BACKGROUND The effects of consecutive pregnancies on the course of idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) are unclear in view of the scarce published data. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the course and management of visual and pregnancy outcomes of consecutive pregnancies with IIH. METHODS The medical records of women with IIH in consecutive pregnancies were reviewed for neuro-ophthalmological ...

Objective. To study the predictors for desire for multiple pregnancies and the influence of providing information regarding the maternal and fetal complications associated with multiple pregnancies on their preference for multiple pregnancies. Methods. Couples attending an infertility clinic were offered to fill up a questionnaire separately. Following this, they were handed a pamphlet with inf...

STUDY QUESTION Is venous thrombosis risk increased in pregnancies after in vitro fertilization? SUMMARY ANSWER The venous thrombosis incidence was significantly increased in pregnancies after in vitro fertilization; especially in the first trimester and in the first 6 weeks post-partum. WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY In vitro fertilization without pregnancy is not associated with increased venous th...

OBJECTIVE Changes in the plasma aldosterone concentration (PAC) and the plasma renin activity (PRA) have not been extensively studied in women with twin pregnancies. METHODS The PAC and PRA levels were determined during the second and third trimesters and on postpartum day 3 in 14 normotensive women with twin pregnancies and 80 normotensive and 7 preeclamptic women with singleton pregnancies....

During pregnancy, growth of new blood vessels into the placenta is required to nourish the developing fetus. On page 2165, Girardi et al. show that activation of the complement cascade blunts placental development by triggering the production of a potent angiogenesis inhibitor. Monitoring levels of complement activation in pregnant women might thus be useful in predicting pregnancy complication...

The management of twin pregnancies discordant for trisomy 21 is dependent on the gestation at diagnosis, chorionicity, and parental preference. Our experience with the management of 15 cases in 1,839 twin pregnancies over a 12-year period is described. Selective termination is not always associated with a successful outcome for the normal co-twin. Two of the three monochorionic twin pregnancies...

A study was conducted aimed at establishing a range of plasma concentrations of the beta subunit of human chorionic gonadotrophin that might predict ectopic pregnancy after in vitro fertilisation and embryo transfer. From May 1984 to February 1986, 161 consecutive pregnancies at the Monash University in vitro fertilisation unit were analysed by determining plasma beta human chorionic gonadotrop...

OBJECTIVES To compare uterine artery pulsatility index (PI) obtained at 11 + 0 to 13 + 6 weeks of gestation in singleton and twin pregnancies and to evaluate changes in PI values of twin pregnancies developing pre-eclampsia (PE) or small-for-gestational age (SGA) of either one or both fetuses. METHODS Uterine artery PI was measured in 421 twin pregnancies (384 dichorionic and 37 monochorionic...

Non-tubal ectopic pregnancies are a rare subgroup of ectopic pregnancies implanted at sites other than the Fallopian tube. Mortality fromnon-tubal ectopic pregnancies is higher comparedwith that for tubal ectopic pregnancies, and theyarebecomingmore common, partly due to the rising incidence of Caesarean sections and use of assisted reproductive technologies. Non-tubal ectopic pregnancies can b...

Qualitative data gathered from women in Nairobi, Kenya, were used to explore decision making in relation to unwanted pregnancy. Gender, livelihoods, morality, marital status, and male partners exerted extensively complex and multidimensional influence on women’s management of their unintentional pregnancies. For instance, although gender norms were frequently invoked to justify terminating unwa...