Short-term variation of the fetal heart rate as a marker of intraamniotic infection in pregnancies with preterm prelabor rupture of membranes: a historical cohort study.

Introduction: Intraamniotic infection (IAI) and subsequent early-onset neonatal sepsis (EONS) are among the main complications associated with preterm prelabor rupture of membranes (PPROM). Currently used diagnostic tools have been shown to have poor diagnostic performance for IAI. This study aimed to investigate whether the exposure to IAI before delivery is associated with short-term variation of the fetal heart rate in pregnancies with PPROM.

Reference values for Lactate Pro 2™ in fetal blood sampling during labor: a cross-sectional study.

Objective: Lactate Pro™ (LP1) is the only lactate meter evaluated for fetal scalp blood sampling (FBS) in intrapartum use. The reference values for this meter are: normal value <4.2 mmol/L, preacidemia 4.

[Acute abdominal pain caused by acute intermittent porphyria - case report and review of the literature].

We describe a case of acute intermittent porphyria in a woman who presented repeatedly with abdominal pain. Porphyrias are caused by decreased enzyme activity in the heme biosynthetic pathway leading to overproduction of heme precursors if demand increases. This can cause symptoms such as abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting, constipation, tachycardia and hypertension.

[Vaginal birth after one previous cesarean section].

Objective: To evaluate the frequency of different modes of delivery after one previous cesarean section and those factors which may influence mode of delivery.

Material And Methods: During the study period (1.1.