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Gestational Outcomes in Patients with Severe Maternal Morbidity Caused by Hyper...

Abstract Purpose To evaluate the impact of the presence of criteria for severe maternal morbidity and maternal near miss associated with hypertensive disorders on maternal and perinatal outcomes in a maternity school. Methods The present is a sub-analysis of a larger study involving 27 centers in Brazil that estimated the prevalence of serious maternal morbidity and near miss. It is an analytical and cross-sect...

Assessment of Sensitivity and Specificity of Ultrasound and Magnetic Resonance ...

Abstract Objective To assess and compare the sensitivity and specificity of ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis of placenta accreta in patients with placenta previa. Methods This retrospective cohort study included 37 women, and was conducted between January 2013 and October 2015; 16 out of the 37 women suffered from placenta accreta. Histopathology was considered the gold standard f...

Measurement properties of the questionnaire “Mosaic of opinions on induced abor...

SUMMARY In Brasil, abortion is legal in cases of rape, when there is a risk of maternal death, and in cases of fetal anencephaly. However, the literature reports that some doctors refuse to care for women with such demands or come to perform it in a discriminatory manner. OBJECTIVE: Pretest, test and evaluate the measurement properties of the “Mosaic of Opinions on Induced Abortion,” a questionnaire developed t...

Presumed Zika virus-related congenital brain malformations: the spectrum of CT ...

ABSTRACT The new epidemic of Zika virus infection raises grave concerns, especially with the increasingly-recognized link between emerging cases of microcephaly and this infectious disease. Besides small cranial dimensions, there are striking morphologic anomalies in the fetal brain. Key anomalies include cortical developmental malformations and a peculiar distribution of pathologic calcifications. These potent...

Can the Induction of Labor with Misoprostol Increase Maternal Blood Loss?

Abstract Purpose To evaluate blood loss during misoprostol-induced vaginal births and during cesarean sections after attempted misoprostol induction. Methods We conducted a prospective observational study in 101 pregnant women indicated for labor induction; pre- and postpartum hemoglobin levels were measured to estimate blood loss during delivery. Labor was induced by administering 25 μg vaginal misoprostol eve...

Peripartum Cardiomyopathy Treatment with Dopamine Agonist and Subsequent Pregna...

Abstract Pathophysiological mechanisms of peripartum cardiomyopathy are not yet completely defined, although there is a strong association with various factors that are already known, including pre-eclampsia. Peripartum cardiomyopathy treatment follows the same recommendations as heart failure with systolic dysfunction. Clinical and experimental studies suggest that products of prolactin degradation can induce ...

Influência do internamento materno prolongado nos resultados maternos e perinat...

OBJETIVO: Comparar os resultados maternos e perinatais de pacientes portadoras de placenta prévia, após adoção do internamento materno prolongado, com os de uma série histórica ocorrida em 1991. MÉTODOS: Estudo retrospectivo comparando 108 casos da doença - em pacientes hospitalizadas em uma instituição de ensino do estado do Ceará, nordeste do Brasil, no período de primeiro de janeiro de 2006 a 31 de dezembro ...

Colonização por Streptococcus do Grupo B em Gestantes com Trabalho de Parto Pre...

Objectivo: Identificar a prevalência para colonização materna por Streptococcus B em pacientes com trabalho de parto prematuro e/ou ruptura prematura de membranas, comparando coletas com meio seletivo e não seletivo, cultivo em ágar-sangue e ágar-CPS e culturas vaginais e anorretais. Método: Estudo transversal, prospectivo, com coleta em 112 gestantes admitidas na Maternidade Escola Assis Chateaubriand da Unive...

Ultrassonografia do colo uterino versus índice de Bishop como preditor do parto...

OBJETIVO: comparar a acurácia da mensuração ultrassonográfica transvaginal do colo uterino com o escore de Bishop para predição do parto vaginal após indução do trabalho de parto com misoprostol a 25 mcg. MÉTODOS: realizou-se estudo de validação de técnica diagnóstica com 126 gestantes com indicação para indução do trabalho de parto, as quais foram avaliadas pelo escore de Bishop e por ultrassonografia transvag...

Avaliação da perda sanguínea em gestantes submetidas à indução do parto com mis...