Peripartum cardiomyopathy is a rare but potentially life-threatening form of heart failure affecting women late in pregnancy or in the first months after delivery. Peripartum cardiomyopathy is difficult to diagnose and its onset and progression are variable between individuals. The pathophysiology remains poorly understood, hence treatment options are limited and possibly harmful to the foetus....

OBJECTIVE Fetal peripartum surveillance with ST analysis of fetal electrocardiogram (STAN) alone or in combination with fetal blood sampling (FBS) is a worldwide debate. STAN monitoring without FBS support was implemented in 2000 in the authors' department when it took part in a European multicentre project. The aim of this study was to evaluate neonatal outcomes associated with peripartum STAN...

To establish a method to predict postpartum diseases using prepartum back fat thickness (BFT), the peripartum BFTs of 54 healthy multiparous cows before calving, which were diagnosed with postpartum displacement of the abomasum (DA), clinical ketosis or subclinical ketosis were compared with those of healthy cows from 8 weeks before the expected calving date to 8 weeks after calving. The peripa...

Peripartum cardiomyopathy is a pregnancy-associated myocardial disease characterized by the development of heart failure due to marked left ventricular systolic dysfunction. Although the disease is relatively uncommon, its incidence is increasing, and it can be associated with important and lasting morbidity and with mortality. Peripartum cardiomyopathy seems to affect women in different parts ...

BACKGROUND The current study aimed to investigate whether serum RBP levels can be a key predictor of peripartum depression (PPD). METHODS This was a prospective cohort study, conducted at a general teaching hospital in South China. Research participants were evaluated at three time points: the third trimester of pregnancy (T1), after delivery at week one (T2), and after delivery week six (T3)...

BACKGROUND Peripartum cardiomyopathy is often associated with severe heart failure occurring towards the end of pregnancy or in the months following birth with debilitating, exhausting and frightening symptoms requiring person-centered care. The aim of this study was to explore women's experiences of health care while being diagnosed with peripartum cardiomyopathy. METHOD Qualitative intervie...

UNLABELLED Medical professionals and public are concerned about the complications of pregnancy and delivery in women with epilepsy (WWE). PURPOSE Our aim was to prospectively ascertain occurrence of these complications in a cohort of WWE enrolled in a pregnancy registry. METHODS All complications during pregnancy, delivery and first 48 h of postpartum period were recorded according to the r...