Pregnancy in dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) has an extremely high risk. However, DCM is usually asymptomatic at a young age. In pregnancy with DCM, it appears progressive and becomes symptomatic. mimicking peripartum (PPCM). We reported case of 23-year-old woman who was 20 weeks pregnant her first child complained chest palpitations severe faintness. These symptoms have happened started during pr...

Abstract Introduction: Delayed childbearing is increasing. Increased maternal age has been associated with increased risk of pregnancy complications. On the other hand, the adolescent pregnancy has traditionally been considered high-risk, especially in developing countries. Objective: This study aimed to compare the adverse pregnancy outcomes in different age groups of pregnant women. Materi...

BACKGROUND Compared to other Australian women, Indigenous women are frequently at greater risk for hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. We examined pre-pregnancy factors that may predict hypertension in pregnancy in a cohort of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women in north Queensland. METHODS Data on a cohort of 1009 Indigenous women of childbearing age (15-44 years) who participated i...

abstract background: correction of the uremic state by a functioning allograft often restores fertility in women of reproductive age. the rate of fertility significantly differs between industrial countries, developing and middle east countries. on the other hand the results of pregnancy in kidney transplantation (ktp) patients are significantly better than hemodialysis patients, and pregnancy ...

BACKGROUND Single embryo transfer (particularly of a top quality embryo) is an excellent model to correlate embryo quality in terms of morphological criteria to early pregnancy. We investigated whether this model could provide us with more information on what happens after implantation in the first trimester of pregnancy. METHODS The outcome of 370 consecutive single top quality embryo transf...

In recent decades the amount of women over 40 seeking assisted reproductive technology (ART) interventions in order to become pregnant has dramatically increased, both in Ireland and worldwide. This is due to an increase in the average age at which women are choosing to have their first child while additionally, many couples are choosing to have a second family later in life. However, as with n...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to determine the predictive value of maternal serum lipid levels during late pregnancy for neonatal body size. METHODS This study was conducted from January 1, 2011 to July 31, 2012 at a Maternal and Child Health Hospital. Fasting blood glucose, serum triglyceride, total cholesterol, HDL and LDL were estimated in maternal collected before delivery. Detailed...

OBJECTIVE To estimate the association between maternal age and fetal death (spontaneous abortion, ectopic pregnancy, stillbirth), taking into account a woman's reproductive history. DESIGN Prospective register linkage study. SUBJECTS All women with a reproductive outcome (live birth, stillbirth, spontaneous abortion leading to admission to hospital, induced abortion, ectopic pregnancy, or h...

Multifetal pregnancy reduction (MFPR) appears to be an efficacious method for improving the perinatal outcome of 'high order' multifetal gestations. The present study was undertaken to evaluate pregnancy outcomes after MFPR to twins in comparison with spontaneously conceived twins. In all, 10 patients with quadruplet gestation (group 1) and 30 patients with triplet gestation (group 2), who unde...