Fibromyalgia syndrome (FS) is a common chronic disease characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain in certain anatomic locations. Even though Fibromyalgia’s prevalence and symptoms pregnant women are known, many issues related to the consequences of mother’s fibromyalgia on pregnancy outcome have not been enough explored. The aim this study highlight relationship between who gave birth par...

OBJECTIVE To compare the perinatal outcome of singleton and twin pregnancies between natural and assisted conceptions. DESIGN Systematic review of controlled studies published 1985-2002. STUDIES REVIEWED 25 studies were included of which 17 had matched and 8 had non-matched controls. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Very preterm birth, preterm birth, very low birth weight, low birth weight, small fo...

OBJECTIVE To investigate whether the outcome of a pregnancy is related to the time required to achieve that pregnancy (TTP). DESIGN The distribution of the TTP for pregnancies ending in multiple birth, early (before week 12) and late (weeks 12-28) miscarriage, stillbirth, and extrauterine pregnancy was compared to that of pregnancies ending in singleton birth. Furthermore, the distribution of...

BACKGROUND Pregnant women who travel to malarious areas and their clinicians need data on the safety of malaria chemoprophylaxis. METHODS The effect of exposure to mefloquine on pregnancy and offspring outcomes was evaluated using the F. Hoffmann-La Roche global drug safety database for the time frame 31 January 1986 through 26 October 2010. We investigated pregnancy and fetal outcomes in mat...

OBJECTIVES We aimed to evaluate the predictive value of amniotic fluid index (AFI) (<5) for adverse perinatal outcome in terms of cesarean section for fetal distress, birth weight, meconium staining, Apgar scores, and cord pH at birth. METHODS This was a prospective study of 200 antenatal women booked at Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) Hospital during the years 2009-2011 with gestational age between ...

AIM: To study the management of second twin and its perinatal outcome in comparison with first twin in Modern Govt. Maternity Hospital. OBJECTIVES: The present study has been undertaken to study the influence of following factors on the perinatal outcome of second twin in comparison with first twin: Chorionicity, Gestational age. Presentation of twins, Mode of delivery, Birth weight, Birth inte...

Introduction: The placenta is the influencing factor on fetal weight and as first organ that reveals pathological changes of pregnancy. Therefore, placental ultrasound findings influence diagnosis growth restriction (FGR). Objectives: This study examines relationship between thickness, grading heterogeneity during pathology in third trimester FGR fetuses its effect neonatal outcome. Patients Me...