Two sibs, diagnosed prenatally, had holoprosencephaly, midface hypoplasia, and normal chromosomes. The first fetus also had polydactyly. This sibship may represent an example of autosomal recessive pseudotrisomy 13.

Placental mesenchymal dysplasia (PMD) is a rare condition presenting with enlarged, multicystic placenta like molar changes. Although PMD usually features a normal fetus and the pregnancy often extends into the third trimester, PMD is clinically significant lesion with high rates of FGR, IUFD, and is associated with Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (BWS). We report a 30-year old woman at her first p...

AIM Analysis of developmental role of fibronectin during differentiation of the human spinal cord, nerves, and ganglia. METHODS Seven normal human embryos and fetuses between the 7th and 9th developmental week and a 9-week fetus with cervical spina bifida were histologically examined on hematoxylin and eosin stained serial paraffin sections of thoracic axial segments. Monoclonal antibody to t...

Several authors have recommended [1, 3, 8, 12] that the fetus be mechanically stimulated if the abdominal pregnancy CTG shows no accelerations. One expects the fetus to show a motor response to mechanical stimulation. Fetal movements expressed as accelerations in the abdominal CTG are considered to reflect "arousal" of the previously asleep fetus and are thought to be normal. An absence of such...

Fetal arrythmia is reported to affect 1-2% of pregnancies. Besides digoxin not many drugs have been tried in treating such cases. After confirming 1:1 conduction between atrium and ventricle, no structural heart disease fetus normal echocardiography ECG mother, verapamil was given the treatment fetal supraventricular tachycardia. The drug crossed placenta revert SVT sinus rhythm without harming...

OBJECTIVE A twin pregnancy consisting of a complete hydatidiform mole with a coexisting normal fetus is extremely rare with an incidence of 1/22,000 to 1/100,000. The incidence of preterm delivery is high and few pregnancies reach near term with a viable fetus. CASE REPORT A 34-year-old woman presented at 20 weeks of gestation with increased levels of serum beta human chorionic gonadotropin (...

INTRODUCTION Fetus papyraceus is a rare condition which describes a mummified fetus in a multiple gestation pregnancy in which one fetus dies and becomes flattened between the membranes of the other fetus and uterine wall. We report a case of fetus papyraceus diagnosed during labor as a result of arrested descent. CASE PRESENTATION A 23-year-old Sukuma woman, gravida 2, para 1 presented to an...

BACKGROUND Nuchal translucency (NT) is the fluid collection behind the fetal neck which can be measured by ultrasound at 11-14 weeks of gestation. Increase in the nuchal translucency thickness is associated with various congenital anomalies. OBJECTIVE To study the relationship between nuchal translucency thickness, crown rump length and gestational age in normal fetus. METHODS Prospective a...

In this report, we describe the case of a woman with a prenatal diagnosis of parapagus dicephalus dibrachus dipus conjoined twins at 14-15 weeks of gestation via two-dimensional ultrasonography. The parents elected to terminate the pregnancy and the patient delivered a 15-cm 130-g male fetus. There were two heads and necks which appeared grossly normal. The thoracic and abdominal cavities were ...