OBJECTIVE We describe a case of chorangiocarcinoma, a chorangioma covered by an abnormal trophoblastic proliferation, presenting in a term placenta and in an asymptomatic pregnancy. Evidence of metastasis was found on follow-up of the mother. MATERIALS AND METHODS The lesion Was diagnosed by pathologic examination after cesarian section at term for fetal macrosomia, performed because of the a...

Clear guidance on fetal growth assessment is important because of the strong links between growth restriction or macrosomia and adverse perinatal outcome in order to reduce associated morbidity and mortality. Fetal growth curves are extensively adopted to track fetal sizes from the early phases of pregnancy up to delivery. In the literature, a large variety of reference charts are reported but ...

Background The prevalence of childhood and adult obesity is rising exponentially worldwide. Class IV (body mass index, BMI ≥50 kg/m2) associated with a higher risk adverse perinatal outcomes. This study compared these outcomes between women class in the normal or overweight categories during pregnancy. Methods A retrospective cohort was performed Qatar, including having singleton live births be...

background: untreated or poorly controlled gestational diabetes can cause serious complications for mother and newborn. glibenclamide is rarely used in treating mothers with this disease. this study aimed at comparing the effect of glibenclamide and insulin on neonatal outcomes in women with gestational diabetes mellitus. methods: in this randomized controlled clinical trial, 249 pregnant women...

Introduction: Assessment of fetal weight is a vital factor in antenatal care, not only in the management of labor and delivery but also in identifying fetal weight disorders. Objective: This study compares the accuracy of clinical methods and ultrasonography in Estimating Fetal Weight (EFW) with Actual Birth Weight (ABW) in term pregnant women. Materials and Methods: This diagnostic test eval...

Methods This is a retrospective cohort study carried out at the Orenburg Municipal Perinatal Center and Maternity Hospital No 2 from 2006 to 2012. In this study 3760 pregnancy outcomes were analyzed. The estimated fetal sonographic weight by Hadlock’s formula was obtained within the last week prior to delivery. The study population was divided into 4 groups (true positive, true negative, false ...