Prevalence of iron deficiency in pregnant women: A prospective cross-sectional Austrian study.

The aim of the study was to determine, for the first time, in a prospective cross-sectional multicenter study, the prevalence of iron deficiency (ID) in an Austrian pregnant population. A cohort of 425 pregnant women was classified into four groups of different weeks of gestation. Group 1 was monitored longitudinally, while groups 2-4, iron status, were sampled only once.

Screening for Open Spina Bifida in a Routine Clinical Setting at the First-Trimester Scan: A Prospective Multicentre Cohort Study.

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the performance of screening for open spina bifida (OSB) integrated into the routine first-trimester screening.

Method: This is a prospective multicentre study of 4,755 women undergoing first-trimester ultrasound scans over a 4-year period. Measurements of the brainstem (BS) diameter and brainstem-to-occipital-bone (BSOB) distance were performed.

Minimally Invasive Laparoscopic Transabdominal Cerclage with a "Needle-Free" Technique: A Single-Center Experience.

Background: In high-risk patients with cervical incompetence, laparoscopic cerclage is a promising treatment option. However, the procedure exhibits relevant surgical risks.

Aims: The purpose of this study was to evaluate a surgical "needle-free" technique for minimally invasive, laparoscopically placed cervico-isthmic cerclage in high-risk patients.

Conservative management of abnormally invasive placenta: four case reports.

Prenatal diagnosis of placenta increta and percreta is essential to avoid potentially life-threatening hemorrhage by optimizing peripartal management. Invasive placentation presents significant challenges at cesarean section even for highly skilled surgeons. In the four cases of placenta increta/percreta presented here we tried to avoid hysterectomy by leaving the placenta behind and tried to accelerate regression of placental tissue by administering methotrexate.