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Acute myocardial infarction due to spontaneous coronary artery dissection in a ...
Coutinho,Inês; Oliveira-Santos,Manuel; Baptista,Rui; Fonseca,Etelvina; Moura,PauloSpontaneous coronary artery dissection is a rare event during pregnancy, resulting in significant acute maternal and foetal mortality rates. We report a case of a mid-left anterior descending artery type I dissection in a 34-year-old primigesta with a 24-weeks monochorionic diamniotic twin pregnancy. She was treated medically with favourable outcome. Although quite rare in obstetric practice, spontaneous corona...
Syphilis in Pregnancy and Congenital Syphilis: Reality in a Portuguese Central ...
Magalhães,Magda; Basto,Lígia; Areia,Ana Luísa; Franco,Sofia; Malheiro,Maria Eugénia; Afonso,Maria Eulália; Moura,PauloAbstract Purpose To evaluate maternal-fetal surveillance and follow-up of infants at risk for congenital syphilis (CS). Methods Retrospective cohort study in a Portuguese Tertiary Referral Hospital. The main inclusion criterion was a positive syphilis serology. The study included all pregnant women that delivered in our hospital between January 2004 and December 2013. The neonates were classified according to t...
Acute Onset Neurological Disorders during Pregnancy: A Literature Review
Ferraz,Zita; Parra,Joana; Areia,Ana Luísa; Vasco,Elsa; Moura,PauloAbstract Objectives To characterize the most common peripheral and central neurological disorders during pregnancy. Methods Original research and review of the literature on neurological complications during pregnancy. We searched for keywords related to the topic on different databases. Results Pregnancy involves physiological changes that can trigger peripheral neurological and/or central nervous system patho...
Do induced twin pregnancies influence the obstetric and neonatal results of mul...
Dinis,Sofia Raposo; Domingues,Ana Patrícia; Belo,Adriana; Couto,Daniela; Fonseca,Etelvina; Moura,PauloPURPOSE: To compare obstetric outcomes of induced preterm twin births (under 32 weeks gestation) with those spontaneously conceived. METHODS: Prospective study of twin pregnancies (25 induced and 157 spontaneously conceived) developed over a period of 16 years in a tertiary obstetric center. Demographic factors, obstetric complications, gestational age at delivery, mode of delivery, birth weight and immediate n...
Medico-legal litigation in Obstetrics: a characterization analysis of a decade ...
Domingues,Ana Patrícia Rodrigues; Belo,Adriana; Moura,Paulo; Vieira,Duarte NunoPURPOSE: It was to analyse the most critical areas in Obstetrics and to suggest measures to reduce or avoid the situations most often involved in these disputes. METHODS: Obstetrics cases submitted to the Medico-legal Council since the creation of the National Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences in 2001 until 2011 were evaluated. A comprehensive characterization, determination of absolute/relative...
Triplet pregnancies: perinatal outcome evolution
Almeida,Patrícia; Domingues,Ana Patrícia; Belo,Adriana; Fonseca,Etelvina; Moura,PauloPURPOSE: To evaluate the obstetric and perinatal outcomes evolution of triplet pregnancies.METHODS: A prospective observational study was conducted in triplet pregnancies delivered over 16 years in a tertiary obstetric center with differentiated perinatal support. Evaluation of demographic factors, obstetric complications, gestational age at delivery, mode of delivery, birth weight and immediate newborn outcome...
Complicações da Obesidade na Gravidez
Raposo,Laura; Ferreira,Carolina; Fernandes,Marta; Pereira,Susana; Moura,PauloDe acordo com a Organização Mundial de Saúde, a obesidade é definida como uma doença em que o excesso de gordura corporal acumulada pode atingir níveis susceptíveis de afectar a saúde. Nos últimos anos, a prevalência de obesidade teve a nível mundial um crescimento exponencial. Entre 2003 e 2005, a Sociedade Portuguesa para o Estudo da Obesidade determinou na população feminina uma prevalência da obesidade de...