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Pre-Eclampsia and Eclampsia: An Update on the Pharmacological Treatment Applied in Portugal

Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease, 2018
Pre-eclampsia and eclampsia are two hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, considered major causes of maternal and perinatal death worldwide. Pre-eclampsia is a multisystemic disease characterized by the development of hypertension after 20 weeks of ...
Gonçalo Miguel Peres, Melissa Mariana, Elisa Cairrão   +2 more
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Reassessing the role of antiphospholipid antibodies in placental‐mediated adverse pregnancy outcomes in systemic lupus erythematosus: A retrospective cohort study

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective To examine how different antiphospholipid antibody (aPL) profiles influence placental‐mediated adverse pregnancy outcomes (APOs) in women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Methods This retrospective cohort study included 245 pregnant women with SLE and 490 controls from a single center.
Meng Jiang, Yanling Chang, Ning Zhang, Wen Di, Jiayue Wu   +4 more
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Evaluation of the uptake and usability of the pregnant women surveillance system (SIMG): A cross‐sectional pilot study

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Charles M'poca Charles, Gabriel Valente Tozatti, Cristiano Torezzan, Renato Teixeira Souza, Maria Laura Costa, José Guilherme Cecatti, Rodolfo de Carvalho Pacagnella   +6 more
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The impact of the vaginal birth after cesarean as a new delivery mode on quality of life, sexual function, sleep quality and urinary incontinence during the postpartum period and comparison with the results of vaginal birth and cesarean delivery

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective In the present study, we aimed to evaluate the impact of vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) on quality of life, sexual function, sleep quality, and urinary incontinence and compare the results with those of vaginal birth (VB) and cesarean delivery (CD) via validated questionnaires.
Berrak Bektaş, Can Ozan Ulusoy, Husamettin Uslu, Melda Kuyucu, Bulut Varli, Mehmet Efe Namlı, Pınar Özcan   +6 more
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Serum 8-isoprostane increased in pre-eclampsia [PDF]

Universa Medicina, 2012
Background The main causes of maternal mortality in Indonesia are pre-eclampsia, hemorrhage, and infection. Oxidative stress has a primary role in pre-eclampsia and one of its parameters is 8-isoprostane serum level.
Besari Adi Pramono, Herman Kristanto
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Severe maternal and neonatal morbidity or mortality in forceps versus cesarean birth in the second stage of labor: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Approximately one in four first‐time mothers reach the second stage of labor but cannot have a spontaneous vaginal birth, necessitating an intervention such as forceps to facilitate birth. Objective This study synthesizes evidence comparing severe maternal morbidity (SMM) and neonatal morbidity or mortality (SNMM) following forceps ...
Irina I. Oltean, Abirami Kirubarajan, Giulia M. Muraca   +2 more
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Heart disease in pregnancy and risk of pre-eclampsia: a Swedish register-based study

Open Heart
Background and aims Pre-eclampsia complicates 3–5% of pregnancies worldwide and is associated with adverse outcomes for the mother and the offspring. Pre-eclampsia and heart failure have common risk factors, including hypertension, obesity and diabetes ...
Annika Rosengren, Maria Schaufelberger, Anna-Karin Wikström, Teresia Svanvik, Karl Bergman, Carmen Basic, Tatiana Zverkova Sandström, Jimmy Celind, Helen Sjöland, Erik Thunström   +9 more
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Maternal overweight and obesity during pregnancy and sex‐dependent dysregulation of the materno‐fetal stress axis

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective Maternal obesity and excess gestational weight gain (GWG) are linked to adverse perinatal outcomes, potentially via disruption of the maternal–fetal stress axis. Placental HSD11B2 protects the fetus from excess glucocorticoids and may influence fetal programming during maternal metabolic stress.
Thorsten Braun, Marie Hofmann, Rebecca Rancourt, Julia Sommer, Alexandra Kühn, Loreen Ehrlich, Thomas Ziska, Kerstin Melchior, Karen Schellong, Wolfgang Henrich, Sonja Entringer, Katherine Margaret Kennedy, Andreas Plagemann, Deborah Magdalena Sloboda   +13 more
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Gender‐based violence during pregnancy and adverse perinatal outcomes in an urban low‐ and middle‐income setting: A prospective cohort study

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective To evaluate the association between gender‐based violence (GBV) assessed in early pregnancy and adverse perinatal outcomes using relative and absolute effect measures in an urban low‐ and middle‐income setting. Methods We conducted a prospective cohort study including 3890 singleton pregnancies recruited from two public healthcare ...
Elsa Romelia Moreno‐Verduzco, Javier Perez Duran, Irma Eloisa Monroy‐Muñoz, Juan Mario Solis‐Paredes, Salvador Espino‐y‐Sosa, Raigam Martinez‐Portilla, Johnatan Torres‐Torres   +6 more
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Association between maternal pre‐pregnancy body mass index and maternal and neonatal outcomes in Saudi Arabia: A retrospective cohort study

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective The body mass index (BMI, calculated as weight in kilograms divided by the square of height in meters) of the mother before pregnancy and the growth of weight during pregnancy are both important perinatal health determinants. The aim of the present study was to examine the association between the maternal BMI and obstetric and ...
Randa Elsayed, Eman Al Ali, Rawabi AlAbdulgader, Shouq ALshuwayfie, Hasna Almutawa, Zahra Alhawaj, Bayan Albesher, Fatimah Almuaybid   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source