Is there an association between isolated sonographic abdominal circumference below the 10th percentile and placental vascular lesions?

Objective: To study the association between prenatal diagnosis of isolated abdominal circumference (AC) below the 10th percentile (AC <10th) in appropriate for gestational age (AGA) neonates and placental vascular lesions.

Methods: A prospective study was conducted of healthy women who underwent sonographic fetal biometric measurements, up to 7 days before delivery, and delivered AGA neonates. The study cohort was divided into those with and without prenatal isolated AC <10th.

Passively inhaled tobacco smoke - pregnancy and neonatal outcomes in correlation with placental histopathology.

Introduction: We aimed to investigate the effect of maternal passive smoking (MPS) during pregnancy-on placental pathology and pregnancy outcomes.

Methods: A prospective case-control study. We recruited low-risk laboring women at 37+0-41 + 0 weeks between 9/2019-7/2020.

Management of pregnancies with suspected preeclampsia based on 6-hour vs 24-hour urine protein collection-a randomized double-blind controlled pilot trial.

Background: Traditionally, the diagnosis of preeclampsia requires elevated blood pressure measurements and proteinuria demonstrated in a 24-hour urine collection. This prolonged urine collection is associated with patient discomfort, a delay in diagnosis, and in some cases, hospitalization for further management of outcomes.

Objective: We aimed to assess the feasibility, reliability, and association between maternal and neonatal outcomes of pregnancies managed according to a 6-hour vs 24-hour urine protein collection for suspected preeclampsia.

Placental histopathology in IVF pregnancies resulting from the transfer of frozen-thawed embryos compared with fresh embryos.

Purpose: To study whether placentas of singleton pregnancies conceived after fresh embryo transfer (ET) contain more histopathological lesions compared with placentas of singleton pregnancies conceived after frozen-thawed embryo transfer (FET).

Methods: A prospective cohort study of placental histopathology in 131 women with singleton IVF pregnancies who delivered at a single medical center, between December 2017 and May 2019. The prevalence of different placental histopathology lesions was compared between women who conceived after fresh ET and FET.

Placental abnormalities differ in small for gestational age neonates in relation to their prenatal sonographic abdominal circumference measurements.

Background: Antenatal detection of abdominal circumference (AC) <10th percentile, among small for gestational age (SGA) neonates, probably reflects the severity of their growth restriction. We aimed to study neonatal outcome and placental pathology among SGA neonates in correlation to their AC measurements.

Methods: Maternal and neonatal computerized medical records and placental histopathology reports of all SGA neonates, (neonatal birth-weight ≤10th percentile), born between 24 and 42 weeks, during 2015-2018 were reviewed.

Is there a role for placental histopathology in predicting the recurrence of preterm birth?

Purpose: Spontaneous preterm birth (sPTB) is a major cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality with a relatively high rate to recurrence. Our aim was to study the role of placental histopathology in predicting recurrence of sPTB.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study.

The Impact of Salpingectomy on Anti-Mullerian Hormone Levels and Ovarian Response of In Vitro Fertilization Patients.

Background: Laparoscopic salpingectomy is strongly related to successful in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments.

Objectives: To compare the ovarian reserve, including anti-mullerian hormone (AMH) levels, in patients who underwent salpingectomy before IVF to IVF patients who had not been salpingectomized.

Methods: In this retrospective study, medical records of women who were treated by the IVF unit at our institute were reviewed.