Maternal obesity is associated with lower basal plasma cortisol levels and increased risk of postpartum psychiatric disorders. Given that both obesity and the peripartum period are characterized by an imbalance between adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) and cortisol, we hypothesized that the adrenal glands undergo peripartum-associated plasticity and that such changes would be prevented by a hi...

The clinical study of cerebral venous thrombosis in antiphospholipid antibody syndrome in young females at peripartum was done to study the incidence of antiphospholipid antibodies in highly susceptible population groups most commonly at peripartum women. The presence of these antibodies points towards increased susceptibility to thrombosis and ischemic stroke apart from other manifestations in...

SUMMARY OBJECTIVES The main objectives of this study were to determine the incidence, maternal characteristics, indications, the maternal and perinatal outcomes and the complications of emergency peripartum hysterectomies done at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital. STUDY DESIGN This is a retrospective descriptive study covering the period January 1, 2000 to June 30, 2003. SETTING Maternity Unit...

OBJECTIVE To assess the proportion of eclampsia among patients admitted to the critical care unit (CCU) with an acute neurological emergency in the peripartum period, and careful clinical, laboratory, and radiological evaluation of non-eclampsia cases responsible for such presentation. METHODS A case series study that included women with acute deterioration of consciousness, with or without c...

Objectives: To study the incidence, indications and complications of peripartum hysterectomy. Methods: A retrospective analysis of 70 cases of emergency peripartum hysterectomy performed over a period of five years from January 2004 to September 2008. At JN Medical College and Hospital AMU Aligarh was done. Results: The incidence of emergency hysterectomy was 0.54%. The main indications were ut...

OBJECTIVE To provide a review of the cardiac and obstetrical literature regarding the development of peripartum cardiomyopathy and, in particular, to examine risk factors, incidence, diagnosis, prognosis, and evidence-based treatment modalities. DESIGN An extensive review of the current literature. RESULTS Peripartum cardiomyopathy is a cardiomyopathy of unknown cause that occurs in pregnan...

OBJECTIVE To describe the demographics, risk factors, and clinical presentation in Pakistani patients with peripartum cardiomyopathy. STUDY DESIGN A descriptive observational study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Rawalpindi Institute of Cardiology, Rawalpindi, from June 2014 to June 2015. METHODOLOGY Seventy patients meeting criteria of peripartum cardiomyopathy were included in the study. A...

It is currently recommended that antiretroviral prophylaxis to prevent mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV be initiated at 14 weeks of gestation. However, the relevance of early-gestation HIV viral load level for intrauterine MTCT is unknown. The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between prenatal maternal viral load and intrauterine MTCT. Records of HIV-infected p...

objective: to evaluate the effect of meperidine, commonly administered for labor analgesia, on newborn weight and peripartum breastfeeding during two months after delivery. materials and methods: this pilot cohort study was conducted between october 2010 and october 2011 at the women hospital of the tehran university of medical sciences. in this study, we examined the effects of meperidine on b...

The peripartum period is defined as the time period just before, during, or immediately after parturition. Although the vast majority of foalings proceed without complications, there are certain disease processes that are more common and unique to the peripartum period. One such concern is periparturient hemorrhage (PPH). Important causes of hemorrhage in peripartum mares include arterial ruptu...