Autoimmune hemolytic anemia caused by cold agglutinins in a young pregnant woman.

Autoimmune hemolytic anemia is a rare disorder. A 34-year old woman presented with thrombophlebitis after her first delivery, during puerperium. A high titer of cold agglutinins was found.

Evaluation of non-reassuring fetal heart rate patterns with fetal pulse oximetry combined with vibratory acoustic stimulation.

Objective: To determine the value of fetal pulse oximetry and vibratory acoustic stimulation in the presence of non-reassuring fetal heart rate patterns during labor.

Design: Prospective study in women monitored by cardiotocography and fetal pulse oximetry during labor.

Materials And Methods: During a period of 18 months, 907 consecutive parturients in labor were monitored by cardiotocography.

Sweeping of the membranes versus uterine stimulation by oxytocin in nulliparous women. A randomized controlled trial.

The aim of this study was to evaluate whether sweeping of the membranes at term could shorten the length of pregnancy and reduce the incidence of postterm pregnancies. We randomly selected 104 nulliparas with uncomplicated pregnancy and gestational age between 281 and 287 days. Our patients were divided into three groups.

Intrapartum vibratory acoustic stimulation after maternal meperidine administration.

Objective: To examine the effectiveness of the acoustic stimulation test in the interpretation of suspicious cardiotocograms obtained after meperidine administration to the mother during the first stage of labor.

Subjects And Methods: We studied 45 unselected parturients who received 50 mg meperidine i.m.

Maternal blood parameters and neonatal birth weight.

The objective of this study was to examine the possible correlation between maternal hematologic parameters and neonatal birth weight. For this purpose 305 pregnant women were studied during labour. Hemoglobin, Ht, MCV, MCH, MCHC, serum Fe and reticulocytes were measured in maternal blood sample and umbilical cord blood sample.