Results 81 to 90 of about 37,675 (328)

Placental Structure in Preterm Birth Among HIV-Positive Versus HIV-Negative Women in Kenya. [PDF]

, 2019
BackgroundPreterm birth (PTB) is a major cause of infant morbidity and mortality in developing countries. Recent data suggest that in addition to Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection, use of antiretroviral therapy (ART) increases the risk of PTB.
Cohen, Craig R, Fisher, Susan J, McMaster, Michael T, Obimbo, Moses M, Ogeng'o, Julius A, Ong'ech, John, Qureshi, Zahida, Zhou, Yan   +7 more
core  

Prepregnancy body mass index and risk of preterm birth: association heterogeneity by preterm subgroups [PDF]

, 2014
Background: To evaluate the association between prepregnancy body mass index (BMI) is associated with early vs. late and medically-induced vs. spontaneous preterm birth (PTB) subtypes.
Belfort, Mandy B, Gillman, Matthew W, Heffner, Linda, Hong, Xiumei, Ouyang, Fengxiu, Parker, Margaret G, Pearson, Colleen, Wang, Guoying, Wang, Xiaobin, Zuckerman, Barry   +9 more
core   +1 more source

External validation of calculator for cesarean delivery during induction of labor

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective To validate a published risk calculator to predict cesarean delivery (CD) among singletons undergoing induction of labor. Methods Our retrospective cohort study included singletons undergoing induction of labor. A predicted CD score was calculated for each individual based on a previously developed calculator.
Claudia J. Ibarra, Rachel L. Wiley, Han‐Yang Chen, Estefania Guthrie, Ipsita Ghose, Hector Mendez‐Figueroa, Suneet P. Chauhan   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gross appearance of the fetal membrane on the placental surface is associated with histological chorioamnionitis and neonatal respiratory disorders.

PLoS ONE, 2020
An opaque fetal membrane based on gross appearance is traditionally indicative of histological chorioamnionitis; however, to the best of our knowledge, there is currently no supportive evidence, and its diagnostic efficiency has not yet been ...
Yoshimasa Horikoshi, Chizuko Yaguchi, Naomi Furuta-Isomura, Toshiya Itoh, Kenta Kawai, Tomoaki Oda, Masako Matsumoto, Yukiko Kohmura-Kobayashi, Naoaki Tamura, Toshiyuki Uchida, Naohiro Kanayama, Hiroaki Itoh   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

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
core  

FIGO good practice recommendations on preconception care: A strategy to prevent preterm birth

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Preterm birth (PTB) remains one of the leading causes of neonatal mortality and long‐term morbidity worldwide, with minimal progress being made in reducing its incidence, particularly in low‐resource settings. Preconception care is recognized as an effective strategy for PTB prevention; however, the fact that more than half of pregnancies ...
Leticia Irma Ojeda, Catalina M. Valencia, Natalia Cardozo Buitrago, Dilly Anumba, Wondimu Gudu, Ana Bianchi, Bo Jacobsson, on behalf of the FIGO Committee for Preterm Birth, Catalina M. Valencia González, Dilly Anumba, Wondimu Gudu, Bo Jacobsson, Nancy Sierra Lozada, Leticia Ojeda, Madhuri Patel, Andrew Shennan, Rodrigo Rigoni, Priya Soma‐Pillay, Sherri Ann Suplido, Ana Daneva, Sikolia Wanyonyi, Haim Abenhaim   +21 more
wiley   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

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
core   +1 more source

Chorioamnionitis, neuroinflammation, and injury: timing is key in the preterm ovine fetus

Journal of Neuroinflammation, 2018
BackgroundAntenatal infection (i.e., chorioamnionitis) is an important risk factor for adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes after preterm birth. Destructive and developmental disturbances of the white matter are hallmarks of preterm brain injury ...
R. Gussenhoven, Rob J. J. Westerlaken, D. Ophelders, A. Jobe, M. Kemp, S. Kallapur, L. Zimmermann, P. Sangild, S. Pankratova, P. Gressens, B. Kramer, B. Fleiss, T. Wolfs   +12 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Determining the optimal antibiotic regimen for chorioamnionitis: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, 2020
To evaluate the effect of antibiotic regimens for chorioamnionitis on maternal and neonatal outcomes.
Nouf Alrowaily, R. D’Souza, Susan Dong, Soneya Chowdhury, M. Ryu, S. Ronzoni   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source