MOJ Womens Health 2017, 4(5): 00096 the umbilical cord briefness, uterine sudden decompression, deficiencies of folic acid, prolonged preterm membranes rupture, polyhydramnios and the former PA in the previous pregnancy [5]. Ananth et al. [6] conducted a meta-analysis recently and assessed the relationship between PA, prolonged rupture of the membranes and gestational hypertension. They found t...

OBJECTIVE The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 4 million children are born with asphyxia every year, of which 1 million die and an equal number survive with severe neurologic sequelae. The purpose of this study was to identify the risk factors of birth asphyxia and the hospital outcome of affected neonates. MATERIALS & METHODS This study was a prospective case-control study on t...

Objectives: Evaluation of the premature ruptured membranes incidence in a neonatology service, identification of microbial agents involved in producing infections with intrapartum onset and analysis of clinical and evolutive parameters involved in these cases. Material and method: Anamnestic, clinical and paraclinical data research, on all newborns resulted from premature ruptured membranes lab...

OBJECTIVE To identify opportunities to reduce overuse of antibiotics for prevention of perinatal group B streptococcal (GBS) disease and management of preterm premature rupture of membranes (pPROM). METHODS An anonymous written questionnaire was sent to each of 1031 Fellows of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and the responses were subjected to statistical analysis. ...

Correspondence: Dr. Roxana Elena Bohîlţea e-mail: r.bohiltea@ yahoo.com Premature rupture of fetal membranes is associated with a substantial fetal morbidity and mortality. Immediate actions that can improve the future neonatal outcome are the administration of antenatal corticosteroid therapy, infection prophylaxis, tocolytic drugs and insurance of an appropriate neonatal nursery level. One of...

Premature or Prelabour Rupture Of Membranes is classically defined as the rupture of integrity of the fetal membranes before the onset of labour and resulting in leakage of amniotic fluid [1-4]. Pre-labour rupture of membranes without spontaneous uterine contractions complicate approximately 10 % of all pregnancies, out of which 80 % occurs at term [5]. The management of PROM at term remains a ...

OBJECTIVES While early-onset neonatal GBS sepsis is positively associated with premature birth and prolonged rupture of membranes, there is debate in the literature as to whether maternal GBS colonization is a predictor of adverse obstetric outcome. This is a critical issue to resolve for appropriate management (expectant vs. interventional management) of the patient presenting with premature r...

BACKGROUND/AIM Although the safety of acupuncture per se in pregnancy is reasonably well accepted, there remains debate regarding needling at points historically considered to be 'forbidden' during pregnancy. This article reviews the scientific literature on this topic. MAIN FINDINGS There is no objective evidence of harm following needling at forbidden points, summarised by the following fou...