Publications by authors named "G R Thurnau"
Objective: To assess the efficacy of placental drainage of fetal blood at the time of cesarean delivery on the incidence of feto-maternal transfusion.
Methods: This randomized trial includes 86 gravid women who underwent cesarean delivery. Forty-four women were assigned to the placental drainage group and 42 to the no-drainage group.
Objective: To evaluate whether maternal obesity is associated with pulmonary and nonpulmonary pregnancy complications in asthmatic women.
Methods: This is a secondary analysis of the prospective cohort Asthma During Pregnancy Study. Asthma patients were classified as having either mild or moderate to severe disease at the beginning of the study.
Objective: This study was undertaken to determine whether women with recurrent spontaneous preterm births (rSPBs) have different clinical characteristics or systemic markers than those with isolated preterm (iSPBs) or recurrent term births (rTBs), when assessed remote from delivery.
Study Design: We compared clinical characteristics and findings (including cervical ultrasound, bacterial vaginosis, fetal fibronectin), maternal plasma markers obtained at 22 to 24 weeks' gestation (inflammatory cytokines, cortisol, and corticotrophin-releasing hormone), between women with rSPBs (2 or 3 consecutive SPBs and no TBs), iSPBs (1 SPB and 1 or 2 TBs), and rTBs (2 or 3 consecutive TBs and no SPBs).
Results: A total of 1257 women met our inclusion criteria; 47 rSPBs, 241 iSPBs (80 current and 161 prior iSPBs), and 969 rTBs.
Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the associations between measured amniotic fluid volume and outcome after preterm premature rupture of membranes (PROM).
Study Design: This was a secondary analysis of 290 women, with singleton pregnancies, who participated in a trial of antibiotic therapy for preterm PROM at 24(0) to 32(0) weeks. Each underwent assessment of the 4 quadrant amniotic fluid index (AFI) and a maximum vertical fluid pocket (MVP) before randomization.
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to explore the connection between maternal asthma symptoms and lung function with negative outcomes during pregnancy.
- Asthmatic participants were monitored for lung function and asthma symptoms throughout their pregnancy, with data gathered on perinatal results post-delivery.
- Findings indicated that lower lung function in pregnant women with asthma was linked to higher chances of gestational hypertension and preterm birth, while asthma symptom frequency did not show a significant impact on these outcomes.