Early plasma ferritin concentrations are not associated with time to red cell transfusions in extremely and very preterm neonates: a prospective single-site observational study by Naomi McCallion, Áine Fox, Fionnuala Ní Áinle, Claire Murphy, Lauren Murphy, Daniel O'Reilly, Anna-Claire Glynn, Grainne Kelleher

“…Reasons for delivery, placental histology and demographics were recorded.Results Plasma ferritin concentrations were not significantly associated with birth weight or gestational age in this cohort of extremely/very preterm neonates (n=114: n=26, <28 weeks’ corrected gestational age; n=88, 28–32 weeks’ corrected gestational age). …”
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Urocortin in Second Trimester Amniotic Fluid: Its Role as Predictor of Preterm Labor by C. Iavazzo, K. Tassis, D. Gourgiotis, M. Boutsikou, S. Baka, D. Hassiakos, C. Vogiatzi, L. Florentin-Arar, A. Malamitsi-Puchner

“…The existence of a “placental clock” which determines the duration of gestation has been previously proposed. It is related to placental CRH secretion and is active from an early phase in human pregnancy. …”
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The Effects of Pregnancy Status on Lacrimal Caruncle Temperature, Intraocular Pressure and Rectal Temperature in Cats: A Preliminary Study by Candemir Ozcan, Tarik Safak, Ayse Basak Dellalbasi, Elif Dogan

“…Animal studied This study was performed on 13 pregnant and 16 anoestrous cats. Procedures The gestation period of the pregnant cats ranged from 20 to 45 days. …”
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Ultrasonographic detection of fetal sexing in nanny goat by Eman H. Lazim, Barra D. Al-Watar

“…We aimed to evaluate the accuracy of early fetal sexing by sonography in nanny goats during three periods of gestation and their correlation with the number of fetuses. …”
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Lamellar Body Count With Cell Dyn Emerald And Cell Dyn Ruby Methods On Preterm Birth by Erlinda Widyastuti, Ario Imandiri

“…Lamellar bodies are present in amniotic fluid in increasing quantities as gestation advances, 1 – 5 µm in size, similar in size to small platelets and can be counted on most electronic cell counters in hematology analyzer. …”
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Psychological Reactions in Women with Pregnancy Termination Due to Fetal Anomaly by Gurcan Turkyilmaz, Yavuz Selim Atan, Emircan Erturk, Sebnem Turkyilmaz

“…STUDY DESIGN: Forty-three women who underwent termination of pregnancy for fetal anomaly were subdivided into two categories in this prospective-cohort study: First-trimester group, which was defined as termination of pregnancy performed <14 weeks of gestation, and Second-trimester termination of pregnancy who underwent termination of pregnancy between 20 and 28 weeks of pregnancy. …”
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Role of GeneXpert MTB/Rif Assay in Diagnosing Tuberculosis in Pregnancy and Puerperium by Zaiyad G. Habib, Farouq M. Dayyab, Abdallah Sanda, Sirajo H. Tambuwal, Mahmood M. Dalhat, Hamza Muhammad, Garba Iliyasu, Ibrahim Nashabaru, Abdulrazaq G. Habib

“…Two patients with complicated pregnancy outcomes, foetal loss and live premature delivery at 5 and 7 months of gestation, respectively, and maternal loss, were diagnosed with pulmonary TB. …”
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A systematic scoping review to identify the design and assess the performance of devices for antenatal continuous fetal monitoring. by Kajal K Tamber, Dexter J L Hayes, Stephen J Carey, Jayawan H B Wijekoon, Alexander E P Heazell

“…The device performance of fetal electrocardiography was reduced between 28 to 36 weeks' gestation and during high levels of maternal movement, and increased during night-time rest. …”
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Antimicrobial Resistance Profile and Associated Factors of Group B Streptococci Colonization among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Clinics in Jigjiga, Southeast Ethiopia by Addisu Tesfaye, Addisu Melese, Awoke Derbie

“…A total of 182 pregnant women with a gestational period of ≥36 weeks were included. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data on the participants’ demographic and clinical history. …”
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Recovery of Prenatal Baicalein Exposure Perturbed Reproduction by Postnatal Exposure of Testosterone in Male Mice by Sridevi Vaadala, Naveen Ponneri, Venkata Shashank Karanam, Sri Bhashyam Sainath, Pamanji Sreenivasuala Reddy, Ramachandra Reddy Pamuru, Arifullah Mohammed

“…Inseminated mice were injected with 30, 60, and 90 mg BC/Kg body weight on gestation days 11, 13, 15, and 17. The F1 BC-exposed males of each dosage were divided into six groups. …”
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Term stillbirths in Eastern Uganda: a community-based prospective cohort study by Martin Chebet, Peter Olupot-Olupot, Andrew D Weeks, Ingunn Marie S Engebretsen, Noela Regina Akwi Okalany, Francis Okello, Thorkild Tylleskär, Kathy Burgoine, David Mukunya

“…Methods This was a cohort study of pregnant women enrolled at 34 weeks of gestation or more and followed to birth between January 2021 and January 2024. …”
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Severe Lipoatrophy in a Growth Hormone Deficient Toddler Girl Treated with a Non-Pegylated Long-Acting Growth Hormone by Atilla Büyükgebiz, And Demir

“…Methods: This case report discusses a 5.5-year-old girl born at 40 weeks of gestation with a birth weight of 2300 g, diagnosed with idiopathic short stature and borderline GH secretion, along with a history of mild intrauterine growth retardation. …”
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A Rare Case of Neurosyphilis with Calvaria Osteitis Presenting in Pregnancy by Gisella M. Newbery, Christine E. Henricks, Julie A. Vircks, Andreina Colina, David C. Mundy

“…A 26-year-old gravida 5 para 2 presented with a new onset headache and visual and auditory changes at 23 weeks of gestation. A computerized tomography scan revealed numerous ill-defined lytic lesions throughout the calvarium, suspicious for syphilitic osteitis. …”
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Prevalence of Streptococcus B in pregnant women with preterm birth and its association with adverse outcomes by Marianna Camilo Rezende, Thamirys Pereira Rodrigues, Andressa Paes Medeiros de Freitas, Karina Souza Lopes, Edward Araujo Júnior, Alberto Borges Peixoto

“…Methods: we carried out a retrospective cohort study with singleton pregnancies with or without a culture for GBS (vaginal-rectum) who delivered spontaneously <37 weeks of gestation. Results: the study included 190 pregnant women, 53.1% (101/190) did not undergo culture for GBS and 46.8% (89/101) have done. …”
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Use of High-Flow Nasal Cannula Oxygen Therapy in a Pregnant Woman with Dermatomyositis-Related Interstitial Pneumonia by Tomohiro Shoji, Takeshi Umegaki, Kota Nishimoto, Natsuki Anada, Akiko Ando, Takeo Uba, Munenori Kusunoki, Kanako Oku, Takahiko Kamibayashi

“…A 33-year-old pregnant woman was referred to our hospital with respiratory distress at 30 weeks of gestation. Chest computed tomography (CT) scans revealed pulmonary infiltrates along the bronchovascular bundles and ground-glass opacities in both lungs. …”
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Hypertension and its risk factors among pregnant garment workers attending a health centre in Bangladesh by Tayeba Khatun, Arifa Akter, Mahesh Kumar Khanal, Zahid Arefin, Rijwan Bhuiyan

“…Methods: A cross-sectional study was done among conveniently selected adult pregnant garment workers at ≥20 weeks of gestation who visited a health centre of a garment company in Narayanganj, Bangladesh, between July and October 2023. …”
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Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy Leading to Severe Vitamin K Deficiency and Coagulopathy by Maria Maldonado, Ali Alhousseini, Michael Awadalla, Jay Idler, Robert Welch, Karoline Puder, Manasi Patwardhan, Bernard Gonik

“…We report a case of a 16-year-old primigravid patient at 24 weeks and 3 days of gestation who presented with pruritus, hematuria, and preterm labor. …”
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Digital Image Analysis of Vertebral Body S1 and Its Ossification Center in the Human Fetus by Magdalena Grzonkowska, Katarzyna Bogacz, Andrzej Żytkowski, Monika Szkultecka-Dębek, Michał Kułakowski, Michał Janiak, Agnieszka Rogalska, Mariusz Baumgart

“…Methods: The examinations were carried out on 54 human fetuses of both sexes (26 males and 28 females) aged 18–30 weeks of gestation, which had been preserved in 10% neutral formalin solution. …”
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Fetoplacental Discrepancy with Normal Karyotype in Amniotic Fluid and Two Different Cell Lines in Placenta by Veronica Ortega, Christina Mendiola, Eric Williamson, Kenneth Higby, Gopalrao V. N. Velagaleti

“…A 41-year-old woman of Middle-Eastern origin, gravida 2, para 1, underwent amniocentesis at 16-week gestation because of advanced maternal age. Amniotic fluid karyotype showed a normal 46,XX karyotype with a homozygous inv(9). …”
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Evaluation of Nausea and Vomiting Severity in Pregnancies Conceived Through Assisted Reproduction by Ozge Senem Yucel Cicek, Merve Demir

“…STUDY DESİGN: A total of 101 pregnant women between 8+0-14+6 weeks of gestation were enrolled in this case-control study. …”
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