Mirror Syndrome in Monochorionic Twin Pregnancy with Acardiac Fetus by Luiz Felipe Lessa Ortiz, Julio Elito Júnior, Edward Araujo Júnior, Alberto Borges Peixoto, Nelson Sass, Antonio Fernandes Moron

“…In addition to being hydropic, one of the twins was an acardiac fetus, which is a rare combination of events. Gestation was terminated at 22 weeks and five days because of high maternal risk. …”
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Evaluation of Serum Kallistatin Levels in Women with Preeclampsia and its Role in Assessing Preeclampsia Severity by Rangeen Badri Mahdi, Esraa Hameed Al-Maini

“…Background: Preeclampsia (PE) is a hypertension condition that often manifests after 20 weeks of gestation. It is regarded as a leading cause of death among mothers and babies globally. …”
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A comprehensive review of the roles of T-cell immunity in preeclampsia by Xu Peng, Ibeh Chinwe Oluchi-Amaka, Joanne Kwak-Kim, Joanne Kwak-Kim, Xiuhua Yang

“…Preeclampsia (PE) is an obstetrical disorder that occurs after the 20th week of gestation. It is recognized as one of the “Great Obstetrical Syndromes” and principally contributes to maternal morbidity and mortality. …”
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Association of CYP11A1 Polymorphisms with Recurrent Pregnancy Loss in the Female Population of Punjab by Amanjot Kaur Rayat, Pallvi Thapar, Mandeep Kaur, Sukhjashanpreet Singh, Anupam Kaur

“…Background: Recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) is defined as the failure of two or more clinically recognised pregnancies before 20 weeks of gestation. The prevalence of clinically evident RPL is 1%–2% worldwide. …”
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Intraperitoneal rupture of a degenerated uterine fibroid during pregnancy: A case report and literature review by Eya Azouz, MD, Haithem Aloui, MD, Hatem Frikha, MD, Hammami Rami, MD, Sana Minjli, MD, Ahlem Omri, MD, Mouna Baklouti, MD, Hassine Saber Abouda, MD, Mohamed Badis Channoufi, PhD, Abir Karoui, PhD

“…A 38-year-old woman at 38 weeks gestation, with a history of a single pregnancy, presented with mild pelvic pain persisting through late pregnancy. …”
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Bilateral adrenal infarction and secondary haemorrhage in pregnancy: implications of factor V Leiden heterozygosity. A review of the literature and a case report by Wiaam Elradi, Samreen Innayat, Ahmed Hanafy, Sharifah Naseem, Abuzar Awadelkareem, Deepika Meneni

“…We present the case of a 25-year-old woman in her second pregnancy, who was admitted at 34 + 4 weeks of gestation with severe abdominal pain. Despite initial unremarkable assessments, further imaging revealed a left adrenal haemorrhage, with evidence of prior right adrenal infarction, resulting in primary adrenal insufficiency. …”
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The Effect of Different Doses of Intraamniotic Digoxin on the Timing of Fetal Demise in Second Trimester Medical Abortions by Gulsah Aynaoglu Yildiz, Ragip Atakan Al

“… OBJECTIVES: The World Health Organization recommends feticide for termination of pregnancy after 20 weeks of gestation, and the Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists after 21 weeks and 6 days. …”
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Risk Factor-Specific Mortality Analysis of the Outborn Newborns to Improve the Neonatal Mortality Rate: A Cross-Sectional Descriptive Study by Tapan K. Kundu, Abhilash Chatterjee, Mitali Bera, Aditi Chowdhury, Riya Guchhait

“…To reduce NMR, interventions should target male gender, scheduled tribe social category, <28 weeks gestation, birth weight ≤999 g, cases of sepsis, perinatal asphyxia, and prematurity.…”
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Protective Effect of Melatonin on Nonylphenol-Induced Reproductive and Behavioral Disorders in First-Generation Adult Male Rats by Mahsa Tavakoli, Ali Akbar Moghadamnia, Fereshteh Pourabdolhossein, Mohammad Hossein Asghari, Sohrab Kazemi

“…The duration of treatment was 21 days from gestation time. Morris water maze was used to assess learning and memory. …”
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Recurrent Cesarean Scar Ectopic Pregnancy Treated with Systemic Methotrexate by Chima Ndubizu, Rodney A. McLaren, Sandra McCalla, Mohamad Irani

“…This was a 30-year-old woman, with a history of two prior cesarean deliveries followed by a CSP, who presented at 5 weeks and 3 days of gestation for her first prenatal visit. Transvaginal ultrasound revealed a RCSP. …”
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A Successful Pregnancy by Utilization of Gradually Increasing Low Dose Gonadotrophin Stimulation in a Modified Natural Cycle in Vitro Fertilization Procedure: Case Report by Serkan Kahyaoğlu, Ayşe Seval Erdinç, Nafiye Karakaş Yılmaz, Mahmut Nedim Çiçek

“…A clinical pregnancy was established with ultrasonography on sixth weeks of gestation. Acceptable pregnancy rates per embryo transfer, low medication cost, relatively low risk of complications and higher patient acceptability are the main advantages of MNC-IVF treatment as a feasible treatment option especially for poor responder patients. …”
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BNT162b2 Vaccination during Pregnancy Protects Both the Mother and Infant: Anti-SARS-CoV-2 S Antibodies Persistently Positive in an Infant at 6 Months of Age by Chetna Mangat, Natasa Milosavljevic

“…The mother had received two doses of the BNT162b2 vaccine at 22 and 26 weeks of gestation. Positive anti-SARS-CoV-2 S antibodies were detected in the infant at 2 weeks, 6 weeks, 3 months, and 6 months of age. …”
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Self-Centered Function of Adaptive Immunity in Regulation of Immune Responses and in Tolerance by Silvana Balzar

“…Although mother-fetus interactions at that point become indirect systemic compartment-level communications, their interactions throughout gestation remain within the innate realm of molecular-level adaptations.…”
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Maternal Serum Ferritin, C-Reactive Protein, and Procalcitonin Levels for Predicting Subclinical Intra-Amniotic Infection in Preterm Premature Rupture of Membrane by Balsam N. Nahedh, Mahdi M. Shalal

“…A convenient sample of 90 singleton pregnant women with a live fetus between 24 - 36 weeks of gestation were divided into three groups: Group 1 (controls) included 30 women with intact membranes and no signs of labour seen in the outpatient obstetrics clinic in Baghdad Teaching Hospital; Group 2 included 30 women with preterm premature rupture of membrane (PPROM) but without chorioamnionitis; and Group 3 included 30 women with PPROM and chorioamnionitis. …”
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Association of Acute Kidney Injury with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia in Preterm Infants by Saime Hacer OZDEMIR, Husnu Fahri OVALI

“…In infants who developed BPD, the rate of AKI did not vary notably between babies born at &#8804;28 weeks and those born at &gt;28 weeks [n=9, 17.3% (9 of 52 infants) and n= 1, 5.3%, (1 of 19 infants) respectively] of gestation (p&gt;0.05). Conclusions: AKI was associated with a greater need for resuscitation at birth, a greater need for invasive mechanical ventilation, fewer ventilatorfree days, and a higher incidence of sepsis, patent ductus arteriosus, and necrotizing enterocolitis in premature infants. …”
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Prenatal Diagnosis of Rare Familial Unbalanced Translocation of Chromosomes 7 and 12 by Berrin Tezcan, Foteini Emmanouella Bredaki

“…We report rare familial unbalanced translocation of chromosomes 7 and 12, which was diagnosed prenatally at 20+3 weeks of gestation. Woman’s partner had been tested in the past and was found to be a carrier of a balanced translocation; his karyotype showed a balanced reciprocal translocation of 46, XY, t(7;12)(q34;q24,32). …”
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DHA Supplementation during Pregnancy and Lactation Affects Infants' Cellular but Not Humoral Immune Response by Esther Granot, Einat Jakobovich, Ruth Rabinowitz, Paloma Levy, Michael Schlesinger

“…Methods. 60 women in ≥3rd pregnancy studied; 30 randomly assigned to receive DHA 400 mg/day from 12th week gestation until 4 months postpartum. From breast-fed infants, blood obtained for anti-HBs antibodies, immunoglobulins, lymphocyte subset phenotyping, and intracellular cytokine production. …”
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Fetal sex determination in cattle by means of real-time b-mode ultrasonography by D. Ali Dinç, SaitŞendağ, H. Ahmet Çelik, İbrahim Aydın, Seyit Ümütlü, Faruk Aral

“…The animals were groupped according to pregnancy days: group I (55 to 70); group II (71 to 90); group III (91 to 120) days of gestation. Ultrasound examinations were done Iransrectally using a real-time. …”
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Management of the Pregnant Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patient on Antitumour Necrosis Factor Therapy: State of the Art and Future Directions by Yvette PY Leung, Remo Panaccione, Subrata Ghosh, Cynthia H Seow

“…Immunoglobulin G transfer from the mother to fetus begins in the second trimester, with an elevation starting at 22 weeks of gestation and the largest amount transferred in the third trimester. …”
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Fetal hemoglobin in umbilical cord blood in preeclamptic and normotensive pregnancies: A cross-sectional comparative study. by Zahra Masoumi, Mary Familari, Karin Källén, Jonas Ranstam, Per Olofsson, Stefan R Hansson

“…Arterial and venous UCB sampled immediately after birth at 36-42 weeks of gestation were analyzed for total Hb concentration (ctHb) (g/L) and HbF% using a Radiometer blood gas analyzer. …”
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