Congenital Gastric Outlet Obstruction and Nonimmune Hydrops Fetalis: A Prenatal Sonographic Diagnosis of a Case with Hydrothorax and Ascites by A. Yisau Abdulkadir, O. A. M. Adesiyun, A. Adisa Fawole, A. Peter Aboyeji

“…A case of a male fetus with sonographic diagnosis of hydrops fetalis at 19-week gestation is reported. The fetus had anasarca, bilateral massive pleural effusion, and ascites, in addition to cardiac arrhythmia and congenital gastric outlet obstruction. …”
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Late remission in diabetes mellitus type 1. Presentation of a case. by Hiussymin Marchena Morera, Alina Esther González Hermida, Yanet Fragoso Cordero

“…The case of a 22 years-old patient is presented, with diabetes antecedents since 2 years old whose insulin necessities progressively diminished, until the total suppression of treatment, maintaining an appropriate metabolic control, even during gestation process, which led to the total remission of the disease.…”
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Impact of Extended Membrane Rupture on Neonatal Inflammatory Responses and Composite Neonatal Outcomes in Early-Preterm Neonates—A Prospective Study by Maura-Adelina Hincu, Liliana Gheorghe, Luminita Paduraru, Daniela-Cristina Dimitriu, Anamaria Harabor, Ingrid-Andrada Vasilache, Iustina Solomon-Condriuc, Alexandru Carauleanu, Ioana Sadiye Scripcariu, Dragos Nemescu

“…These groups were further segregated depending on the GA at the moment of membranes’ rupture into subgroup 1 (<33 weeks of gestation and 6 days, <i>n</i> = 168 patients) and subgroup 2 (at least 34 completed weeks of gestation, <i>n</i> = 858 patients). …”
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Use of cannabis during pregnancy and birth outcomes in an Aboriginal birth cohort: a cross-sectional, population-based study by Deirdre Gartland, Stephanie J Brown, Karen Glover, Fiona K Mensah, Cathy Leane, Jane Yelland, Jackie Ah Kit, Deanna Stuart-Butler, Donna Weetra, Jonathan Newbury

“…Participants were representative in relation to maternal age, infant birth weight and gestation.Results 1 in 5 women (20.5%) used cannabis during pregnancy, and 52% smoked cigarettes. …”
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Serum calcium and its relationship with immunoglobulin G (IgG) levels in prepartum buffaloes from the Venezuelan humid tropics by Juan Pablo Uzcátegui-Varela, Anacelmira Urbina Andueza, Janeth Caamaño Carrero

“…Ten were young females of 33.6±14.15 months, with nine months of gestation and 432±44.27 kg body weight. The other ten were adult buffaloes of 563±53.6 kg body weight at nine months of gestation and reproductive history of four calvings. …”
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Light microscopic studies on the alpha-naphthyl acetate esterase activity of the fetal bovine peripheral blood lymphocytes by İlhami Çelik, Reşat N. Aştı, Mustafa Ü. Boyraz

“…<p> The frequency of the alpha-naphthyl acetate esterase positive lymphocytes increased with the fetal age and the highest levels were determined in the 240 th day of the gestation.…”
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Limb Body Wall Complex: First Trimester Ultrasonographic Diagnosis of a Case with Exencephaly and Megacystis by Mert Turğal, Aslıhan Yazıcıoğlu, Özgür Özyüncü, M. Sinan Beksaç

“…Today, this mortal anomaly can be diagnosed during the early weeks of gestation by ultrasonography. Prenatal detection of the anomaly is critical since offers an option of pregnancy termination.…”
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Signet Ring Cell Carcinoma of the Lung: A Diagnostic Pitfall in Pregnancy by Sabine Danzinger, Wolfgang J. Köstler, Martin Funovics, Merima Herac, Leonhard Müllauer, Helmut Prosch, Heinz Kölbl

“…In this case report, we present a patient at advanced and metastasized stage of signet ring cell carcinoma who presented in the 22nd week of gestation.…”
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Sigmoid Volvulus Complicating Postpartum Period by Kelsey E. Ward, Erin Blake, Eduardo Gonzalez, Frederic Pieracci, Meredith Alston

“…A 19-year-old patient, gravida 1 para 0 at 41 0/7 weeks of gestation, admitted for late-term induction of labor underwent an uncomplicated primary low transverse cesarean delivery for arrest of descent. …”
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Sex Differences in Energy Metabolism Need to Be Considered with Lifestyle Modifications in Humans by Betty N. Wu, Anthony J. O'Sullivan

“…However, women consume fewer kilojoules per kilogram lean mass and burn fat more preferentially during exercise compared with men. During gestation, women store even greater amounts of fat that cannot be solely attributed to increased energy intake. …”
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Septic Arthritis of the Shoulder Complicating Pregnancy by Sara Raiser, Kathryn Davidson, Ashley Walsh, Robert Egerman

“…Staphylococcus can be particularly virulent to bone and joints leading to adverse obstetric events. At 28 of weeks gestation, a patient presented with pyelonephritis and progressive left shoulder pain. …”
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Immunologic Regulation in Pregnancy: From Mechanism to Therapeutic Strategy for Immunomodulation by Shyi-Jou Chen, Yung-Liang Liu, Huey-Kang Sytwu

“…Moreover, immunologic recognition of pregnancy is vital for the maintenance of gestation, and inadequate recognition of fetal antigens may cause abortion. …”
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Rare Case of Methemoglobinemia Complicating Pregnancy by S. Verma, P. Sachdeva, G. Gandhi

“…A patient at 38 weeks of gestation when taken for emergency cesarean section had her oxygen saturation of 66 to 70% (by saturation probe on monitor) in operation theatre. …”
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Adnexal Torsion in the Third Trimester of Pregnancy After in Vitro Fertilization: A Case Report by İlker Selçuk, Gökhan Boyraz, İbrahim Esinler

“…Laparoscopy should be preferable for the adnexal torsion suspicion. But as the gestational age increases laparotomy should be a choice because of the risk of injury to the uterus related to the enlarged volume by the fetus. …”
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Modeling and Dynamic Analysis in a Hybrid Stochastic Bioeconomic System with Double Time Delays and Lévy Jumps by Chao Liu, Longfei Yu, Luping Wang

“…Two discrete time delays are utilized to represent the maturation delay of prey and gestation delay of predator, respectively. For a deterministic system, positivity of solutions and uniform persistence of system are discussed. …”
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Managing a Case of a Congenital Cystic Eyeball: Case Report with Review of Literature by Aashish Raj Pant, Rinkal Suwal, Purushottam Joshi, Santosh Chaudhary

“…An orbital cyst replaces the eyeball which occurs due to the complete or partial failure in invagination of the primary optic vesicle during the fourth week of gestation. We discuss a case of a congenital cystic eyeball in a 14-year-old female who presented to us for a cosmetic blemish due to a large swelling in the right eyelid with the absence of a right eyeball since birth. …”
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Small Bowel Ischemia due to Jejunum Volvulus in Pregnancy: A Case Report by Ioannis Vassiliou, Aliki Tympa, Michalis Derpapas, Georgios Kottis, Nikolaos Vlahos

“…We report the case of a 35-year-old woman at 21 weeks and 5 days of gestation with small bowel obstruction who presented to our institution with a 24 h history of colicky abdominal pain and nausea and who finally had a successful open repair.…”
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The Child as a Surrogate for Diagnosis of Lupus in the Mother by Olufemi O. Adelowo, Kenneth A. Ohagwu, Ejiehi E. Aigbokhan, Richard O. Akintayo

“…This is a case report of a male infant delivered via Caesarean section at 36-week gestation following detection of fetal bradycardia during routine antenatal clinic visit. …”
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Diagnosis and Surgical Management of a Retroperitoneal Lipoma in Pregnancy by Katharina Mitchell, Kylie Fuller, Alan Thomay, Robert Shapiro

“…Our patient presented at 15-week gestation with abdominal pain, distention, and orthopnea. …”
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Antenatal corticosteroids in Singapore: a clinical and scientific assessment by Arundhati Gosavi, Zubair Amin, Sean William David Carter, Mahesh Arjandas Choolani, Erin Lesley Fee, Mark Amir Milad, Alan Hall Jobe, Matthew Warren Kemp

“…Preterm birth (PTB; delivery prior to 37 weeks’ gestation) is the leading cause of early childhood death in Singapore today. …”
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