Oxytocin in pregnancy and the postpartum: relations to labor and its management. [PDF]
, 2014 The purpose of this study was to examine variations in endogenous oxytocin levels in pregnancy and postpartum state. We also explored the associations between delivery variables and oxytocin levels.
Abenhaim, Haim +10 more
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The dynamics of vaginal and rectal Lactobacillus spp. flora in subsequent trimesters of pregnancy in healthy Polish women, assessed using the Sanger sequencing method [PDF]
, 2018 Background Lactobacilli play an important role in maintaining vaginal health and protection against bacterial infections in the genital tract. The aim of this study is to show the dynamics of changes of the vaginal and rectal Lactobacillus flora during ...
Bodaszewska-Lubaś, Małgorzata +6 more
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Progesterone’s Serum Level and a New Ultrasonographic Parameter in the First Trimester Pregnancy - Prognostic Factors for Embryonic Demise [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia, 2019 Objective The etiology of embryonic demise is multifactorial, with chromosomal abnormalities being the most common (40%). The purpose of the present study is to evaluate the correlation between a serum biomarker, progesterone, and an ultrasonographic ...
Carmen Elena Bucuri +5 more
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First-trimester or second-trimester screening, or both, for Down's syndrome [PDF]
, 2005 BACKGROUND: It is uncertain how best to screen pregnant women for the presence of fetal Down's syndrome: to perform first-trimester screening, to perform second-trimester screening, or to use strategies incorporating measurements in both trimesters ...
Ball, RH +20 more
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First- and Second-trimester Down Syndrome Screening: Current Strategies and Clinical Guidelines
Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2008 Down syndrome (DS) is the most common human disease caused by a structural chromosome defect. The original screening test for DS was maternal age or a history of a previously affected infant.
Sheng-Wen Shaw +6 more
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Adhesive and degradative properties of human placental cytotrophoblast cells in vitro. [PDF]
, 1989 Human fetal development depends on the embryo rapidly gaining access to the maternal circulation. The trophoblast cells that form the fetal portion of the human placenta have solved this problem by transiently exhibiting certain tumor-like properties ...
Cui, TY +7 more
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Medicina, 2023 Background and Objectives: The purpose of this study was to describe and evaluate the bleeding that occurs during the first weeks of gestation and its implications throughout pregnancy.
Laura Baños Cándenas +3 more
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Prescription and Other Medication Use in Pregnancy [PDF]
, 2018 OBJECTIVE: To characterize prescription and other medication use in a geographically and ethnically diverse cohort of women in their first pregnancy.
Caritis, Steve N. +19 more
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Prenatal diagnosis of sirenomelia in the first trimester
Medicine Science, 2017 Sirenomelia is a rare and fatal congenital anomaly. Incidence of sirenomelia one in 60,000 to 100,000 live births. Early prenatal diagnosis by first trimester scan should be the aim to minimize the physical and psychiatric trauma related to the ...
Ahter Tanay Tayyar +5 more
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Medical Genetic Counseling Of Women With Congenital Heart Diseases Of Fetus [PDF]
, 2019 Aim of the work. Determine the effectiveness of prenatal diagnosis of congenital heart defects in the fetus and the informativeness of different markers used in the medical-genetic counseling of pregnant women..Materials and methods.
Helner, N. (Nadiya) +3 more
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