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
renal ph... 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 and
expe... 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 brain
is... 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 hours of d... 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 10-14 weeks and depressed women were excluded with Beck
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