Maternal serum xenin-25 levels in gestational diabetes mellitus.

Objective: Xenin-25 is a polypeptide having an insulinotropic effect via increasing the insulin-releasing action of glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) and promoting beta cell survival and proliferation. We aimed to assess serum xenin-25 levels in euglycemic pregnancies vs. pregnancies complicated with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).

Compassion fatigue among obstetricians and gynecologists.

Obstetricians and gynecologists are likely to be at risk of occupational distress because their quality of life is affected as a result of their experiences of assisting with traumatic births and/or providing abortions, among others. Nevertheless, there have been few studies of this group of doctors' compassion fatigue. This study aimed to examine obstetricians and gynecologists' compassion fatigue.

A practical FIST maneuver to minimize the bleeding during cesarean hysterectomy for placenta percreta: a retrospective comparative study.

Background: Placenta percreta (PP) is a life-threatening condition and its surgery poses a very high potential for bleeding. The recommended treatment is a cesarean hysterectomy. There are several techniques reported in the literature to reduce the bleeding during percreta operations.

The impact of low molecular weight heparin on obstetric outcomes among unexplained recurrent miscarriages complicated with methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene polymorphism.

Objectives: The association between methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene polymorphisms and unexplained recurrent miscarriage is elusive. The recommendations for improving pregnancy outcomes in these patients keep changing based on the available evidence. The aim of this study is to analyze the impact of low molecular weight heparin on obstetric outcomes of recurrent miscarriage patients complicated with methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene polymorphism.

Clinical and perinatal outcomes in eclamptic women with posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome.

Purpose: To compare the clinical and perinatal outcomes in eclamptic women with and without posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES).

Methods: This single-center, retrospective, cohort study was conducted between 2008 and 2013. The clinical and perinatal outcomes of eclamptic patients were obtained from hospital records.

Intracranial Meningioma Diagnosed during Pregnancy Caused Maternal Death.

Brain tumors are rarely diagnosed during pregnancy. Accelerated growth of intracranial meningiomas during pregnancy sometimes requires urgent surgical intervention. We describe a 41-year-old pregnant woman with severe neurological decompensation requiring immediate neurosurgery.