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. · May 2014
Retrospective evaluation of pregnancy outcomes in women with familial Mediterranean fever.
Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an autosomal recessive condition characterized by periodic attacks of fever, aseptic serositis and synovitis. In this study, we investigated maternal and neonatal outcomes in pregnant patients with FMF. ⋯ FMF leads to higher rates of PROM, recurrent miscarriage and preterm deliveries. Colchicine treatment is safe in pregnancy and may lead to a decreased miscarriage rate.
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J. Matern. Fetal. Neonatal. Med. · Apr 2014
Effect of thrombocytopenia on mode of analgesia/anesthesia and maternal and neonatal outcomes.
The purpose was to correlate the use of regional analgesia/anasthesia among women with different degrees of thrombocytopenia relative to women with normal platelet counts, and note maternal and neonatal outcome, and mode of delivery. ⋯ This study highlights potential for adverse maternal outcome of post-partum hemorrhage and adverse neonatal outcomes of prematurity, low birth weight, and low Apgar scores (but not neonatal death), and limited regional analgesia/anesthesia in women who present at delivery with severe (≤80 000/mm(3)) thrombocytopenia.
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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.