neonates with PROM studied, 18 developed c...

Cases of dystocia from this cause are so very rare that the following one is worthy of record. I was sent for to a patient in connexion with the Fountainbridge Dispensary, with a message that she was a multipara, and had been in labour for more than twelve hours without any progress. On examining the case, I found the following condition. Abdominal Palpation.?The head of the child was still at ...

Asymptomatic bacteriuria, UTI and pyelonephritis increase risk of preterm labour premature rupture the membranes which results indirectly in worse foetal outcome was highlighted this study. Also, number drug resistant pathogens are increasing as these high-risk pregnant patients more prone for instrumentation, procedures exposes to hospital acquired pathogens. In prospective study, a total 200 ...

enlargement andreduced corticalvolume arecorrelatesofchronic schizophrenia.We investigatedwhether genetic risk for psychosis is related to differences in foetal brain development asmeasuredby prenatalultrasonography.Routine foetal cerebralmeasures at19^23 weeks of gestationwere comparedbetweenthe offspring of 35 womenwith a historyof psychosis and105 controlwomenmatched for gestational age.Over...

Introduction The periand early postpartum period in the dairy cow is from a reproductive perspective very important. The calving process itself involves cases that may need veterinary intervention e,g. dystocia and stillbirths. Uterine prolapse, retained foetal membranes and metritis are examples of disturbances which occur early post partum. All these dysfunctions are linked together and may i...

We report the case of a G3P3 patient, referred to our Prenatal Diagnostic Unit with fetal and placental anasarca at 31w associated with premature rupture of membranes. Ultrasound showed anamnios, foetal anasarca, measurement of the peak systolic velocity of middle cerebral artery> 1.5 MoM and cutaneous thickening of the right upper limb suggesting vascularized fetal tumor. Power Doppler showed ...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effects of maternal smoking during pregnancy on foetal growth in preterm infants with gestational age (GA) <33 weeks. POPULATION AND METHODS Prospective observational cross-sectional study from two French perinatal networks cohort of preterm infants. Cases were 358 very preterm infants (GA 24-32 weeks) divided into two groups as maternal smokers (129) and non-smokers...