Identifying causes and associated factors of stillbirths using autopsy of the fetus and placenta.

Purpose: The study aimed to evaluate the causes of death and associated factors in cases of stillbirth, using post-mortem examination and applying a rigorous, evidence-based holistic approach.

Methods: Our retrospective observational study included cases of autopsy following stillbirth that occurred at our tertiary medical center during a period of 8 years. Detailed up-to-date criteria that incorporate clinical reports, medical history, prenatal imaging, and histopathological findings were used to evaluate the cause of death and associated factors.

Disparities Between Prenatal Ultrasound and Autopsy Findings in Pregnancies Resulting in Fetal Loss.

Objectives: This retrospective study aimed to assess disparities between prenatal ultrasound and autopsy findings in pregnancies that resulted in fetal loss, and to evaluate the diagnostic performance of prenatal ultrasound using postmortem examinations as a gold standard.

Methods: Our study included 136 autopsy cases following a fetal loss that occurred at our tertiary medical center for 8 years. A comparison between the prenatal ultrasound and autopsy findings was made, and all cases were classified according to the degree of agreement.

Sexual dimorphism of the fetal brain biometry: an MRI-based study.

Purpose: Fetal growth assessment is a key component of prenatal care. Sex-specific fetal brain nomograms on ultrasound are available and are clinically used. In recent years, the use of fetal MRI has been increasing; however, there are no sex-specific fetal CNS nomograms on MRI.

Fetal Brain Biometry: Is there an Agreement among Ultrasound, MRI and the Measurements at Birth?

Purpose: Measurement of the fetal brain can be achieved by different modalities, we aimed to assess the agreement between these methods and the head circumference at birth.

Methods: A retrospective study conducted between 2011-2018 at a tertiary referral medical center. Sonographic head circumference (HC), 2D MRI bi-parietal diameter (BPD) and occipito-frontal diameter (OFD), 3D MRI supra-tentorial volume (STV), and head circumference (HC) at birth were measured and converted into centiles according to gestational age.

Prenatal Exposure to Preeclampsia and Long-Term Ophthalmic Morbidity of the Offspring.

The aim of this population-based study was to evaluate whether prenatal exposure to preeclampsia poses a risk for long-term ophthalmic morbidity. A population-based cohort analysis compared the risk of long-term ophthalmic morbidity among children who were prenatally exposed to preeclampsia and those who were not. The study population was composed of children who were born between the years 1991 and 2014 at a single tertiary medical center.