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Impact of SARS-CoV-2 Infection on Unvaccinated Pregnant Women: Non-Reassuring Fetal Heart Rate Tracing Because of Placentitis

open access: yesViruses, 2023
In 2020, a new coronavirus, called severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), emerged in China. SARS-CoV-2 infection has been shown to be highly morbid in pregnant women, being a risk factor for several obstetric conditions leading to ...
Alexandra Claudet   +15 more
doaj   +1 more source

Optimal villi density for maximal oxygen uptake in the human placenta

open access: yes, 2015
We present a stream-tube model of oxygen exchange inside a human placenta functional unit (a placentone). The effect of villi density on oxygen transfer efficiency is assessed by numerically solving the diffusion-convection equation in a 2D+1D geometry ...
Brownbill, P.   +4 more
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Modeling human trophoblast, the placental epithelium at the maternal fetal interface. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Appropriate human trophoblast lineage specification and differentiation is crucial for the establishment of normal placentation and maintenance of pregnancy. However, due to the lack of proper modeling systems, the molecular mechanisms of these processes
Bui, Tony   +3 more
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Placental Amino Acids Transport in Intrauterine Growth Restriction

open access: yesJournal of Pregnancy, 2012
The placenta represents a key organ for fetal growth as it acts as an interface between mother and fetus, regulating the fetal-maternal exchange of nutrients, gases, and waste products.
Laura Avagliano   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Protective Role of Maternal Immunization in Early Life

open access: yesFrontiers in Pediatrics, 2021
With birth, the newborn is transferred from a quasi-sterile environment to the outside world. At this time, the neonatal immune system is inexperienced and continuously subject to a process of development as it encounters different antigenic stimuli ...
Bianca Cinicola   +19 more
doaj   +1 more source

Permitted daily exposure for diisopropyl ether as a residual solvent in pharmaceuticals [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Solvents can be used in the manufacture of medicinal products provided their residual levels in the final product comply with the acceptable limits based on safety data.
Evandri, Maria Grazia, Romanelli, Luca
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MAIT Cells at the Fetal-Maternal Interface During Pregnancy

open access: yesFrontiers in Immunology, 2020
One of the main functions of the human placenta is to provide a barrier between the fetal and maternal blood circulations, where gas exchange and transfer of nutrients to the developing fetus take place.
Helen Kaipe   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Placental-mediated increased cytokine response to lipopolysaccharides: a potential mechanism for enhanced inflammation susceptibility of the preterm fetus. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
BackgroundCerebral palsy is a nonprogressive motor impairment syndrome that has no effective cure. The etiology of most cases of cerebral palsy remains unknown; however, recent epidemiologic data have demonstrated an association between fetal neurologic ...
Belkacemi, Louiza   +4 more
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CONSIDERAÇÕES SOBRE A ATIVIDADE FÍSICA NA GESTAÇÃO

open access: yesRevista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP
A autora faz uma revisão dos estudos que exploram os efeitos da atividade física durante a gestação sobre o binômio mãe-filho. Diante dos dados existentes, bastante controversos, questiona a tendência atual de estimular atividades físicas mais vigorosas ...
Hisako Shima
doaj   +1 more source

Successful Pregnancy Outcome In Maternal Crigler Najjar Syndrome Type II. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Estimated incidence of Crigler-Najjar syndrome(CNS) is 1 case per 1,000,000 births(1 million). The overall prevalence of CN syndrome is unknown, with only several hundred people reported to have this disease.
Padmalatha, VV   +3 more
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