Rapid and extensive development of molecular biology methods have big impact on obstetrics and gynecology. There have been revealed numerous gene polymorphisms which have more significant impact on some pregnancy complications and gynecological diseases. It is also suggested that some genetic variants may be the markers of increased risk of several diseases in pregnant women as well as in gynec...

Pregnant heroin addicts tend to be younger than nonaddicted pregnant patients, unmarried or separated from spouses, and a disproportionately large number are members of minority ethnic groups. Heroin addiction during pregnancy is associated with several significant medical and obstetrical complications and may result in both acute and chronic abnormalities in neonates. Malnutrition, venereal di...

A cross-sectional study was carried out in Mkuranga District of Tanzania with the aim of comparing the ability of trained and untrained traditional birth attendants (TBAs) in identifying women with danger signs for developing complications during pregnancy and childbirth as well as their referral practices. Study findings revealed that majority of the TBAs (86.5%) had not received any training....

BACKGROUND Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a common obstetrical complication with both maternal and fetal side effects. OBJECTIVE This study was performed to determine the complications in neonates of mothers with GDM receiving insulin vs. dietary regimen. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this prospective cohort study, 140 neonates of mothers with GDM attending Javaheri Hospital of Azad Univ...

Objective: To evaluate of the modified severity of obstetrical illness scoring system for predicting the outcome of critically ill obstetric patients. Methods: A total of 165 critically ill obstetric patients were enrolled. The modified severity of obstetrical illness score and acute physiology and chronic health evaluation (APACHE II) were used to evaluate the severity of obstetrical illness. ...

Accurate assessment of gestational age, fetal growth, and the detection of fetal and placental abnormalities are major benefits of sonography. Color Doppler can be used to assist in the identification of vascular architecture, detection of vascular pathology and visualization of blood flow changes associated with physiologic processes and disease states. The clinical applications of obstetrical...

We report 2 patients with obstetrical brachial plexus palsy, ipsilateral leg weakness, and contralateral motor cortical dysplasia. To our knowledge, this is the first description of such an association. In both cases, the diagnosis of obstetrical brachial plexus palsy was established clinically shortly after birth and later confirmed neurophysiologically. Motor cortex dysplasia was diagnosed by...

OBJECTIVE To present current guidelines regarding treatment of mastocytosis in pregnancy on the example of observed patients. DESIGN Case control national study. SETTING Polish Center of the European Competence Network on Mastocytosis (ECNM). POPULATION OR SAMPLE 23 singleton spontaneous pregnancies in 17 women diagnosed with mastocytosis in years 1999-2014, before becoming pregnant. ME...