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Previable PROM in twins: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Previable prelabor rupture of membranes (PROM) in twin pregnancies is a rare but high‐risk condition associated with substantial neonatal mortality and maternal morbidity. Management options include expectant management and selective reduction, though guidance is limited and based primarily on singleton data.
Marwan Odeh, Maya Frank Wolf, Forsan Kenaan, Raneen Sawaid Kaiyal, Ala Aiob, Lior Lowenstein, Inshirah Sgayer   +6 more
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Chorioamnionitis due to Lactococcus lactis cremoris: A case report

Case Reports in Women's Health, 2015
Lactococcus lactis cremoris is rarely involved in human pathology. A thirty two-year old pregnant woman with premature rupture of membrane history presented with chorioamnionitis due to L. lactis cremoris. She underwent an emergency caesarian section and
F. Azouzi, C. Chahed, M. Marzouk, A. Ferjani, N. Hannechi, M. Fekih, Y. Ben Salem, J. Boukadida   +7 more
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Infection as the cause of perinatal mortality in Latvia [PDF]

, 2017
Infection is one of the leading causes of perinatal mortality worldwide – accounting for 36% of cases. Perinatal mortality in Latvia is slowly decreasing: from 7.3 per 1000 live births in 2013 to 6.7 per 1000 live births in 2015.
Franckeviča, Ivanda, Jaunākā, Agnese Anna, Rucka, Liene, Smilga, Santa   +3 more
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Integration of contraception provision in emergency obstetric and neonatal care: A scoping review

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Emergency obstetric and neonatal care (EmONC) provides a framework to assess the capacity of health systems and mitigate maternal mortality. Given the high unmet need for contraception, integrating contraception provision and EmONC services could improve maternal and newborn health outcomes.
Mikaela R. Koch, Asha Kasliwal, Nasser Elkholy, Kidist Gizachew, Azra Ashan, Anita Makins, Helena Kallner, Sian Mosedale, Aparna Sridhar   +8 more
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Overexpression of Connexin 40 in the Vascular Endothelial Cells of Placenta with Acute Chorioamnionitis

Diagnostics
Background: Connexins (Cx) 43 and 40 play a role in leukocytes recruitment in acute inflammation. They are expressed in the endothelial cells. They are also found in the placenta and involved in the placenta development.
Jia Yee Tan, Hannah Xin Yi Yeoh, Wai Kit Chia, Jonathan Wei De Tan, Azimatun Noor Aizuddin, Wirda Indah Farouk, Nurwardah Alfian, Yin Ping Wong, Geok Chin Tan   +8 more
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Histologic chorioamnionitis in preterm infants: correlation with brain magnetic resonance imaging at term equivalent age

BMC Pediatrics, 2018
Background To explore the associations between histologic chorioamnionitis with brain injury, maturation and size on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of preterm infants at term equivalent age.
Claire Granger, Alicia J. Spittle, Jennifer Walsh, Jan Pyman, Peter J. Anderson, Deanne K. Thompson, Katherine J. Lee, Lee Coleman, Charuta Dagia, Lex W. Doyle, Jeanie Cheong   +10 more
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Placental Malaria and Mother-to-Child Transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1 in Rural Rwanda [PDF]

, 2011
We conducted a nested case-control study of placental malaria (PM) and mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) within a prospective cohort of 627 mother-infant pairs followed from October 1989 until April 1994 in ...
Bulterys, Marc, Bulterys, Philip L., Chao, Ann, Dalai, Sudeb C., Dushimimana, Abel, Katzenstein, David, Saah, Alfred J., Zink, M. Christine   +7 more
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A retrospective comparison of antibiotic regimens for preterm premature rupture of membranes [PDF]

, 2014
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether the use of ampicillin and azithromycin leads to a similar latency period in preterm premature rupture of membranes as ampicillin and erythromycin and whether the substitution of azithromycin for erythromycin effects rates ...
Gordon, Sashana S., Haas, David M., Pierson, Rebecca C.   +2 more
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Intrapartum oral azithromycin for maternal infection prophylaxis and the risk of postpartum hemorrhage: A secondary analysis of the A‐PLUS trial

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective A single oral dose of azithromycin (AZM) given during labor to women planning a vaginal delivery reduced maternal infections including sepsis, with a stronger effect in sub‐Saharan Africa than South Asia. Since maternal infection contributes to labor dysfunction and postpartum hemorrhage (PPH), we evaluated the effect of AZM on the ...
Larissa Sidze, Janet L. Moore, Waldemar A. Carlo, Musaku Mwenechanya, Elwyn Chomba, Jennifer J. Hemingway‐Foday, Avinash Kavi, Mrityunjay C. Metgud, Shivaprasad S. Goudar, Richard Derman, Adrien L. Lokangaka, Antoinette K. Tshefu, Melissa S. Bauserman, Carl L. Bose, Poonam Shivkumar, Manjushri Waikar, Archana B. Patel, Patricia L. Hibberd, Paul Nyongesa, Fabian Esamai, Osayame A. Ekhaguere, Sherri L. Bucher, Saleem Jessani, Shiyam Sunder Tikmani, Sarah Saleem, Robert L. Goldenberg, Sk Masum Billah, Ruth Lennox, Rashidul Haque, William A. Petri, Lester Figueroa, Manolo Mazariegos, Nancy F. Krebs, Tracy L. Nolen, Marion Koso‐Thomas, Elizabeth M. McClure, Alan T. N. Tita, for the A‐PLUS Trial Group   +37 more
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Streptococcus mitis Chorioamnionitis after Dental Scaling and Oral Sex

Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2020
Background. Oral sex is postulated to be a risk factor for the introduction of bacteria into the amniotic cavity. Common oropharyngeal bacteria have been implicated in reports of second trimester chorioamnionitis via ascending vaginal transmission ...
Boshra Sara Hosseini, Jennifer Hunt
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