Comparison of Four Intrapartum Cardiotocography Classifications for Predicting Neonatal Acidemia at Birth.

Objective: To compare diagnostic values of four intrapartum cardiotocography (CTG) classifications in predicting neonatal acidemia at birth.

Methods: Retrospective case-control study. Forty-three CTG traces with an umbilical artery pH < 7.

Near-infrared spectroscopy of the placenta for monitoring fetal oxygenation during labour.

Although being the golden standard for intrapartum fetal surveillance, cardiotocography (CTG) has been shown to have poor specificity for detecting fetal acidosis. Non-invasive near-infrared-spectroscopy (NIRS) monitoring of placental oxygenation during labour has not been studied yet. The objective of the study was to determine whether changes in placental NIRS values during labour could identify intrapartum fetal hypoxia and resulting acidosis.

The effect of antenatal corticosteroids on small-for-gestational age preterm neonates.

Objective: Treatment of preterm small-for-gestational age (SGA) neonates with antenatal corticosteroids (ACS) is not entirely straightforward. We sought to examine the effect of a full course of ACS on outcomes of SGA and non-SGA preterm singletons.

Patients And Methods: We compared maternal characteristics and outcomes of preterm births at <28 and 28 + 0-33 + 0 weeks' gestation that received a complete course of ACS within a week before birth.

Maternal characteristics of preterm singleton birth following assisted reproduction: a population-based study.

Objective: To identify pregestational maternal characteristics that are associated with an increased risk for preterm births (PTB) of assisted reproductive technology (ART) singleton pregnancies.

Patients And Methods: We evaluated the Slovenian National Perinatal Information System (NPIS). We included all ART singletons born during the period 2006-2015.

Neonatal morbidity and mortality among growth-discordant dichorionic twins, classified according to birth weight of the smaller twin: a population-based cohort study.

To examine the outcomes among discordant dichorionic (DC) twins, where the smaller twin is small for gestational age (SGA) or non-SGA. We used the national perinatal registry to compare the relationship between selected maternal characteristics (age, parity, body mass index, gestational diabetes, hypertensive disorders, and gestational age at delivery) and neonatal outcomes in discordant >25% DC twins. Chorionicity was established by standard ultrasound criteria and confirmed postpartum.