Pemphigoid gestationis may begin during the first or any subsequent pregnancy. It may develop between 9 weeks of gestation and one week postpartum, but most frequently it presents during the second and third trimesters. Although few patients experience less trouble during succeeding pregnancy, the condition is most likely to recur in subsequent pregnancies, usually with an earlier onset and mor...

Introduction: Anti-influenza vaccination of pregnant women using a subunit vaccine is an effective method to prevent pregnancy complications and fetal disorders. The efficacy of immunoadjuvant vaccines, as well as the production of IgG antibodies depending on the vaccination trimester requires further investigation. Materials and Methods: 48 mothers were vaccinated against influenza in the II a...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the visibility of cesarean section (CS) scars by transvaginal sonography (TVS) in pregnant women, to apply a standardized approach for measuring CS scars and to test its reproducibility throughout the course of pregnancy. METHODS In this observational cohort study, 320 consecutive pregnant women with a previous cesarean delivery were examined to assess scar visibility b...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether interactions between coital frequency, cervical length, and urogenital infection affect obstetric outcomes. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 268 unselected pregnant women were recruited in the study. The study population consisted of four groups of women: group 1 (n=203) screened negative for bacterial vaginosis (BV) both in the first and second trimesters; grou...

OBJECTIVE The first aim of this study was to assess 25-hydroxy vitamin D (25OHD) concentrations in women with type 1 diabetes (T1DM) during pregnancy, post-delivery and also foetal (cord blood) 25OHD concentrations and to examine relationships between these. The second aim of the study was to investigate potential interactions between maternal body mass index (BMI) and foetal vitamin D status. ...

Background: Body mass index (BMI) and hemoglobin (Hb) are positively associated with hypertensive disorders in pregnancy. The aim of this study was to estimate a potential interaction between high BMI and high Hb concentrations on systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) among pregnant women. Methods: We recruited 4497 single-birth women aged 18–43 years who received rou...

BACKGROUND Total body iron calculated from serum ferritin and soluble transferrin receptor concentrations allows for the evaluation of the full range of iron status. OBJECTIVE We described the distribution of total body iron and the prevalence of iron deficiency (ID) on the basis of total body iron in US pregnant women. DESIGN We examined data from the National Health and Nutrition Examinat...