[The incidence of cavum septum pellucidum in preterm and term newborns]. / Wystepowanie jamy przegrody przezroczystej w osrodkowym ukladzie nerwowym u noworodków i wczesniaków.

We reviewed cranial sonographic studies done on 167 newborn (139 preterm and 28 term newborn infants) to determine the incidence of cavum septum pellucidum (CSP) and association with pregnancy, labor and newborn adaptation. A CSP was seen in 34.53% preterm (below 37 weeks of gestational age) and 14.29% term newborn. On basis of our results and included in literature we suggest, that this findings on ultrasound scan is not an unquestionably norm. Evolution of CSP in ultrasound examinations and neurodevelopment of children with CSP should be observed.

The evaluation of serum prolactin concentrations in pregnant women threatened by preterm delivery.

Pregnancy is such a state in woman's life during which many changes appear in her organism. They are induced by the placental presence and function, fetal life and mother-fetus exchange. However, not always the course of pregnancy is correct and ends on time with the delivery of a healthy newborn. Thus, the medical and social significance of preterm delivery and connected with it prematurity and perinatal morbidity constitute the basis for prophylaxis, treatment and the search for various possible causes of that pathologic state.