Introduction: Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is a cause of pregnancy morbidity. We aim to determine the frequency of criteria and non-criteria anti-phospholipid (aPL) autoantibodies in patients admitted for unexplained fetal death (UFD), pre-eclampsia (PE) and/or fetal growth restriction (FGR).
Methods: All consecutive patients with UFD, PE and/or FGR followed in the department of Obstetrics, Bichat Hospital, University of Paris, Paris, between January 2019 and December 2021 were screened.
J Gynecol Obstet Hum Reprod
March 2024
Introduction: Perinatal asphyxia, a condition that results from compromised placental or pulmonary gas exchange during the birth process, is rare but can lead to serious neonatal and long-term consequences. The visual analysis of cardiotocography (CTG) is designed to avoid perinatal asphyxia, but its interpretation can be difficult. Our aim was to test the impact of an e-learning training program for interpreting CTG on the rate of avoidable perinatal asphyxia at term.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPostpartum anal incontinence is common. After a first delivery (D1) with perineal trauma, follow-up is advised to reduce the risk of anal incontinence. Endoanal sonography (EAS) may be considered to evaluate the sphincter and in case of sphincter lesions to discuss cesarean section for the second delivery (D2).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol
January 2021
Background: Placental passage of drugs in twins is poorly understood, and is unknown regarding antiretrovirals (ARVs). In the event of large differences in the exposure of 2 twins to the same maternal therapy, this could have a clinical impact in terms of prevention of perinatal HIV transmission or adverse effects.
Objective: To describe the frequency of differential transplacental passage of antiretrovirals between twins.
Objective: To determine whether changing antiretroviral therapy (ART) during pregnancy because of concern about fetal risks led to poorer virological outcomes.
Methods: All pregnancies in women with HIV-1 infection enrolled in the national multicenter prospective French Perinatal cohort at 14 week gestation or more were included between January 2005 and December 2015, if the mother was on ART at conception with a plasma viral load <50 copies/mL. The reasons for a change in the ART were analyzed according to treatment guidelines at the time of the pregnancy and defined as for safety concerns in the absence of reported maternal intolerance.
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol
August 2018
Objective: Shoulder dystocia is a major obstetric emergency defined as a failure of delivery of the fetal shoulder(s). This study evaluated whether an obstetric maneuver, the push back maneuver performed gently on the fetal head during delivery, could reduce the risk of shoulder dystocia.
Study Design: We performed a multicenter, randomized, single-blind trial to compare the push back maneuver with usual care in parturient women at term.
Background: Atazanavir/ritonavir (ATV/r) is a boosted protease inhibitor recommended to minimize the risk of mother-to-child HIV-1 transmission (MTCT). We aimed to assess the pharmacokinetics, safety and efficacy of ATV/r in HIV-1-infected pregnant women and their neonates.
Methods: A multicentre, cross-sectional, non-interventional cohort of HIV-1-infected pregnant women receiving ATV/r (300/100 mg once daily) who delivered in three Paris hospitals from 2006 to 2013 was designed.