Evolution of obstetric care of preterm labor over the past two decades has resulted in less emphasis on pharmacologic prolongation of gestation and a greater emphasis on optimal preparation for delivery should short-term tocolysis fail. The anesthesiologist can contribute to a better outcome for both ...
Objective: We hypothesized that a single value of leukocyte count, on admission might be a helpful predictor to prognosticate the clinical outcome and plan the management (early delivery versus conservative management) in patients presenting with pre term pre-labour rupture of membranes (PPROM).Design...
in theory, are expected to have low frequency of maternal and perinatal complications. Nevertheless, we have the opportunity to report important indicators as the frequency of perinatal outcomes for this population, that can be used to plan and monitor ...
placental α-microglobulin-1 (PAMG-1) or phosphorylated insulin-like growth factor binding protein 1 (pIGFBP-1) in vaginal or cervical secretions suggests disruption of the fetal membranes (ROM or labor) and are potential markers of an increased risk of preterm birth. However...
Make any necessary changes to yourbirth plan. But even with a new birth plan, you should expect the unexpected in your preterm delivery. 4Visit The NICU Most preemies are sent to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) immediately after birth. You might spend days or weeks with yourbaby in...
The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine ISSN: 1476-7058 (Print) 1476-4954 (Online) Journal homepage: www.informahealthcare.com/journals/ijmf20 Metabolomics in premature labor: a novel approach to identify patients at risk for preterm delivery Roberto Romero, Shali Mazaki-Tovi, Edi Vais...
The US Congress mandates that the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) support the operations of the USPSTF. Role of the Funder/Sponsor: AHRQ staff assisted in the following: development and review of the research plan, commission of the systematic evidence review from an Evidence-...
The need for information on long-term outcome remains critical not only for health-care plan- ning but also for parents, particularly with ever advancing tech- nologies in high-resource settings, and the scale-up of neonatal intensive care across middle income countries, with adoption in some ...
Also, the long-term outcomes of these neonates are currently unknown, although we plan to explore this next. Secondly, only 55% patients received complete antenatal steroids treatment because of short latency period. Moreover, histological chorioamnionitis was not included in this study due to ...
The trial protocol appears in Supplement 1 and the statistical analysis plan appears in Supplement 2. Participants Pregnant women less than 32 weeks’ gestation by clinical and ultrasonographic criteria were identified and recruited from the labor and delivery floor or perinatal special care unit at ...