We evaluated the predictive value of elevated total vascular resistance on the outcome of pregnancy in normotensive high-risk primigravidas with bilateral notching of the uterine artery Doppler. A total of 526 high-risk primigravidas referred to the obstetrics outpatient clinic of Tor Vergata University with bilateral notching of the uterine artery at 20 to 22 weeks' gestation were submitted to...

OBJECTIVE To assess the relation between serum leptin levels and lipid profile in women with pre-eclampsia and to evaluate their atherogenic role in the pathophysiology of pre-eclampsia. METHODS This was a comparative cross-sectional study, carried out in the Department of Physiology, Basic Medical Sciences Institute, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC), in collaboration with the depart...

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 Objective: Neonatal jaundice is characterized by a yellowish coloration of the skin and sclera newborn infants elevated serum bilirubin levels.
 In this study, it was aimed to evaluate knowledge, practices attitudes primigravidas in Diyala province Iraq regarding neonatal jaundice.
 Material Methods: A questionnaire applied 165 women who were between January 1, 2022 Mar...

Rhesus (Rh) isoimmunization presenting as severe neonatal hemolytic disease is rare in RhD negative primigravidas of Chinese ethnicity. We report the case of a 32-year-old pregnant Taiwanese woman, RhD negative, who gave birth vaginally to two RhD-positive full-term fetuses 6 years apart. Antenatal follow-up was uneventful and there was no obvious fetal-maternal hemorrhage except at the perform...

Despite recent advances in the prevention of transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection from mother to child during pregnancy, infants continue to be born and infected with HIV, particularly in Africa. This study was undertaken to determine the seroprevalence of HIV infection among unbooked pregnant women in the Niger Delta of Nigeria. One hundred and eighteen consecutively re...

delivery of exogenous materials such as nucleic acids, peptides, proteins, and drugs into cells is an important strategy in modern cellular and molecular biology. recently, the development of gene carriers for efficient gene transfer into cells has attracted a great attention. furthermore, lack of effective drug delivery is one of the major problems of cancer chemotherapy. many physical methods...

objective: this study focused on the factors affecting the institutional delivery and delivery assisted by health professionals in urban slums. materials and methods: a semi-structured questionnaire was developed to collect information from women aged 15-49 who had at least one birth. totally 540 eligible women were interviewed. results: the results showed that around 20% of women delivered at ...

Addressing the burden of stillbirths is a worldwide priority.1 As many stillbirths are not associated with known risk factors, including previous obstetric history in primigravidas,2 the value of routine blood tests such as maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein (MSAFP) to identify pregnant women at risk should be explored. Although the main indication for MSAFP analyses in the mid-trimester is the e...