Development and validation of prediction models for fetal growth restriction and birthweight: an individual participant data meta-analysis.

Background: Fetal growth restriction is associated with perinatal morbidity and mortality. Early identification of women having at-risk fetuses can reduce perinatal adverse outcomes.

Objectives: To assess the predictive performance of existing models predicting fetal growth restriction and birthweight, and if needed, to develop and validate new multivariable models using individual participant data.

Development and validation of a prognostic model to predict birth weight: individual participant data meta-analysis.

Objective: To predict birth weight at various potential gestational ages of delivery based on data routinely available at the first antenatal visit.

Design: Individual participant data meta-analysis.

Data Sources: Individual participant data of four cohorts (237 228 pregnancies) from the International Prediction of Pregnancy Complications (IPPIC) network dataset.

Exploring the mystical relationship between the Moon, Sun, and birth rate.

Objective: The Moon has a noticeable influence on the Earth due to its gravity, the most visible manifestation of which are tides. We aimed to see if the Moon's daily cycle, like the Sun's, affects the prevalence and incidence of childbirth.

Methods: In this retrospective cohort study, we examined all deliveries at the Academic Hospital of Udine between 2001 and 2019.

European association of perinatal medicine (EAPM) position statement: Screening, diagnosis and management of congenital anomalies of the umbilical cord.

Congenital anomalies of the umbilical cord are associated with an increased risk of pregnancy and perinatal complications. Some anomalies of the cord have a higher prevalence than other fetal structural anomalies. The most common anomalies are the absence of an umbilical artery and velamentous insertion of the cord (with or without vasa previa).

Intrapartum pyrexia, cardiotocography traces and histologic chorioamnionitis: a case-control study.

Objectives: To compare characteristics of labor, cardiotocography traces, and maternal and neonatal outcomes, in a cohort of pregnancies at term complicated by maternal intrapartum pyrexia, with or without a histologic diagnosis of chorioamnionitis.

Methods: This is a retrospective case-control study including pregnancies at term with detection of maternal intrapartum pyrexia, delivered between January 2020 and June 2021. Cardiotocography traces were entirely evaluated, since admission till delivery, and classified according to the International Federation of Obstetrics and Gynecology (FIGO) guideline.

Vasa previa in singleton pregnancies: diagnosis and clinical management based on an international expert consensus.

Background: There are limited data to guide the diagnosis and management of vasa previa. Currently, what is known is largely based on case reports or series and cohort studies.

Objective: This study aimed to systematically collect and classify expert opinions and achieve consensus on the diagnosis and clinical management of vasa previa using focus group discussions and a Delphi technique.

Timing of cesarean delivery for fetal heart rate abnormalities in hypertensive pregnancies induced with oral misoprostol or Foley catheter: Secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial.

Objective: The study aims to assess how oral misoprostol for cervical ripening affects the time of cesarean delivery (CD) for fetal heart rate (FHR) abnormalities in pre-eclampsia patients. Secondary goals include determining the role of uterine hyperstimulation, comparing misoprostol with Foley catheter, and identifying risk factors for FHR abnormalities associated with CD.

Methods: A previously published randomized clinical trial was subjected to a secondary analysis (NCT01801410).

Management of preterm labor: Clinical practice guideline and recommendation by the WAPM-World Association of Perinatal Medicine and the PMF-Perinatal Medicine Foundation.

This practice guideline follows the mission of the World Association of Perinatal Medicine in collaboration with the Perinatal Medicine Foundation, bringing together groups and individuals throughout the world, with the goal of improving the management of preterm labor. In fact, this document provides further guidance for healthcare practitioners on the appropriate use of examinations with the aim to improve the accuracy in diagnosing preterm labor and allow timely and appropriate administration of tocolytics, antenatal corticosteroids and magnesium sulphate and avoid unnecessary or excessive interventions. Therefore, it is not intended to establish a legal standard of care.

Comparison of practice vs theory model training for vacuum-assisted delivery: A randomized controlled trial.

Objective: To assess the effect of two modalities of simulation training on acquisition/retention of skills for performing operative vaginal delivery.

Design: Randomized, controlled, single-centre study.

Setting: A tertiary referral hospital in Italy.

Small-for-gestational-age fetus diagnosed in the second trimester: Possible etiologies and short-term neonatal outcomes.

Introduction: The aim of our study was to investigate the causes of fetal growth <10th centile diagnosed <26 weeks' gestation in singleton pregnancies and compare pregnancy outcomes in relation to the identified etiology.

Material And Methods: Historical cohort study conducted in two Italian hospitals which included all small-for-gestational-age fetuses diagnosed between 18+0 and 26+0 weeks over a 10-year period. Fetuses were divided into three groups depending on the prenatally suspected etiology: chromosomal abnormalities (Group 1), malformations (Group 2) and isolated (Group 3).

Hepatocellular carcinoma in pregnancy: A systematic review.

Introduction: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most frequent primary malignant liver tumor and typically develops in the context of chronic liver disease, such as liver cirrhosis or chronic hepatitis B virus infection. Ultrasound evaluation, CT scan, and MRI are used to detect HCC. α-fetoprotein (AFP) is a common marker used to detect HCC in the non-pregnant population, which notoriously increases in pregnant women in relation to gestational age.

Perinatal outcome of monochorionic triamniotic triplet pregnancy: multicenter cohort study.

Objective: Monochorionic (MC) triplet pregnancies are extremely rare and information on these pregnancies and their complications is limited. We aimed to investigate the risk of early and late pregnancy complications, perinatal outcome and the timing and methods of fetal intervention in these pregnancies.

Methods: This was a multicenter retrospective cohort study of MC triamniotic (TA) triplet pregnancies managed in 21 participating centers around the world from 2007 onwards.