... Quantitative amniotic fluid volume determination by AFI is now a routine part of fetal biological profile score testing. The relationship between oligohydramnios and poor perinatal outcome has been previously ...
... The association of intrapartum fever with neonataloutcome was evaluated. Outcomes examined were 1- and 5-minute Apgar scores, resuscitation, hypotonia, seizures, and the need for oxygen therapy in the ...
... that neonatal mor- bidity or death is directly related to gestational age at delivery and showed that prenatal manage- ment in HELLP syndrome improved neonataloutcome in cases with advanced ...
... For evidence-based counseling of women for vaginal birth in twin pregnancies, there are some risks to con- sider adequately such as presentation, chorionicity, birth interval to twin A or weight differences. Non – ...
... The fact that most combined deliveries occurred in the group where the twin-to-twin delivery time interval was more than 30 min, is in itself not surprising. If the second twin is not spontaneously delivered, the risk of ...
... as the main reason for admitting the neonate. Comorbid con- ditions were considered as secondary diagnosis. Prematurity was defined as live born neonate delivered before 37 weeks. Hypothermia was defined as body ...
... understanding of the morbidities associated with late preterm babies is helpful for the healthcare providers to anticipate and manage potential complications, to improve maternal care and reduce non-emergency obstetrics ...
... Severe neonatal intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) and death occur less frequently in low birth weight infants whose mothers received phenobarbital (PB) prenatally.1 None of the studies evalu[r] ...
... ory, physicians believe that certain behaviors will lead to specific outcomes. Their knowledge of the outcome modifies their behavior and determines their attitudes. Furthermore, the views of physicians’ peers ...
... A study of maternal health and fetal development at Boston City Hospital (BCH) provided an oppor- tunity to further explore whether: (1) infants born to adolescents exhibit poorer outcom[r] ...
... paired T-Test (continuous data). Associations of ma- ternal BMI with quantitative maternal parameters were assessed by multivariate linear regression analysis with adjustment for age, smoking and parity. Associations of ...
... newborns in the first 7 postnatal days were extracted from the neonatal history of their newborns. Only mothers for whom it was at least their second pregnancy were included in the study, aiming to correlate the ...
... Derksen-Lubsen et al in a meta analysis suggested that at least part of the brain damage in patients with CH was caused in utero and may not be prevented by initiation of early treatment after birth. All studies analyzed ...
... The results obtained are presented in simple frequency distribution and proportions. Data management and statistical analysis was employed to determine the effect, if any, of physical violence on maternal, social habits, ...
... some neonatal morbidity were not available, for example, the NEC Stage I or ROP Grade I, both of which can be treated ...composite outcome. Second, the ICD-9-CM code for neonatal sepsis did not ...
... The gestational age and birth weight of all neonates were recorded. All neonates at risk of apnea were monitored for at least the first week of life. Only neonates who developed apnea were included in this study. After ...
... Background: Sepsis remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality among neonates. The risk factors and clinical outcomes of sepsis are poorly understood. Most cases of sepsis occurred mostly within the first week of ...
... cluded many years ago that most in- fants achieve stable glucose concen- trations within a few hours after birth and remain free of hypoglycemia. Our results from measurements of plasma glucose levels obtained through ...
... diffusion-weighted neonatal MRI is currently the main modality used for the assess- ment of injury and prediction of outcome after neonatal encephalopathy, it is considered subjective and requires ...