The aim of the study was to determine whether routine probiotic supplementation (RPS) with Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG) or Lactobacillus acidophilus +Lactobacillus bifidum is associated with reduced risk of necrotising enterocolitis (NEC)≥Stage II in preterm neonates born at ≤32 weeks' gestation. We conducted a retrospective cohort study on the effect of probiotic supplementation in very lo...

This case report presents the prenatal diagnosis of conjoined twins at 7 weeks and 6 days' gestation according to the last menstrual period and 6 weeks and 4 days' gestation according to crown-rump length in a 32-year-old Turkish woman, using two-dimensional Doppler ultrasound. The twins were fused to each other at the thoracic region (thoracopagus). In the light of previous reports of conjoine...

Aim to describe the topographic and anatomical relationships of fetal lower jaw auricle in mid-gestation period.
 Material methods. The 110 mandibles human fetuses second trimester were selected for study divided into groups by sex age. morphological techniques method ultrasound scanning used determine ear, location central part relative (the line connecting gnathion point external occipit...

This study evaluated ovarian activity in late gestation and post-partum in guanacos in captivity. Follicular dynamics was monitored every second day from 40 days before and other 40 after delivery by transrectal sonography and by plasma steroids concentrations. Seven out of eight (87.5%) of gestating females presented ovarian follicular activity under progesterone levels >3 nmol/l with maximum ...

In recent years, abuse of synthetic cathinones, in particular, mephedrone, has increased among young adults worldwide. The study aim is to investigate the effects of mephedrone exposure during the gestational period on mice offspring outcomes, focusing on hippocampal neurotoxicity. The pregnant mice received mephedrone (50mg/kg, sc) on a regular schedule (once daily on all days, from day 5 to 1...

SUMMARY Determination of gestational age have several usages in obstetrics and gynecology. The relation between Biparietal Diameter and gestational age has determined in this research using real time Sonography. 904 Iranian pregnant women between 12-40 weeks of gestation with accuratic last menstrual period and without the history of diabetes mellitus, hypertension, renal disease and Fetal an...

We have investigated whether cortisol pretreatment of sheep fetuses will result in a greater liquid accumulation within the lung and a greater lung growth response to obstruction of the fetal trachea. Chronically catheterized fetal sheep received either 1) a cortisol infusion at an increasing dose (1.5-4.0 mg/day) from days 118 to 127 of gestation; the fetal trachea was then obstructed from day...

Factors associated with incidence of mummified fetuses at 7, 9, 11, 13 and 15 wk of gestation were determined in a cross-sectional design involving 209 pregnant pigs. Percentage of observed mummies increased from 2.1 to 12.2% as gestation progressed. Incidence of mummies at 7 wk of gestation was not different between litters of nine fetuses or fewer and those of 10 fetuses or more. During the p...

Pregnant and nursing rats were given water containing 1,000ppm manganese (MnCl2 was used) ad libitum and the transfer of Mn to fetuses and sucklings was investigated. Administration of Mn during the first half of the gestation period before placentation produced no difference in Mn concentration in embryos, including chorions, from the control group. However, when Mn was administered during the...

Total body weight of newborns, the volume of spleen, and the number of megakaryocytes decreased following the exposure to ELF-MF (6 x 10(-3) T and 50 Hz) at 1-5, 6-10, 11-15, and 16-20 days of pregnancy of mice. The complete period of gestation was sensitive to ELF-MF exposure; the initial days were more prone to exposure. The results suggest that the use of ELF-MF producing instruments should ...