Reem A. Mustafa, Sana Ahmed, Anu Gupta, Rocco C. Venuto
Hypertension is the most common medical disorder encountered during pregnancy. Hypertensive disorders are one of the major causes of pregnancy-related maternal deaths in the United States. We will present a comprehensive update of the literature pertinent to hypertension in pregnancy. The paper begins by defining and classifying hypertensive disorders in pregnancy. The normal vascular and ...... hiện toàn bộ
B. Brenseke, M. Renée Prater, Javiera Bahamonde, Juan Claudio Gutierrez
Chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease are the leading cause of death and disability worldwide. Although the metabolic syndrome has been defined in various ways, the ultimate importance of recognizing this combination of disorders is that it helps identify individuals at high risk for both type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Evidence from observational ...... hiện toàn bộ
Janna L. Morrison, Kimberley J. Botting, Poh S. Soo, Erin V. McGillick, Jennifer Hiscock, Song Zhang, I. C. McMillen, Sandra Orgeig
Glucocorticoids are administered to pregnant women at risk of preterm labour to promote fetal lung surfactant maturation. Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) is associated with an increased risk of preterm labour. Hence, IUGR babies may be exposed to antenatal glucocorticoids. The ability of the placenta or blood brain barrier to remove glucocorticoids from the fetal compartment or the ...... hiện toàn bộ
Belinda Jim, Pascale Jean-Louis, Andi Qipo, David Garry, Samia Mian, Tulio Matos, Christopher Provenzano, Anjali Acharya
Urinary podocyte (podocyturia) has been studied as a diagnostic marker for preeclampsia. We sought to validate its use in preeclampsia and in differentiating it from other high risk pregnancy states. We studied an obstetric population at high risk to develop preeclampsia (study group) and uncomplicated pregnancies (control group) by analyzing their urine sediment for podocytes within 24 ho...... hiện toàn bộ
Objective. To investigate the relationship between weight gain in pregnancy and postpartum depression (PPD) in normal and overweight pregnant women. Methods. The participants of this prospective cohort study were 223 healthy pregnant women with the first trimester body mass index (BMI) between 18.5 and 30 and the gestational age of 10-1...... hiện toàn bộ