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. · Jan 2020
Susac syndrome and pregnancy: a relationship to clarify. About two cases and review of the literature.
Background: Susac syndrome is a vasculopathy that affects the central nervous system, mainly the brain parenchyma, retina and inner ear. It affects mainly young women and. Management is based on expert consensus and in pregnant women the treatment is not well established. ⋯ Treatment in pregnancy or puerperium is not well established. Précis: Susac syndrome is a disease that requires a high clinical suspicion, especially in pregnant women. Treatment in pregnancy or puerperium is not well established.
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J. Matern. Fetal. Neonatal. Med. · Jan 2020
Maternal racial and ethnic disparities in glycemic threshold for pharmacotherapy initiation for gestational diabetes.
Objective: To compare the glycemic threshold for pharmacotherapy initiation in women with gestational diabetes (GDM) based on maternal race/ethnicity. Methods: A retrospective cohort study of women with GDM who received pharmacotherapy during pregnancy, in addition to diet and exercise, between 2015 and 2019 in a university center. The primary outcome was percent of elevated capillary blood glucoses (CBGs) prior to pharmacotherapy initiation. ⋯ In univariable analysis, NHB women, Hispanic, and women of other race and ethnicity had higher percent of elevated CBGs prior to pharmacotherapy initiation, compared to NHW women (45.5 ± 22.5% for NHW, 65.2 ± 25.4% for NHB, 58.3 ± 21.7% for Hispanic and 51.6 ± 26.8% for other race and ethnicity, respectively, p < .001). After the adjustment for maternal demographic and clinical factors, maternal race and ethnicity remained to be significantly associated with timing of pharmacotherapy initiation, with women of racial and ethnic minority having a higher percent of elevated CBGs prior to pharmacotherapy initiation (adjusted linear regression coefficient 18.1, 95% CI 11.3-25.0 for NHB, adjusted linear regression coefficient 13.2, 95% CI 5.0-21.4 for Hispanic, and adjusted linear regression coefficient 9.8, 95% CI 2.6-16.9 for women of other race and ethnicity). Conclusion: A significant variation was identified in glycemic threshold for pharmacotherapy initiation in women with GDM across different maternal racial and ethnic groups with minority women starting pharmacotherapy at higher percent of elevated CBGs.
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J. Matern. Fetal. Neonatal. Med. · Jan 2020
Psychosocial and biological paternal role in pregnancy outcomes.
Background: Pregnancy outcomes are affected by many different factors. One of the influential factors on pregnancy outcomes is the male partner as an important person to mother's wellbeing. Objective: The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of male partner's role including socioeconomic support, emotional support, accompanying pregnant women during prenatal care visits (PNC) and labor, and the level of pregnant women's satisfaction from their partners' support and involvement during pregnancy on pregnancy outcomes. ⋯ Regarding psychosocial exposures, placental abruption was more prevalent in mothers with exposure to verbal aggression versus non-exposed ones (9 versus 2%, odds ratio: 4.0, 95% CI 0.9-24.6, p: .04). Moreover, a weak positive association between neonatal gestational age at birth and quality of mother's participation in PNC visits (r: +0.3, p: .01) as well as mother's satisfaction from father's commitment to PNC visits was found (r: +0.1, p: .03). Conclusion: Male partners may play a key role in pregnant women and fetus's heath.
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J. Matern. Fetal. Neonatal. Med. · Jan 2020
Randomized Controlled TrialDoes intact umbilical cord milking increase infection rates in preterm infants with premature prolonged rupture of membranes?
Objective: To investigate whether intact umbilical cord milking (I-UCM) can aggravate infection or result in other undesirable complications in preterm infants with premature prolonged rupture of membranes (PPROM). Methods: Neonates vaginally delivered between 28 and 37 weeks' gestation and complicated by PPROM before birth were randomly divided into two groups according to the cord clamping procedure: I-UCM before clamping and immediate cord clamping (ICC). Various parameters of the study participants were compared between the two groups. ⋯ However, preterm neonates in the I-UCM group had higher serum hemoglobin and hematocrit levels (p < .05) and received fewer blood transfusions (p < .05) than those in the ICC group. Conclusion: Milking the umbilical cord to a preterm neonate with PPROM will not aggravate neonatal infection or result in other undesirable complications. This simple procedure will improve hemoglobin values and hematocrit levels and may lessen the need for transfusion during the neonatal period.
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J. Matern. Fetal. Neonatal. Med. · Jan 2020
Observational StudyMean platelet volume in preterm: a predictor of early onset neonatal sepsis.
Background: Early onset sepsis (EOS) is potentially life-threatening problem especially in preterm. EOS diagnosis is challenging due to its non-specific signs and laboratory tests. Mean platelet volume (MPV) has been used as predictor of many inflammatory diseases. ⋯ MPV of 10.4 fl was determined as cut off value in patients possibly resulting in death with a sensitivity of 70% and a specificity of 82.5%. The combination of both MPV and CRP on day 1 resulted in improving performance of MPV with higher negative predictive value (93.1%) and higher sensitivity (80%). Conclusion: High cord blood and day 3 MPV can be used as surrogate marker for prediction of EOS and associated mortality in preterm neonates.