Publications by authors named "Chiara Loardi"
Article Synopsis
- The study examined pregnancy outcomes in women with autoimmune rheumatic diseases (ARD) enrolled in the Italian P-RHEUM.it cohort from 2018 to 2023, focusing on maternal and infant health.
- Results showed that out of 866 pregnancies, 15.6% experienced maternal disease flares, 30.1% had obstetrical complications, and 91.7% resulted in live births, with a relatively low rate of perinatal deaths and complications.
- The research concluded that effective preconception counseling and proper medication management during pregnancy may help reduce disease-related risks, suggesting that outcomes for women with ARD were comparable to those in the general obstetric population.
Objectives: To evaluate, in pregnancies complicated by hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP), the predictive role of uterine artery (UtA) Doppler for pregnancy outcome compared to the definition of preeclampsia (PE) established by ISSHP recommendations.
Study Design: Retrospective cohort study including singleton pregnancies diagnosed with HDP, who underwent UtA Doppler assessment at admission in 2011-2017. The study population was classified considering the presence or absence of PE and according to the presence or absence of abnormal UtA Doppler (mean pulsatility index > 95th percentile).
Introduction: Longitudinal studies of maternal hemodynamics in twin pregnancy are scarce and preload reserve in twin pregnancies has not been studied. Thus, we aimed to investigate serial changes in maternal systemic hemodynamics from the first to third trimester, and cardiovascular response to passive leg raising to evaluate preload reserve using impedance cardiography in a cohort of uncomplicated twin pregnancies.
Material And Methods: This was a prospective longitudinal study of 50 twin pregnancies.
Placental morphology in pregnancies associated with pregravid obesity.
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med
January 2017
Objective: Pre-gravid obesity is associated with increased morbidity and mortality for both mother and offspring. We aimed to investigate the changes in placental structure and to characterize the placental inflammatory status in obese women.
Methods: Placentas from 10 women with pregravid body mass index ≥ 30 kg/m(2) were analyzed histopathologically and compared with those from 10 normal weight women.