IntrOductIOn Induction of labour is defined as stimulation of uterine contractions before they occur spontaneously and its prevalence has increased in the United States from 9.5% of births in 1990 to 22.1% of births in 2004 [1]. Although induction of labour has recently been on the rise for purposes of convenience or to accommodate busy schedules, the main reasons include prolonged pregnancies ...

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com of this syndrome is estimated below 0.04 per 10.000 live born infants and 1.1 in 10.000 stillbirths [2]. It is mainly characterized by variable expressions of cryptophthalmos, syndactyly, abnormal genitalia, laryngeal malformations and urogenital defects [2-4]. Antenatally diagnosed cases had more manifestations result in a pathological amount of am...

BACKGROUND To evaluate the association between the isolated single umbilical artery (iSUA) and perinatal outcomes, including pregnancy outcomes and perinatal complications. MATERIAL AND METHODS We performed a meta-analysis of 15 eligible studies regarding the relationship between the iSUA and perinatal outcomes, including gestational age at delivery, nuchal cord, placental weight, small for ges...

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com of this syndrome is estimated below 0.04 per 10.000 live born infants and 1.1 in 10.000 stillbirths [2]. It is mainly characterized by variable expressions of cryptophthalmos, syndactyly, abnormal genitalia, laryngeal malformations and urogenital defects [2-4]. Antenatally diagnosed cases had more manifestations result in a pathological amount of am...

We report three sibs born to a third degree consanguineous Indian family affected with Bartsocas Papas Syndrome. All the three pregnancies were complicated by severe oligohydramnios, which is not commonly seen with Bartsocas-Papas syndrome.

UNLABELLED AIMS AND OBJECTIVE(S): Evaluating feto-maternal outcome in pregnancies with abnormal liquor volume. MATERIAL AND METHOD(S) 200 pregnant subjects between 20 and 42 weeks of gestation, who were clinically suspected to have an abnormal amniotic fluid volume (oligohydramnios or polyhydramnios) were subjected to ultrasonographic (USG) assessment of amniotic fluid index. The subjects wer...