Prenatal-Postnatal Outcomes and Prognostic Risk Factors of Fetal Volvulus: Analysis of 26 Cases.

Objective: The aim of the current study was to reveal ultrasonographic and clinical features, prenatal-postnatal outcomes and prognostic risk factors of fetal volvulus.

Method: This retrospective study evaluated all cases of fetal volvulus diagnosed between 2018 and 2024 at the Perinatology center of Zeynep Kamil Women and Children Diseases Training and Research Hospital. In the vast majority of cases, the pediatric surgery team confirmed the conclusive diagnosis of volvulus during the postnatal period.

Fetal heart diseases and neonatal mortality: Risk factors and management.

Purpose: Fetal heart diseases significantly contribute to neonatal mortality. Improved prenatal diagnostics enable defect detection before delivery, emphasizing the need for a personalized approach to address anomalies and predict outcomes. Categorizing diseases into risk classes aids obstetricians in counseling and delivery decisions.

Clinical and genetic aspects of termination of pregnancy; tertiary center experience.

Objective: The aim of the study was to retrospectively analyze the indications Techniques and complications of pregnancy termination performed in a tertiary center.

Materials And Methods: All cases between 10 and 33 weeks of gestation between January 2021 and June 2023 were retrospectively analyzed. The patients were divided into two groups as group 1 with 11+0 to 21+6 gestational weeks and group 2 for those at 22+0 and 33+0 gestational weeks.

Can we predict the need for postnatal surgery in patients with prenatal fetal lung masses detected by CVR value?

Aim: The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether CPAM-volume ratio (CVR) can predict postnatal management (follow up for resolution and surgical treatment) in fetuses with fetal lung masses in the prenatal period.

Materials And Methods: 44 patients who presented at our center with prenatally diagnosed CPAM (Congenital Pulmonary Airway Malformation) and BPS (Bronchopulmonary Sequestration) were analyzed. Obstetric history and outcomes, karyotype results, CVR, additional sonographic findings, characteristics of masses were recorded.

Intraamniotic digoxin administration versus intracardiac or funic potassium chloride administration to induce foetal demise before termination of pregnancy: a prospective study.

Different foeticide techniques and pharmacological agents have been used to achieve foetal asystole. This study aimed to compare the success of intraamniotic digoxin, intracardiac potassium chloride (KCl), and funic KCl in achieving foetal asystole and discuss procedural difficulties for physicians and clinical outcomes. This prospective observational study included 124 patients who received foeticide at 22-31 weeks of gestation.

Aspartate aminotransferase to platelet ratio index (APRI) score: is it useful in patients with intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy?

Objective: It is aimed to evaluate the efficacy of using aspartate aminotransferase (AST)/platelet count ratio [AST to platelet ratio index (APRI) score] in ICP patients.

Methods: This study was carried out including 101 patients diagnosed with ICP (72 patients with mild ICP and 29 patients with severe ICP). Laboratory tests and neonatal outcomes of both groups were analyzed retrospectively.

Foetal thoracic hypoplasia: concomitant anomalies and neonatal outcomes.

The aim of the current study was to determine the frequency of concomitant anomalies in foetal thoracic hypoplasia and the neonatal outcomes of these pregnancies. This retrospective study included 49 cases of foetal thoracic hypoplasia. All of the cases had skeletal system anomalies.

Cerebroplacental doppler ratio and perinatal outcome in late-onset foetal growth restriction.

The purpose of this study was to determine whether gestational age-specific levels of the cerebroplacental ratio (CPR) as a third-trimester ultrasound marker has benefits in the prediction of perinatal morbidity and mortality on foetuses with late-onset foetal growth restriction (FGR). A retrospective study of singleton pregnancies diagnosed with late-onset FGR was performed. Of 407 pregnancies meeting our inclusion criteria, 313 had normal (Group 1) and 94 had abnormal CPR (Group 2).

The importance of first trimester screening of cranial posterior fossa in predicting posterior fossa malformations which may be identified in the following weeks of gestation.

Purpose: We aimed to investigate the value of posterior fossa ultrasonography measurements in predicting fetal posterior fossa anomaly at 11-14 weeks of gestation.

Methods: The study was performed at Zeynep Kamil Women and Children's Diseases Training and Research Hospital. Measurements were made in two groups: the control group consisted of 328 fetuses with normal postnatal outcome and the study group consisted of 22 fetuses with enlarged 4 ventricle.

Clinical significance of prenatal double bubble sign on perinatal outcome and literature review.

Objective: To determine the diagnostic accuracy of the double bubble sign in predicting duedonal obstruction, the prevalence of anomalies associated with congenital duedonal obstruction, and to evaluate the outcome of these pregnancies and review the literature.

Methods: We analyzed that the cases with double bubble sign were detected in prenatal ultrasonography between January 2014 and December 2019. Ultrasound reports, karyotyping results, surgical confirmed diagnoses and long-term results were extracted from the hospital database.

What Is the Role of the Maternal Ophthalmic and Cervical Internal Carotid Arteries in Predicting Maternal Adverse Outcomes in Preeclampsia?

Objectives: We aimed to investigate the efficacy of maternal ophthalmic artery (OA) and cervical internal carotid artery (CICA) in predicting adverse maternal outcomes and gestational age at birth in preeclampsia (PE).

Methods: The study was performed at the Zeynep Kamil Women and Children's Diseases Training and Research Hospital. Measurements were made in 2 groups consisting of 50 pregnant women with PE and 50 healthy pregnant women.

Assessment of fetal left ventricular modified myocardial performance index and its prognostic significance for adverse perinatal outcome in intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy.

To investigate the association between fetal left ventricular modified myocardial performance index (LMPI) and intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) and to evaluate the value of LMPI in predicting adverse perinatal outcomes in ICP. In a cross-sectional case-control study, 40 women with ICP were compared with 40 gestational age-matched healthy controls. The isovolumetric contraction time (ICT), isovolumetric relaxation time (IRT), and ejection time (ET) were measured using the Doppler signals of the opening and closing of the mitral and aortic valves.

The effect of the systematic birth preparation program on fear of vaginal delivery and quality of life.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to assess the impact of systematic birth preparation program on fear of vaginal delivery and quality of life (QoL) in pregnant women who request elective cesarean delivery without any obstetric indication.

Methods: This study was conducted prospectively. A total of 100 women who requested elective cesarean delivery due to psychosocial reasons were included into the study.

Sonographic measurement of fetal ear length in Turkish women with a normal pregnancy.

Background: Abnormal fetal ear length is a feature of chromosomal disorders. Fetal ear length measurement is a simple measurement that can be obtained during ultrasonographic examinations.

Aims: To develop a nomogram for fetal ear length measurements in our population and investigate the correlation between fetal ear length, gestational age, and other standard fetal biometric measurements.