Fetal Outcome of Pre-eclamptic Mothers with Hyperuricemia

Neonatal outcome in pre-eclamptic patients.

BACKGROUND Pre-eclampsia (PE) is defined as hypertension (blood pressure of 140/90 mm Hg on two occasion 4-6 hour apart or single reading of diastolic blood pressure of >110 mm Hg) and proteinuria developing after 20 weeks of pregnancy up to 6 weeks post partum in previously normotensive, non-proteinuric women. The aim of this study was to determine the neonatal outcome in babies born ofpre-ecl...

Increased leptin concentration in preterm infants of pre-eclamptic mothers.

AIM To study the effect of maternal pre-eclampsia on cord plasma leptin concentrations in preterm infants. METHODS Leptin concentration was analysed in cord plasma of 74 preterm infants, gestational age 24 to 32 weeks. Of these, 14 were born to pre-eclamptic mothers, in 10 intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR) was present, and 59 had been exposed antenatally to corticosteroids. RESULTS The...

Evaluation of Outcome of Mothers with Breast Cancer during Pregnancy, Fetal and Neonatal Development

uction:Breast cancer is the most common cancer in pregnant and non-pregnant women. It also occurs in one out of 3000 to 10000 delivery. The aim of this study is the evaluation of peri-natal and maternal outcome in women with pregnancy associated breast cancer. Method:case series were reviewed retrospectively, which included 9 pregnant women diagnosed with cancer in shahid sadoughi hospital fro...

Pre-Eclamptic Toxæmia of Pregnancy

Perinatal Outcome of Babies Delivered to Eclamptic Mothers: A Prospective Study from a Nigerian Tertiary Hospital

BACKGROUND Eclampsia is a leading cause of maternal and perinatal mortality in Nigeria. Preventive and interventional measures have been shown to reduce maternal mortality and morbidity with no significant beneficial effect on neonatal outcomes. The aim of this study is to assess the perinatal outcome of eclampsia at the University of Port-Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH). MATERIALS AND METH...