Levels of Anxiety, Depression, Self-Esteem, and Guilt in Women with High-Risk Pregnancies.

Pregnancy is an inherently delicate process characterized by physiological and psychological changes, even in the absence of any health complications. This study compares the levels of anxiety, depression, self-esteem, and guilt in women diagnosed with high-risk pregnancies to those in a control group consisting of women with healthy pregnancies. A total of 172 women participated in the study, 108 of whom had high-risk pregnancies, and 64 had healthy pregnancies.

Blood-Based Clinical Biomarkers of Inflammation and Nutrition in Hyperemesis Gravidarum.

: In this study, the aim was to investigate blood-based clinical biomarkers of inflammation and nutrition indices in hyperemesis gravidarum (HG). : This retrospective case-control study was conducted at a tertiary hospital between 2018 and 2022. A total of 820 pregnant women were enrolled in this study; 410 pregnant women were diagnosed with HG (HG group) at 6-14 weeks of gestation, and 410 pregnant women were healthy controls (control group) in the same gestational weeks.

Can cavum septum pellucidum width and length measurements also be reliable indicators of corpus callosum measurements in normal fetuses?

Objective: To examine the association between cavum septum pellucidum (CSP) and corpus callosum (CC) length and width measurements in mid-trimester sonographic screening in normal fetuses.

Methods: This prospective cohort study examined 152 pregnant women who underwent mid-trimester sonographic fetal anomaly screening. CSP and CC lengths and their anterior, middle, and posterior width measurements were examined sonographically.

Splenic Artery Doppler Waveforms in Gestational Diabetes and Association with Fetal Pancreas: A Prospective Case-Control Study.

Introduction: This study evaluated fetal pancreas size and echogenicity, and splenic artery (SA) waveforms in pregnant women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).

Methods: This prospective case-control study was performed from October 2022 to November 2023 and included 124 pregnant women (62 with GDM and 62 controls). Pancreatic circumference, pancreatic echogenicity, umbilical artery Doppler measurements (systolic/diastolic ratio [S/D] and pulsatility index [PI]), SA Doppler measurements (S/D, PI, peak systolic velocity [PSV], time-averaged maximum velocity, and pressure gradient [PG] mean and maximum) values were compared between the GDM and control groups.

Evaluation of placenta and fetal lung using shear wave elastography in gestational diabetes mellitus: An innovative approach.

Purpose: This study aims to investigate placental and fetal lung stiffness in pregnant women with and without gestational diabetes, considering the well-established delay in fetal lung maturation associated with gestational diabetes.

Materials And Methods: This prospective cohort study was conducted at a tertiary center and included pregnant women who underwent a 75-gram oral glucose tolerance test between 24-28 weeks of gestation. Elastography measurements were performed using point shear wave elastography (pSWE).

Third-trimester fetal pancreas imaging in uncomplicated pregnancies and association with pregnancy outcomes.

Objective: To examine third-trimester sonographic imaging of the fetal pancreas in uncomplicated pregnancies and its association with pregnancy outcomes.

Methods: This was a prospective cohort study including 274 pregnant women. Uncomplicated pregnancies in the third trimester (28-40 weeks) were included in the study.

Association between fetal fraction of cell-free DNA and adverse pregnancy outcomes.

Purpose: To determine the association between fetal fraction (FF) levels in cell-free fetal DNA (cffDNA) testing and adverse pregnancy outcomes.

Methods: This retrospective cohort study, conducted at a single center, involved 2063 pregnant women with normal 1st and 2nd trimester non-invasive prenatal test (NIPT) results between 2016 and 2021. Pregnancy outcomes were examined by determining the  < 4% and  < 5th percentile (3.

Predicting adverse perinatal outcomes with fetal modified myocardial performance index and epicardial fat tissue thickness in diabetes-complicated pregnancies.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate fetal modified myocardial performance index (mod-MPI) and fetal epicardial fat tissue (EFT) thickness and its association with adverse perinatal outcomes in diabetic pregnant women.

Patients And Methods: This was a prospective case-control study including 90 gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and 45 pregestational diabetes mellitus (PGDM) and 90 healthy pregnant women (control group). Two-dimensional gray-scale and Doppler fetal echocardiography were used to calculate the mod-MPI.

The effect of progesterone supplementation in women with threatened miscarriage on fetal fraction in non-invasive prenatal testing: A matched case-control study.

Aim: To evaluate the effect of progesterone use on fetal fraction (FF) in non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) due to the threat of first trimester miscarriage.

Methods: This case control study included the pregnant who were referred to our clinic for non-invasive prenatal testing. The patients were categorized into three groups: Pregnant women with vaginal bleeding and using progesterone, pregnant women with vaginal bleeding and not using progesterone, and pregnant women without bleeding.

Diagnostic accuracy of pre-induction cervical elastography, volume, length, and uterocervical angle for the prediction of successful induction of labor with dinoprostone.

Purpose: The study's aim is to define among a group of ultrasonographic cervical measurements a candidate parameter predictive of successful of induction of labor in term pregnancies with unfavorable cervix.

Methods: This prospective observational study included 141 pregnant women at term with an unfavorable cervix (Bishop score ≤ 6). All patients underwent clinical and ultrasonographic cervical evaluation before dinoprostone induction.

Does detection of a large for gestational age (LGA) fetus in fetal anomaly scan (FAS) require an early oral glucose screening test (OGTT) and can LGA fetus be detected at birth?

Objective: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) complications increase with late diagnosis and late treatment, so early diagnosis and treatment is one of the most important factors in preventing complications. We tried to find an answer to the question of whether the detection of large for gestational age (LGA) fetus in fetal anomaly scan (FAS) requires earlier oral glucose screening test (OGTT) and predicts LGA fetus at birth.

Patients And Methods: Pregnant women who underwent fetal anomaly scan and gestational diabetes screening at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Health Sciences, Tepecik Training and Research Hospital between 2018 and 2020 were included in this large retrospective cohort study.

Association of increased fetal epicardial fat thickness with maternal pregestational and gestational diabetes.

Objective: To evaluate the changes of fetal epicardial fat thickness (EFT) in pregnancies with pregestational diabetes mellitus (PGDM) and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and to identify the diagnostic effectiveness of fetal EFT in differentiating PGDM and GDM from normal pregnancies.

Methods: The study was conducted with pregnant women who admitted to perinatology department between October 2020 and August 2021. Patients were grouped as PGDM ( = 110), GDM ( = 110), and control ( = 110) for comparison of fetal EFT.

Modified myocardial performance index for evaluation of fetal heart function and perinatal outcomes in intrahepatic pregnancy cholestasis.

This study aims to evaluate cardiac function in cases of intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) and compare results with those from healthy controls using the fetal left ventricular modified myocardial performance index (LMPI) and E-wave/A-wave peak velocities (E/A ratio). Moreover, the association between LMPI values, total bile acid (TBA) levels, fetal Doppler measurements, and adverse neonatal outcomes was evaluated. A prospective cross-sectional study of 120 pregnant women was conducted, with 60 having ICP and the other 60 serving as controls.

Cesarean delivery rates based on time and indication using the Robson Ten-Group Classification System: Assessment at a Turkish tertiary center.

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate increasing cesarean delivery (CD) rates, their causes, and changes over the years in a Turkish tertiary center using the Robson Ten-Group Classification System (RTGCS).

Methods: Data of deliveries involving birth weight of ≥500 g or ≥24 weeks of gestation period from 2013 to 2020 were retrospectively collected and classified from the hospital digital record system using obstetric concepts and parameters described in the RTGCS.

Results: The overall CD rate for all births (69051) from 2013 to 2020 was 55.

Expected Versus Unexpected Delivery for Placenta Accreta Spectrum (PAS) Disorders with Same Team in Single Tertiary Center.

Objectives: To evaluate the maternal and neonatal outcomes of expected and unexpected pathologically proven placenta accreta spectrum (PAS) cases in a single multidisciplinary center.

Material And Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study of 92 PAS cases from January 2011 until September 2021. Only cases with histopathologically invasive placentation were included in the study.

Prediction of gestational diabetes mellitus and perinatal outcomes by plasma zonulin levels.

Purpose: Zonulin has been shown to be associated with many metabolic disorders, including type 2 diabetes mellitus, metabolic syndrome, and obesity. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the association between maternal plasma zonulin levels and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and its perinatal outcomes.

Materials: A total of 100 pregnant women, 56 with GDM and 44 controls, were included in this prospective case-control study.

Can sonographic imaging of the fetal pancreas predict perinatal outcomes in gestational diabetes mellitus?

Objectives: To evaluate whether fetal pancreatic echogenicity and its measurements are associated with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and perinatal outcomes.

Methods: A prospective cohort study was conducted with 150 pregnant women with a singleton pregnancy. The study included pregnant women between 30 and 41 weeks with or without GDM.

Role of Vitamin B12 and Vitamin D levels in intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy and correlation with total bile acid.

This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) and Vitamin D and B12 levels. The study was a retrospective, cross-sectional, case-control study that evaluated 92 ICP cases and 102 pregnant women without any additional disease. ICP cases were grouped as mild and severe according to their total bile acid (TBA) levels, and their relationship with Vitamin D and B12 levels and perinatal outcomes was evaluated.

Effectiveness and perinatal outcomes of history-indicated, ultrasound-indicated and physical examination-indicated cerclage: a retrospective study.

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness and perinatal outcomes of cerclage procedure according to indication.

Methods: The pregnancy and neonatal outcomes of the patients who underwent cerclage with the diagnosis of cervical insufficiency between January 2016 and December 2020 were retrospectively analyzed. Patients were categorized into three groups: a history-indicated group, an ultrasound-indicated group and a physical examination-indicated group.

Ischemia modified albumin levels in intrauterine growth restriction: levels are increased in fetal cord blood but not in maternal blood.

Objectives: In this study, our aim was to determine the differences between intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) and normal birth weight fetuses in terms of ischemia modified albumin (IMA) levels. For this purpose, we measured ischemia modified albumin levels in the cord blood of fetuses and venous blood of mothers.

Material And Methods: This study is a prospective study conducted at University of Health Sciences Tepecik Training and Research Hospital between January 2018 and December 2019.

How COVID-19 pandemic is changing the practice of prenatal screening and diagnosis?

Objectives: To evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on prenatal screening and diagnostic tests.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective study with pregnant women attending to the perinatology department of a tertiary referral center. The pre-COVID-19 period between 11 March 2019 and 10 March 2020 and COVID-19 period between 11 March 2020 and 10 March 2021 were evaluated.

Surgical management and clinical follow-up of post-coital severe vulvar hematoma in a 14-year-old adolescent girl: A case presentation.

Background: Vulvar hematoma is often puerperal. A case of non-puerperal vulvovaginal hematoma is rare in the literature. There is no consensus on the management of vulvovaginal hematoma.

Effect of Co-twin Fetal Sex on Fetal Anthropometry and Birth Time in Twin Pregnancies.

Objective: This study of twin deliveries aimed to examine the effect of fetal sex and fetal sex of the co-twin on fetal anthropometry and length of gestation.

Methods: Pregnancies were grouped as male/male, male/female, and female/female. Birth weight, head circumference, body length and delivery time of newborns were compared between unlike-sex and like-sex twin pregnancies.

Are Syrian refugees at high risk for adverse pregnancy outcomes? A comparison study in a tertiary center in Turkey.

Objective: In this study, we aim to compare obstetric and perinatal outcomes between Turkish citizens and Syrian refugees who applied to a tertiary center in Izmir.

Materials And Methods: Demographic characteristics, obstetric and neonatal outcomes of 8103 Syrian refugee pregnant women and 47 151 Turkish citizen pregnant women between January 2013 and December 2018 were retrospectively compared. Our primary aim was to compare the cesarean rates and obstetrical results between two groups and to decide antenatal care secondarily.