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Humans are not unique: difficult birth is common in placental mammals

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Human childbirth is widely presumed to be uniquely difficult and dangerous compared to birth in other mammals. Tight fetopelvic proportions can result in obstructed labour and contribute to high rates of maternal and neonatal mortality. Ideas summarised under the ‘obstetrical dilemma’ have contributed to this assumption by explaining difficult
Nicole D. S. Grunstra
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Pre-eclampsia toxaemia [PDF]

, 2013
A 33 year old primagravida rhesus positive woman was referred to the Emergency Department by her family doctor at 27 weeks gestation. At 25 weeks of gestation, she had been diagnosed with hypertension and was started on labetalol therapy.
Galdes, Caroline, Bugeja, Roberta
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In-vitro study of the effect of anti-hypertensive drugs on placental hormones and angiogenic proteins synthesis in pre-eclampsia

, 2014
Antihypertensive drugs lower the maternal blood pressure in pre-eclampsia (PE) by direct or central vasodilatory mechanisms but little is known about the direct effects of these drugs on placental ...
Muttukrishna, S, Jauniaux, E, Gangooly, Subrata, Jauniaux, Eric, Gangooly, S, Shanthi Muttukrishna, Eric Jauniaux, Muttukrishna, Shanthi, Subrata Gangooly   +8 more
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Spontaneous hemoperitoneum in a 29‐week pregnancy with a history of endometriosis: A case report and review of the literature

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, Volume 169, Issue 1, Page 31-37, April 2025.
Abstract Spontaneous hemoperitoneum in pregnancy (SHIP) is defined as sudden, nontraumatic intraperitoneal bleeding that occurs during pregnancy or up to 42 days postpartum. The incidence ranges between 4 and 4.9 per 100 000 births. Although seen rarely, it is associated with perinatal morbidity and mortality due to maternal hemodynamic instability ...
Shamsi Mehdiyev, Fatma Basak Tanoglu, Esma Demir Altuncu, Engin Oral   +3 more
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Midwives’ knowledge of pre-eclampsia management: A scoping review

, 2021
Background: Pre-eclampsia is a multi-organ disease affecting pregnant women from the second trimester onwards resulting in multiple adverse outcomes. Sub-optimal treatment of pre-eclampsia is linked with unfavorable outcomes.
Gray, Michelle, Garti, Isabella, Tan, Jing-Yu, Bromley, Angela   +3 more
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Does induction or augmentation of labor increase the risk of postpartum hemorrhage in pregnant women with anemia? A multicenter prospective cohort study in India

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, Volume 169, Issue 1, Page 299-309, April 2025.
Abstract Objective To investigate whether induction/augmentation of labor in pregnant women with anemia increases the risk of postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) and whether this risk varied by indications for labor induction/augmentation and by anemia severity in pregnancy.
Tuck Seng Cheng, Farzana Zahir, Carolin Solomi V, Ashok Verma, Sereesha Rao, Saswati Sanyal Choudhury, Gitanjali Deka, Pranabika Mahanta, Swapna Kakoty, Robin Medhi, Shakuntala Chhabra, Anjali Rani, Amrit Bora, Indrani Roy, Bina Minz, Omesh Kumar Bharti, Rupanjali Deka, Charles Opondo, David Churchill, Marian Knight, Jennifer J. Kurinczuk, Manisha Nair   +21 more
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Incidence of adverse perinatal outcomes and risk factors among women with pre-eclampsia, southern Ethiopia: a prospective open cohort study

BMJ Paediatrics Open, 2022
Background In Ethiopia, in 2021, more than 80% of all newborn deaths were caused by preventable and treatable conditions. This study aimed to measure the incidence of adverse perinatal outcomes and risk factors among women with pre-eclampsia in the ...
Kassahun Alemu Gelaye, Telake Azale, Birhanu Jikamo, Mulat Adefris   +3 more
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Cost‐effectiveness of a randomized controlled trial comparing low‐dose aspirin to placebo for the prevention of recurrent preterm birth

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, Volume 169, Issue 1, Page 399-407, April 2025.
Abstract To assess the cost‐effectiveness of low‐dose aspirin compared to placebo for the prevention of recurrent preterm birth from a healthcare perspective. This was a cost‐effectiveness analysis alongside a multicenter, randomized, double‐blinded, placebo‐controlled trial.
Anadeijda J. E. M. C. Landman, Hana M. Broulikova, Laura Visser, Tobias A. J. Nijman, Marieke A. C. Hemels, Karin C. Vollebregt, Elisabeth M. A. Boormans, Henk A. Bremer, Esther Tuinman, Josje Langenveld, Flip van der Made, Robbert J. P. Rijnders, Huib A. A. M. van Vliet, Liv M. Freeman, Roel de Heus, Judith Blaauw, Ineke Krabbendam, Rafli van de Laar, Marieke F. G. Verberg, Hubertina C. J. Scheepers, Ben W. Mol, Christianne J. M. de Groot, Martijn A. Oudijk, Judith E. Bosmans, Marjon A. de Boer   +24 more
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Trends in the incidence of pre-eclampsia and eclampsia in Taiwan between 1998 and 2010

Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2015
Objective: The aim of our study was to determine the relationship between age and the incidence of pre-eclampsia and eclampsia. Materials and Methods: We analyzed data collected by the National Health Insurance Bureau between 1998 and 2010.
Te-Fu Chan, Yi-Ching Tung, Shih-Han Wang, Chien-Hung Lee, Chih-Lung Lin, Peih-Ying Lu   +5 more
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Gout in pregnancy: Obstetric and neonatal outcomes

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, Volume 169, Issue 1, Page 349-355, April 2025.
Abstract Objective The pregnancy, delivery, and neonatal outcomes of pregnancies complicated by gout have yet to be evaluated in a population‐based study. We sought to evaluate the obstetric and neonatal outcomes in pregnant patients with gout using a national population database.
Sam Amar, Ahmad Badeghiesh, Haitham Baghlaf, Michael H. Dahan   +3 more
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