There is always a dilemma for the gestational age at which caesarean can be planned in cases of previous two sections to reduce both maternal and fetal adverse outcome. Obstetricians try balance between poor perinatal outcomes early term delivery late delivery. A Prospective observational study was conducted Women with deliveries 34-42 weeks gestation singleton live pregnancy admitted tertiary ...

Primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH) associated with pregnancy carries a high maternal mortality rate. Short-term epoprostenol infusion has been demonstrated to improve the hemodynamic profile in patients with PPH. We report a successful maternal-fetal outcome with epoprostenol therapy during pregnancy, cesarean section, and postpartum in a patient with PPH. Epoprostenol therapy did not produce...

The association of fetal sex with pregnancy induced hypertension and pre-eclampsia, the interaction between sex and risk factors for fetal growth restriction, and the increased likelihood of second stage arrest with male sex have all been studied. However, a Medline search (1966 to August 2002) using the search terms fetal gender, fetal sex, labour, delivery, and childbirth found no studies on ...

Advancements in maternal–fetal interventions have allowed for direct fetal access, shifting the focus of from maternal health to a on sole fetal/neonatal benefit. Given that access fetus can only be obtained through mother, there are ethical considerations important consider when counseling dyad. The goals range improved survival decreased long-term morbidities and quality life. However, improv...

Fetal type PCA may positively affect clinical outcome in patients with ischemic stroke such as protection of a reserve blood flow capacity as well as negative effect on clinical outcome such as certain atypical pathological manifestations. We presented a patient with a posterior cerebral artery territory infarction due to an unexpected etiology as stenosis of internal carotid artery (ICA) with ...

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease that predominantly aVects women of reproductive age. Pregnancy and its outcome is a major concern to most SLE patients. Queries regarding the risk of disease flares during pregnancy, chance of fetal loss, and the safety of various drugs are often raised. With the improvement in the understanding of the pathogenesis of SLE and the judic...

estimating fetal weight in utero, for better management of pregnancy and appropriate timing of delivery especially in high-risk pregnancies is necessary. our purpose to evaluate a simple method in estimating fetal weight in iranian pregnant patients and also to compare was with a previous western study. this study was carried out in arash hospital, tehran university of medical sciences in 1996-...

Introduction: Pregnancy induced hypertension is one of the most common causes of both maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality. This study aims to determine the feto-maternal outcome and correlation with severity of PIH. Material and methods: 250 cases of PIH were studied and divided according to severity. The maternal and fetal outcome parameters were documented and analysed using statistica...