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SMFM Consult Series #46: Evaluation and management of polyhydramnios
Polyhydramnios, or hydramnios, is an abnormal increase in the volume of amniotic fluid. Identification of polyhydramnios should prompt a search for an underlying etiology. Although most cases of mild polyhydramnios are idiopathic, the 2most common pathologic causes arematernal diabetes mellitus and fetal anomalies, some of which are associated with genetic syndromes. Other causes of polyhydr…
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Polyhydramnios: Causes, Diagnosis and Therapy
Polyhydramnios is defined as a pathological increase of amniotic fluid volume in pregnancy and is associated with increased perinatal morbidity and mortality. Common causes of polyhydramnios include gestational diabetes, fetal anomalies with disturbed fetal swallowing of amniotic fluid, fetal infections and other, rarer causes
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A Sonographer’s Perspective: Quintero Staging System for Twin-to-Twin Trans…
Sonography remains the cornerstone in the assessment of twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome in monochorionic twin pregnancies. Twin-to-twin transfusion is a common complication in monochorionic pregnancies, resulting in high perinatal morbidity and mortality rates. A disproportionate placental interconnection leads to hypovolemia and oligohydramnios in the donor twin and hypervolemia and polyh…
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Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome: Definition, Staging, and Ultrasound Assess…
The term ‘TTTS’ can continue to be used in the English medical literature. The condition can be diagnosed and assessed following a systematic ultrasound methodology. The use of such ultrasound methodology breaks the examination into a distinct set of components, assuring a comprehensive examination and proper communication among caregivers.
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FAKTOR RISIKO KEJADIAN ABORTUS SPONTAN
Aborsi spontan adalah pelepasan produk konsepsi dengan alasan tertentu pada atau sebelum usia kehamilan 20 minggu atau berat badan janin kurang dari 500 gram yang terjadi secara tidak sengaja. Kasus abortus spontan yang terjadi di RSUD Kabupaten Temanggung mengalami tren meningkat pada tiga tahun terakhir yaitu 7 abortus spontan per 100 kelahiran hidup pada tahun 2013, 17 abortus spontan per 10…
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Influence of platelet-activating factor receptor (PAFR) on Brucella abortus i…
Brucella abortus is an intracellular pathogen which can infect and persist in host cells through multiple interactions. Above all, its interaction to host cell receptor is important to understand the pathogenic mechanisms of B. abortus. Accordingly, we demonstrated that platelet-activating factor receptor (PAFR) affects host cell response against B. abortus infection
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Chronic kidney disease in pregnancy: Maternal and fetal outcomes and progress…
Of the 55 pregnancies, 71% experienced pre-term delivery, 38% had intra-uterine growth restriction and 62% required caesarean section. Of all, 60% of neonates required neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) admission and six perinatal deaths occurred. Of all, 67% of women suffered preeclampsia, 47% anaemia and 3 patients required dialysis in pregnancy. Postpartum deterioration of renal function oc…
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Pre-Eclampsia Increases the Risk of Postpartum Haemorrhage A Nationwide Cohor…
Postpartum haemorrhage is a leading cause of maternal morbidity and mortality worldwide. Identifying risk indicators for postpartum haemorrhage is crucial to predict this life threatening condition. Another major contributor to maternal morbidity and mortality is pre-eclampsia. Previous studies show conflicting results in the association between preeclampsia and postpartum haemorrhage. The p…
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Measurement of uterine natural killer cell percentage in the periimplantation…
Uterine natural killer cells are the major leukocytes present in the periimplantation endometrium. Previous studies have found controversial differences in uterine natural killer cell percentage in women with recurrent reproductive failure compared with fertile controls.
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Viral Hepatitis in Pregnancy – A study of its Effect on Maternal and Foetal…
The outcome of Hepatitis during pregnancy has been observed to be widely different by various authors, ranging from the benign to fatal. A poor outcome has increasingly been observed in pregnant women suffering from Hepatitis in Central India. Hence, this study was undertaken to study the incidence, causative organisms and chief prognostic factors affecting the outcome of viral hepatitis in pre…
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