OBJECTIVE RhD-positive subjects are protected against toxoplasmosis-associated impairment of psychomotor performance. Here we searched for RhD-positivity-associated maternal protection against the effects of toxoplasmosis. METHODS In the present retrospective cohort study, we analysed data from 785 (139 RhD-negative) Toxoplasma-free and 194 (27 RhD-negative) Toxoplasma-infected pregnant women...

BACKGROUND Few studies have used longitudinal ultrasound measurements to assess the effect of traffic-related air pollution on fetal growth. OBJECTIVE We examined the relationship between exposure to nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and aromatic hydrocarbons [benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, m/p-xylene, and o-xylene (BTEX)] on fetal growth assessed by 1,692 ultrasound measurements among 562 pregnant wom...

BACKGROUND Abdominal circumference (AC), biparietal diameters (BPD) and femoral length (FL) are now the main parameters used to obtain estimated fetal weight (EFW). Although the role of soft tissue parameters in determining fetal weight was proved but clinical attention to mid-thigh soft tissue thickness (STT) is limited. OBJECTIVE To find the impression of STT on birth weight (BW) and repres...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the suitability of the ultrasonographic fetometry involving inner chorionic cavity diameter (ICC) and biparietal diameter (BP) measurements for predicting the parturition date in two dog breeds: the Yorkshire Terrier and Golden Retriever. Additionally, the authors studied whether developing specific mathematical formulas for predicting parturition dates in ...

OBJECTIVES In utero fetal exposure to tobacco smoke has been found to be associated with adverse pregnancy outcome and increased maternal and fetal risks. The aim of this study was to compare umbilical cord blood S100B levels of infants of active smoker, passive smoker and non-smoker mothers. SUBJECTS AND METHODS A total of 82 women, 26 habitual smokers, 27 passive smokers and 29 controls, wh...

BACKGROUND A study on the cephalic index was carried out on subjects from school students in Ogbia tribe of Bayelsa state in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. This study determined the cephalic indices among the school students. In the present study, seven hundred subjects were randomly selected from secondary schools comprising 350 males and 350 females, respectively, with age range from 11-2...

Introduction. Impaired placentation and inadequate trophoblast invasion have been associated with the etiology of many pregnancy complications and have been correlated with the first trimester uterine artery resistance. Previous studies have shown the benefits of yoga in improving pregnancy outcomes and those of yogic visualization in revitalizing the human tissues. Methods. 59 high-risk pregna...

We report the case of a 30-year old G1P0 patient, referred to our Prenatal Diagnostic Unit due to the suspicion of open spina bifida at 24 w + 2d of pregnancy. The reassessed first-trimester ultrasound did not meet the quality standards for early diagnosis. The patient hadn’t undergone prescribed first trimester serum markers screening. Morphology ultrasound showed biparietal diameter smaller t...

BACKGROUND This study was designed to determine if vertically transmitted HIV infection and maternal infection with HIV are associated with altered cardiovascular structure and function in utero. METHODS Fetal echocardiography was performed in 173 fetuses of 169 HIV-infected mothers (mean gestational age, 33.0 weeks; SD = 3.7 weeks) at 5 centers. Biparietal diameter, femur length, cardiovascu...

OBJECTIVES 1) To construct normal fetal biometry charts of fetal biparietal diameter (BPD), head circumference (HC), abdominal circumference (AC), and femur length (FL) from 14 to 41 weeks of gestation in northeastern Thailand. 2) To compare the results with other studies. STUDY DESIGN A cross sectional descriptive study. SETTING Division of Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy, Department of Obstet...