Observations on the form and position of the oxygen dissociation curve of the bloods of fetal sheep indicate that they are uniform in character and position from the 60th through the 116th day postinsemination, though placed far to the left of similar curves prepared with bloods from normal adults.' Curves prepared with bloods from fetuses 117-121 days postinsemination may be of the earlier for...

AIM To compare transvaginal digital examination performed by residents and attending physicians to transabdominal suprapubic ultrasound in the evaluation of fetal head position in the second stage of labor. METHODS A prospective study was conducted at a tertiary center and included pregnant women at term, with normal singleton cephalic presentation fetuses. All patients had ruptured membranes...

OBJECTIVES To confirm if a real inner descend of testis occurs, correlating the testicular position with fetal parameters and analyzing the position of the testes relative to the internal ring. MATERIAL AND METHODS Twenty nine human fetuses between 13 and 23 weeks post conception (WPC) were studied. The fetuses were carefully dissected with the aid of a stereoscopic lens with 16/25X magnifica...

introduction: it is well know that fetal distress is one of the important causes of fetus perinatal morbidity and mortality. in this study, we sought to evaluate the association between umbilical coiling index and fetal distress.material and method:this was a case- control study conducted on 90 term pregnant women. study group had fetal distress (abnormal fetal heart rate, meconium staining, ap...

When tripping and falling patients with rheumatoid arthritis may adopt the 'fetal tuck' position to protect their painful deformed hands. There is then a risk of splenic injury by the left elbow, which may not be immediately apparent.

Fetal magnetoencephalography (fMEG) is a non-invasive technique where measurements of the magnetic field outside the maternal abdomen are used to infer the source location and signals of the fetus' neural activity. There are a number of aspects related to fMEG modelling that must be addressed, such as the conductor volume, fetal position and orientation, gestation period, etc. We propose a solu...

BACKGROUND The method of skin-to-skin contact (kangaroo care [KC]) has shown physiologic, cognitive, and emotional gains for preterm infants; however, KC has not been studied adequately in term newborns. AIMS To evaluate the effect of KC, used shortly after delivery, on the neurobehavioral responses of the healthy newborn. STUDY DESIGN A randomized, controlled trial using a table of random ...

Background Ultrasound is commonly used for the antenatal assessment of a fetus and it can provide functional and haemodynamic data in addition to anatomical details. The accuracy of the former is dependant on angle of insonation, maternal habitus and fetal position. Phase contrast cardiovascular magnetic resonance (PC CMR) has emerged as a clinical tool for blood flow quantification but its use...