The association between gestational impaired glucose tolerance and hyperglycemic markers: A prospective study.

Objective: To investigate the association between gestational impaired glucose tolerance (GIGT), and laboratory and clinical hyperglycemic markers.

Methods: A prospective study in Holon between 2017 and 2019. Women with a singleton term delivery and one abnormal value in their last three oral glucose tolerance test measurements (OGTTs; GIGT group, n = 60) were compared with control women with normal glucose challenge test (GCT) and/or OGTT measurements (n = 60).

Amniotic fluid transitioning from clear to meconium stained during labor-prevalence and association with adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes.

Objective: The objective of this study is to compare pregnancy outcomes in deliveries complicated by primary meconium-stained amniotic fluid (MSAF, present at membrane rupture) and secondary MSAF (transitioned from clear to MSAF during labor).

Methods: The medical records and neonatal charts of all deliveries ≥ 37 weeks between October 2008 and July 2018 were reviewed. The primary outcome was composite adverse neonatal outcome that included early neonatal complications.

Inflammatory Response in Preterm Newborns Born after Prolonged Premature Rupture of Membranes: Is There a Correlation with Placental Histological Findings?

Background: Preterm birth is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality among neonates in the United States. Early recognition of sepsis in this population is a challenging task since overt clinical signs can be difficult to determine. C-reactive protein (CRP), one of the most frequently non-specific used laboratory test, can indirectly aid the diagnosis of neonatal sepsis.

Controlled sleep restriction for rhythmic movement disorder.

Rhythmic movement disorder is a parasomnia that is difficult to treat. In our study, 3 weeks of controlled sleep restriction with hypnotic administration in the first week resulted in almost complete resolution of the movements in 6 children. This therapeutic success suggests that rhythmic movement disorder results from a voluntary self-soothing behavior.

Prevalence and risk of sleep disturbances in adolescents after minor head injury.

Sleep disturbances were reported in patients during the acute stage after minor head injury, and for some of these patients, the disturbances may become chronic. The purpose of the present study was to assess the prevalence and risk factors of the long-term sleep disturbances in adolescents after minor head injury. Unselected adolescents (98) who had experienced a minor head injury 0.