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BACKGROUND The Fukushima Pregnancy and Birth Survey was launched to monitor pregnant mothers' health after the Great East Japan Earthquake and Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) accident. Several lines of investigations have indicated that a disaster impacts maternal mental health with childbirth. However, there is no research regarding mental health of mothers with fetal loss after a ...

Adverse in utero exposures can disrupt fetal brain development, deplete subpopulations of neurons and inhibit formation of normal synaptic connections. A major roadblock to unraveling the precise mechanisms and timing of human neurodevelopmental derangement is the almost complete absence of sensitive noninvasive assessments. We present novel methods for isolating fetal neuronal exosomes from ma...

Fetal type posterior cerebral artery (FTPCA) is a variant of circulation brain, in which the distal part (PCA) perfused by branch internal carotid (ICA) via fetal communicating (fetal PCOM). In presence PCOM, paradoxical concurrent infarction anterior and may happen. We report 67-year-old man who presented with sudden onset right sided weakness aphasia, National Institutes Health Stroke Scale (...

The foundation for adult health is laid in utero and requires a healthy placenta. A common manifestation of abnormal placental development is impaired fetal growth. While placental pathology is the final common denominator in many cases of fetal growth restriction, a variety of discreet lesions have been described involving both the maternal and fetal circulations at their confluence in the pla...

Some studies suggest that fetal sex plays a role in maternal physiological processes during pregnancy including glycemic control, blood pressure, and cortisol regulation. However, data examining fetal sex-specific differences in maternal immune parameters is lacking. In the current study, serum levels of interleukin(IL)-6, IL-8, and tumor necrosis factor(TNF)-α as well as LPS-stimulated product...

BACKGROUND In 2009 the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care funded the implementation of province-wide fetal fibronectin testing in Ontario hospitals. This paper reports results from the provincial evaluation that sought to describe the experience of fetal fibronectin testing from the perspective of women with symptoms of preterm labour. METHODS A descriptive qualitative design was u...

Fetal mortality refers to the intrauterine death of a fetus and is a major, but often overlooked public health issue in Ghana. Due in part to a paucity of knowledge of the incidence, etiology and prevention strategies, much of the public concern on reproductive loss has focused on infant mortality. Effective antenatal care, which must be evidence-based information driven, necessitates regular, ...

Measurement of fetal breathing movements (FBM) has found considerable clinical interest recently, because it is thought to be predictive of fetal health or compromise. However, from our investigations on fetal state behavior [7, 8] methods for assessing FBM generally used so far seem to be inadequate and results are suspect of being unreliable: in the fetal lamb and in the rhesus monkey fetus F...

BACKGROUND Spousal violence is a global issue, with ramifications for the reproductive health of women. We aimed to investigate the effect of physical, sexual, and emotional violence on potentially preventable single and recurrent spontaneous fetal loss. METHODS We analysed data from the Cameroon Demographic Health Survey. In the violence module of this survey, women were questioned about the...