Placental infarction probably associated with late term premature delivery

Placental infarction probably associated with late term premature delivery

Here the histopathology findings of placental infarction associated with late preterm birth are reported. The subject was a male neonate delivered at 34 weeks and 5 days of gestation with a birth weight of ∼2500 g. His mother had been diagnosed with a threatened premature birth at 27 weeks of pregnancy. The size and weight of the placenta was considered appropriate for gestational age. On the c...

Assessment of success factors in normal vaginal delivery in late term pregnant women

Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy probably associated with administration of sulprostone following cesarean delivery.

Postpartum hemorrhage is a cause of maternal deaths and morbid events in western countries, due to uterine atony in the majority of cases. In addition to monitoring, resuscitation, and transfusion procedures, the management of post-partum hemorrhage generally follows a stepwise protocol in international guidelines. The first step consists of the administration of oxytocin or ergometrin. If blee...

Laparoscopic Management of Heterotopic Interstitial Pregnancy with Subsequent Term Delivery

A 35 year-old woman at 7-week gestational age was referred to our hospital. The patient was diagnosed with the heterotopic interstitial pregnancy by transvaginal ultrasonography after receiving in vitro fertilization (IVF) and embryo transfer. Laparoscopic excision and curettage was successfully performed at 8.4-gestational age under general anesthesia and the patient was discharged 2 days afte...

Placental transfusion and hyperbilirubinemia in the premature.

Placental transfusion has been cornpared in premature and full-term infants. Blood volume measurements showed that the 5-minute transfusion was similar in full-term and premature infants (47% and 50% increase in blood volume from birth) . A larger proportion of the 5-minute transfusion occurred by 1 minute in full-term ( 76%) than in premature infants (56%). Placental transfusion, by increasing...