Prenatal exposure to excessive amounts of glucocorticosteroids (GCs) adversely affects the neural development and subsequent behavior of animals (see Matthews, 2000). Despite this, women who are likely to delivery prematurely are routinely given prenatal GCs because they decrease morbidity and mortality in preterm (PT) infants. Between 1994 and 2000, there was no consensus about the optimal num...

background: the need to provide high quality prenatal care services, which take account of women's views and specifi­cally address their need for information, support and communication, has been advocated and group prenatal care, had been sug­gested as one of the ways to achieve this objective. the purpose of this study was to examine the impact of group versus in­dividual prenatal care on sati...

1. Describe other conditions that should be sought following prenatal diagnosis of congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). 2. Describe the procedures that optimize the outcome for CDH upon delivery of the infant. 3. Delineate the two most significant prenatal ultrasonographic predictors of postnatal mortality from CDH. 4. Describe the standard of care for those who have CDH that can be managed w...

the outcome and proper management of fetal hydronephrosis have not been completely defined. the purpose of this study was to determine incidence and outcome of infants with a history of prenatal hydronephrosis diagnosed by ultrasound. in a three-year period from 2000 to 2003 we identified 211 cases (271 renal units) of fetal hydronephrosis in which renal pelvic anteroposterior diameter was more...

Twin pregnancy with hydatidiform mole and viable fetus is a rare event, evolving, in most cases, to abortion or medical interruption due the associated risks. Prenatal diagnosis allows individualized, rigorous specialized monitoring, favoring early identification of complications. We report, based on information obtained through record review, interviews patient professionals involved literatur...

We carried out a descriptive analysis on the pregnancy outcome in 313 pregnant women abused, 160 non-abused). Abuse was statistically significantly correlated with mean weight gain during pregnancy, mean frequency of the prenatal care, prolonged labour (dystocia), premature rupture of membrane, low mean birth weight and mean gestational age at birth. Given the high likelihood that a woman will ...

Sacrococcygeal teratoma is a congenital tumour, which may present in the prenatal period or at birth. The case presented illustrated one of the complications of sacrococcygeal teratoma, which is tumour rupture at birth. Other complications include fetal hydrops, fetal hydronephrosis, cervical dystocia, bleeding and death. Currently, diagnosis of sacrococcygeal teratoma is made during the prenat...

The objective was to analyze the outcome following prenatal exposure to angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACE-Is) or angiotensin receptor antagonists (ARBs). For this purpose, a systematic review of published case reports and case series dealing with intrauterine exposure to ACE-Is or to ARBs using Medline as the source of data was performed. The publications retained for analysis inclu...

The widespread use of fetal cell-free DNA (cfDNA)-based techniques to screen for trisomy 21 and other aneuploidies has expanded greatly the range of prenatal tests available over the last few years. cfDNA tests are being incorporated rapidly into prenatal care, thus changing the traditional approach to prenatal screening and diagnosis. However, although cfDNA techniques are highly efficient, th...

OBJECTIVES To determine the influence of health-seeking behavior of urban women in South-West Nigeria on the incidence and perinatal outcome of umbilical cord prolapse (UCP). METHODS A retrospective study comparing two groups of urban women using information extracted from medical records of patients who had UCP, and were managed at the University College Hospital Ibadan, Nigeria from January...