Placenta percreta is one of the life-threatening conditions in modern obstetrics. The rising caesarean section rate means rising placenta percreta rate. Treatment strategies range from a caesarean hysterectomy to leaving the placenta in situ with or without internal iliac artery ligation/uterine artery embolisation and/or methotrexate therapy. We describe a case of placenta previa percreta whic...

Tomato is one of the most cultivated vegetables in the world and an important ingredient of the human diet. Tomato breeders and growers face a continuous challenge of combining high quantity (production volume) with high quality (appearance, taste and perception for the consumers, processing quality for the processing industry). To improve the quality of tomato, it is important to understand th...

The Doxorubicin hydrochloride, popularly known as Adriamycin, is among the most antitumoral drugs used in oncology practice. This is a glycosidic antibiotic from the anthracycline group, which acts directly on the G2/M period, leading to cell death. This study aimed at analyzing placental alteration and congenital malformations in Wistar rats fetuses who were exposed to the chemotherapeutic. Tw...

BACKGROUND This study investigated whether fetuses of placenta previa pregnancies have cardiac dysfunction by use of a modified myocardial performance index (Mod-MPI). MATERIAL AND METHODS A prospective cross-sectional study was conducted including 178 fetuses at 28-40 weeks of gestation. Eighty-nine fetuses of mothers with placenta previa and without pregnancy complications were recruited (pla...

Placenta accreta is a potentially life-threatening obstetric condition that requires a multidisciplinary approach to management. The incidence of placenta accreta has increased and seems to parallel the increasing cesarean delivery rate. Women at greatest risk of placenta accreta are those who have myometrial damage caused by a previous cesarean delivery with either an anterior or posterior pla...

The aim was to find out the incidence of retention placenta in 175 zebu cattle with regard age, body condition score (BCS), parity, and feeding system. Pretested questionnaire used for collecting information. overall manually removed 10.3%. Age, system had significant effect (P<0.05) on manual removal placenta. parity not significant. highest 14.3%, 16%, 11.8% 12% cows over 7 years 6th poor ...

Aims. To analyze the pregnancy outcomes of circumvallate placenta retrospectively and to predict circumvallate placenta during pregnancy based on its clinical features. Methods. The pregnancy outcomes of 92 women with circumvallate placenta who delivered live singletons at a tertiary care center between January 2000 and September 2012 were compared with those of 9057 controls. Results. Women wi...

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this work was to assess the effect of severe maternal iron-deficiency anemia and nutritional status on cord blood and breast milk iron status. METHODS We conducted a prospective observational study over a 6-month period in a teaching hospital in central India. The study population consisted of 55 anemic (hemoglobin: < 110 g/L) and 20 healthy nonanemic (hemoglobin: > ...

Dianthus chinensis is a perennial herbaceous plant with great ornamental, botanical, ecological, and medicinal value. The pistil of D. chinensis is composed of two fused carpels with free central placenta and two separate styles. The placenta is a columnar structure extending about two-thirds the length of the maturing fruit, which is typical of the Caryophyllaceous. Traditionally, free central...

The placenta used to be regarded as an organ protecting the fetus from exposure to toxic chemicals. However, we now know that xenobiotics can cross through the placenta and enter the fetal blood stream (Barr et al., 2007). In addition, some toxicants may accumulate in the placenta and potentially affect its development or function. Therefore, understanding how the placenta affects xenobiotics, ...