fetal distress/inflammation

It is uncertain how often the passage of meconium in utero is a response to some event causing fetal distress as opposed to being simply the physiologic functioning of a maturing intestinal tract. The extent to which meconium may produce injury or inflammation in pulmonary and placental tissues

A total of 644 umbilical cords were examined over a period of 5 years, 40 cords (6.2 per cent) showed more than the normal three vascular profiles on cross-section. Both the umbilical arteries and vein showed multiple profiles, although arterial profiles were far more commonly multiple. Clinical

Preterm premature rupture of the membranes (PPROM) begins a high-risk period for both mother and fetus. This literature review updates the knowledge on latency-period complications and proposed monitoring strategies. Four latency-period complications are described: spontaneous onset of labor,

The focus of neonatal intensive care has been on very low birthweight infants, who comprise only 1.4% of neonates. Too little attention is paid to moderately preterm infants that we call macropremies or moderately low birthweight infants (MLBW, with birthweights 1500-2500 grams). Admitting over half

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to investigate the significance of preterm acidosis and its risk factors. METHODS From a cohort of 786 consecutive singleton neonates who were born after spontaneous or iatrogenic preterm delivery at 24.0-33.6 weeks of gestation from January 1993 to December

Subcutaneous fat necrosis of the newborn (SCFNN) is a rare benign inflammatory disorder of the adipose tissue but may be complicated by hypercalcemia or less frequently, hypocalcemia, resulting in morbidity and mortality. Here we report the case of a neonate with subcutaneous fat necrosis who

A 32-year-old woman underwent cesarean section because of fetal distress. Meconium spilled into the incision during delivery. The patient subsequently had a fever, right-sided pleuritic chest pain, a right lower lobe infiltrate, and a pleural effusion. Exploratory laparotomy disclosed

OBJECTIVE To explore the relationship between meconium-stained amniotic fluid and Fifty-six women of cesarean section with intact membrane and intra-amniotic infection. METHODS without parturient were divided into 3 groups according to the property of amniotic fluid (no meconium, I to approximately

OBJECTIVE To evaluate plasma endothelin-1 (ET-1) and fetuin-A concentrations in women with intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) and to determine whether there is any association between these parameters and fetal asphyxia. METHODS We carried out a prospective case-control study consisting of

Bovine alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) was determined in maternal plasma, using radioimmunoassay in an attempt to detect and monitor fetal distress in pregnant cows. Plasma from pregnant cows in the 4th to 5th month of the gestation which had been exposed to Sarcocystis cruzi, Campylobacter fetus, or

OBJECTIVE Mesalamine is a first-line drug in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease. Information regarding human pregnancy experience with mesalamine has been scarce and uncontrolled despite its frequent use in women of childbearing age. The aim of this study was to examine the fetal safety of

Perinatal hypoxic-ischemic brain injury, as a result of chronic, subacute, and acute insults, represents the pathological consequence of fetal distress and birth or perinatal asphyxia, that is, "nonreassuring fetal status." Hypoxic-ischemic injury (HII) is typically characterized by an early phase

OBJECTIVE Severe sepsis represents the systemic inflammatory response resulting from an infection, associated with one of the following: cardiovascular organ dysfunction, acute respiratory distress syndrome or two or more organ dysfunctions. Although the mortality rate from sepsis in children has

Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic inflammatory disease rarely arising during gestation. Because the available information is based on case reports or small retrospective studies, diagnosis may be difficult and treatment is still controversial. A case of toxic megacolon developing in late