Background: Placenta-specific 1 (PLAC1) is specifically expressed in the placenta and plays a fundamental role function. Aberrant expression of PLAC1 has been reported pregnancy-related disorders; however, its gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) not clearly elucidated. This study aimed to investigate GDM patients, relationship with clinical characteristics. Methods: was case-control study. Plac...

Objective: To assess the role of color Doppler as a complementary technique to grayscale in the early detection of placenta accreta. Material and Methods: One hundred and ten pregnant women with confirmed placenta previa complete centralize (after 28 weeks' gestation) were included prospectively into this study. Gray-scale trans abdominal ultrasound examination was performed to detect loss of t...

A retained placenta after delivery can lead to bleeding and infection or other serious complications. There are 2 approaches for managing this condition: one is observation until spontaneous expulsion or resorption of the placenta, the other is active intervention such as manual removal, dilation and evacuation, uterine artery embolization, and hysterectomy. In this study, we investigated cases...

BACKGROUND To determine whether patients with placenta previa who delivered preterm have an increased risk for recurrent spontaneous preterm birth. METHODS This retrospective population based cohort study included patients who delivered after a primary cesarean section (n = 9983). The rate of placenta previa, its recurrence, and the risk for recurrent preterm birth were determined. RESULTS ...

Placenta previa is a complication of pregnancy in which the placenta lies in the lower part of the uterus or partially or completely covers the cervix. This leads to painless vaginal bleeding and in some leading to haemorrhage [1]. The haemorrhage may be major enough to threaten the life of the mother and the fetus making the delivery imminent either on elective or emergency basis [1]. Controve...

OBJECTIVE Idiopathic vaginal bleeding, a common complication of pregnancy, increases the risk of small-for-gestational age (SGA) neonate, preeclampsia and preterm delivery and can be the only clinical manifestation of intra-amniotic infection and/or inflammation (IAI). Placenta previa is thought to be protective against ascending intrauterine infection, yet an excess of histologic chorioamnioni...

P ERIPARTUM hemorrhage is responsible for 150,000 maternal deaths worldwide each year. Although the risk of maternal death has decreased over the preceding century, there has recently been a concerning suggestion of an increase in the overall incidence of hemorrhage. Despite multiple advances in medical and surgical care, a steady rise in hemorrhage has been noted within the developed world. St...

AIM To investigate the association of cornual-fundal location of the placenta and breech presentation at term delivery. METHODS This study was conducted at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Novi Sad, in 2011. The inclusion criteria were delivery at ≥37 weeks of gestation, singleton gestation, and cornual-fundal location of the placenta determined by ultrasonography at ≥37 weeks of ...

protein status of 194 pregnant women and their newborn at a public and a private maternity hospital in tehran was studied. blood samples were taken from all women before delivery and from cords at delivery of the placenta. the following determinations were made: total serum protein, protein fractions, creatinine and urea. in the private group, significantly higher maternal mean values were foun...

BACKGROUND The third stage of labour may be complicated by retained placenta, which should be managed promptly because it may cause severe bleeding and infection, with a potentially fatal outcome. This study evaluated the effectiveness of umbilical vein injection of misoprostol for the treatment of retained placenta in a hospital setting. METHODS This hospital-based placebo-controlled trial w...