Emergency Peripartum Hystrectomy and Postnatal Depression by Tabinda Khalid, Sobia Nawaz, Malik Irfan Ahmed, Saima Nawaz Malik, Ruqyyah Salim, Shahla Manzoor

“…The scores on Edinburgh post-natal depression scale were high in hysterectomy group (11.61±2.48) , compared to non hysterectomy group(6.79±2.13) which was statistically significant. ( p=0.001).Uterine atony, Placental abruption, placenta previa and accrete, were identified as main reasons for surgical intervention in both groups. …”
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Grasses in African ethnoveterinary medicine: Review of their ethnopharmacological properties by Alfred Maroyi

“…Most of the species are used to treat gastrointestinal problems, endoparasites, retained placenta, viral infections, respiratory problems, wounds, ectoparasites, bone fractures, and polyarthritis, and are used as appetite stimulants. …”
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Extracellular Matrix Remodeling of the Umbilical Cord in Pre-eclampsia as a Risk Factor for Fetal Hypertension by Lech Romanowicz, Zofia Galewska

“…The human umbilical cord forms a connection between the placenta and the foetus. It is composed of two arteries and one vein surrounded by Wharton's jelly. …”
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Distribution of 5-Hydroxymethylcytosine in Different Human Tissues by Weiwei Li, Min Liu

“…The percentage of 5-hmC measured is high in brain, liver, kidney and colorectal tissues (0.40–0.65%), while it is relatively low in lung (0.18%) and very low in heart, breast, and placenta (0.05-0.06%). Abundance of 5-hmC in the cancerous colorectal tissues was significantly reduced (0.02–0.06%) compared to that in normal colorectal tissues (0.46–0.57%). …”
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Clinical Presentation of Preeclampsia and the Diagnostic Value of Proteins and Their Methylation Products as Biomarkers in Pregnant Women with Preeclampsia and Their Newborns by Maria Portelli, Byron Baron

“…Other than the delivery of the foetus and the removal of the placenta, to date there are no therapeutic approaches to treat or prevent PE. …”
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Trap Sequence: Case Report by Sümeyra Nergiz, Selda Demircan Sezer, Sündüz Özlem Altınkaya, Mert Küçük, Alparslan Ünsal, Ali Rıza Odabaşı, Hasan Yüksel

“…It is characterized with a recipient fetus exhibiting lethal anomalies including acardia and a pump fetus supplying blood by vascular anastomosis in the placenta. Pump twin is structurally normal but heart failure may develop with cardiomegaly, pericardial and pleural effusion, ascites and polyhydramnios also seen during pregnancy. …”
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Fatty liver syndrome associated with some post parturation period diseases by Veysi Aslan, Reşat Aştı, Mehmet Nizamlıoğlu, Tevfik Tekeli, Abdullah Başoğlu, Ülker Demirci

“…Some diseases and disorders such as retained placenta, ketosis, metritis, mastitis, hypocalcemia, indigestion and abomasal displacement were diagnosed in these cows.…”
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The Value of Large Sections in Surgical Pathology by Maria P. Foschini, Chiara Baldovini, Yuko Ishikawa, Vincenzo Eusebi

“…Similarly LS have been used to study neoplastic, inflammatory, and degenerative diseases affecting various organs, as brain, lung, gastrointentinal tract, bone, urinary tract, prostate, and placenta. Currently LS are mostly applied to diagnostic routine to better stage tumours such as prostate and breast carcinomas or to correlate radiologic imaging to gross specimens. …”
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Biological roles of growth hormone/prolactin from an evolutionary perspective by Yasumasa Iwasaki, Mitsuru Nishiyama, Dylan Corcoran, Takako Araki

“…Although growth hormone (GH) and prolactin (PRL) are usually recognized as pituitary hormones, their expression is not restricted to the adenohypophysis and can also be found in extra-pituitary tissues including placenta. Furthermore, GH, PRL, and their receptors structurally belong to the cytokine family of proteins, and indeed they have remarkable pleiotropic effects. …”
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Regulation and Mechanism of miR-518d through the PPARα-Mediated NF-κB Pathway in the Development of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus by Hui Qiu, Xuemin Liu, Shenshen Yao, Jiaren Zhou, Xue Zhang, Juan Du

“…Human placenta trophoblast cells (HTR8/SVneo) were cultured under the conditions of physiological glucose (PG group) and high glucose level (HG group). …”
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The Anaesthesiologist and Palliative Care in a Newborn with the Adam “Sequence” by Alberto Vieira Pantoja, Maria Emília Gonçalves Estevez, Bruno Lima Pessoa, Fernando de Paiva Araújo, Bruno Mendonça Barcellos, Ciro Augusto Floriani, Marco Antonio Cardoso de Resende

“…After 48 hours, the odor from the placenta indicted a necrotic process, which prevented the parents from being close to the child and increased his isolation. …”
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Pregnancy Ketonemia and Development of the Fetal Central Nervous System by Agata Bronisz, Mateusz Ozorowski, Magdalena Hagner-Derengowska

“…Ketone bodies freely pass through the placenta. They can affect fetal growth and organ damage development, especially the central nervous system. …”
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Understanding the Immune System in Fetal Protection and Maternal Infections during Pregnancy by Tarique Hussain, Ghulam Murtaza, Dildar Hussain Kalhoro, Muhammad Saleem Kalhoro, Yulong Yin, Muhammad Ismail Chughtai, Bie Tan, Anjaleena Yaseen, Zia Ur Rehman

“…The disruption in this mechanism may lead to harmful effects on pregnancy. The placenta serves as an immune barrier in fetus protection against invading pathogens. …”
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Pregnancy with Concomitant Chorioangioma and Placental Mesenchymal Dysplasia: A Rare Placental Abnormality by Wu Qichang, Wang Wenbo, Zheng Liangkai, Kong Hui, He Xiaoqin, Sun Li, Xu Yasong

“…PMD was then confirmed during postnatal evaluation, which included gross and histologic examination of the placenta. The macroscopic and microscopic findings were consistent with concomitant chorioangioma and placental mesenchymal dysplasia during pregnancy. …”
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Managing two cases of twin anemia–polycythemia sequence in monochorionic twin pregnancies by Yongke Zhang, Yiheng Liang, Ran Chen, Dirong Zhang, Jing Wu

“…After cesarean section, stage 3 TAPS was confirmed according to the ultrasound findings and hemoglobin results of the newborns and placenta examination after birth. Patient 2 was a nulligravida who was diagnosed with stage 2 TAPS at 18 weeks of gestation. …”
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Triplet Pregnancy with Partial Hydatidiform Mole Coexisting with Two Fetuses after Ovulation Induction and Intrauterine Insemination by Mehmet Serdar Kütük, Mehmet Dolanbay, Hilal Akalın, Mahmut Tuncay Özgün, Turhan Öktem, Munis Dündar, Ercan Aygen

“…The fetus B with molar placenta has been selectively terminated at 11th weeks and the pregnancy was complicated with preeclampsia, hyperthyroidism, and culminated in spontaneous abortion at 20th weeks. …”
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Placental, Matrilineal, and Epigenetic Mechanisms Promoting Environmentally Adaptive Development of the Mammalian Brain by Kevin D. Broad, Eridan Rocha-Ferreira, Mariya Hristova

“…The interactions between the maternal and developing foetal hypothalamus and placenta can provide a template by which a mother can transmit potentially adaptive information concerning potential future environmental conditions to the developing brain. …”
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Pregnancies in Women with a Previous Complete Uterine Rupture by Iqbal Al-Zirqi, Siri Vangen

“…Two hysterectomies were performed in the absence of rupture and two cases had abnormal invasive placenta. Conclusion. The prognosis for pregnancies after a previous complete uterine rupture is favorable. …”
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Estimating the Radiation Dose to the Fetus in Prophylactic Internal Iliac Artery Balloon Occlusion: Three Cases by Kentaro Kai, Tomohiro Hamada, Akitoshi Yuge, Hiro Kiyosue, Yoshihiro Nishida, Kaei Nasu, Hisashi Narahara

“…We report our experience with the IIABO procedure in three consecutive patients with suspected placenta previa/accreta. Fetal radiation dose measurements were conducted prior to each CS by using an anthropomorphic phantom. …”
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Placental Maspin Gene Expression Pattern May Be Used to Distinguish Between Preeclampsia and Intrauterine Growth Restriction by Gogsen Onalan, Yunus Kasim Terzi, Yusuf Aytac Tohma, Erkan Yurtcu, Esra Kuscu, Feride Iffet Sahin, Hulusi Bulent Zeyneloglu

“…Results: Maspin expression was found to be 11-fold higher in placentas from preeclampsia patients than placentas from intrauterine growth retardation patients (p=0.036). …”
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