Prenatal diagnosis of cerebral lesions acquired in utero and with a late appearance.

Although no precise figures are available, many congenital brain lesions arise from intrauterine disruption, frequently due to obstetric complications. The most common entities include intracranial hemorrhage, ischemic lesions, thrombosis of venous vessels and infections. Accurate prenatal diagnosis is possible in many of these cases.

Delivery and immigration: the experience of an Italian hospital.

Objective: We studied mode of delivery and prevalence of complications in pregnant women from the western world (WW) and immigrant mothers from non European Union (non-EU) countries at a third level Italian Obstetric Department.

Study Design: The study was population based and used data from the local Birth Registry at the University of Bologna. A 1:1 case control was performed by matching 510 single live births from immigrant mothers (non-EU) during the period 1997-2001 with 510 controls in chronological order (WW).

Prenatal imaging of facial clefts by magnetic resonance imaging with emphasis on the posterior palate.

Objective: To evaluate the role of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) in the prenatal diagnosis of facial clefts.

Materials And Methods: Six fetuses with a sonographic diagnosis of cleft lip and palate underwent MRI at a median age of 30 weeks (range 28-32). The defect was bilateral in two cases.