MANALU, W. 1999. The effect of superovulation prior to mating on fetal growth in Iambs from Javanese thin-tail ewes. Jurnal Ilmu Ternak dan Veteriner 4 (4): 243-250. Twenty-nine fetuses (11 fetuses from 9 non-superovulated ewes and 18 fetuses from 8 superovulated ewes) were used to study the effect of superovulation of ewes prior to mating on fetal weight, fetal length, the length of the body a...

The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the accuracy of gynecology and obstetrics residents when performing ultrasonographic estimation of fetal weight. The total of 400 ultrasonographic estimations of fetal weight and corresponding neonatal weight were collected and divided into 3 groups according to physicians' experience (junior and senior residents, staff physicians). The accura...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the accuracy of fetal weight prediction by ultrasonography labor employing a formula including the linear measurements of femur length (FL) and mid-thigh soft-tissue thickness (STT). METHODS We conducted a prospective study involving singleton uncomplicated term pregnancies within 48 hours of delivery. Only pregnancies with a cephalic fetus admitted in the labor ward for...

OBJECTIVE To examine the relationship between duration of fetal hypoxia, nucleated red blood cell (NRBC) count, and fetal growth. METHODS Pregnant rats were exposed to a severe hypoxia (9.5%-10% O2) for varying time intervals (2, 6, 12, 24, 48, and 120 hours; n=4 for each time interval) immediately prior to delivery at term. Normoxic controls were exposed to room air (21% O2) and matched for ...

OBJECTIVE To test whether Schild's sex-specific formula for estimating fetal weight is more accurate than commonly used regression formulae. METHODS The gender-specific formula and 10 widely used equations were evaluated in a group of 989 pregnancies. Each fetus underwent ultrasound examination with complete biometric parameters within 7 days before delivery. RESULTS Over the whole weight r...

OBJECTIVE To identify the correlation between gestational weight gain in pregnant women with normal pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) and fetal weight gain. MATERIAL AND METHOD Uncomplicated normal pre-pregnancy BMI Thai singleton pregnant women with less than 16 weeks' gestation participated in this study between June 2008 and September 2009. Serial measurements of maternal and fetal weigh...

A total of 97 Angus-based crossbred beef heifers were exposed to the 7-day CO-Synch + CIDR estrus synchronization control protocol and then artificially inseminated. At fixed-time artificial insemination (TAI; d 0) heifers were randomly assigned to receive one of two treatments: single subcutaneous injection with 500 mg of bST in the neck at TAI and then biweekly until day 57 of the experiment ...

OBJECTIVE Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) resulting in low birth weight for gestational age may predispose one to development of cardiovascular disease later in life. Abnormal fetal blood flow in the presence of fetal growth restriction helps to distinguish infants with true fetal growth impairment from small but normal infants. Our goal was to investigate associations between IUGR with ...

Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) is interconnected with developmental programming of lifelong pathophysiology. IUGR is seen in human multifetal pregnancies, with stepwise rises in fetal numbers interfering with placental nutrient delivery. It remains unknown whether fetal blood analyses would reflect fetal nutrition, liver, and excretory function in the last trimester of human or ovine IU...

OBJECTIVE To assess the association of fetal hormones with placental growth and fetal weight-to-placental weight ratio index (FPI) in pregnancies complicated by maternal diabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS We conducted a prospective study using umbilical venous blood samples taken at birth from 122 offspring of mothers with type 1 diabetes (OT1D) and 46 control subjects. RESULTS Placental...