OBJECTIVE To investigate the relationship between the development of intrapartum fetal distress and serum pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A (PAPP-A) levels measured during first-trimester aneuploidy screening tests. MATERIAL AND METHODS This retrospective study included 283 uncomplicated pregnancies that resulted in full-term live births via spontaneous labor or with the induction by oxyt...

Sir,—I read with interest the article by Hawthorne and colleagues detailing failed intubations over 17 yr in a teaching maternity unit1. One result reported was that in only one of seven failed intubations for Caesarean section for fetal distress was neonatal outcome poor. In that instance it was thought that antepartum factors rather than the delay in delivery may have been responsible. Good n...

OBJECTIVE This study was conducted to determine the Jordanian cesarean rate and to examine the related indications for cesarean section (CS) in comparison with international rates. METHODS Between 1990 to 2001, there were 243271 deliveries at 7 major military hospitals, (King Hussein Medical Center; Queen Alia Hospital, Amman; Prince Hashem Ben Al-Hussein Hospital, Al-Zarqa; Prince Ali Ben Al...

BACKGROUND Clinical disorders often share common symptoms and aetiological factors. Bifactor models acknowledge the role of an underlying general distress component and more specific sub-domains of psychopathology which specify the unique components of disorders over and above a general factor. METHODS A bifactor model jointly calibrated data on subjective distress from The Mood and Feelings ...

Background: Electronic fetal monitoring was used in many hospitals before labor and during delivery . The objective of this study was to investigate whether the use of fetal monitoring had effect on neonatal outcomes and cesarean section rate. Materials and Methods: A prospective study on monitoring neonatal Apgar and kind of delivery data, from deliveries occurring at Shahid Sadughi hospital i...

BACKGROUND Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) has important fetal implications. There is increased risk for poor fetal outcomes, including preterm delivery, meconium staining of amniotic fluid, respiratory distress, fetal distress and demise. METHODS One hundred and one women diagnosed with ICP between January 2005 and March 2009 at San Francisco General Hospital were included in thi...

In this volume of The Journal, Horani and Ferkol update our current understanding primary ciliary dyskinesia other ciliopathies. Although neonatologists may be tempted to bypass article, it is relevant newborn patients because function diseases are increasing importance in fetal development (eg, determination body laterality) neonatal illnesses. authors report that the majority infants with pre...

especially in the case of deliveries without fetal distress, although we found a similar trend with assisted vaginal vertex deliveries for fetal distress. The anxiety for the patient generated by the decision for caesarean section may provoke increased maternal catecholamine release that initially causes reduced perfusion of the placental bed and gas exchange, with temporary fetal acidosis. Cor...