Publications by authors named "Pilar Prats-Rodriguez"

Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the association of aberrant right subclavian artery (ARSA) with genetic abnormalities and postnatal symptomatology, by comparing isolated and non-isolated ARSA cases.

Methods: Retrospective, descriptive and comparative study involving fetuses diagnosed with ARSA during routine fetal ultrasound scans, between 19 and 40 weeks, in a tertiary referral university hospital in Barcelona from January 2007 to December 2023.

Results: Out of 154 fetuses diagnosed with ARSA, 75.

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Aim: Cesarean section is known to be increased with advanced maternal age in women undergoing induction of labor (IOL), but there is less information regarding other possible adverse maternal and fetal outcomes.

Methods: Retrospective cohort study of singleton, nulliparous, at-term women undergoing IOL between January 2007 and September 2020. Outcomes studied were: cesarean section, failed induction rate, fetal distress, post-partum hemorrhage, post-partum hysterectomy, and need of transfusion.

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Article Synopsis
  • COVID-19 has significantly impacted pregnant women, revealing connections between the severity of the disease and the physiological changes during pregnancy.
  • Recent research highlights maternal country of origin and its Human Development Index (HDI) as crucial factors affecting COVID-19 outcomes for pregnant women and their newborns.
  • In a study involving 1,347 pregnant women infected with SARS-CoV-2, those from countries with lower HDI experienced higher rates of maternal and perinatal complications, demonstrating that HDI is a key independent risk factor influencing these health outcomes.
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Pregnant women who are infected with SARS-CoV-2 are at an increased risk of adverse perinatal outcomes. With this study, we aimed to better understand the relationship between maternal infection and perinatal outcomes, especially preterm births, and the underlying medical and interventionist factors. This was a prospective observational study carried out in 78 centers (Spanish Obstetric Emergency Group) with a cohort of 1347 SARS-CoV-2 PCR-positive pregnant women registered consecutively between 26 February and 5 November 2020, and a concurrent sample of PCR-negative mothers.

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Background: To determine whether severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2, the cause of COVID-19 disease) exposure in pregnancy, compared to non-exposure, is associated with infection-related obstetric morbidity.

Methods: We conducted a multicentre prospective study in pregnancy based on a universal antenatal screening program for SARS-CoV-2 infection. Throughout Spain 45 hospitals tested all women at admission on delivery ward using polymerase-chain-reaction (PCR) for COVID-19 since late March 2020.

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Around two percent of asymptomatic women in labor test positive for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in Spain. Families and care providers face childbirth with uncertainty. We determined if SARS-CoV-2 infection at delivery among asymptomatic mothers had different obstetric outcomes compared to negative patients.

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