Publications by authors named "Anne C Porter"
Introduction: Up to 40% of patients report depression or anxiety symptoms in pregnancy; feelings of increased stress are nearly universal. Antepartum stress is linked to adverse outcomes including preterm birth, low birthweight, postpartum depression, and maternal self harm. Unfortunately, limited treatment options exist, and patients are often hesitant to initiate medications prenatally.
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- The study evaluates the effectiveness of a nonopioid pain management technique using continuous local bupivacaine infusion in women undergoing fetal myelomeningocele repair compared to a control group that received standard opioid management.
- Results showed that the treatment group had significantly lower total opioid use and a higher percentage of women who needed no opioids post-surgery, indicating a successful reduction in opioid consumption.
- Despite lower opioid use, there were no significant differences in pain scores or other postoperative outcomes between the two groups, suggesting that the new technique does not compromise pain control.
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- - The study aimed to differentiate between constitutionally small for gestational age (SGA) fetuses and those with pathologic fetal growth restriction (FGR) by analyzing maternal amino acid profiles.
- - Healthy pregnant women with fetuses below the 5th percentile were examined, with maternal blood samples tested for 44 amino acids through advanced chromatography techniques.
- - Results indicated that abnormal umbilical artery Doppler readings were associated with elevated levels of ornithine, while abnormal uterine artery readings correlated with lower levels of several amino acids, suggesting potential biomarkers for identifying pathologic FGR.
Objective The article aimed to estimate differences in electronic fetal monitoring (EFM) patterns in term gestations attributable to fetal sex. Study Design We conducted a prospective cohort study of consecutive, singleton, nonanomalous, term gestations that labored during admission. EFM characteristics in the 30 minutes prior to delivery were evaluated.
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