INTRODUCTION Studies have shown that fetal progenitor cells persist in maternal blood or bone marrow for more than 30 years after delivery. Increased trafficking of fetal cells occurs during pregnancy complications, such as hypertension, preeclampsia, miscarriage and intra-uterine growth restriction (IUGR). Women with these pregnancy complications are significantly more often HLA-class II compa...

Address: (1) Department of Pediatric Psychology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital, The Netherlands; (2) Department of Developmental Psychology, Utrecht University, The Netherlands; (3) Department of Health Psychology, Utrecht University, The Netherlands; (4) Department of Pediatrics, Gooi-Noord Hospital, Blaricum, The Netherlands; (5) Department of Medical Psych...

Background: Worldwide Intra-Uterine Growth Restriction carries out high rate of fetal and neonatal morbidity and mortality. Perinatal mortality rates are 4-8 times higher for growth-retarded infants. IUGR are subdivided into symmetrical and asymmetrical subtypes. Aim of Study: To focus on the actual incidence of each subtype of IUGR and disparities. Methods: Across-sectional descriptive study a...

OBJECTIVE To determine ante-partum maternal risk factors for intrauterine fetal death. METHODS We carried out a case control retrospective study, at the Maternity and Children's Hospital, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. We included all pregnant women diagnosed as singleton intra-uterine fetal death in the third trimester with fetal weight of 1500 gm and more, admitted to the hospital over a ...

This study was carried out to see whether the uteri of dairy cows suffering from repeat breeder syndrome are infected with bacteria or not. Furthermore, the efficacy of intra-uterine infusion of diluted Lugol’s iodine to treat this syndrome was tested by studying two reproductive traits, the rate of service per conception and the length of the days open (DO). Sixty cross-bred dairy cows that we...