Transcriptome analysis of early pregnancy vitamin D status and spontaneous preterm birth. by Aishwarya P Yadama, Hooman Mirzakhani, Thomas F McElrath, Augusto A Litonjua, Scott T Weiss

“…In this cohort, 8 women had spontaneous preterm delivery (21-32 weeks of gestation) and 17 women had vitamin D insufficiency (25-hydroxyvitamin D < 30 ng/mL). …”
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Enhancing physical activity during pregnancy using a multi-theory model: a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial in China by Wei Zhang, Yu Shen, Le Zhang, Ying Jin, Ningning Liu, Suwen Feng, Xuesong Zhang

“…Secondary outcomes will comprise exercise self-efficacy during pregnancy, quality of life, prenatal depressive symptoms, gestation weight gain and pregnancy and delivery outcomes. …”
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Determinants of Preterm Birth among Women Who Gave Birth in Amhara Region Referral Hospitals, Northern Ethiopia, 2018: Institutional Based Case Control Study by Abebayehu Melesew Mekuriyaw, Muhabaw Shumye Mihret, Ayenew Engida Yismaw

“…Preterm birth refers to a birth of a baby before 37 completed weeks of gestation and after fetal viability. It is now the leading cause of new born deaths. …”
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NeuroEPO influence on the fetal heart in a placental insufficiency model of rats by Nìnive Nùñez Lòpez, Julito Dos Santos Dos Santos, Aida María Suàrez Aguiar, María Antonia Cruz García, Claudia Joffre Frías, Carmen Inés Morales Paneque, Laura López Marín

“…<br /><strong>Methods:</strong> 14 Wistar rats gestated with unilateral ligation of the right uterine artery on day 16 of gestation were used. …”
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Exploring predisposing factors of hearing loss in prematurely born children: A nationwide case-control study by Pei-Chen Tsao, Hung-Chih Lin, Shang-Po Shen, Yu-Chia Chang

“…Results: Maternal HL, maternal diabetes, particularly type 1 diabetes mellitus, and at or before 32 weeks of gestation were the major obstetric risk factors for HL. …”
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Implementation of Virtual and Face-to-Face Childbirth Preparation Training for the Spouses of the Primiparous Women to Reduce the Fear of Childbirth, Improve the Pregnancy Experien... by Zari Doaltabadi, Leila Amiri-Farahani, Seyedeh Batool Hasanpoor-Azghady

“…At the 18–20 weeks of gestation, demographic information, pregnancy experience scale (PES), and version A of Wijma delivery expectancy/experience questionnaire (WDEQ-A) will be completed. …”
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Electrocardiographic Changes in Pregnant Patients With Congenital Heart Disease by Maria A. Pabon, Amrit Misra, Kimberlee Gauvreau, Madeline E. Duncan, Ava Conklin, Katherine E. Economy, Fred M. Wu, Thomas Tadros, Anne Marie Valente, For the STORCC Investigators

“…However, in pregnant patients with congenital heart disease (CHD), EKG changes during gestation have not been explored. Methods We performed a retrospective study of pregnant patients with CHD enrolled in the STORCC initiative. …”
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Sigmoid Volvulus in Pregnancy Assessed by Contrast-Enhanced Computed Tomography Scanning by Toshiaki Watanabe, Tadatsugu Kinjo, Yoshino Kinjyo, Hayase Nitta, Hitoshi Masamoto, Keiko Mekaru, Yoichi Aoki

“…She was suspected of having a sigmoid volvulus at 33 weeks and 3 days of gestation. We decided to perform a cesarean section to secure the operative field for an intestinal resection following delivery. …”
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Frequency and risk factors of retinopathy of prematurity: a 5-year single-center study in a Tertiary Care Hospital by Maaly Abdel Fattah, Anas AlKhabaz, Ibrahim Issa, Hadeel Alhemsi, Kassem AlSaad, Eyad AlMidani, Faisal Khan

“…The majority (52%, n=177) were male; 148 (43.9%) were products of multifetal gestation, the mean GA was 29.35±2.77, and the median BW was 1195.1±338 gm. …”
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A Case of Intrathoracic Gastric Duplication Cyst Detected on Prenatal Ultrasound Examination by Hisako Yagi, Yoshino Kinjyo, Yukiko Chinen, Hayase Nitta, Tadatsugu Kinjo, Keiko Mekaru, Hitoshi Masamoto, Hideki Goya, Tomohide Yoshida, Naoya Sanabe, Yoichi Aoki

“…A 37-year-old (G4P3) woman was referred to our hospital at 32 weeks of gestation for the evaluation of a fetus with an intrathoracic cystic lesion. …”
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Second Trimester Heterotopic Triplet Pregnancy with Intrauterine Twin Pregnancy and Ruptured Interstitial Pregnancy: A Maternal Near-Miss Case Report by Charles Nkurunziza, Theogene Rurangwa, Vincent Ngendahimana, Urania Magriples

“…Here, we report a case of spontaneous heterotopic triplet pregnancy with ruptured cornual ectopic pregnancy and simultaneous twin intrauterine pregnancies at 18 weeks of gestation. The event led to miscarriage of all fetuses from both the ectopic and the intrauterine twin pregnancies.…”
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Spontaneous Ovarian Pregnancy and Over Protective Management: A Case Report by Hatice Ender Soydinç, Mehmet Sıddık Evsen, Muhammet Erdal Sak, Fatmanur Çaça, Ali Özler

“… We aimed to present a case of primary ovarian pregnancy in a 31-year-old patient who presented to the emergency room with symptoms and signs of acute abdomen and positive beta HCG test. A gestation sac of 6 weeks was detected in the right ovary by transvaginal sonography. …”
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Severe Hyperlipidemia Induced Hemorrhagic Pancreatitis during Pregnancy by Karen L. Koscica, Uzoma Nwaubani, Munir Nazir, Martin Gimovsky

“…A patient at 27-week gestation was admitted for recurrent pancreatitis secondary to severe hyperlipidemia. …”
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Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM) Causing Tension Hemothorax in a Pregnant Woman Requiring Emergent Cesarean Delivery by Nidhi Sood, Nikhil Sood, Vibhu Dhawan

“…We present a case of a 25-year-old woman with no previous history of AVM or telangiectasia, who presented with life-threatening hypoxia, hypotension, and pleuritic chest pain in 36th week of gestation. Chest tube placement revealed 4 liters of blood. …”
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Blood acid-base status, some blood gases and electrolytes levels in premature calves by Mahmut Ok, Fatih M. Birdane

“…The premature calves have 259 to 265 gestation days and 29 to 43 kg body weight, general weakness, soft claw, inability to stand, weak or no sucking reflex, respiratory distress and short silky haircoat. …”
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Delayed Recognition of a Rare Mediastinal Lymphoma Presenting as Postpartum Circulatory Collapse by Jasmina Kevric, Sanil Nair, David Ernest

“…We report a case of a 29-year-old primigravida at 36 weeks of gestation following an emergency caesarean section, complicated by respiratory distress and multiorgan failure secondary to superior vena cava (SVC) obstruction, requiring intubation and prolonged ventilatory support. …”
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New-onset seizure in pregnancy: case report and literature review by I. Paulauskienė, R. Mameniškienė

“…This article presents a clinical case of a 31-year-old primigravida woman at 29 weeks of gestation diagnosed with new-onset epilepsy which manifested with bilateral tonic-clonic seizure and slow pathological waves on the EEG with no neurologic deficits or magnetic resonance imaging abnormalities. …”
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An Underreported Consequence of Obesity in Pregnancy: Patient-Prosthesis Mismatch by William R. Hartman, Katherine W. Arendt, Kent H. Rehfeldt

“…We report a case of PPM that necessitated prosthesis replacement at 16-week gestation. As the incidence of this clinical scenario increases, it is important to understand the implications of prosthesis sizing, as well as the repercussions of having cardiopulmonary surgery to correct the undersized valve prosthesis while pregnant.…”
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Preeclampsia, Natural History, Genes, and miRNAs Associated with the Syndrome by Laura Parada-Niño, Luisa Fernanda Castillo-León, Adrien Morel

“…Preeclampsia (PE) is a hypertensive disease that affects pregnant women after 20 weeks of gestation. This disease is associated with an important risk of maternal and fetal mortality. …”
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Stability Analysis of a Ratio-Dependent Predator-Prey Model Incorporating a Prey Refuge by Lingshu Wang, Guanghui Feng

“…The effects of time delay due to the gestation of the predator and stage structure for the predator on the dynamics of the system are concerned. …”
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