Conservative Management of Cesarean Scar Ectopic Pregnancy with Fetal Heart Activity and a Very High β-hCG by Rodney McLaren, Sandra McCalla, Mohamad Irani

“…We report the case of a 29-year-old patient who presented for her first prenatal visit at 13-week gestation and was diagnosed with CSP with present fetal heart tones and a quantitative β-hCG of 144,337 IU/L. …”
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Rahnella aquatilis Sepsis in a Premature Newborn by Canan Kuzdan, Ahmet Soysal, Hülya Özdemir, Şenay Coşkun, İpek Akman, Hülya Bilgen, Eren Özek, Mustafa Bakır

“…Here we present a one-month-old boy who was born prematurely at 27th week of gestation by cesarean section with a birth weight of 730 g. …”
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Shortened Cervix in the Subsequent Pregnancy after Embolization for Postpartum Cervical Hemorrhage by Zoltan Kozinszky, Sverre Sand, Nils-Einar Kløw, Kirsten Hald

“…In the forthcoming pregnancy a shortened cervix was a risk of threatened premature delivery from 26 weeks of gestation onwards. Conclusion. Superselective unilateral embolization of a thrombosed hematoma in the cervix might prevent extensive iatrogenic trauma of the cervix, which allows preservation of reproductive function.…”
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Unilateral Adrenal Infarction in Pregnancy: A Case Report by Awatef Hajjaji, Yosra Jemma, Amina Mnejja, Ines Zouari, Imen Ghaddab, Fethi Jebali, Lotfi Gratti, Raja Faleh

“…A 27-year-old woman was infected by coronavirus four months ago and presented at 35 weeks of gestation with sudden-onset right abdominal pain without contractions. …”
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Unexplained First Trimester Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy: A Case Report and Literature Review by Anastasia A. Salame, Mohammad J. Jaffal, Marco A. Mouanness, Amal R. Nasser Eddin, Labib M. Ghulmiyyah

“…We present a 31-year-old G2P1 patient with symptoms of ICP as early as 10 weeks of gestation (WG). Her pruritis was initially attributed to eczema. …”
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Clinical Presentation of Preeclampsia and the Diagnostic Value of Proteins and Their Methylation Products as Biomarkers in Pregnant Women with Preeclampsia and Their Newborns by Maria Portelli, Byron Baron

“…It is characterised by hypertension and proteinuria in the later stages of gestation and can lead to maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality. …”
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Effectiveness of the misoprostol for the abortion in the first trimester of the pregnancy in adolescents. by Práxedes Rojas Quintana, Pedro Ayo Naranjo, Alberto Jorge Fernández, Israel Sotolongo Castro, Joan Hernández Cabrera, Annia Najarro

“…<strong> <br />Results: </strong>The expelling of the fetus was successful in 93, 4 % of the adolescents, 66% of them were in their 8 weeks of gestation, 89 % were nulliparae, and 2, 6 were multiparae. …”
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Intensified and Accelerated Rescue Infliximab Therapy for Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis in Pregnancy: A Case Report by Saiumaeswar Yogakanthi, Timothy Phan, Emma Flanagan, Linda Yang, Chamara Basnayake, Iniyaval Thevathasan, Julien Schulberg

“…In this report, we present the case of a pregnant patient of 10 weeks' gestation with ASUC successfully managed with intensified and accelerated infliximab therapy for a total dose of 35 mg/kg during a single admission. …”
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When the Uterus Competes for Perfusion: Management of a Pregnant Patient with Bypass Graft Occlusion by Sarah McGriff, Paige Percer, Iberia Sosa, Hector Mendez-Figueroa, Joseph L. Mills, Manisha Gandhi

“…A woman presented with increasing left lower extremity pain at 18 weeks of gestation with a complex history of PAD and a previous bifurcated aorta-left femoral, -right iliac bypass. …”
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Management of Cervical Fibroid during the Reproductive Period by Remon Keriakos, Mark Maher

“…The patient is now pregnant for the second time and had a cervical suture at 20 weeks gestation. In this educational case report we discuss the different management options of cervical fibroids and review the literature of other similar cases and their outcome.…”
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Trap Sequence: Case Report by Sümeyra Nergiz, Selda Demircan Sezer, Sündüz Özlem Altınkaya, Mert Küçük, Alparslan Ünsal, Ali Rıza Odabaşı, Hasan Yüksel

“…Here, a TRAP sequence case diagnosed at 14 weeks of gestation in antenatal period and followed up spontaneously until labor, with the demand of the family is presented. …”
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Effects of tributyltin on placental and reproductive abnormalities in offspring by Charles S. da Costa, Hanin Alahmadi, Genoa R. Warner, Maria Tereza Nunes, Glaecir Roseni Mundstock Dias, Leandro Miranda-Alves, Jones B. Graceli

“…It can accumulate in the environment at various concentrations throughout the food chain in the ecosystem, posing a risk to human health, especially during critical periods such as gestation and fetal and offspring development. In this review, we report the results of studies describing the consequences of TBT exposure on placental and reproductive parameters in offspring of both sexes. …”
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Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis Presenting as Pauci-Immune Crescentic Glomerulonephritis in Pregnancy by Ryan Kunjal, Raafat Makary, Andreea Poenariu

“…A 28-year-old African American woman presented at 8 weeks of gestation with intractable vomiting attributed to hyperemesis gravidarum. …”
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Challenges during cardiac arrest in pregnancy by Korneel Berteloot, Marc Sabbe

“…A 36-year-old woman at 23 weeks and 3 days of gestation experienced a witnessed cardiopulmonary collapse. …”
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Analysis of the IFN-γ-induced signal transduction pathway in fetal rejection by Irene Athanassakis

“…The placenta, one of the most important fetal tissues during gestation, ensures nutrition, development and protection of the fetus. …”
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Maternal cytokine profiles in second and early third trimester are not predictive of preterm birth. by Kylie K Hornaday, Nikki L Stephenson, Mary T Canning, Suzanne C Tough, Donna M Slater

“…However, many have reported inconsistent results, and few have investigated cytokine trends through gestation, particularly with respect to subtypes of preterm birth. …”
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The Role and Function of Regulatory T Cells in Toxoplasma gondii-Induced Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes by Xuyang Gao, Yue Zhong, Yifan Liu, Runmin Ding, Jinling Chen

“…T. gondii infection in pregnant women primarily during the gestation causes microcephaly, mental and psychomotor retardation, or death. …”
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Salmonella enterica Serotype Typhi Bacteremia Complicating Pregnancy in the Third Trimester by George F. Guirguis, Krunal Patel, Lisa Gittens-Williams, Joseph J. Apuzzio, Kristina Martimucci, Shauna F. Williams

“…This is a patient who presented at 31 weeks’ gestation with abdominal pain and fever and was diagnosed with S. …”
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Fetal Limb Ischaemia in Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome by Mark Kilby, Rachel Pounds, Paul Mannix

“…A woman with severe twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome was treated with fetoscopic laser ablation at 19-week gestation. At 27 weeks, the twins were delivered by an emergency caesarean section. …”
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Using Cell-Based Strategies to Break the Link between Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia and the Development of Chronic Lung Disease in Later Life by Megan O'Reilly, Bernard Thébaud

“…Although advances in perinatal care have changed the course of lung injury and enabled the survival of infants born as early as 23-24 weeks of gestation, BPD still remains a common complication of extreme prematurity, and there is no specific treatment for it. …”
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