BACKGROUND Although the fetal death rate has declined over the past 30 years among women of all ages, it is unknown whether particular characteristics of the mother, such as age, still affect the risk of fetal death. We undertook a study to determine whether older age, having a first child (nulliparity), or other characteristics of the mother are risk factors for fetal death. METHODS We used ...

We experienced a case of fetal goitrous hypothyroidism in an infant delivered by a 33-year-old woman receiving 300 mg/day of propylthiouracil (PTU) for hyperthyroidism due to Graves' disease. A large fetal goiter (maximum diameter, 60 mm) was detected by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) at 36 weeks of gestation. Initial fetal blood sampling revealed hypothyroidism with a serum thyroid-stimulati...

conclusions we did not find significant differences in ventricular function or ventricular septal thickness in the fetuses of mothers who were referred to our hospital with a previous diagnosis of diabetes mellitus compared with the fetuses of non-diabetic mothers. this could be due to early identification, appropriate treatment, and tightly controlled diabetes in our study population. it shoul...

abstractbackground: a modern teaching method has been used for educating the midwifery students. regarding the importance of accuracy and speed among the midwifery students, especially in the stressful condition of childbirth, this study aimed to investigate the effect of time management and precaution techniques on the midwifery student's clinical performance in the labour ward.methods: t...

Thyroid pathology worsens during pregnancy. Hypothyroidism can be pre-existent or may begin during pregnancy period. Most of the patients who presented hypothyroidism during pregnancy have a history of thyroid disease for which they have undergone treatment (medical, surgical or radioisotopes). Hypothyroidism is difficult to be diagnosed during pregnancy as the signs can belong to pregnancy its...

PURPOSE To describe the maternal complications due to therapeutic endoscopic procedures in fetal Medicine performed at an university center in Brazil. METHODS Retrospective observational study including patients treated from April 2007 to May 2010 who underwent laser ablation of placental vessels (LAPV) for severe twin-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS); fetal tracheal occlusion (FETO) and endo...

The increased frequency of type 2 diabetes worldwide has led to a concomitant increase in pregnancies complicated by for the past 20 years. This is mainly due two factors: earlier age onset and advanced pregnancy occurrence. Patients with show high maternal fetal complications, posing series problems follow-up these women. In this narrative review, changes epidemiology, evidence critical unmet ...

Aim: to review and describe exhaustively the implications of malaria in pregnancy, including its maternal, fetal, neonatal clinical manifestations effects; immunopathology pathophysiology; advancements diagnostics, histopathology, treatment options; epidemiology, particularly Venezuela, a country where data is almost non-existent. Methods: information used write this manuscript was obtained dur...

Intrauterine tissues (placenta, amnion, chorion, decidua) express hormones and cytokines that play a decisive role in maternal-fetal physiological interactions. The excessive or deficient release of some placental hormones in association with gestational diseases may reflect an abnormal differentiation of the placenta, an impaired fetal metabolism, or an adaptive response of the feto-placental ...

a randomized clinical trial study was undertaken to evaluate the effect of intravenous oxytoxin (50 cases) and intracervical prostaglandin e2 (0.5 mg tab, 50 cases) on the ripening of the cervix and frequency of successful inductions in patients with low bishop score (<5). means of maternal age, gestational age, parity, bs at admission did not show any significant differences between the two gr...