Nutritional survey of pregnant women in Hungary.

A nutritional survey of a Hungarian group of pregnant women was carried out. One hundred and twenty nine women aged 25.9 years, entered the study, but only 70 completed all the protocol.

[Effect of heart diseases on premature labor].

The connection between the different heart diseases and premature births was studied. The incidence of premature births was more frequently in heart cases, while fetal retardation was similar to that of the control with exception of the group of the patients with acquired and operated heart diseases. Perinatal fetal mortality during birth was similar to the normal cases but higher in fetal retardation as in the general population of the pregnant women.

[Congenital heart diseases and pregnancy (author's transl)].

The maternal foetal prognosis was studied on the basis of data which had been recorded from 56 pregnancies or deliveries of 46 women with congenital cardiac defects. Functional changes of circulation, such as hypoxia, pressure and volume overload, and conduction disorders, were assessed, with reference being made to the classification of the American Heart Association (AHA). In that context, the patients were repeatedly examined during pregnancy and followed up further through two years after delivery.

Effect of pyelonephritis during pregnancy on mother and fetus.

Pyelonephritis during pregnancy was found to have a higher incidence when the patient's history contained some indication of an earlier renal disease. Pregnancy associated with chronic nephritis has to be interrupted in the first trimester as the particular conditions of pregnancy predispose to pyelonephritis. Provided pregnancy pyelonephritis is diagnosed and treated early enough the incidence of intrauterine fetal death, premature, birth and perinatal fetal loss will not be higher than the average, but developmental retardation has a slightly higher incidence.

[Effect of indications and pre-existing conditions on the result of McDonald's cervix-closure surgery].

Authors have performed the McDonald cerclage operation on 172 gravidae because of cervical incompetence. From these pregnancies 80.2 per cent of the infants have survived over the sixth day.

[Effectiveness of Canesten preparations in blastomycoses of the female genitalia].

According to the examinations of the authors the administration of Canesten vaginal tablets for treatment of vulvovaginitis caused by blastospores resulted in 81% of the cases in a lasting healing, in cases with an affected anamnesis in 75%. With additional treatments of Canesten solution and cream administration the efficiency was further increased and thus results of 90% or 76%, respectively could be achieved. With sanitation of auto- and heteroinfectious foci the recurrences of fungal infections could be avoided.

[Early and late effects of the gestational course following commisurotomy].

Early and late effects of pregnancy on the cardio-vascular system and on the outcome of the pregnancy were studied in 82 women after commissurotomies. According to the clinical and instrumental investigations the burden of pregnancy may only be temporary and might cause no demonstrable damage on case of careful supervision of specialists before, during and after pregnancy and if there is a considerate delivery. Due to the higher number of "small for date babies" the fetal perinatal mortality rate and premature births are higher than in the general population.