Background: Gestational weight gain is an impressive factor in the fetal outcome. Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) is one of the most important problems during fetal period that may lead to many perinatal and long-term complications and growing neonatal morbidities and mortalities. The aim of the study was to ascertain the relationship between umbilical cord blood leptin concentration and...

BACKGROUND Single fetal death (sFD) in monochorionic twin pregnancies is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality in the survivor. The aim of our study was to evaluate the rate of cerebral lesions detected at fetal Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and to correlate the results with the neurologic outcome of the survivors of monochorionic twin pregnancies after sFD. METHODS Between 2...

CONTEXT Numerous randomized controlled trials have demonstrated limited efficacy of intrapartum fetal heart rate monitoring in improving fetal outcome. A potential reason is the wide variability in clinical decision making seen with its use. Standardizing management of variant intrapartum fetal heart rate tracings may reduce this variability and lead to improvement in fetal outcome. OBJECTIVE...

Background: pregnancy in teenagers is not free of risks. The risk of low birth weight (LBW) and preterm delivery is particularly high among teenagers. LBW is significantly higher in young teenagers aged 13–19 years. Objectives: Evaluation of fetal outcome in teenage pregnancy in Assiut governorate, Egypt. Patients and methods: This study was conducted in the department of obstetrics and gynecol...

Thirty seven infants (27 boys and 10 girls) whose uropathy had been diagnosed antenatally were reviewed at a mean age of 24.4 months. Antenatal ultrasonography was found to be an accurate detector of renal disease, as uropathy was subsequently confirmed in 33 of the 37 infants (89%). A smaller proportion of patients required operations than in other series reported. Shortly after birth the kidn...

OBJECTIVE To determine the incidence of eclampsia and examine the maternal and fetal outcome. METHODS A hundred and twenty consecutive admissions with eclampsia managed in Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, Nigeria, were prospectively collated and analysed. Maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality were recorded. RESULTS The incidence of eclampsia was 1.2% of deliveries. Most (69.2%) of t...

Pregnancy is associated with profound changes in sleep. Up to 75% of pregnant women experience some form of sleep disruption during pregnancy. The emerging data from recent years suggests that sleep disturbances may represent a novel contributor to adverse pregnancy outcomes and that sleep disorders during pregnancy may affect both maternal and fetal outcomes. In spite of the increased awarenes...

BACKGROUND Maternal perception of reduced fetal movement (RFM) is associated with increased risk of stillbirth and fetal growth restriction (FGR). RFM is thought to represent fetal compensation to conserve energy due to insufficient oxygen and nutrient transfer resulting from placental insufficiency. OBJECTIVE To identify predictors of poor perinatal outcome after maternal perception of reduc...