In recent years, scientific views on perinatal protection of fetus have shifted to earlier periods pregnancy – the I trimester, because from this stage formation fetoplacental complex and laying organs tissues take place, which in most cases determines further course pregnancy. The objective: clarify role imbalance angiogenic growth factors as one pathogenetic mechanisms development placental d...

Objectives: We aimed to compare perinatal outcomes of oligohydramnios or fetal growth restriction with normal amniotic fluid index and in preeclampsia the only oligohydramnios, preeclamptic groups. Material methods: A total 743 patients were evaluated between June 2016 2020. Patients divided into two groups: (n = 237) 506). Then, first group was subgroups as 55), 125) 57). Demographic character...

Although post-term pregnancy is associated with an increased incidence of fetal distress, oligohydramnios, fetal macrosomia, fetal dysmaturity, and perinatal mortality, as many as 80% of post-term fetuses appear completely normal. The authors of this article discuss the three sub-groups of post-term pregnancies, and deal with the diagnosis and antepartum and intrapartum management of the condit...

Recessive (infantile) polycystic kidney disease is a rare inherited disorder with cystic dilations of the renal collecting ducts frequently associated with hepatic involvement. The gene responsible for this disease, PKHD1, located on the short arm of chromosome 6, has recently been identified. Autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease is a rare entity with an incidence of 1:10,000 to 1:40,0...

A new syndrome of oligohydramnios, Potter's syndrome, and anuric renal failure leading to stillbirth or neonatal death from respiratory failure has recently been described. Histologically, there is renal tubular dysgenesis, especially of the proximal tubules, and apparent glomerular crowding. To date, five families have been reported, in four of which there have been affected sibs and in two pa...

Kitterman, Joseph A., Cheryl J. Chapin, Jeff N. Vanderbilt, Nicolas F. M. Porta, Louis M. Scavo, Leland G. Dobbs, Robert Ertsey, and Jon Goerke. Effects of oligohydramnios on lung growth and maturation in the fetal rat. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 282: L431–L439, 2002. First published October 5, 2001; 10.1152/ ajplung.00161.2001.—Oligohydramnios (OH) retards fetal lung growth by producin...

AIM. To revisit the role of first trimester homocysteine levels with the maternal and fetal outcome. METHODS. This was a cohort study comprising 100 antenatal women between 8 and 12 weeks of gestation. Serum homocysteine levels were checked after overnight fasting. RESULTS. There were significantly elevated homocysteine levels among women with prior history of hypertensive disorders of pregnanc...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to identify factors predicting histologic chorioamnionitis (HCA) in women with preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM). MATERIAL AND METHODS We retrospectively enrolled 371 women diagnosed with PPROM at less than 34 weeks of gestation at the Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University between January 2008 and December 2012. HCA was diag...

OBJECTIVE High risk pregnancies increase the risk of neonatal mortality and morbidity. In order to identify the influence of pregnancy complications on the period of neonatal stay in Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs), an analysis has been carried out in our center. METHODS In a cross-sectional-descriptive analytical study, the data including NICU length of stay was gathered from 526 medic...

The aim of this study was to investigate the feasibility of performing chromosomal karyotype analysis using cells cultured from fetal bladder puncture liquid (FBPL). Therefore, FBPL was extracted from 9 fetuses under ultrasonographic guidance, including 3 cases with fetal lower urinary tract obstruction (megabladder and oligohydramnios) and 6 cases with multiple malformations. The cells obtaine...