Selected Abstracts of the 20th International Workshop on Neonatology and Pediatrics; Cagliari (Italy); October 23-26, 2024 by --- Various Authors

“…NON-OBSTETRIC SURGERY DURING PREGNANCY: A CASE REPORT AND A NEONATOLOGY PERSPECTIVE • V. …”
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Noninvasive detection of twin zygosity using genome‐wide linkage disequilibrium information by Lingrong Kong, Yingjun Yang, Chao Yuan, Xing Wei, Xinyao Zhou, Jia Zhou, Ya Xing, Gang Zou, Qianqian Sun, Luyao Cai, Qiufeng Liang, Yao Zhang, Hongkun Wang, Zesi Liu, Di Wu, Luming Sun

“…LDNZ method offers a noninvasive, accurate, and cost‐effective solution for zygosity assessment, addressing the need for precise obstetric care in twin pregnancies.…”
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Tyrosine Kinase-2, Angiopoietin-2, and Thrombomodulin Axes in the Late-Onset Fetal Growth Restriction: A Prospective Cohort Study by Esra Altan Erbilen, Fusun Gulizar Varol

“…A significant correlation was observed between these proteins in both LFGR and healthy pregnancies. However, the sensitivity and specificity of these proteins within the Tie-2, Ang-2, and TM axes were 51%, 56%, 51%, and 45%, 52%, and 50%, respectively. …”
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Risk Factors Causing Preterm Labor by Evren Kurtul Çam, Nejat Demircan, Ülkü Özmen Bayar, Füruzan Köktürk, İlker İnan Arıkan

“…CONCLUSIONS: Conditions related to low socio-cultural level, high blood pressure, stress, multiple pregnancies, therapeutic pregnancies, vaginal infections, presence of a chronic disease, or severe anemia led us to suspect about preterm labor; risk factors should be eliminated by intensive monitoring of these pregnant women. …”
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Family Support for Short-Status Pregnant Women to Prevent Gestational Stunting : Phenomenological Studies by Zuriati Muhamad, St. Surya Indah Nurdin, Asnidar Asnidar, Ilyas Abbas Ilyas Abbas, Dwi Nur Octaviani Katili

“…The purpose of this study was to analyze family support for short pregnant women in dealing with their pregnancies. Methods: This study uses a qualitative research design with a phenomenological approach. …”
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Intrauterine transfusion in hydropic fetuses: An outcome analysis by Rashmi Parashar, Archana Bajpayee, Puneeth Babu Anne

“…Out of five cases, four were of alloimmunized pregnancies while one was of hydrops fetalis secondary to parvovirus infection. …”
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Neonatal Outcomes of Late-Preterm Birth Associated or Not with Intrauterine Growth Restriction by Cristiane Ortigosa Rocha, Roberto Eduardo Bittar, Marcelo Zugaib

“…Categorical data were compared between IUGR and AGA pregnancies by 𝑋2 analysis and Fisher's exact test. …”
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Maternal History and Uterine Artery Doppler in the Assessment of Risk for Development of Early- and Late-Onset Preeclampsia and Intrauterine Growth Restriction by Elisa Llurba, Elena Carreras, Eduard Gratacós, Miquel Juan, Judith Astor, Angels Vives, Eduard Hermosilla, Ines Calero, Pilar Millán, Bárbara García-Valdecasas, Lluís Cabero

“…For 10% false-positive rate, uterine Doppler mPI identified 70.6% of pregnancies that subsequently developed early-onset PE and 73.3% of pregnancies that developed early-onset IUGR. …”
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Autopsy Findings in Conjoined Twin with Single Heart and Single Liver by Kar Asaranti, Mohanty Pranati, Kar Tushar, Behera Jagadish, Behera Susmita, Nayak Amarendra

“…The autopsy done can help counsil the parents for further pregnancies and determine the prognosis depending upon the type of cardiac anomaly by Seo classification when detected antenatally. …”
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Complications Associated with Uterine Artery Embolisation for Fibroids by Maria Memtsa, Hayden Homer

“…Notably however, although women can have successful pregnancies following UAE, it is becoming increasingly evident that pregnancies after UAE are more risky especially during the early stages. …”
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A pilot cluster randomized controlled trial assessing uptake of PrEP and contraception in hair salons in South Africa by Ingrid V. Bassett, Joyce Yan, Sabina Govere, Sthabile Shezi, Lungile M. Ngcobo, Shruti Sagar, Jana Jarolimova, Dani Zionts, Anele Khumalo, Zinhle Zwane, Christina Psaros, Nduduzo Dube, Robert A. Parker

“…Abstract Background Women in South Africa have a high burden of HIV infections, STIs, and unintended pregnancies. Women congregate regularly in hair salons, which may be useful venues for HIV and sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services. …”
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Trisomy 21 screening with αlpha software and the Fetal Medicine Foundation algorithm by L Pistorius, C A Cluver, I Bhorat, L Geerts

“…There were 687 cases of trisomy 21 in 225 021 pregnancies, with only 239 (35%) diagnosed prenatally. …”
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Altered zygotic gene expression caused by sperm with Tdrd6 variants disrupts early embryonic development by Zhijie Hu, Yuqi Zhang, Renfei Cai, Qiuju Chen, Haiyan Guo, Danjun Li, Weidong Lin, Hongxi He, Haibo Wu, Yali Liu, Bin Li, Qianwen Xi, Hongyuan Gao, Jian Zhang, Qifeng Lyu, Yanping Kuang, Xuefeng Lu

“…The application of artificial oocyte activation (AOA) effectively overcame the infertility caused by the variants, facilitating successful pregnancies and live births in both human and mice. …”
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Women’s Perspectives on Influencers to the Utilisation of Skilled Delivery Care: An Explorative Qualitative Study in North West Ethiopia by Biruhtesfa Bekele Shiferaw, Lebitsi Maud Modiba

“…This study was carried out to identify factors that influenced or motivated women to give birth in a health facility in their previous, current, and future pregnancies. This descriptive explorative qualitative study was conducted in two districts of West Gojjam zone in North West Ethiopia. …”
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The Effect of Prenatal Invasive Tests on Neonatal Birthweight by Atakan Tanacan, Emine Aydın, Ayşe Nur Çakar, Murat Çağan, Dinçer Göksuluk, Mehmet Sinan Beksaç

“…STUDY DESIGN: The present study consists of three group of pregnancies; 1) Amniocentesis group (n=97), 2) Chorionic Villus Sampling group (n=36), 3) Control group (matched patients without any intrauterine intervention, n=100). …”
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Does Larger Fetal Ascending Aorta Than the Pulmonary Artery Indicate Major Cardiac Anomaly? by Safak Yilmaz Baran, Alev Arslan, Gulsen Dogan Durdag, Hakan Kalayci, Seda Yuksel Simsek, Songul Alemdaroglu

“…RESULTS: Fetal ascending aorta diameter larger than fetal main pulmonary artery diameter on the three-vessel view despite normal four-chamber view was detected in 21 fetuses in a total of 3810 pregnancies (0.55%), and 10 (47.6%) of them had major congenital heart disease. …”
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Thiazolidinediones and Fertility in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) by Pascal Froment, Philippe Touraine

“…The treatment of PCOS patients with insulin sensitizers, such as metformin or thiazolidinediones, increases the ovulation rate and the number of successful pregnancies. The positive action of the insulin-sensitizing treatments could be explained by a decrease in the peripheral insulin resistance but also by a direct action at the ovarian level. …”
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Fetal Heart Rate Patterns in Monochorionic Twins Following Acute Twin-Twin Transfusion by Shunji Suzuki, Nao Iwasaki, Shuichi Ono, Miwa Igarashi, Tomoaki Murata

“…We present here 2 cases of acute twin-twin transfusion occurred during vaginal labor in monochorionic-diamniotic twin pregnancies. Case. Fetal heart rate tracings showed tachycardia in the donor twin in the first case, while they showed reassuring patterns in both twins in the second case. …”
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“It was a foregone conclusion”: a qualitative study of women’s experiences and meaning-making of later-in-life abortion in Belgium by Kato Verghote, Nathalie Neeser, Tenzin Wangmo, Guido Pennings, Veerle Provoost

“…Second, the women experienced their unplanned pregnancies as both physically and emotionally demanding, and desired to terminate them as soon as possible. …”
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Levels of IL-6 and IL-1β in Umbilical Cord Blood in Relation to Mode of Birth by Ebru Aslan Patlakoğlu, Sündüz Özlem ALTINKAYA, Mustafa Uğur, Cuma Taşın, Nezaket Kadıoğlu

“…All of the subjects had uncomplicated term singleton pregnancies. RESULTS: Both study groups showed no significant difference in maternal age, gestational week, birth weight, body mass index (p>0.05). …”
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