Environmental contaminants exposure and preterm birth: a systematic review [PDF]
, 2019 Preterm birth is an obstetric condition associated with a high risk of infant mortality and morbidities in both the neonatal period and later in life, which has also a significant public health impact because it carries an important societal economic ...
Benedetti Panici, Pierluigi +5 more
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Trophoblast lineage-specific differentiation and associated alterations in preeclampsia and fetal growth restriction. [PDF]
, 2020 The human placenta is a poorly-understood organ, but one that is critical for proper development and growth of the fetus in-utero. The epithelial cell type that contributes to primary placental functions is called "trophoblast," including two main ...
Farah, Omar +3 more
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Medicina, 2023 Doppler findings of persistent reverse end-diastolic flow (PREDF) in a fetal middle cerebral artery (MCA) are a very rare sonographic finding and are a marker of poor fetal condition. This finding often leads to intrauterine fetal death or early neonatal
Dani Setiawan +4 more
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FATAL TRUE UMBILICAL CORD KNOT: A CASE REPORT
Euromediterranean Biomedical Journal, 2019 A true umbilical cord knot can be defined as an entwining of a segment of the umbilical cord. These knots are usually due to fetal slippage through a loop of the cord.
Pasquale Giugliano
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Prenatal ultrasound screening for fetal anomalies and outcomes in high-risk pregnancies due to maternal HIV infection : a retrospective study [PDF]
, 2013 Objective: To assess the prevalence of prenatal screening and of adverse outcome in high-risk pregnancies due to maternal HIV infection. Study design: The prevalence of prenatal screening in 330 pregnancies of HIV-positive women attending the ...
Buxmann, Horst +6 more
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A Case of Fetal Parvovirus B19 Myocarditis That Caused Terminal Heart Failure
Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2014 Parvovirus B19 is a well-established cause of fetal anemia and nonimmune fetal hydrops in pregnancy. Fetal parvovirus infection can cause severe destruction of erythroid progenitor cells, resulting in fetal anemia, hydrops, and intrauterine death ...
Atsuko Hichijo, Mikio Morine
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Can the cerebroplacental ratio (CPR) predict intrapartum fetal compromise? : a prospective observational study [PDF]
, 2017 Objective: To investigate the potential clinical use of serial fetal CPR measurements during the last month of pregnancy for the prediction of adverse perinatal outcome in unselected low-risk pregnancies.
Dehaene, Isabelle +4 more
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Maternal and fetal risk factors for stillbirth : population based study [PDF]
, 2013 Objective: To assess the main risk factors associated with stillbirth in a multiethnic English maternity population. Design: Cohort study. Setting: National Health Service region in England.
Francis, A. (André) +4 more
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Intrauterine repair of gastroschisis in fetal rabbits [PDF]
, 2003 Objective: Infants with gastroschisis (GS) still face severe morbidity. Prenatal closure may prevent gastrointestinal organ damage, but intrauterine GS repair (GSR) has not been established yet.
Joppich, I. +6 more
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Maternal smoking and the risk of still birth: systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
, 2015 BACKGROUND: Smoking in pregnancy is known to be associated with a range of adverse pregnancy outcomes, yet there is a high prevalence of smoking among pregnant women in many countries, and it remains a major public health concern.
Ahankari, Anand +3 more
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