Hourly fetal urine production rate in isolated oligohydramnios at term. by Hyun-Joo Seol, Ho Yeon Kim, Geum-Joon Cho, Min-Jeong Oh

“…<h4>Materials and methods</h4>This was a prospective observational cohort study of 112 women from 34 to 40 6/7 weeks' gestation. They were classified into three groups according to the amniotic fluid index (AFI) and ultrasonographic estimated fetal weight (EFW) as isolated oligohydramnios (defined as AFI below 5% and appropriate EFW corresponding to gestational age) (n = 34) and IUGR (defined as EFW below 5% corresponding to gestational age irrespective amniotic fluid) (n = 17), and normal pregnancy (n = 61). …”
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Necrotizing Fasciitis Complicating Pregnancy: A Case Report and Literature Review by Marinos Nikolaou, Petros Zampakis, Vasiliki Vervita, Konstantinos Almaloglou, Georgios Adonakis, Markos Marangos, Georgios Decavalas

“…A 15-year-old primigravid woman, at 28 weeks of gestation with no significant previous medical history, was admitted to our hospital complaining of severe left lower extremity pain and high fever the last 72 hours. …”
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Passive Immunoprophylaxis for the Protection of the Mother and Her Baby: Insights from In Vivo Models of Antibody Transport by Yanqun Xu, Iftekhar Mahmood, Lilin Zhong, Pei Zhang, Evi B. Struble

“…Using pregnant guinea pigs, we demonstrated that biodistribution of administered IgG to the fetus increases with gestation and results in lower maternal and higher fetal antibody concentrations as pregnancy progresses. …”
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Pregnancy-related chronic type A aortic dissection highlights the importance of thorough prenatal maternal examination by Cristina M. Șulea, Anna B. Kiss, Bence Ágg, Kálmán Benke, Elektra Bartha, Bálint Szilveszter, Roland Stengl, Máté Csonka, Zoltán Szabolcs, Miklós Pólos

“…Case presentation A 32-year-old pregnant woman at 31 weeks of gestation began experiencing shortness of breath, chest pain, and palpitations, which were attributed to an anxiety disorder she had been previously diagnosed with. …”
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Metabolomic characteristics of cord blood from neonates with hyperkalemia after antenatal exposure to ritodrine and magnesium sulfate by Masanori Inoue, Kazuhito Sekiguchi, Haruka Tsushita, Naomi Inoue, Tomoki Maeda, Hiroki Itoh, Kenji Ihara

“…We conducted a retrospective cohort study of 142 preterm infants born between 24 and 36 weeks of gestation, categorized into groups exposed to antenatal ritodrine, MgSO4, both agents, or neither. …”
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Brugada Syndrome and Pregnancy: Highlights on Antenatal and Prenatal Management by Laura Giambanco, Domenico Incandela, Antonio Maiorana, Walter Alio, Luigi Alio

“…A 20-year-old pregnant woman at 13 weeks of gestation was referred to our department because of her familial history of sudden cardiac deaths. …”
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Bibliometric analysis of prominent topics in global scientific production on sustainable development goals in Scopus (2013–2022) by Mario E. Diaz-Barrera, Crayla Alfaro-Aucca, Josmel Pacheco-Mendoza, Moisés Moreno-Albarrán, Edgard Fernando Pacheco-Luza, Carlos Enrique Rengifo Chunga

“…Among the most important cross-cut concepts of the main themes to all objectives are climate change, air quality, domestic violence, ecosystem, gestation, and democracy. The results of this study highlight the thematic impact of each concept on sustainable development in general beyond a single objective. …”
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Abruptio Placentae Caused by Hypertriglyceridemia-Induced Acute Pancreatitis during Pregnancy: Case Report and Literature Review by Pınar Yalcin Bahat, Gokce Turan, Berna Aslan Cetin

“…A 22-year-old woman presented to our Emergency Department, at 35 weeks of gestation, for acute onset of abdominal pain and uterine contractions. …”
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Adnexal Torsion during Pregnancy after Oocyte In Vitro Maturation and Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection Cycle by Simone Giulini, Giulia Dante, Susanna Xella, Antonio La Marca, Tiziana Marsella, Annibale Volpe

“…The patient had a full-term pregnancy and delivered a healthy infant at 40 weeks of gestation. To our knowledge this is the first report of adnexal torsion after an oocyte in vitro maturation and intracitoplasmic sperm injection program.…”
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A Case of Idiopathic Acute Pancreatitis in the First Trimester of Pregnancy by Tomomi Hara, Haruhiko Kanasaki, Aki Oride, Tomoko Ishihara, Satoru Kyo

“…A 36-year-old primigravida at 11 weeks of gestation complained of severe lower abdominal pain. …”
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Exploring Developmental Care in Neonatal Jaundice Management: A Case Report with Supporting Literature Synthesis by Esther Aduramo, Deborah T. Esan, Emmanuel Adesuyi, Opeoluwa Olabode, Elizabeth Awoniyi, Blessed Oyama, Oluwadamilare Akingbade

“…Case Presentation: This case report presents “Baby M,” a preterm female neonate born at 32+5 weeks gestation due to maternal complications, including anemia and pregnancy-induced hypertension, who was admitted to a neonatal unit with prematurity, ventriculomegaly and bilateral talipes. …”
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Periostin as a Biomarker of the Amniotic Membrane by Mariya P. Dobreva, Larissa Lhoest, Paulo N. G. Pereira, Lieve Umans, Susana M. Chuva de Sousa Lopes, An Zwijsen

“…Comparative gene expression analysis of acknowledged target genes for BMP in different extraembryonic tissues, combined with in situ hybridization, identified Periostin (Postn) mRNA enrichment in amnion throughout gestation. In addition, we identify and propose a combination of markers as transcriptional signature for the different extraembryonic tissues in mouse.…”
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Preventative Effects of Vitamin E on Testicular Damage and Sperm Parameters in the First-Generation Mice Pups due to Pre- and Postnatal Mancozeb Exposure by Esmaeil Saddein, Tahereh Haghpanah, Seyed Noreddin Nematollahi-Mahani, Fatemeh Seyedi, Massood Ezzatabadipour

“…In addition, a vehicle and a control group were designed every other day in gestation and lactation periods. The male pups from each group were maintained until adulthood (8-10 W). …”
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Adverse Perinatal and Maternal Outcomes and Associated Factors among Women with Antepartum Hemorrhage in Jimma University Medical Center, Southwest Ethiopia, 2020 by Melkamu Gelan, Tariku Bekela, Kebanesa Angasu, Mosisa Ebisa

“…Vital sign derangement, vaginal bleeding for ≥12 hrs, gestation age before 37 weeks, rural address, prim parity, amount of vaginal bleeding, and prematurity baby has predicted high rate of adverse perinatal and maternal outcomes. …”
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Fetal Programming of Body Composition, Obesity, and Metabolic Function: The Role of Intrauterine Stress and Stress Biology by Sonja Entringer, Claudia Buss, James M. Swanson, Dan M. Cooper, Deborah A. Wing, Feizal Waffarn, Pathik D. Wadhwa

“…Epidemiological, clinical, physiological, cellular, and molecular evidence suggests that the origins of obesity and metabolic dysfunction can be traced back to intrauterine life and supports an important role for maternal nutrition prior to and during gestation in fetal programming. The elucidation of underlying mechanisms is an area of interest and intense investigation. …”
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A New Model for Providing Cell-Free DNA and Risk Assessment for Chromosome Abnormalities in a Public Hospital Setting by Robert Wallerstein, Andrea Jelks, Matthew J. Garabedian

“…Beginning in January 2013, we initiated a new patient care model in which high-risk patients for aneuploidy received genetic counseling at 12 weeks of gestation. Patients were presented with four pathways for aneuploidy risk assessment and diagnosis: (1) cfDNA; (2) integrated screening; (3) direct-to-invasive testing (chorionic villus sampling or amniocentesis); or (4) no first trimester diagnostic testing/screening. …”
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Two Synchronous Neonatal Tumors: An Extremely Rare Case by M. Rodríguez-Zubieta, K. Albarenque, C. Lagues, A. San Roman, M. Varela, D. Russo, G. Podesta, D. Steinberg, C. Schauvinhold, A. Etchegaray, M. T. G. de Dávila

“…We report a case of a newborn with two synchronous tumors—sialoblastoma and hepatoblastoma—diagnosed at 20 weeks of gestation by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and ultrasonography (US). …”
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Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome with Stroke in Puerperal Woman with High Titer of Anti-Phospholipid IgM Antibody by Hiroto Hirashima, Masahiro Iwamoto, Tadashi Ozawa, Shigeyoshi Kijima, Shigeki Matsubara, Akihide Ohkuchi

“…A 36-year-old nulliparous woman with both rheumatoid arthritis and recurrent pregnancy loss, probably due to a high titer of anti-phospholipid IgM antibody, was referred at 10 weeks of gestation. Low-dose aspirin at 100 mg/day and heparin calcium subcutaneous injection at 10,000 units/day were started before pregnancy and stopped at 35+6 and 40+2 weeks, respectively. …”
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Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Infants Delivered via Cesarean from Mothers with Preterm Premature Rupture of Membranes: A Propensity Score Analysis by Mariko Nakahara, Shunji Goto, Eiji Kato, Atsuo Itakura, Satoru Takeda

“…This retrospective study included women with preterm premature rupture of membranes who delivered from 23 weeks to 33 weeks of gestation between January 2009 and December 2014. Neonatal outcomes were compared between infants delivered by cesarean section and those delivered vaginally. …”
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Effect of Umbilical Cord Entanglement and Position on Pregnancy Outcomes by Natsuko Kobayashi, Shigeru Aoki, Mari S. Oba, Tsuneo Takahashi, Fumiki Hirahara

“…We studied 6307 pregnant women with singleton pregnancies who underwent vaginal delivery of an infant at ≥37 weeks of gestation. Cases were classified into no cord, nuchal cord, and body cord groups and defined as cases without umbilical cord entanglement, one or more loops of the umbilical cord around the neck only, and umbilical cord around the trunk only, respectively. …”
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