Article
Acoustics
I. Papastefanou, E. Gyokova, B. Gungil, A. Syngelaki, K. H. Nicolaides
Summary: This study aims to investigate the association between birth weight and gestational age at delivery with adverse neonatal outcomes and describe the distribution of adverse neonatal outcomes within different risk strata derived from a population stratification scheme based on the midgestation risk assessment for small-for-gestational-age neonates. The results showed that birth weight has a continuous association with adverse neonatal outcomes, influenced by gestational age. Pregnancies at high risk of small-for-gestational-age, estimated at midgestation, are also at increased risk for adverse neonatal outcomes.
ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Acoustics
J. E. Powel, E. W. Zantow, M. F. Bialko, L. G. Farley, M. L. Lawlor, S. J. Mullan, L. K. Vricella, T. M. Tomlinson
Summary: An index predictive of adverse perinatal outcome (APO) in pregnancies with fetal growth restriction (FGR) has been developed and validated. This index incorporates seven clinical factors that are readily available at the time of FGR diagnosis, providing useful information for counseling and management of FGR pregnancies.
ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Ana Paula Esteves-Pereira, Antonio Jose Ledo Alves da Cunha, Marcos Nakamura-Pereira, Maria Elisabeth Moreira, Rosa Maria Soares Madeira Domingues, Elaine Fernandes Viellas, Maria do Carmo Leal, Silvana Granado Nogueira da Gama
Summary: The study found that twins have a higher prevalence of low birth weight and intrauterine growth restriction compared to singletons. Among late preterms, twins had a higher likelihood of jaundice and antibiotic use. Among early terms, twins had higher odds of needing oxygen therapy, admission to neonatal intensive care unit, transient tachypnoea, jaundice, and antibiotic use.
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Rodney McLaren, Viktoriya London, Janet L. Stein, Howard Minkoff
Summary: The study aimed to compare rates of assisted ventilation use between neonates born to women with three or more prior cesarean births who delivered at early term and full term. Results indicate that neonates born at early term had higher risk of requiring assisted ventilation for an extended period compared to those born at full term.
JOURNAL OF MATERNAL-FETAL & NEONATAL MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Acoustics
T. Schmitz, D. Korb, E. Azria, C. Garabedian, P. Rozenberg, M. Senat, L. Sentilhes, C. Vayssiere, N. Winer, F. Goffinet
Summary: This study assessed the perinatal outcome of twin pregnancies with planned vaginal delivery according to chorionicity, and found that uncomplicated monochorionic twin pregnancies did not have a higher rate of composite intrapartum mortality and neonatal morbidity and mortality compared to dichorionic twin pregnancies.
ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Acoustics
A. Dall'Asta, F. Figueras, G. Rizzo, R. Ramirez Zegarra, G. Morganelli, M. Giannone, A. Cancemi, I. Mappa, C. Lees, T. Frusca, T. Ghi
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the association of mean uterine artery pulsatility index (PI) measured in early labor with obstetric intervention for suspected intrapartum fetal compromise and adverse perinatal outcome. The results showed that increased mean uterine artery PI was associated with obstetric intervention for suspected intrapartum fetal compromise and adverse perinatal outcome.
ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Mor Marsel Sarusi, Tamar Wainstock, Eyal Sheiner, Gali Pariente
Summary: The study found that pregnant women with epilepsy are independently associated with adverse perinatal outcomes and a higher risk for long-term neurological morbidity in offspring.
ARCHIVES OF GYNECOLOGY AND OBSTETRICS
(2022)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Jeffrey N. Bone, K. S. Joseph, Laura A. Magee, Li Qing Wang, Chantal Mayer, Sarka Lisonkova
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the association between pre-pregnancy BMI and severe maternal morbidity (SMM), perinatal death, and severe neonatal morbidity in twin pregnancies. The results showed little association between overweight or obese pregnant women and adverse outcomes, while underweight pregnant women had a higher risk of adverse outcomes, indicating a need for specific care.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY
(2023)
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
C. A. Vollgraff Heidweiller-Schreurs, I. R. van Osch, M. W. Heymans, W. Ganzevoort, L. J. Schoonmade, C. J. Box, B. W. J. Mol, C. J. M. de Groot, P. M. M. Bossuyt, M. A. de Boer
Summary: This study found that in evaluating singleton pregnancies, the cerebroplacental ratio did not add predictive value for adverse perinatal outcomes beyond using umbilical artery pulsatility index alone.
BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Acoustics
S. K. Y. Choi, A. Gordon, L. Hilder, A. Henry, J. A. Hyett, B. K. Brew, F. Joseph, L. Jorm, G. M. Chambers
Summary: This study evaluated the performance of different birth-weight and estimated-fetal-weight standards in classifying fetuses and predicting perinatal outcomes. Results showed variations in the applicability of these standards to the Australian population, raising questions about the universal adoption of international standards.
ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Acoustics
A. Dall'Asta, T. Stampalija, F. Mecacci, M. Minopoli, G. B. L. Schera, G. Cagninelli, C. Ottaviani, I. Fantasia, M. Barbieri, F. Lisi, S. Simeone, T. Ghi, T. Frusca
Summary: In this multicenter retrospective study, the relationship between Doppler and biometric ultrasound parameters and perinatal adverse outcome in late-onset growth-restricted (FGR) fetuses was evaluated. The study found that sonographic parameters, such as estimated fetal weight (EFW) percentile and uterine artery pulsatility index (PI) MoM, were associated with adverse perinatal outcomes.
ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Eyal Cohen, Longdi Fu, Hilary K. Brown, Sonia M. Grandi, Alexa Boblitz, Jiming Fang, Peter C. Austin, Apsara Ali Nathwani, Peter Szentkuti, Erzsebet Horvath-Puho, Henrik Toft Sorensen, Joel G. Ray
Summary: This study found that mothers whose children experienced adverse perinatal events are more likely to gain weight between pregnancies and move to a higher body mass index category.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGY & OBSTETRICS
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Soren Rattenborg, Soeren Moeller, Erik Frostberg, Hans B. Rahr
Summary: The purpose of this study was to examine the variation in the prevalence of patient-related risk factors for adverse outcomes of colorectal cancer treatment between hospitals in Denmark. A national cohort of 44,471 CRC patients registered in the Danish Colorectal Cancer Group database from 2009 to 2018 was included. Patient-related risk factors were collected from national Danish registers, and prediction models were used to examine the impact on outcomes and variations between hospitals.
CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Malin Dickmark, Johan Agren, Lena Hellstrom-Westas, Maria Jonsson
Summary: This study aimed to assess the antepartum and intrapartum risk factors for seizures in vigorous term-born neonates. The results showed that obstetric emergencies, intrapartum fever and/or chorioamnionitis, and intrapartum fetal distress were strongly associated with neonatal seizures in healthy term-born infants.
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Eva Hoffmann, William S. Vintzileos, Meredith Akerman, Rosanne Vertichio, Genevieve B. Sicuranza, Anthony M. Vintzileos
Summary: The objective of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of cesarean delivery due to maternal request and compare the outcomes with vaginal delivery among nulliparous, term, singleton, vertex patients. The results showed that cesarean delivery by maternal choice did not improve neonatal outcomes, but it was associated with increased maternal morbidity and transfusion rate.
JOURNAL OF MATERNAL-FETAL & NEONATAL MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Katariina Laine, Sari Raisanen
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY AND REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY
(2020)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Maria Helmersen, Monica Sorensen, Mirjam Lukasse, Hely Katariina Laine, Lisa Garnweidner-Holme
Summary: This study investigated the experiences of women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in receiving diet advice and blood glucose self-monitoring. It found that women with immigrant backgrounds preferred dietary advice provided by primary health care midwives, while ethnic Norwegian women valued individually tailored dietary advice in secondary health care. Self-monitoring of blood glucose impacted their daily lives, with women perceiving the training in both primary and secondary health care as adequate. However, they also experienced poor collaboration between healthcare professionals in the two settings, leading to the need for women to sometimes take on the coordination of their own care.
SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Tiril Tingleff, Sari Raisanen, Ase Vikanes, Leiv Sandvik, Katariina Laine
Summary: The study aimed to analyze the association between maternal country of birth and preterm birth in Norway. After adjusting for maternal, obstetric, and socio-economic factors, maternal country of birth remained significantly associated with preterm birth. Women with an unknown country of birth and women born in sub-Saharan Africa were found to be at increased risk of extremely preterm birth.
SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Kristina Baker Sole, Anne Cathrine Staff, Katariina Laine
Summary: A population-based observational cohort study in Norway found that nulliparous women with diabetes, chronic hypertension, or obesity have an increased risk of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy in all gestational age groups. The risk remained even after adjusting for Body Mass Index, indicating the independent association of these conditions with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.
PREGNANCY HYPERTENSION-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WOMENS CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
T. Tingleff, A. Vikanes, S. Raisanen, L. Sandvik, G. Murzakanova, K. Laine
Summary: The study revealed that more than one in six women who had a preterm first birth also experienced a preterm second birth. Placental disorders played a more significant role in recurrent extremely and very preterm births compared to recurrent late preterm births.
BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Katariina Laine, Branka M. Yli, Vanessa Cole, Christiane Schwarz, Anneke Kwee, Diogo Ayres-de-Campos, Christophe Vayssiere, Emmanuel Roth, Elko Gliozheni, Yuliya Savochkina, Marina Ivanisevic, Vladimir Kalis, Susanna Timonen, Eric Verspyck, Panos Anstaklis, Artur Beke, Beate Horsberg Eriksen, Susana Santo, Gorazd Kavsek, Hans Duvekot, Christian Dadak
Summary: 1. Episiotomy should be performed based on indication rather than routinely.
2. The use of mediolateral or lateral episiotomy technique is recommended, along with regular training for labor ward staff in correct techniques.
3. Pain relief should be considered before episiotomy is performed, and options such as local anesthetics or pudendal block should be considered.
JOURNAL OF MATERNAL-FETAL & NEONATAL MEDICINE
(2022)
Meeting Abstract
Obstetrics & Gynecology
H. Ali-Masri, S. Hassan, E. Fosse, K. Zimmo, M. Zimmo, M. K. Ismail, A. Vikanes, K. Laine
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY AND REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Kristina B. Sole, Anne Cathrine Staff, Sari Raisanen, Katariina Laine
Summary: The prevalence and risk of preeclampsia have decreased in Norway, regardless of risk factors. There has been an increase in labor inductions and the prescription of aspirin among fertile women.
PREGNANCY HYPERTENSION-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WOMENS CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Tiril Tingleff, Sari Raisanen, Ase Vikanes, Leiv Sandvik, Meryam Sugulle, Gulim Murzakanova, Katariina Laine
Summary: This population-based registry study explored the impact of pregnancy-related complications on the prevalence of preterm births in singleton and twin pregnancies. The results showed significantly higher rates of preterm birth in twin pregnancies compared to singleton pregnancies across all categories. Twin pregnancies also had higher prevalence of stillbirth, congenital malformation, and pre-eclampsia. The adjusted odds of spontaneous preterm birth in twin pregnancies were 19 to 54 times greater than in singleton pregnancies.
BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Katariina Laine, Aase Devold Pay, Branka M. Yli
Summary: A study in Norway found that the rate of caesarean section (CS) decreased between 1999 and 2018, while fetal and neonatal mortality rates also decreased. Norwegian obstetricians and midwives played a significant role in maintaining a low CS rate below 17%, indicating that restricting the use of CS is a safe option for perinatal health.
Review
Nursing
Aase S. Devold Pay, Katarina Johansen, Anne C. Staff, Katariina H. Laine, Ellen Blix, Inger Okland
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MIDWIFERY
(2020)
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Tal Margaliot Kalifa, Hen Y. Sela, Jordanna Joseph, Sorina Grisaru-Granovsky, Fayez Khatib, Misgav Rottenstreich
Summary: Pregnancies following a second trimester uterine evacuation do not have an increased risk of preterm delivery or other adverse perinatal outcomes compared to pregnancies following a first trimester uterine evacuation.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY AND REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Dominique A. Badr, Mieke M. Cannie, Caroline Kadji, Xin Kang, Andrew Carlin, Jacques C. Jani
Summary: The objective of this study was to assess the influence of the test-to-delivery interval on the performance of ultrasound and MRI in predicting birthweight. The results showed that MRI performed best in predicting birthweight greater than gestational age if delivery occurred within two weeks of the examination, with a slight decrease thereafter, while ultrasound performance decreased drastically over time.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY AND REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Corina N. Schoen, Sami Backley, Lauren Orr, Amrita Roy, Tiffany Corlin, Alexander B. Knee
Summary: This retrospective cohort study aimed to evaluate whether induction of labor is associated with a lower risk of cesarean section in patients with isolated polyhydramnios. The study found that planned induction was associated with a lower rate of cesarean delivery compared to expectant management, but the difference was not statistically significant. Additionally, no differences were observed in maternal or fetal secondary outcomes.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY AND REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Ohad Houri, Asaf Romano, Yossi Geron, Gil Zeevi, Eran Hadar, Shiri Barbash-Hazan, Shir Danieli-Gruber
Summary: Women with prior uterine rupture have good maternal and neonatal outcomes in subsequent pregnancies when managed at a tertiary medical center, with planned elective term cesarean delivery, or even earlier, at the onset of spontaneous preterm labor.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY AND REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY
(2024)
Correction
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Laura E. Janssen, Marjon A. de Boer, Eline C. E. von Konigslow, Elisa Dal, Martijn A. Oudijk, Danielle Robbers-Visser, Christianne J. M. de Groot
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY AND REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY
(2024)
Review
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Natalia Rzewuska, Jacek Kunicki, Katarzyna Pieniak, Paulina Laskus, Bernadeta Zabielska, Roman Smolarczyk, Michal Kunicki
Summary: This systematic review examined the comorbidity of idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) and polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) and their impact on metabolism, hormone levels, and reproduction. The findings showed a high prevalence of comorbidity between the two conditions, which may have significant clinical implications for patient management.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY AND REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY
(2024)