[Birth defects, medical outcome and somatic development in children conceived after intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI)].

Objective: To analyze the incidence of birth defects, medical outcome and somatic development in children conceived after intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI).

Design: Prospective open cross-sectional clinical study.

Setting: University hospital and private IVF unit.

[Children born after intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI): factors of infertility, pregnancy complications, neonatal period and neonatal characteristics].

Objective: To analyze the type of infertility, pregnancy and neonatal outcome in children conceived after intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI children).

Design: Prospective open cross-sectional clinical study.

Setting: University hospital and private IVF unit.

[Parental attitudes and socio-emotional development in children born after ICSI].

Objective: To analyze parental attitudes and socio-emotional development of children conceived by ICSI.

Design: Open cross-sectional study.

Setting: Department of Clinical Psychology, Thomayer University Hospital, Prague and Department of Paediatrics, Charles University, 2nd Medical School, University Hospital-Motol, Prague.

[Psychomotor and cognitive development of children born after intracytoplasmic sperm injection].

Objective: To analyse data on psychomotor and cognitive development of children born after intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI).

Design: Open cross-section clinical study.

Setting: Institute for the Care of Mother and Child, Prague and Department of Paediatrics, Charles University, 2nd Medical School and University Hospital Motol, Prague.

[Psychomotor development of children with signs of intrapartum hypoxia and monitored by intrapartum fetal pulse oxymetry].

Objective: The following questions were investigated: 1) the psychomotor development in newborns with pathological cardiotocographic recording (CTG), having been born spontaneously due to a normal oxygen saturation monitored by intrapartum pulse oxymetry (IFPO)(group I), 2) possible difference in development of children in group I in comparison with those with pathological CTG without IFPO monitoring delivered by cesarean section (group II), 3) possible differences in children in these two groups with signs of intrapartum hypoxia (groups I and II, respectively) from children delivered spontaneously during physiological delivery without signs of hypoxia (group III).

Design: A prospective clinical study

Setting: Institute for the Care of Mother and Child

Methods: There have been 88 children born in the years 2000-2001 from singleton pregnancies in gestational ages > 36 weeks. Three groups of children were established: 1) in the group I (IFPO, n=32) there were children born spontaneously having pathological CTG detected by cardiotocograph HP50A and simultaneously monitored by intrapartum fetal pulse oxymeter NELLCOR Puritan Benett A400 with the NELLCOR FE 14 sensor with normal values of oxygen saturation.

[Effect of early nutrition on growth parameters and psychomotor development of children of very low birth weight].

Objective: The aim of the study was to evaluate influence of early nutrition on growth parameters and psychomotor development of children with very low birth weight (VLBW).

Design: A prospective clinical study.

Setting: Institute for Care of Mother and Child, Prague.

[Further development of neonates with severe pneumopathy].

Objective: To assess the risk and the degree of possible unfavourable development in neonates with bronchopulmonal dysplasia and with congenital diaphragmatic hernia.

Design: Longitudinal monitoring of the mental, motoric and neurological development until the age of 2 years. Comparison of the findings with the result of polygraphic examination carried out at the expected time of birth.

[Psychological condition of children from pregnancies after assisted reproduction in the third year of life].

Objective: To analyse psychological development of children born after assisted reproductive technology.

Design: Psychological analysis of the child's development related to the technology of assisted reproduction, length of pregnancy and multiple birth was performed and compared with the control group.

Setting: Institute for the Care of Mother and Child, Prague.

[Psychological aspects in perinatal medicine 1980-2000: III. The postnatal period].

Objective: Analysis of the problems concerning postnatal period in the Czech Republic over the last 20 years from psychological point of view. The analysis is included in the basic materials for the elaboration of prognosis in the given area for the project called "Evaluation of the evolution, present state and conditions to secure healthy physical, mental and social development of the new generation until the year 2010" (Grant No. 7346-3).

[Psychologic aspects in perinatal medicine 1980-2000: I. Pregnancy].

Objective: A retrospective view of fulfillment of prognosis concerning psychosocial influence on the development of conceptus within the framework of the "Healthy Physical, Mental and Social Development of the New Generation" (11) as a background work for a new project called "Evaluation of the Development, Present State and Conditions to Provide Healthy Physical, Mental and Social Development of the New Generation until 2010" (No. 7346-3).

Type Of The Study: A retrospective analysis of the period 1980-2000, dealing with psychosocial problems in relation to pregnancy in this country.

Screening of perinatal risk factors leading to deviations of physical development and/or mental retardation of the child and their prevention.

We tried to demonstrate some results obtained from the analysis of one selective and one countrywide follow-up study the mode of detection of risk pregnancies and of risk factors that could be the cause of physical and mental congenital defects; the search for optimal form of screening and prevention in these cases; and verification of the effectivity of these measures.