AIM The aim of this study was to analyse the clinical spectrum of renal manifestation of preeclampsia in pregnant women. METHOD Diagnosis of preeclampsia was made using two cardinal feature of the disease after 20th weeks of gestation in previously normotensive and nonproteinuric women: (1) Blood pressure > 140/90 mm Hg and (2) urinary protein excretion of > 300 mg/24 hour. The patients with ...

The term "developmental dysplasia of the hip" (DDH) includes a wide spectrum of abnormalities that affect the hip during its growth, ranging from dysplasia to joint dislocation and going through different degrees of coxofemoral subluxation. The incidence of DDH is variable, and depends on a number of factors, including geographical location. Approximately one in 1,000 newborn infants may presen...

The aim of the present study was to perform a meta-analysis of published data to determine the significance of clinical factors and exposures to the risk of perinatal arterial ischaemic stroke (PAIS) and provide guidance for clinical diagnosis and treatment. A comprehensive literature search of the PubMed, Embase, MEDLINE and Cochrane Library databases for relevant observational studies (cohort...

OBJECTIVE To identify the frequency and maternal and neonatal factors associated with meconium-stained amniotic fluid at birth. METHODS Cross-sectional study carried out with 2,441 births at an in-hospital birth center in the city of São Paulo (Southeastern Brazil) in March and April, 2005. The association between meconium-stained amniotic fluid and the independent variables (maternal age, pa...

BACKGROUND International comparison and time trend surveillance of preterm delivery rates is complex. New techniques that could facilitate interpretation of such rates are needed. METHODS We studied all live births and stillbirths (>or= 28 weeks gestation) registered in the medical birth registers in Sweden, Denmark and Norway from 1995 through 2004. Gestational age was determined by best est...

BACKGROUND We aimed to evaluate the incidence of undiagnosed abnormal postpartum blood loss (UPPBL) after vaginal delivery, identify the risk factors and compare them to those of postpartum haemorrhage (PPH). METHOD The study population included women who participated in a randomized controlled trial of women with singleton low-risk pregnancy who delivered vaginally after 35 weeks' gestation ...

OBJECTIVES To analyse trends in preterm delivery and the factors contributing to preterm delivery in Denmark. To construct a standard population at low risk (white European, 20-40 years of age, with a singleton spontaneous pregnancy) and describe the changes in this population so that time trends can be compared internationally. DESIGN Population based study. PARTICIPANTS 99.8% of all deliv...

In mammals, reproductive synchrony and reproductive suppression usually are found in social, group-living species, which often display hierarchical relationships among related animals. Some individuals, particularly younger, philopatric females beyond the age of sexual maturity, may not raise offspring because they are suppressed by other individuals. Although brown bears (Ursus arctos) are a s...

Context: Infantile Colic (IC) is an essential problem in infancy that influenced by factors related to infants and parents. The parental associated with colic have not been comprehensively assessed. Objectives: present systematic review was conducted investigate the affecting incidence of IC. Data Sources: Databases, including PubMed, Web Science, Scopus, Science Direct, Google scholar, as well...

background: pain is one of the side effects of episiotomy. the virtual reality (vr) is a non-pharmacological method for pain relief. the purpose of this study was to determine the effect of using video glasses on pain reduction in primiparity women during episiotomy repair. methods: this clinical trial was conducted on 30 primiparous parturient women having labor at omolbanin hospital (mashhad,...