[Placental abruption: Background and revisited pronostic factors about a series of 171 cases].

Objective: To describe the epidemiological, clinical and prognostic factors of placental abruption and fetal death in utero and to investigate possible risk factors for their occurrence.

Patients And Methods: Observational retrospective study including the women having presented a placental abruption between January 2001 and January 2012, in a IIB maternity. Women's sociodemographic characteristics, clinical symptoms and the method used to detect placental abruption were collected.

Symptomatic Dengue infection during pregnancy and infant outcomes: a retrospective cohort study.

Background: Dengue is a mosquito-borne disease that is common in many tropical and subtropical areas. Dengue infections can occur at any age and time in the lifespan, including during pregnancy. Few large scale studies have been conducted to determine the risk of preterm birth (PTB) and low birthweight (LBW) for infants born to women who had symptomatic dengue infection during pregnancy.

[Geophagy and pregnancy: current knowledge and management. Clinical experiences of an obstetrical department in French Guiana].

Objective: To provide an overview of the current state of knowledge concerning the determinants and consequences of geophagy during pregnancy.

Method: Bibliographic searching of articles published in English or French and included in the Scopus database, and reporting of our experience with the management of geophagic pregnant women at the maternity unit of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni (French Guiana).

Results: Geophagy is a little known practice initiated by various stimuli, including nausea and iron deficiency.

[Value of the Linton-Nachlas balloon for the management of post-partum hemorrhage: a series of 25 cases].

Objectives: Post-partum hemorrhage (PPH) is the first cause of maternal mortality in France. Uterine tamponade is an alternative in the management of PPH. We investigated the efficiency of the Linton-Nachlas balloon in treating severe PPH in a French Guiana center where interventional radiology is not available.

[Complications of association magnesium sulfate with nicardipine during preeclampsia: report of 2 cases].

The authors report a heart failure and a collapse following concurrently administration of nicardipine and magnesium sulfate. These two drugs have potential negative inotropic effect and decrease systemic vascular resistance. Magnesium sulfate is the first-line treatment for the prevention of primary and recurrent eclamptic seizures.