Even though fetal growth restriction and macrosomia remain as major problems currently facing obstetricians, there is still no modality for the assessment of fetal soft tissue deposition and muscle mass in utero. A total of 52 fetuses from 29 to 41 weeks gestation were studied within 1 week before delivery using a transabdominal three-dimensional (3D) transducer (3.5 MHz). Their birth weights v...

Introduction: Amniotic fluid, once thought to merely provide protection and room for necessary movement and growth for the fetus, is now understood to be a highly complex and dynamic system that is studied as a data point to interpret fetal wellbeing. Methods: Assessment of amniotic fluid volume is now routine when performing a sonographic evaluation of fetal status and is an important consider...

Actocardiogram: Ultrasonic Doppler actocardiogram was simultaneous tracing of FHR and fetal movement signals on the monitoring chart, created in 1984 by Maeda. Fetal behavior was easily studied, false-positive nonreactive FHR and physiological sinusoidal FHR were differentiated, the severity of fetal CNS lesion and common fetal disorders were determined, short and long-term outcomes were diagno...

BACKGROUND The association between fetal gender and pregnancy outcomes has been thoroughly demonstrated in western populations. However, this association has not been thoroughly documented in China. The primary objective of the present study is to determine whether the association of adverse pregnancy and labour outcomes with male fetuses applies to the Chinese population. METHODS This cross-...

To study the maternal and neonatal outcomes of pregnancy complicated with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE). Clinical data 84 pregnant women SLE were collected. All patients divided into different groups based on pregestational status SLE, during type medicine administration respectively. The incidence rates loss preterm labor in gestational stable significantly lower rate full-term was consid...

BACKGROUND Fetal infection by human parvovirus B19 is a common cause of fetal anemia, nonimmune hydrops fetalis, and spontaneous abortion and can result in fetal death. Recent improvements in diagnosing parvovirus infections and the availability of intrauterine transfusion have reduced the overall rate of fetal loss after maternal exposure. METHODS We report two cases of maternal parvovirus i...

Fetal neurobehavioral development was modeled longitudinally using data collected at weekly intervals from 24 to 38 weeks gestation in a sample of 112 healthy pregnancies. Predictive associations between 3 measures of fetal neurobehavioral functioning and their developmental trajectories to neurological maturation in the first weeks after birth were examined. Prenatal measures included fetal he...

Aim: To compare fetomaternal outcomes among pregnant patients in COVID and non-COVID period tertiary centre eastern Nepal.
 Methods: All women who delivered at Nobel Medical College Teaching Hospital during non- between April to June 2019 2020 were compared. Data collected from medical records.
 Results: Significant number of had cesarean deliveries (36.5% vs 32.6%). There no signific...

Preconception care is a strategic intervention to improve neonatal and birth outcomes by addressing modifiable risk factors optimizing maternal fetal health before pregnancy. This review article examines the importance of preconception its impact on preventing disorders. The methodology involved comprehensive peer-reviewed articles, research studies, authoritative reports. Key components care, ...

Pregnancies complicated by diabetes have an increased risk of excessive fetal growth, which can be asymmetrically distributed to the abdomen. Measures that account for size distribution, such as ponderal index (PON) and abdominal circumference (AC), rather than overall weight (large gestational age birthweight [LGA] estimated [EFW]) may better predict neonatal adverse outcomes. We sought compar...