Pregnancy in women with type 1 diabetes is associated with poor maternal and neonatal outcomes. However, the risk of these outcomes has never been evaluated in an Asian national population. In this work, we report the maternal and fetal outcomes of pregnant women with type 1 diabetes in Taiwan. A total of 2,350,339 pregnancy records created between 2001 and 2012 were obtained from the National ...

Reproductive disorders that are common/increasing in prevalence in human males may arise because of deficient androgen production/action during a fetal 'masculinization programming window'. We identify a potentially important role for Chicken Ovalbumin Upstream Promoter-Transcription Factor II (COUP-TFII) in Leydig cell (LC) steroidogenesis that may partly explain this. In rats, fetal LC size a...

BACKGROUND There are contradictory results regarding whether there is a social gradient in common mental disorders or not, or if this relation differs for different indicators or by gender. We analysed the relation between various measures of socio-economic position and later psychological distress among men and women in a Swedish context. METHODS The study is based on data from the Northern ...

We reviewed our experience with bacteremic pneumococcal pneumonia (BPP) over a 1-year period at a 600-bed community teaching hospital; 26 cases were identified. The mean age was 57.5 years and there were 12 male and 14 female subjects. Cough, sputum production, fever, and mental status changes were the most frequent symptoms. Risk factors included drug abuse in 10, HIV in 4, current smoking in ...

Background: Grand multiparty is common obstetrical problem, in Sudan large families desirable for cultural and religious backgrounds higher incidence of grandmultipra expected, the risk factors associated with adverse maternal outcomes have yet to be adequately investigated among grand multiparity need delivered by primary cesarean section. Objective: The main objective was determine impact sec...

Very small changes in pH may significantly affect the function of various fetal organ systems, such as the central nervous system, and the cardiovascular system with associated fetal distress and poor Apgar score. Review of existing data on maternal-fetal acid-base balance in pregnancy highlight the factors that are associated with derangements of the acid-base status and the impact of the dera...

INTRODUCTION Some types of antenatal maternal psychological distress may be associated with reduced fetal growth and birthweight. A stress-mediated reduction in placental blood flow has been suggested as a mechanism. Previous studies have examined this using ultrasound-derived arterial resistance measures in the uterine (UtA) and umbilical (UA) arteries, with mixed conclusions. However, a reduc...

Subdural injection of epidural anesthesia is rare and is usually undiagnosed during epidural anesthesia causing severely delayed maternal hypotension, hypoxia, and fetal distress. A 38-year-old primiparous woman was administered epidural labor analgesia at 40(+6) weeks' gestation, and developed progressive maternal respiratory depression, bradycardia, and hypotension after accidental subdural a...

The objectives of the study were to compare the progress of labour, need of medical and surgical interventions and fetomaternal outcome in primigravidae with cord round neck versus without cord round neck at term or onset of labour. This study was performed at Mahila chiktsalaya, SMS Medical college Jaipur l from dec 2010 to December 2011. A total of 200 cases were studied over a 1 yr period. A...