The assessment of maternal and umbilical cord neudesin levels in pregnancies with gestational diabetes mellitus.

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) occurs due to the inability to adapt to physiologically observed changes in carbohydrate metabolism during pregnancy. Neudesin is a multi-functional secreted protein suggested to have a crucial regulator role in energy and carbohydrate metabolism. This study aimed to evaluate maternal serum and umbilical cord neudesin levels in pregnancies with GDM.

Role of peripheral inflammatory biomarkers, transforming growth factor-beta and interleukin 6 in predicting peritoneal adhesions following repeat cesarean delivery.

Background: Repeat cesarean deliveries (CDs) pose a risk in the development of intra-abdominal adhesions.

Aim: We aimed to examine the incidence and severity of adhesions in repeat CDs using a specific scoring system and assess the predictive power of the pre-operative value of transforming growth factor (TGF)-β and interleukin (IL)-6 with selected peripheral inflammatory biomarkers (PIBs) in the prediction of adhesion formation.

Methods: This prospective study enrolled 91 pregnant women at term, who had previously undergone at least one or more scheduled CDs.

Is early cord clamping, delayed cord clamping or cord milking best?

Purpose: To compare the antioxidant status of three cord clamping procedures (early clamping, delayed clamping and milking) by analyzing the thiol-disulfide balance.

Patients And Methods: This randomized controlled study enrolled 189 term infants who were divided into three groups according to the cord clamping procedure: early clamping, delayed clamping and milking. Blood samples were collected from the umbilical arteries immediately after clamping, and the thiol/disulfide homeostasis was analyzed.