We determined recent trends and recurrence rates of placenta praevia in 790,366 deliveries in NSW. From 2001 to 2009, the rate of placenta praevia increased by 26%, from 0. 69% to 0. 87% (trend P < 0.001). The placenta praevia recurrence rate in a second birth was 4.8%. Two-thirds of the increase in placenta praevia was accounted for by trends in known risk factors, and the unexplained portion ...

OBJECTIVE To test an objective ultrasound marker for diagnosing the presence and severity of abnormally invasive placenta. METHODS Women at risk of abnormally invasive placenta underwent a three-dimensional power Doppler ultrasound scan. The volumes were examined offline by a blinded observer. The largest area of confluent three-dimensional power Doppler signal (Area of Confluence [Acon], cm)...

Maternal exposure to increased synthetic glucocorticoids (GC) during pregnancy is known to disturb fetal development and increase the risk of long-term disease. Maternal exposure to elevated levels of natural GC is likely to be common yet is relatively understudied. The placenta plays an important role in regulating fetal exposure to maternal GC but is itself vulnerable to maternal insults. Thi...

The Doxorubicin hydrochloride, popularly known as Adriamycin, is among the most antitumoral drugs used in oncology practice. This is a glycosidic antibiotic from the anthracycline group, which acts directly on the G2/M period, leading to cell death. This study aimed at analyzing placental alteration and congenital malformations in Wistar rats fetuses who were exposed to the chemotherapeutic. Tw...

The Doxorubicin hydrochloride, popularly known as Adriamycin, is among the most antitumoral drugs used in oncology practice. This is a glycosidic antibiotic from the anthracycline group, which acts directly on the G2/M period, leading to cell death. This study aimed at analyzing placental alteration and congenital malformations in Wistar rats fetuses who were exposed to the chemotherapeutic. Tw...

In 25 cases of triploidy at 10-14 weeks of gestation, compared with 947 controls, the median multiple of the median (MoM) fetal nuchal translucency (NT) thickness was significantly increased (1.89 MoM), and maternal serum total and free beta-human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG) were increased (3.13 MoM and 4.59 MoM respectively), alpha fetoprotein (AFP) was increased (2.14 MoM), and pregnancy as...

Background: The dramatically increased in CS delivery will essentially increase incidence of cesarean scar defects (CSD) rate, which has deleterious effect on mother's health as ectopic pregnancy, placenta previa and morbidly adherent placenta, dehiscence, postmenstrual spotting, inter-menstrual bleeding, dysmenorrheal, dyspareunia, secondary infertility.

Objective(s): The placenta provides nutrients and oxygen to embryo and removes waste products from embryo’s blood. As far as we know, the effects of exposure to Wi-Fi (2.4 GHz) signals on placenta have not been evaluated. Hence, we examined the effect of prenatal exposure to Wi-Fi signals on anti-oxidant capacity, expressions of CDKNA1, and GADD45a as well as apoptosis...

Dangerous placenta previa refers to somebody has a history of cesarean section while this pregnancy was placenta previa with the placenta attached to the original scar. The placenta can be adhered to the surface of the uterus, invasion into myometrium or completely penetrate the muscle and tissues in these placenta previa patients. It happens in these persons like older maternal ages (over 35 y...

Placenta is a unique organ, without which the very phenomenon of human pregnancy impossible. Semiallogeneous nature, localization placenta, complex and heterogeneous cellular composition determines its multifaceted role in course physiological pregnancy, indicates importance studying this organ number reproductive pathologies. The purpose review was to analyze literature sources illustrating en...