Vitamin K Deficiency Embryopathy from Hyperemesis Gravidarum by Andrew S. Lane, Jennifer L. Stallworth, Kacey Y. Eichelberger, Kenneth F. Trofatter

“…A 21-year-old primigravida had a pregnancy complicated by hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) beginning at 7-week gestation. …”
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A Case of Babesiosis in a Pregnant Patient Treated with Red Blood Cell Exchange Transfusion by Baruch Abittan, Aaron Nizam, Michael Oey, Felicia Callan, Lisa Simmonds, Sarah L. Pachtman

“…She underwent the first reported red blood cell exchange transfusion for babesiosis in pregnancy, at 24 4/7 weeks of gestational age, which resulted in resolution of parasitemia. …”
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Why Men Have Abortions: Quantitative and Qualitative Perspectives From Urban Family Planning Clinics in Chicago, Illinois, USA by Jenna M. Heath, Brian T. Nguyen

“…Nearly all men (97.5%) identified multiple reasons for abortion (median: 6/14), including: mistimed pregnancy (80%), impact on his/his partner’s education/career (75%–80%), and finances (71%). …”
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Intrauterine Growth Restriction: Effects of Physiological Fetal Growth Determinants on Diagnosis by Kjell Haram, Eirik Søfteland, Radek Bukowski

“…The growth of the fetus, which is strongly associated with the outcome of pregnancy, reflects interplay of several physiological and pathological factors. …”
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Vitamin D on the susceptibility of gestational diabetes mellitus: a mini-review by Ting Zhang, Ting Zhang, Lan Yang, Shuman Yang, Song Gao

“…Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), which refers to diabetes mellitus or abnormal glucose tolerance of any degree occurring during pregnancy, is a distinct type within the diabetes classification. 25-hydroxyvitamin D deficiency has been associated with an increased risk of maternal glycaemia, insulin resistance and gestational diabetes. …”
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Immune Aspects and Myometrial Actions of Progesterone and CRH in Labor by Nikolaos Vrachnis, Fotodotis M. Malamas, Stavros Sifakis, Panayiotis Tsikouras, Zoe Iliodromiti

“…Progesterone and corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) have a critical role in pregnancy and labor, as changes related to these hormones are crucial for the transition from myometrial quiescence to contractility. …”
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Preferences among Pregnant Women in Choosing a Private Midwife Practice as Service Provider for Antenatal Care (ANC) by Rully Fatriani, Risneni Risneni

“…Antenatal Care (ANC) is essential in achieving a healthy pregnancy. During the pandemic, pregnant women tended to carry out ANC in private midwife practice. …”
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Transcriptomic Profiling of Human Placental Trophoblasts in Response to Infection with Enterococcus faecalis by Qianglai Tan, Feng Xu, Hengyi Xu, Liang Qiu, Xueying Tao, Hua Wei

“…Therefore, these results provide information on the molecular mechanisms that E. faecalis invasion can trigger to cause adverse pregnancy outcomes.…”
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Antenatal Depression and Anxiety Among Women with Threatened Abortion: A Case-Control Study by Bahar Sariibrahim Astepe, Sukriye Bosgelmez

“…This study aims to investigate the relationship between threatened abortion, anxiety, and depression during pregnancy. Study Design: Study group consisted of 121 pregnant women <20 weeks of gestation having vaginal bleeding; control group consisted of 129 pregnant women <20 weeks of gestation not having vaginal bleeding in their pregnancy until that time. …”
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Characteristics of the obstetric patient in critical stage in Cienfuegos province. by Bárbara Lucía Cabezas Poblet, Yoel Valle, María Antonia Cabezas Poblet, Esteban Hernández Barrios, Rolando T. Espín González

“…There was a predominance of direct maternal death, highlighting among them haemorrhage and hypertension in pregnancy.</p>…”
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An Update on Inflamm-Aging: Mechanisms, Prevention, and Treatment by Shijin Xia, Xinyan Zhang, Songbai Zheng, Ramin Khanabdali, Bill Kalionis, Junzhen Wu, Wenbin Wan, Xiantao Tai

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Gestational diabetes versus pregestational diabetes. Perinatal results. by Cristóbal Torres González, Joselin Moreno Torres, Juan Carlos Pastrana Tapia, Vivian Vázquez Martínez

“…<p><strong>Fundament</strong>: Diabetes Mellitus is one of the most affecting diseases in the development of pregnancy. This greatly depends on the metabolic control achieved, which has demanded several proyects of treatment, thus decreasing the risks that the gestational process carries out. …”
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Myasthenia gravis complicated by pure red cell aplasia with clonal large granular lymphocytosis in the absence of thymoma: a rare case report and literature review by Lijun Du, Yiping Liu, Qiaolin Zhou, Fang Xu

“…The pregnancy was terminated due to recurrent severe lung infections. …”
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Transitory Fetal Skin Edema in a Pregnant Patient with a Mild SARS-CoV-2 Infection by Alicia Martínez-Varea, Julia Desco-Blay, Sagrario Monfort, María Hueso-Villanueva, Alfredo Perales-Marín, Vicente José Diago-Almela

“…Additionally, the consequences of the infection during pregnancy in the offspring also are unknown. Case. …”
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Macroscopic Hematuria due to Placenta Percreta: Report of Two Cases and Short Review by Ourania Koukoura, George Lialios, Antonios Garas, George Sveronis, Asterios Nidimos, Irondiana Gkorezi, Zoi Alevra, Vassilios Tzortzis, Athanasios Oeconomou, Ioannis Zachos, Alexandros Daponte

“…Herein we present two cases of pregnant women with placenta percreta and severe hematuria during the 24th and 35th weeks of pregnancy, respectively. A timely sonographic diagnosis was feasible in the first case and cesarean section was performed during the 29th week. …”
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A 34-Week Size Uterus with a Complete Hydatidiform Mole: Hook Effect and Severe Anemia with No Vaginal Bleeding by Rodney McLaren, Vijaya Bayya, Mohamad Irani

“…Complete hydatidiform mole is an abnormal pregnancy that usually presents with vaginal bleeding and markedly elevated serum ß-hCG levels. …”
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Features and Outcomes In Utero and after Birth of Fetuses with Myocardial Disease by Vlasta Fesslova, Maurizio Mongiovì, Salvatore Pipitone, Jelena Brankovic, Laura Villa

“…Ten cases opted for termination of pregnancy. Two cases with DCM and 1 with HCM were lost at follow-up. …”
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Prenatal Diagnosis of Maternal-Fetal Blood Subgroup Antigen Incompatibility Due to C Antigen: A Case Report by Ebru Biberoğlu, Cihan Toğrul, Seval Özgü Erdinç, Ece Gül Tuncer, Dilek Uygur, Nuri Danışman

“…A 41-year-old woman was admitted to our prenatal outpatient unit for the first time at 29th week of a singleton pregnancy. After an indirect coombs test result of 1/64 positive, cordocentesis was performed. …”
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Fetal Growth Restriction Prediction: How to Move beyond by Debora F. B. Leite, Jose G. Cecatti

“…The actual burden and future burden of the small-for-gestational-age (SGA) babies turn their screening in pregnancy a question of major concern for clinicians and policymakers. …”
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Spontaneous Uterine Rupture of an Unscarred Uterus before Labour by Mamour Guèye, Magatte Mbaye, Mame Diarra Ndiaye-Guèye, Serigne Modou Kane-Guèye, Abdoul Aziz Diouf, Mouhamadou Mansour Niang, Hannegret Diaw, Jean Charles Moreau

“…We report a case of spontaneous uterine rupture during pregnancy at 35 weeks of an unscarred uterus before labour. …”
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