European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology
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Eur. J. Obstet. Gynecol. Reprod. Biol. · Sep 2013
Fetal growth in women with homozygous sickle cell disease: an observational study.
To assess fetal growth and whether lower birthweight to mothers with homozygous sickle cell (SS) disease is related to maternal body composition or to clinical events in pregnancy. ⋯ Lower birthweight in babies of mothers with SS disease is largely the result of the lower gestational age. Fetal sonography showed no growth differences by maternal genotype until 35 weeks' gestation and a reduced crown-heel length in offspring of SS mothers was associated with bone pain crises in pregnancy.
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Eur. J. Obstet. Gynecol. Reprod. Biol. · Sep 2013
Cultural adaptation and validation of the Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory short form (PFDI-20) and Pelvic Floor Impact Questionnaire short form (PFIQ-7) Spanish versions.
To develop a linguistically adapted and psychometrically validated Spanish version of the Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory and Pelvic Floor Impact Questionnaire Short Forms (PFDI-20 and PFIQ-7) to assess symptoms and quality of life in Spanish women with pelvic floor disorders. ⋯ The PFDI-20 and PFIQ-7 Spanish versions showed semantic, conceptual, idiomatic and content equivalence with the original versions. Both instruments are reliable, valid and feasible to evaluate symptoms and quality of life in Spanish women with pelvic floor disorders.
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Eur. J. Obstet. Gynecol. Reprod. Biol. · Sep 2013
Historical Article'The anatomy lesson of Dr. Frederik Ruysch' of 1683, a milestone in knowledge about obstetrics.
'The anatomy lesson of Dr. Frederik Ruysch' (1683) belongs to the famous collection of group portraits of the Amsterdam Guild of Surgeons. In this painting, Ruysch is portrayed with a dissected corpse of a newborn, which was still attached to its placenta. ⋯ To this end, the contents of Ruysch's original works and his over 300-year-old anatomical specimens in the Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography (Kunstkamera) in St. Petersburg were studied and described in the context of the painting. Major contributions to anatomical knowledge and to human development should be attributed to Ruysch, and these provided the essentials of the composition depicted in this painting.
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Eur. J. Obstet. Gynecol. Reprod. Biol. · Jul 2013
Randomized Controlled TrialEfficacy of ginger on intraoperative and postoperative nausea and vomiting in elective cesarean section patients.
To evaluate the efficacy of dry powdered ginger, given orally, on nausea and vomiting during and after an elective cesarean section performed under combined spinal epidural anesthesia. ⋯ Ginger given in dry powdered form reduced the number of episodes of intraoperative nausea compared to a placebo, but it had no effect on incidence of nausea, vomiting, or pain during and after an elective cesarean section performed under combined spinal epidural anesthesia.
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Eur. J. Obstet. Gynecol. Reprod. Biol. · Jul 2013
Review Practice GuidelineProlonged and post-term pregnancies: guidelines for clinical practice from the French College of Gynecologists and Obstetricians (CNGOF).
The duration of pregnancy varies between 40(+0) and 41(+3) weeks. Conventionally, and essentially arbitrarily, a pregnancy is considered to be "prolonged" after 41(+0) weeks, but the infant is not considered "post-term" until 42(+0) weeks (Professional consensus). A term birth thus occurs during the period from 37(+0) to 41(+6) weeks. ⋯ In cases of meconium-stained amniotic fluid, pharyngeal aspiration before delivery of the shoulders is not recommended (grade A). The team managing a post-term newborn with meconium-stained amniotic fluid at birth must know how to perform intubation and, if the intubation is not helpful, endotracheal aspiration (grade C) and ventilation with a mask. Routine endotracheal intubation of a vigorous newborn is not recommended (grade A).