Pyelonephritis in Pregnancy: Clinical and Laboratorial Aspects and Perinatal Results [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia, 2017 Objective To identify the prevalence of pyelonephritis during pregnancy and to analyze the clinical and laboratorial aspects, perinatal results and complications.
Djulie Anne de Lemos Zanatta +2 more
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The effects of overweight and obesity on pregnancy-related morbidity
Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2021 Objective: Overweight and obesity in pregnancy poses many possible complications for both mother and fetus. This article reviews the possible morbidity risks, including but not limited to pregnancy loss, maternal diabetes, hypertensive disorders, and ...
Amanda M. Wang +2 more
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A successful management after preterm delivery in a patient with severe sepsis during third-trimester pregnancy [PDF]
Yeungnam University Journal of Medicine, 2018 A 33-year-old woman visited the emergency department presenting with fever and dyspnea. She was pregnant with gestational age of 31 weeks and 6 days. She had dysuria for 7 days, and fever and dyspnea for 1 day.
Moni Ra +4 more
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SARS-CoV-2 in Pregnancy—The First Wave
Medicina, 2021 Background and Objectives: COVID-19, a disease caused by SARS-CoV-2, is a public health emergency. Data on the effect of the virus on pregnancy are limited. Materials and Methods: We carried out a retrospective descriptive study, in order to evaluate the
Andreia de Vasconcelos Gaspar +1 more
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Vertical Transmission of HIV-1 in the Metropolitan Area of Belo Horizonte, Brazil: 2006-2014 [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia, 2018 Objective To revise HIV-1 vertical transmission (VT) rates in the metropolitan area of Belo Horizonte, Brazil, from January of 2006 to December of 2014.
Victor Hugo Melo +9 more
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Role of repeat procalcitonin estimation at 48 hours for outcome in pregnancy associated sepsis: a prospective observational study [PDF]
Obstetrics & Gynecology Science, 2021 Objectives We assessed whether repeat procalcitonin (PCT) estimation has a role in detecting organ dysfunctions and mortality in pregnancy associated sepsis (PAS).
Rachna Agarwal +5 more
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Assessment of Risk Factors of Septic Complications of the Puerperium [PDF]
, 2018 Postpartum purulent-septic complications (PPSC) and their problems are most urgent for modern obstetrics due to their significant frequency. Maternal sepsis is one of the leading causes of maternal mortality around the world, accounting for about one ...
Feyta, Y. (Yuliya), Pyrohova, V. (Vira)
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Peripartum infections and associated maternal mortality in rural Malawi [PDF]
, 2011 Article approval pendingTo assess associations between maternal mortality and severe morbidity and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, uptake of antiretroviral therapy, obstetric infections, and nonobstetric infections in a rural Malawian ...
Ahmad +23 more
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Factors Associated with Prenatal Folic Acid and Iron Supplementation Among 21,889 Pregnant women in Northern Tanzania: A Cross-Sectional Hospital-Based Study. [PDF]
, 2012 Folate and iron deficiency during pregnancy are risk factors for anaemia, preterm delivery, and low birth weight, and may contribute to poor neonatal health and increased maternal mortality.
Daltveit, Anne Kjersti +6 more
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Predictors of incident herpes simplex virus type 2 infections in young women at risk for unintended pregnancy in San Francisco. [PDF]
, 2007 BackgroundYoung women receiving family planning services are at risk for both unintended pregnancy and herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) infection.MethodsWe performed a secondary analysis using data from a previously published randomized controlled ...
Ahrens, Katherine +7 more
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