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Host-microbiome interactions in distinct subsets of preterm labor and birth

iScience, 2023
Summary: Preterm birth, the leading cause of perinatal morbidity, often follows premature labor, a syndrome whose prevention remains a challenge. To better understand the relationship between premature labor and host-microbiome interactions, we conducted
Jose Galaz, Roberto Romero, Jonathan M. Greenberg, Kevin R. Theis, Marcia Arenas-Hernandez, Yi Xu, Marcelo Farias-Jofre, Derek Miller, Tomi Kanninen, Valeria Garcia-Flores, Nardhy Gomez-Lopez   +10 more
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The effects of childbirth on the pelvic-floor [PDF]

, 2000
Basically, vaginal delivery is associated with the risk of pelvic floor damage. The pelvic floor sequelae of childbirth includes anal incontinence, urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse.
Dannecker, Christian, Anthuber, Christoph, Christian Dannecker, Christoph Anthuber   +3 more
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A Comparison of Dequalinium Chloride Vaginal Tablets (Fluomizin (R)) and Clindamycin Vaginal Cream in the Treatment of Bacterial Vaginosis: A Single-Blind, Randomized Clinical Trial of Efficacy and Safety [PDF]

, 2012
Aims: To investigate if vaginal application of dequalinium chloride (DQC, Fluomizin (R)) is as effective as vaginal clindamycin (CLM) in the treatment of bacterial vaginosis (BV).
Gerber, Stefan, Spacek, Jiri, Unzeitig, Vit, Weissenbacher, Ernst Rainer, de Tejada, Begona Martinez, Halaska, Michael, Donders, Gilbert, Martinez De Tejada Weber, Begona, Unzeitig, V., Špaček, J., Martinez de Tejada, B., Halaška, M., Gerber, S., Weissenbacher, E.R., Donders, G.   +14 more
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Vaginal birth after cesarean section and its associated factors in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Scientific Reports, 2023
The prevalence of cesarean sections is rising rapidly and is becoming a global issue. Vaginal birth after a cesarean section is one of the safest strategies that can be used to decrease the cesarean section rate. Different fragmented primary studies were
Dagne Addisu, Natnael Atnafu Gebeyehu, Shimeles Biru, Yismaw Yimam Belachew   +3 more
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Differing Prevalence and Diversity of Bacterial Species in Fetal Membranes from Very Preterm and Term Labor [PDF]

, 2009
Background: Intrauterine infection may play a role in preterm delivery due to spontaneous preterm labor (PTL) and preterm prolonged rupture of membranes (PPROM). Because bacteria previously associated with preterm delivery are often difficult to culture,
Malika Azizia, Nigel Klein, Kathryn A Harris, Donald Peebles, Hannah E Jones, Hartley, JC, John C Hartley, Lindsay Bank, Jones, HE, Peebles, D, Bernadette Carpenter, Harris, KA, Azizia, M, Carpenter, B, Bank, L, Klein, N   +15 more
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Vaginal birth after cesarean section

North American Journal of Medical Sciences, 2013
The rate of primary cesarean section (CS) is on the rise. More and more women report with a history of a previous CS. A trial of vaginal delivery can save these women from the risk of repeat CS.The study was conducted to assess the safety and success rate of vaginal birth after CS (VBAC) in selected cases of one previous lower segment CS (LSCS).The ...
Bangal, Vidyadhar B, Giri, Purushottam A, Shinde, Kunaal K, Gavhane, Satyajit P   +3 more
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High copeptin concentrations in umbilical cord blood after vaginal delivery and birth acidosis [PDF]

, 2010
CONTEXT: The pituitary-secreted nonapeptide arginine-vasopressin (AVP) is unstable and therefore unsuited for diagnostic use, but its secretion can be estimated by measuring copeptin, the C-terminal portion of the AVP precursor (pro-AVP).
Wellmann, S, Cippà, Giuditta, Ulrike Haagen, Beinder, E, Admaty, D, Giuditta Cippà, Haagen, Ulrike, Ernst Beinder, Hans Ulrich Bucher, Bührer, Christoph, Mieth, Romaine Arlettaz, Creutzfeldt, R, Admaty, Deborah, Lapaire, O, Szinnai, G, Morgenthaler, N G, Ruth Creutzfeldt, Creutzfeldt, Ruth, Christoph Bührer, Bührer, C, Olav Lapaire, Beinder, Ernst, Jörg Benzing, Nils G. Morgenthaler, Haagen, U, Gabor Szinnai, Romaine Arlettaz Mieth, Benzing, J, Cippà, G, Mieth, R, Bucher, H U, Bucher, Hans Ulrich, Sven Wellmann, Deborah Admaty, Morgenthaler, Nils G., Szinnai, Gabor, Benzing, Jörg, Wellmann, Sven, Lapaire, Olav   +38 more
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The human gut microbiome across the life course

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Despite significant individual variation and continuous change throughout life, the human gut microbiome follows some life stage‐specific trends. This article provides a brief overview of how gut microbiome composition shifts across different phases of life. Created in BioRender. Özkurt, E. (2026) https://BioRender.com/8q4nrnc.
Alise J. Ponsero, Basak Bahcivanci, Antonietta Hayhoe, Animesh Acharjee, Ezgi Özkurt   +4 more
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Early Clinical, Imaging, and Pathological Characteristics of SRPK3/TTN‐Digenic Myopathy

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective SRPK3/TTN‐digenic myopathy was recently established as a skeletal muscle myopathy caused by digenic inheritance. This study characterizes the early clinical presentation of SRPK3/TTN‐digenic myopathy in one previously reported and seven newly identified pediatric patients.
Rotem Orbach, Sandra Donkervoort, Carola Hedberg‐Oldfors, Giovanni Baranello, Dimah Saade, Precilla D'Souza, Ruchee Patel, Eva Michael, A. Reghan Foley, Diana Bharucha‐Goebel, S. Jin Haugland, Meghan McAnally, Omer Abdul Hamid, Katherine Chao, Ellen F. Macnamara, Alan H. Beggs, Anna Sarkozy, Juliane Mueller, Steven A. Moore, Richard S. Finkel, Cynthia J. Tifft, Francesco Muntoni, Anders Oldfors, Carsten G. Bönnemann   +23 more
wiley   +1 more source

Efficacy of Vaginal Progesterone and N-Acetylcystiene versus Vaginal Progesterone to Prevent Preterm Birth in Pregnant Women with History of Preterm Birth [PDF]

International Journal of Medical Arts
Background: Preterm birth is a leading cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality worldwide, especially in women with a history of preterm birth. Vaginal progesterone has been shown to reduce the risk of preterm birth in this population.
Aisha Sharaf, Mohammed Nasr, Eman Abd Elrehim   +2 more
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