OBJECTIVE To present the feasibility of fetal myelomeningocele (MMC) repair through a mini-hysterotomy and to describe the perinatal results from our initial experience. METHODS A descriptive study of cases of fetal MMC correction via mini-hysterotomy performed between 2014 and 2016. RESULTS Forty-five women underwent fetal surgery and 87% (39/45) delivered. A complete multilayer correction...

UNLABELLED Maternal hypertiroidism is a relative rare disorder, which can seriously complicate pregnancy in each of its periods. There are several maternal and fetal complications during pregnancy, delivery and postpartum period. Correct management includes an accurate diagnosis, rigorous individualized treatment and minutious follow-up. We are presenting a retrospective study of 38 pregnant wo...

AIM To study management and maternal and fetal outcome in single fetal death in twin pregnancies. MATERIALS AND METHODS We studied 64 (1.37 %) twin deliveries out of a total of 4,655 deliveries in GMC, Haldwani (Uttrakhand). Out of them, 5 (7.81 %) were complicated with single fetal death in the second or third trimester. These cases were managed conservatively with regular monitoring of mate...

Hypertension is the most common medical disorder of pregnancy in the United States, affecting 6% to 8% of pregnant women. It is also a leading cause of maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality worldwide1; approximately 63,000 women die every year because of the maternal hypertensive syndromes preeclampsia and eclampsia.2 Hypertensive disorders also result in fetal complications such as preter...

BACKGROUND Fetal macrosomia is defined as birth weight ≥4000 g. Several risk factors have been shown to be associated with fetal macrosomia. There has been an increased incidence of macrosomic babies delivered and the antecedent complications. This study assessed the risk factors, maternal and neonatal complications of fetal macrosomia in comparison with normal birth weight neonates. METHODS ...

pregnancy rarely occurs in untreated cases of cushing's syndrome (cs) , because most of them are infertile due to significant maternal and fetal complications during pregnancy. diagnosis of cs may be difficult during pregnancy. since physiological changes of pregnancy are overlapped by classical presentation and biological confirmation of cs. therefore the high clinical suspicious is needed for...

OBJECTIVE We explored the association between clinical parameters at admission and the subsequent development of major maternal complications or adverse infant outcome in women with hypertensive complications of pregnancy remote from term. STUDY DESIGN We drew data from a randomized trial of temporizing management in 216 patients with hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelets syndr...

CONTEXT The prevalence of maternal obesity has been increasing dramatically in the recent years (body mass index ≥ 30 kg/m2). Maternal obesity is associated with an unequivocal increase in maternal and fetal complications of pregnancy and more than that, these complications also extend beyond fetal life in childhood and adulthood. Objective. The aim of this study was to evaluate maternal and ne...

introduction:maternal diabetes mellitus is associated with depleted fetal iron stores and this is proportionate to the degree of maternal control, presence or absence of diabetes-related complications, and is not related to maternal iron status. in this study, we aim to assess the effect of maternal diabetes on cord blood serum ferritin. methods: the present prospective (case-control) study was...

background: pregnancy and accelerated fetal growth always are related with major metabolic changes and body fat redistribution and adiponectin is one of principle adipocyte hormones, so studying adiponectin changes during pregnancy may reveal some hidden parts of fetal metabolism. the aim of this study was to assess adiponectin and leptin levels in umbili cal cord and maternal serum, their rela...