Fetal gender and several cytokines are associated with the number of fetal cells in maternal blood--an observational study. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 To identify factors influencing the number of fetal cells in maternal blood.A total of 57 pregnant women at a gestational age of weeks 11-14 were included.
Jacob Mørup Schlütter +7 more
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Are we ready for widespread implementation of lactate POCT in fetal blood sampling? An analytical and clinical verification of the novel statstrip POCT analyzer. [PDF]
Pract Lab MedObjectives: Currently, pH values are used in fetal scalp blood sampling as a parameter to rule out fetal distress during the delivery. Due to a high number of pre-analytical errors in pH measurements, lactate measurement is already extensively examined ...
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Placental transfer of a hydroxylated polychlorinated biphenyl and effects on fetal and maternal thyroid hormone homeostasis in the rat [PDF]
, 2002 Earlier studies at our laboratory indicated that several hydroxylated polychlorinated biphenyls (OH-PCBs) detected in human blood could specifically inhibit thyroxine (T4) transport by competitive binding to the thyroid hormone transport protein ...
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Three obstetric factors should be considered in umbilical cord blood donor selection [PDF]
Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2020 Background/Aim. The umbilical cord blood (UCB) volume and hematopoietic stem cells count are used as indicators for hematopoietic potential of UBC units. These indicators are affected by a collection method and obstetric factors.
Škorić Dejan +3 more
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Biomedicines, 2022 Abnormal lipid metabolism is associated with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and is observed in neonates with abnormal fetal growth. However, the underlying specific changes in the lipoprotein profile remain poorly understood.
Francisco Algaba-Chueca +9 more
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BMC Pediatrics, 2023 Background Sacrococcygeal teratomas (SCTs) are the most common congenital neoplasm and often require resection soon after birth. There are rare reports of cardiac arrest during surgery due to manipulation of the tumor triggering secondary necrosis and ...
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Perinatal granulopoiesis and risk of pediatric asthma
eLife, 2021 There are perinatal characteristics, such as gestational age, reproducibly associated with the risk for pediatric asthma. Identification of biologic processes influenced by these characteristics could facilitate risk stratification or new therapeutic ...
Benjamin A Turturice +9 more
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Association of cord blood zinc level and birth weight in a sample of Iranian neonates
International Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2020 Background: In addition to its short-term effects, low birth weight increases the risk of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in adult life. The quality of maternal diet including the macronutrient intake is very important in this regard.
Seyede Shahrbanoo Daniali +4 more
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Incidence of micronuclei in pregnant women and cord blood samples before and after the bombing of Serbia [PDF]
Archive of Oncology, 2004 BACKGROUND: This study provides the data regarding monitoring of population using CB-micronuclei assay in the period 1995-2001 in Serbia. The target groups consisted of 45 pregnant women of mean age 34.3(6.56) years, unaware of being exposed to chemicals
Stanković Miroslava +2 more
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Non-immune fetal hydrops: etiology and outcome according to gestational age at diagnosis. [PDF]
, 2020 OBJECTIVE: Fetal hydrops is associated with increased perinatal morbidity and mortality. The etiology and outcome of fetal hydrops may differ according to the gestational age at diagnosis.
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