BACKGROUND Pregnancy and delivery markedly influence thyroid function. However, the comparative prevalence of gestational thyrotoxicosis (GT), new onset of Graves' disease during pregnancy (GD during pregnancy), postpartum destructive thyrotoxicosis (PPT), and postpartum Graves' thyrotoxicosis (PPGD) has not yet been determined. METHODS We prospectively registered and performed a review of 41...

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate associations between pregnancy outcomes and prepregnancy body mass index and gestational weight gain among pregnant women who regularly attended health centers of Kazerun,Fars, Iran. Methods: In this descriptive study records from 5172 pregnant women were considered in this study, based on the methodology criteria. Women were distributed across 4...

INTRODUCTION Prolonged pregnancy is associated with increased risk of pregnancy complications. The role of body mass index (BMI) is not completely identified in the risk of occurrence of prolonged pregnancy. The aim of this study was to determine the association between BMI and duration of pregnancy in woman referred to the Shariati Maternity Hospital in Bandar Abbas (Hormozgan Province, Iran)....

the aim of this survey was to evaluate the frequency of pregnant ewes slaughtered in khorram abadabattoir and estimation of their gestational age. over a period of five months in fall and winter, a totalnumber of 3046 uterine tracts were collected. pregnancy was detected in 56.50% of ewes, 52.36% and 4.13% of which carried singleton and twins, respectively. the highest frequency of pregnancy wa...

Objective: to evaluate commonality of risk factor profiles of women who develop gestational diabetes and pre-eclampsia. Methods: Prospective cohort study in prenatal clinics of the Brazilian unified Health System in six state capitals. 4.766 pregnant women between 20 to 48 years old were consecutively enrolled between 20th and 28th gestational weeks. Smoking habits and traditional risk factors ...

BACKGROUND Laparoscopic treatments of abdominal pregnancy have been reported; however, resection of an implanted gestational sac could lead to massive bleeding and treatment failure. Hemostasis of the resected stump is critical for the success of laparoscopic treatment. CASE REPORT A 32-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with severe abdominal pain. We suspected a ruptured ecto...

Birth weight is in large extent influenced by gestational age. In addition genetic and environmental factors determine intrauterine growth and birth weight. The contributions of these factors may be influenced by maternal smoking during pregnancy. We examined birth weight and maternal smoking in a sample of 2930 twin pairs from the Netherlands Twin Register using structural equation modelling. ...

Sarah A. Johnson, MD Department of Medical Imaging University of Toronto Toronto, ON Canada HISTORY G3P1 female at 11.3 weeks gestational age  First pregnancy – Infant alive and well  Second pregnancy – Fetus with “encephalocele” terminated. The patient was informed that recurrence was unlikely, but nonetheless was prophylactically started on high‐dose folate before the current pregnancy. R...

BACKGROUND Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is inconsistently associated with increased risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes. The purpose of this meta-analysis was to summarize the evidence regarding the strength of the association between pregnancy in women with PCOS and pregnancy complications. METHODS We systematically searched PubMed, EmBase, and the Cochrane Library to identify observation...

Introduction: Abnormal pregestational and gestational maternal nutritional status is an undeniable health problem which can result in changes interfere fetal conditions. Objective: To analyze the influence of pre-pregnancy on mother-newborn pair outcomes. Methods: This observational, analytical, cross-sectional study carried out a public Maternity Hospital Joinville, SC, Brazil. A total 1,670 p...