Characteristics of Homebirth in Hungary: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Homebirth is legal and has been regulated by law in Hungary since 2012. Despite the obvious advantages of homebirth, it has not yet been broadly accepted, due to various opinions related to safety and risks associated with giving birth outside of a hospital. Our study aimed at exploring both real maternal and feto-neonatal characteristics associated with Hungarian homebirths.

[Mortality rates of very low birth weight and very low gestational age newborns in Hungary. The EuroHOPE study].

Introduction: Care provision for very low birth weight and very low gestational age newborns requires high level clinical preparedness. Appropriate care and care management reduce mortality.

Aim: To present Hungarian and international outcomes and local regional differences characterizing neonatal care in 2006-2008, based on the results of the EuroHOPE study.

Breech presentation: its predictors and consequences. An analysis of the Hungarian Tauffer Obstetric Database (1996-2011).

Introduction: Breech presentation is linked to abnormal pregnancy outcomes. However, the causality of this association is unknown. We aimed to investigate predictors of term breech presentation and pregnancy outcomes of breech presentation.

Trends in maternal mortality in Hungary between 1978 and 2010.

Objective: We evaluated the trends of the last decades in maternal mortality in Hungary and compared Hungarian results with those of other European countries.

Study Design: Cases of maternal death in Hungary during the study period from calendar year 1978 to 2010 were analyzed in a retrospective manner to characterize mortality distribution and to identify potential clinical or demographic predictors. Data in all cases were extracted both from the national Obstetric Registry operated by the National Institute of Gynecology and Obstetrics, from the Hungarian Central Bureau of Statistics and from the National Public Health and Medical Officer Service.

The pathophysiological influence of leptin and the tumor necrosis factor system on maternal insulin resistance: negative correlation with anthropometric parameters of neonates in gestational diabetes.

The contribution of the tumor necrosis factor (TNF) system and leptin was studied in insulin resistance and neonatal development during the course of normal pregnancy and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). Thirty patients with GDM and their neonates (n = 30), 35 healthy pregnant women (15 in the first, nine in the second and 11 in the third trimester) and their neonates (n = 20), and 25 healthy matched non-pregnant women participated in the study. Significantly elevated levels of maternal TNF-alpha, sTNF receptor (R)-1 and R-2, leptin (detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay) and fasting C-peptide (measured by radioimmunossay and raised body mass index (BMI) were found in GDM patients and in the third trimester of normal pregnancies.