Publications by authors named "K Roelens"
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- Aberrant embryo implantation and placentation can lead to serious pregnancy complications like preeclampsia, and current risk identification methods are not very accurate.
- The ExPECT study aims to validate a cell-free DNA methylation strategy to diagnose preeclampsia early and identify high-risk pregnancies by analyzing blood samples over time.
- Results showed distinct methylation patterns between healthy and affected pregnancies, with significant differences detectable as early as 12 weeks, leading to the development of promising classification models for diagnosis and prediction.
Article Synopsis
- - Twin pregnancies have a higher risk of complications like fetal growth restriction and twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS), which can affect the fetal heart's hemodynamics.
- - This paper reviews existing literature on fetal cardiac function in twin pregnancies using two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography (2D STE), finding significant differences in heart strain between donor and recipient twins.
- - Although 2D STE proved feasible for studying monochorionic diamniotic (MCDA) twins, inconsistent results due to varying methodologies indicate a need for further research on its use in uncomplicated twin pregnancies.
Introduction: Each year, millions of teenagers in low-resource areas experience unintended pregnancies, many of which result in childbirth. These pregnancies often carry an increased risk of negative perinatal outcomes.
Objectives: The study determined the prevalence and factors associated with adverse perinatal outcomes among teenagers delivering at a tertiary referral hospital in southwestern Uganda.
Did we observe changes in obstetric interventions in SARS-CoV-2 infected pregnant women at the beginning of COVID-pandemic in Belgium? Results of a nationwide population-based study.
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol X
September 2024
Background: Pregnant women are more vulnerable to the severe effects of COVID-19 compared to their non-pregnant peers. Early in the pandemic, there was a rise in cesarean deliveries and preterm births among infected pregnant women. This study aims to evaluate whether there were any changes in obstetric interventions during the first two waves of the pandemic in Belgium.
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