[Chronic nonspecific lung diseases, pregnancy and labor]. / Khronicheskie nespetsificheskie zabolevaniia legkikh, beremennost' i rody.

External respiration and microcirculation were studied in 203 pregnant women with chronic nonspecific pulmonary diseases (CNPD). The uterus, placenta and fetus were subjected to echography in the course of pregnancy. Placental morphology was examined in 73 cases. The relationships existed between the course of pregnancy, delivery and severity, variant of CNPD, between characteristics of the complications and external respiration function, severity of obstructive syndrome, microcirculatory abnormalities. The results of microcirculation studies and placentography confirmed morphologically provided criteria of birth outcome prognosis, fetal and newborn condition.

[Morphological characteristics of ultrasonic studies of the stages of placental maturity in physiological pregnancy]. / Morfologicheskie osobennosti ul'trazvukovykh kriteriev stadii zrelosti platsenty pri fiziologicheskom techenii beremennosti.

A sonographic and morphological study of placentas in 307 pregnant women has yielded histological criteria for sonographic staging of the placenta. In addition, sonographic estimates of uteroplacental and placental circulation were obtained. Simplicity and informativeness of these criteria make them recommendable for extensive use in practical health care.

[Psychological responses in women with normal pregnancy]. / Psikhologicheskie reaktsii u zhenshchin pri fiziologicheskom techenii beremennosti.

Normal pregnancies have been followed up during the three trimesters in 246 women. The study techniques included a structured interview, Kraepelin's counting test of mental working capacity and personality inventory for pregnant women. The mental working capacity was found to be significantly decreased in the pregnant women; in addition, patterns of a psychological response to pregnancy were first delineated.