The Effect of Prenatal Screening Tests on Maternal Anxiety Levels
Objective: Pregnancy is a challenging period for women, both physically and psychologically. Prenatal screening tests that provide an estimate of the risk of a fetal anomaly may affect maternal anxiety levels. The study aimed to investigate the state and
Işık Sözen, Cihat Şen
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International standards for early fetal size and pregnancy dating based on ultrasound measurement of crown-rump length in the first trimester of pregnancy. [PDF]
OBJECTIVES: There are no international standards for relating fetal crown-rump length (CRL) to gestational age (GA), and most existing charts have considerable methodological limitations.
Villar, J +66 more
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Assessing the psychological impact and acceptability of a first-trimester screening test for pre-eclampsia [PDF]
BACKGROUND: A first-trimester prenatal screening test for pre-eclampsia was launched in 2010. It differs from previously assessed prenatal screening tests.
Harris, JM
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Soluble Flt-1 and PlGF: new markers of early pregnancy loss? [PDF]
Recent data have indicated a relationship between placental oxygen and angiogenic protein levels in the first trimester of normal pregnancies. Our objective was to investigate if maternal serum levels of angiogenic factors Soluble vascular endothelial ...
Michelle Swer +26 more
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We aimed to characterise the associations between first-trimester diet quality, adiposity, and glucose homeostasis measurements throughout pregnancy in a sample of 104 healthy pregnant women.
Anne-Sophie Morisset (5132495) +9 more
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Introduction : Placenta acreta index is a scoring system using ultrasound parameters used to diagnose placenta accreta. Parameters included are the number of previous caesarean section, location of the placenta, grading of lacunae, presence of bridging ...
Nabilah Azhari +2 more
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Trimester-specific associations between extracellular vesicle microRNAs and fetal growth
Placenta-derived extracellular vesicles and their cargoes, especially microRNAs (EV-miRNAs), may contribute to fetal and placental development. During pregnancy, the levels of several maternal blood EV-miRNAs, including miRNAs of placental origin, vary ...
Noriko Sato (201880) +9 more
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Accuracy of circulating adiponectin for predicting gestational diabetes : a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
Aims/hypothesis Universal screening for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) has not been implemented, and this has had substantial clinical implications. Biomarker-directed targeted screening might be feasible.
Kelsey, Tom +20 more
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Assessment of Cyclophilin A levels in early and late pregnancy among women with preeclampsia
BackgroundPre-eclampsia is one of the leading causes of maternal-fetal morbidity. Cyclophilin A, which plays a role in inflammation and vascular dysfunction, may contribute to the pathogenesis of pre-eclampsia; however, trimester-specific levels have not
Neset Gumusburun +3 more
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Ruptured noncommunicating rudimentary horn of unicornuate uterus at 12 weeks
Pregnancy in a rudimentary horn of a unicornuate uterus is rare but ruptured horn has a mortality rate of 5%. We report a case of 26-year-old G4P3 L3 with previous full-term vaginal deliveries, who presented at 12-week gestation with severe abdominal ...
Krishna Dahiya +2 more
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