Johnsson, H. 2001. Lung Hyaluronan and Lung Water in the Perinatal Period. Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis. Comprehensive Summaries of Uppsala Dissertations from the Faculty of Medicine 1020. 59 pp. Uppsala. ISBN 91-554-4989-1. Hyaluronan is an important component of the lung extracellular matrix, with a high capacity for water immobilization, but information on perinatal changes in the lung hya...

The incidence of adrenal hemorrhage in perinatal period is 0.2-0.5%. Prenatal diagnosis is rare. In most cases, hemorrhage is found during extensive diagnostic workup in a life-threatened or seriously sick newborn. We present a case of a female neonate born at term with suspected cystic intraabdominal mass already in the 32nd week of gestation. After delivery abdominal sonography was done and f...

depression is a signifi cant mental and public health problem and may be one of the most disabling disorders among women of childbear-ing age. 1 Perinatal depression is associated with a multitude of negative sequelae for women, children, and families, including poor maternal-fetal attachment, adverse neona-tal outcomes (low birth weight, preterm birth, small for gestational age), poor infant a...

the term congenital hypopituitarism defines deficiency of all of the pituitary hormones. hypoglycemia and microphallus (in males) are common findings, and some infants have shown evidence of the neonatal hepatitis syndrome. we report a case of congenital panhypopituitarism with deficiency of six major hormones and association with severe hypoglycemia, impaired liver function tests and congenita...

Perinatal mortality rates (PMRs) in triplets were analyzed using Japanese Vital Statistics during the period of 1980-1998. The total number of perinatal deaths in triplets was 1051. The PMR significantly decreased from 214 per 1000 births in 1980 to 39 in 1998, a reduction of 82%. PMRs in triplets were 11.1-fold higher in 1980 and 6.9-fold higher in 1998 than in singletons, indicating that PMRs...

BACKGROUND The European PERISTAT-1 study showed that, in 1999, perinatal mortality, especially fetal mortality, was substantially higher in The Netherlands than in other European countries. The aim of this study was to analyse the recent trend in Dutch perinatal mortality and the influence of risk factors. METHODS A nationwide retrospective cohort study of 1,246,440 singleton births in 2000-2...

BACKGROUND To determine the factors associated with the risk of delivery-related perinatal and neonatal death among term infants presenting by the breech and the effect of changes in the mode of delivery on the overall rates of perinatal and neonatal mortality associated with breech presentation. METHODS We studied 32,776 singleton term infants presenting breech excluding anomalous and antepa...

In this paper we review some of the best available evidence to argue that screening for perinatal depression should be systematically conducted since pregnancy. Our view is organized in ten topics: (1) perinatal depression high prevalence; (2) its potential negative consequences, including maternal, conjugal, foetal, infantile, and child effects; (3) its under-detection and treatment; (4) its s...

BACKGROUND Traditional perinatal practices may protect against postnatal common mental disorders (CMD) in non-Western societies. AIMS To evaluate the association between perinatal practices and postnatal CMD in rural Ethiopia. METHOD A population-based sample of 1065 women was followed up from pregnancy until 2 months postpartum. Qualitative investigation informed the development of scales ...