Retrospective analysis of the indications, methods, and complications of pregnancy termination.

Objective: To evaluate the indications and methods of termination of pregnancy (TOP) and to identify maternal complications that occur during TOP.

Materials And Methods: This retrospective study was conducted at a single tertiary center with a total of 231 patients who underwent TOP from April 2019 to March 2023. The patients were divided into two groups based on gestational age at the time of TOP and the presence of complications.

Prenatal diagnosis and postnatal follow-ups of 38 clubfoot cases in a tertiary reference center.

Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the descriptive outcomes of 38 prenatally suspected clubfoot cases.

Methods: This is a retrospective cohort study conducted in Ankara Bilkent City Hospital's perinatology clinic. All consecutive cases with the diagnosis of fetal clubfoot between 2020 and 2023 were included.

Outcomes of pregnancies diagnosed with absent or abnormal fetal gallbladder in a tertiary center.

Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate the ultrasonographic characteristics and outcomes of fetuses with atypical and non-visualized fetal gallbladder in our tertiary care hospital.

Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on cases in which the fetal gallbladder was not visualized or exhibited atypical characteristics at our institution over a four-year period. The patients were divided into two groups: absent gallbladder and atypical gallbladder.

The Association of Systemic Immune-Inflammation Index (SII), Systemic Immune-Response Index (SIRI), and Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio (NLR) with Cesarean Scar Pregnancy (CSP).

Objective: To evaluate the association of the Systemic Immune-Inflammation Index (SII), Systemic Immune-Response Index (SIRI), and Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio (NLR) with Cesarean Scar Pregnancy (CSP) METHODS: This prospective case-control study was conducted in Ankara City Hospital perinatology clinic between 2022 and 2023. The diagnosis of CSP was made by transabdominal and transvaginal ultrasound. NLR, SII, and SIRI values were compared between those diagnosed with CSP (n=23) and healthy pregnancies (n=126) at the time of first admission.

Effect of maternal asthma on fetal pulmonary artery Doppler parameters: a case-control study.

Objectives: To compare fetal pulmonary artery Doppler parameters between pregnant women with asthma and healthy pregnant women.

Methods: This prospective, cross-sectional study was conducted on 50 pregnant women diagnosed with asthma and 61 healthy pregnant women. Fetal pulmonary artery Doppler parameters and the fetal main pulmonary artery acceleration time/ejection time (PATET) ratio were compared between the study and control groups.

Prenatal diagnosis and outcomes for fetuses with suspected pelvic kidney.

Objective: Evaluation of demographic characteristics and postnatal outcomes of patients with suspected fetal pelvic kidney diagnosis followed in a tertiary center.

Methods: This retrospective study was conducted in Ankara Bilkent City Hospital perinatology clinic between 2020-2023. Demographic features, prenatal ultrasound findings, and postnatal outcomes were reported.

A novel predictive marker for placental abruption with composite adverse outcomes: creatinine-fibrinogen ratio.

Purpose: To develop a new cost-effective marker named creatinine-fibrinogen ratio (CFR) for the prediction of composite adverse outcomes (CAO) in placental abruption cases.

Methods: A total of 109 placental abruption patients (30 with adverse outcomes, 79 without adverse outcomes) were enrolled in this retrospective cohort study. Patients with at least one of the features listed below were included in the abruption with CAO group: requirement of blood product transfusion (erythrocyte suspension, fresh frozen plasma, pooled thrombocyte, thrombocyte apheresis), development of acute kidney injury or disseminated intravascular coagulation, and need for intensive care unit.

The impact of gestational diabetes on the development of fetal frontal lobe: A case-control study from a tertiary center.

Purpose: To determine the effects of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) on fetal frontal lobe development.

Methods: This study was conducted prospectively between May 2023 and August 2023 in Ankara City Hospital perinatology clinic. Maternal age, maternal body mass index (BMI), gestational week (GW), biparietal diameter (BPD), head circumference (HC), abdominal circumference (AC), femur length (FL), estimated fetal weight (EFW), frontal antero-posterior diameter (FAPD), occipito-frontal diameter (OFD), FAPD/OFD ratio, and FAPD/HC ratio, were compared between GDM (n = 40) and low risk controls (n = 56).

Fetal cortical development and neurosonographic findings in obese pregnant women: a case control study from a tertiary hospital.

Purpose: To investigate the effect of obesity on fetal cortical development.

Methods: This prospective cross-sectional study was conducted with 91 pregnant women. Fetal neurosonography scans were performed in the third trimester, and according to body mass index (BMI) values, the patients were evaluated in two groups: obese (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m) and normal weight (BMI < 30 kg/m).

The role of first trimester eosinophil count and eosinophil-based complete blood cell indices in the predictiction of preeclampsia: A case-control study.

Introduction: The importance of eosinophils in the pathogenesis of preeclampsia is an question of interest and there are recent studies in the literature indicating significantly lower eosinophil count values in pregnant women with preeclampsia. The present study aims to evaluate the utility of first-trimester eosinophil count and eosinophil-based complete blood cell count indices in the prediction of preeclampsia.

Methods: Pregnant women diagnosed with preeclampsia (n = 281) were retrospectively compared with a control group (n = 307).

Evaluation of Fetal Cardiac Output and Modified Myocardial Performance Index in Pregnant Women with Idiopathic Polyhydramnios: A Case Control Study from a Tertiary Hospital.

Purpose: This study aimed to investigate fetal cardiac output and myocardial performance index in pregnant women with idiopathic polyhydramnios and compare them to healthy pregnant women.

Methods: Thirty patients admitted to Ankara City Hospital at 24-39 weeks of gestation with idiopathic polyhydramnios were included as the study group. Clinical characteristics, fetal cardiac output, and fetal modified myocardial performance index (Mod-MPI) were compared between the groups.

The role of first-trimester NLR (neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio), systemic immune-inflammation index (SII), and, systemic immune-response index (SIRI) in the prediction of composite adverse outcomes in pregnant women with systemic lupus erythematosus.

To evaluate the utility of neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR), systemic immune-inflammation index (SII), and systemic immune-response index (SIRI) in the prediction of adverse pregnancy outcomes in pregnant women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). This retrospective case-control study was conducted in Ankara City Hospital perinatology clinic between 2019 and 2023. First-trimester NLR, SII (NLR X platelet count), and SIRI (NLR X monocyte count) values were compared between pregnant women with SLE (n = 29) and low-risk controls (n = 110).

COVID-19 infection in pregnancy: a single center experience with 75 cases.

Objectives: This study aimed to summarize the clinical features, maternal, fetal, and perinatal outcomes of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) proven infections of pregnancies.

Material And Methods: This retrospective single center study was conducted on 75 pregnant patients diagnosed of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Demographic characteristics, clinical courses, laboratory and radiological findings, and maternal and perinatal outcomes were analyzed using medical records.

Cytoplasmic abnormalities of mature oocytes have a significant effect on fertilization in Bologna poor responders.

Background/aim: We aimed to investigate whether oocyte morphologic abnormalities affected cycle outcome in poor responder infertile women who fulfilled the Bologna criteria.

Materials And Methods: Data were obtained from infertile couples who underwent ICSI and embryo transfer at the Zeynep Kamil Maternity and Children’s Health Training and Research Hospital Assisted Reproduction Unit in İstanbul, Turkey. They were allocated to two groups: Group A, poor responders, and Group B, normal responders.