BACKGROUND Epidemiological studies suggest that proxies of higher lifetime estrogen exposure are associated with better cognitive function in postmenopausal women, but this has not been found consistently. OBJECTIVE To determine whether reproductive history, an important modifier of estrogen exposure across the lifetime, is associated with risk of cognitive impairment in postmenopausal women....

OBJECTIVES This pilot study was undertaken to know the normal values of cord blood insulin and glucose levels in full-term normal pregnancies and pregnancies complicated with maternal conditions like pregnancy induced hypertension (PIH), thyroid dysfunction and Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM). METHOD Full-term pregnancies from Ketkar maternity hospital, Nagpur, since January 2011 were inc...

Castor oil was first noted to have oxytocic properties by ancient Egyptians. Derived from the castor plant Ricinus communis, castor oil may possess properties that are useful are in post-term pregnancies This study was performed at Khatam-Alanbia, hospital in shoushtar city in 1381.In this clinical trail 80 pregnant women, who had indication for induction of labor at term were randomly assigned...

Although post-term pregnancy is associated with an increased incidence of fetal distress, oligohydramnios, fetal macrosomia, fetal dysmaturity, and perinatal mortality, as many as 80% of post-term fetuses appear completely normal. The authors of this article discuss the three sub-groups of post-term pregnancies, and deal with the diagnosis and antepartum and intrapartum management of the condit...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE There is little information on pregnancy and delivery in patients with hereditary angioedema due to C1 inhibitor deficiency (C1INH-HAE). The aim of this study was to describe the effect of pregnancy and deliveries on symptoms of C1INH-HAE and review the need for and safety of treatments available during the study period. METHODS Retrospective review using a purpose-de...

BACKGROUND To compare maternal and neonatal outcomes of term macrosomic and adequate for gestational age (AGA) pregnancies. MATERIAL/METHODS A retrospective analysis was performed on all term singleton macrosomic (birth weight ≥4000 g) and AGA (birth weight >10th percentile and <4000 g) pregnancies delivered at our hospital between 2004 and 2008. Data collected included maternal age, gestatio...

background: leptin is a protein product of obesity gene and is synthesized mainly by adipose tissue. objective: the aim of this study was to determine maternal and neonatal serum leptin levels in term preeclamptic and normal pregnancies. materials and methods: this cross sectional study was performed on 37 preeclamptic and 40 normotensive term pregnant women without other disease. serum level o...

OBJECTIVES Preeclampsia is one of the main contributers to maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality during pregnancy. A history of preeclampsia puts mother and offspring at an increased cardiovascular risk in later life. We hypothesized that at the time of birth functional impairments of fetal endothelial cells can be detected in pregnancies complicated by preeclampsia and that a therapeutic ...

BACKGROUND Prenatal screening and diagnosis of chromosomal abnormalities especially Down's syndrome in IVF pregnancies are complicated by higher maternal age, a high multiple pregnancy rate, a high risk of a vanishing twin and an increased risk of chromosomal abnormalities, particularly in pregnancies after ICSI. The aim of the present systematic review was to evaluate the findings of first tri...