Introduction Safety is one of the main issues surrounding any imaging modality in obstetrics. The use of Doppler ultrasound to detect gross changes in fetal heart rate (FHR) is an accurate and objective method of assessing fetal distress or well-being. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) has previously been applied to the accurate estimation of fetal weight, organ size and in the measurement of pl...

OBJECTIVE Increased risk of psychopathology is observed in children exposed to maternal prenatal distress, and elevated maternal cortisol and epigenetic regulation of placental glucocorticoid-pathway genes are potential mechanisms. The authors examined maternal distress and salivary cortisol in relation to fetal movement and heart rate ("coupling") and DNA methylation of three glucocorticoid pa...

Fetal biochemical and neonatal clinical data were compiled in 126 emergency Caesarean sections performed for fetal distress. The choice of anaesthetic technique was determined by the wishes of the mother. General anaesthesia was administered to 71 parturients and regional analgesia to 55 (subarachnoid block 33, extension of extradural block 22). The aetiologies of fetal distress and the skin in...

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to assess the pregnancy-related cardiovascular risk in LQT1 patients. BACKGROUND Only 1 study addressed this issue in genotyped patients and reported that the highest risk is for LQT2 patients. METHODS This case-control study, performed in a cohort of patients from 22 families affected by LQT1 and all sharing the common KCNQ1-A341V mutation, involved...

C onsidering the complex series of cardiorespira-tory changes that occurs at birth, it is not surprising that the transition to extrauterine life does not always proceed smoothly. Neonatal respiratory disorders account for the majority of admissions to intensive care units and result in significant morbidity and mortality. Once the infant shows signs of respiratory distress, prompt diagnosis is...

AIMS To investigate the relationship between fetal renal artery Doppler results and pregnancy outcomes in patients with idiopathic abnormal amniotic fluid indices. MATERIAL AND METHOD A total of 110 patients without signs of fetal distress were included in the study: 31 idiopathic oligohydramnios and 29 idiopathic polyhydramnios pregnancies (study group) and 50 normal pregnancies (controls). ...

The perinatal outcomes of pregnancies with nuchal cord (NC) are uncertain and reports disagree about the incidence of cesarean section due to NC. Variable tightness of the NC may be a contributor to this controversy. The study was to examine whether the tightness of NC affect fetal intrauterine distress by determining valuable ultrasonic indicators. Total 149 singleton pregnancies between 36 an...

Despite popular belief, exercise while pregnant does not initiate labor, or preterm labor. Exercise is associated with delivering closer to the due date. Further, maternal exercise is associated with either no change, or shorter labor and delivery overall. Women who exercised had less complications during labor and delivery than those who did not exercise. More importantly, measures of the fetu...

population pattern in guilan province represents a dramatic increase in youth population. regarding high prevalence of substance use among them, its destructive effects and consequences and paucity of previous related studies, this research was performed to determine the prevalence of substance use among students of guilan university of medical sciences (gums). we conducted a cross-sectional st...

Despite popular belief, exercise while pregnant does not initiate labor, or preterm labor. Exercise is associated with delivering closer to the due date. Further, maternal exercise is associated with either no change, or shorter labor and delivery overall. Women who exercised had less complications during labor and delivery than those who did not exercise. More importantly, measures of the fetu...