The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians
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J. Matern. Fetal. Neonatal. Med. · Mar 2014
Controlled Clinical TrialEffect of Kangaroo mother care in reducing pain due to heel prick among preterm neonates: a crossover trial.
Preterm neonates undergo several painful procedures in NICU including heel prick for blood sugar monitoring. Nonpharmacological interventions have been tried to decrease this procedural pain. There are only few studies on Kangaroo mother care (KMC) in reducing pain among preterm neonates. ⋯ KMC is effective in reducing pain due to heel prick among preterm babies.
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J. Matern. Fetal. Neonatal. Med. · Mar 2014
ReviewOcciput posterior position diagnosis: vaginal examination or intrapartum sonography? A clinical review.
The occiput posterior (OP) position is one of the most frequent malposition during labor. During the first stage of labor, the fetal head may stay in the OP position in 30% of the cases, but of these only 5-7% remains as such at time of delivery. ⋯ The capability of diagnosing a fetus in OP position by digital examination has been extremely inaccurate, whereas an ultrasound approach, transabdominal, transperineal and transvaginal, has clearly shown its superior diagnostic accuracy. This is true not only for diagnosis of malpositions, detected in both first and second stage of labor, but also in cases of marked asynclitism.
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J. Matern. Fetal. Neonatal. Med. · Mar 2014
Comparative StudyAppendectomy during pregnancy--is pregnancy outcome depending by operation technique?
To compare perioperative and pregnancy outcome between women undergoing laparoscopic appendectomy and those undergoing open appendectomy during pregnancy for presumed acute appendicitis. ⋯ Laparoscopic appendectomy appears to be a safe procedure for presumed acute appendicitis during pregnancy with less post-operative complications as compared to open appendectomy.
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J. Matern. Fetal. Neonatal. Med. · Mar 2014
Multicenter StudyPeripartum anesthetic management of renal transplant patients--a multicenter cohort study.
As the number and success of renal transplantation has grown, there has been an increase in the number of renal transplant patients giving birth. To date, there has been no data on obstetric anesthesia management of these patients. The purpose of this study was to build an Israeli national database on parturients after renal transplant. ⋯ Average Apgar was 8.4 ± 1.3 at one minute and 9.3 ± 0.7 at five minutes. There was one neonatal death in the CS group due to placental abruption. Patients after renal transplant can safely undergo birth and obstetric analgesia.