ABSTRACT
Cesarean scar pregnancies are relatively rare. In the first trimester, if the decision is made to terminate the pregnancy, it should be done as soon as possible to avoid complications. We report a successful termination of a live, 6 weeks and 4 days cesarean scar pregnancy using a double-balloon cervical ripening catheter in a patient with two previous cesarean deliveries.
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Abortion, Eugenic/methods , Catheterization/methods , Cervical Ripening , Pregnancy, Ectopic/therapy , Saline Solution/administration & dosage , Ultrasonography, Interventional/methods , Adult , Cesarean Section , Cicatrix , Female , Humans , Pregnancy , Pregnancy Trimester, First , Pregnancy, Ectopic/diagnostic imaging , Ultrasonography, Prenatal/methodsABSTRACT
We analysed knowledge, comprehension, opinions, attitudes and choices related to cord blood donation in seven heterogeneous focus groups including pregnant women, future parents, cord blood donors, midwives and obstetricians/gynaecologists. Comparative evaluations focused on attitudes before versus after delivery and preferences of public versus private banking. The study outlined large support to altruistic cord blood donation and need for better health professionals education in this field. Collected information was presented in a public conference and used to develop an informative brochure which was tested for readability and clearliness in four workshops and finally distributed to 26 regional delivery suites.
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Attitude of Health Personnel , Blood Donors/psychology , Decision Making , Fetal Blood , Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice , Adult , Blood Banks , Cord Blood Stem Cell Transplantation/psychology , Female , Focus Groups , Humans , Male , Marketing of Health Services , Midwifery , Patient Participation , PregnancyABSTRACT
In this study, the authors analyzed the association between video display terminal (VDT) use before and during the three trimesters of pregnancy and risk of small-for-gestational-age (SGA) birth in a case-control study. The cases for this study were 555 women who delivered SGA births. The controls were 1966 women who gave birth at term to healthy infants of normal weight. In terms of the length of exposure, the odds ratios (OR) of SGA birth were 1.2 for less than one hour and 1.3 for between two and 20 hours per week. For higher usage (more than 20 hours per week), the OR was 1.2 (95% CI: [Confidence Interval] 0.9-1.7). The authors conclude that this study does not show any association between VDT use and risk of SGA birth.
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Computer Terminals , Environmental Exposure/adverse effects , Infant, Small for Gestational Age , Maternal Exposure/adverse effects , Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects , Adult , Case-Control Studies , Confidence Intervals , Female , Humans , Infant, Newborn , Male , Odds Ratio , Pregnancy , Risk FactorsABSTRACT
We have analysed data collected on 1962 women who gave birth at 37 or more weeks of gestation to health infants (excluding those with a low birth weight and twins). In comparison with non-smoking parents, the odds ratio (OR) of being male was lower than unity for offsprings of both smoking parents, but no clear relationship however emerged between the risk of giving birth to a male, and the number of cigarettes smoked per day.
