Maternal morbidity in patients with morbidly adherent placenta treated with and without a standardized multidisciplinary approach

May 6, 2017 by in GYNECOLOGY Comments Off on Maternal morbidity in patients with morbidly adherent placenta treated with and without a standardized multidisciplinary approach

Materials and Methods A retrospective cohort study included all pregnancies with a histopathologically confirmed diagnosis of placenta accreta, increta, or percreta treated in 1 of 3 tertiary teaching hospitals for…

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Outcomes of expectantly managed pregnancies with multiple gestations and preterm premature rupture of membranes prior to 26 weeks

May 6, 2017 by in GYNECOLOGY Comments Off on Outcomes of expectantly managed pregnancies with multiple gestations and preterm premature rupture of membranes prior to 26 weeks

Materials and Methods This was a retrospective cohort of all multifetal pregnancies complicated by documented PPROM occurring before 26 0/7 weeks and managed by a single group of perinatologists at…

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Inflammatory predictors of neurologic disability after preterm premature rupture of membranes

May 6, 2017 by in GYNECOLOGY Comments Off on Inflammatory predictors of neurologic disability after preterm premature rupture of membranes

Objective The maternal-fetal inflammatory response contributes to both preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM) and adverse neurological outcomes. Additionally, cytokines associated with fetal placental inflammation can be detrimental to brain development…

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Preterm birth risk at high altitude in Peru

May 6, 2017 by in GYNECOLOGY Comments Off on Preterm birth risk at high altitude in Peru

Objective High altitude has been implicated in a variety of adverse pregnancy outcomes including preeclampsia and stillbirth. Smaller studies show conflicting data on the association between high altitude and preterm…

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