Maternal and fetal outcomes of COVID-19, SARS, and MERS: a narrative review on the current knowledge.

Objective: Coronavirus infections, including SARS, MERS and COVID-19 have significant impact on global health as well as on pregnancies. The aim of this review was to enlighten and summarize the cumulative knowledge regarding the relationship between Coronavirus outbreaks and pregnancy.

Materials And Methods: Literature search was commenced in order to analyze the maternofetal effects of Coronavirus outbreaks.

Dose-dependent effects of carbendazim on rat thymus.

In this study, the effects of carbendazim on the thymus in male rats were evaluated. Carbendazim was administered at 0, 150, 300 and 600 mg kg(-1) day(-1) doses by gavage to male rats for 15 weeks. Body weights of rats in all groups were recorded weekly during treatment.

Effects of carbendazim on rat thyroid, parathyroid, pituitary and adrenal glands and their hormones.

The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of low and high dose of carbendazim on the level of certain hormones and endocrine glands (thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal and pituitary glands) of male rats. Carbendazim is a systemic fungicide with activity against a number of plant pathogens. In this study, daily doses of 0, 150, 300 and 600 mg/kg per day carbendazim were applied to male rats by gavage for 15 weeks.

Carbendazim-induced haematological, biochemical and histopathological changes to the liver and kidney of male rats.

Carbendazim is a systemic broad-spectrum fungicide controlling a wide range of pathogens. It is also used as a preservative in paint, textile, papermaking and leather industry, as well as a preservative of fruits. In the present study, carbendazim was administered at 0, 150, 300 and 600 mg/kg per day doses orally to male rats (Rattus rattus) for 15 weeks.

Prophylaxis of the occurrence of hyperbilirubinemia in relation to maternal oxytocin infusion with steroid treatment.

This study was carried out to investigate the steroid prevention on the occurrence and the severity of red blood cell destruction by the effect of oxytocin usage for labor induction. Venous cord blood was collected from the pregnancies who had oxytocin-induced or augmented labors (20), oxytocin-infused deliveries with steroid use (20), deliveries without oxytocin use (20) and cesarean sections (20). Evaluation of the data showed significant increase in serum bilirubin level, serum lactic dehydrogenase activity, erythrocyte fragility and reticulocyte count (p < 0.