Prevalence, detection and treatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria in a Turkish obstetric population.

Objective: To prospectively determine the prevalence of asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) and urinary tract infection (UTI) and presenting symptoms of UTI as well as the most appropriate diagnostic test and success of single/combination drug treatment in a Turkish obstetric population.

Study Design: Between September and December 2000, 406 of 412 pregnant women admitted for an initial obstetric examination during the first trimester were evaluated. Results of clean-catch urine culture, microscopic urinalysis and dipstick urine tests were analyzed.

Acardiac twinning where the pump twin dies in utero due to thrombosis in the umbilical arteries.

A case of acardiac twinning where the pump twin dies in utero due to massive thrombotic occlusion of umbilical arteries at a site of umbilical cord stricture of the intact twin. In acardiac twinning the morbidity and mortality of the pump twin can be reduced by some invasive or medical approaches. The authors believe that in this interesting case the death of the pump twin could not be prevented by antenatal treatment.

An acardiac acephalic monster following in-utero anti-epileptic drug exposure.

Acardia, the absence of the heart, is one of the rarest medical anomalies. The exact mechanism which causes this anomaly is still unknown. The authors report the acardiac acephalic fetus of an epileptic mother who was on primidone therapy.

Cesarean section rates and perinatal outcomes in resident and midwife attended low risk deliveries.

Cesarean section rates and perinatal outcomes of low risk pregnancies were evaluated in two different Turkish state hospitals. In this retrospective study, we compared cesarean section rates of 1668 low risk and non-private pregnancies managed by residents (group 1) and midwives (group 2), 53.3% and 46.