Publications by authors named "Sonja Perkovic-Kepeci"
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to assess the impact of thyroid health and metabolic disturbances on oxygen levels during pregnancy, emphasizing the importance of predictive parameters for pregnant women.
- Conducted over four years with 99 women who experienced preterm delivery, the study included various analyses, such as thyroid tests and glucose tolerance tests, to evaluate their health status.
- Findings indicated that mothers had an average age of about 32, with most deliveries being vaginal; the use of Doppler sonography to monitor blood flow yielded critical insights into the health of both mothers and babies, especially concerning thyroid issues and gestational diabetes.
: The aim of this study was to assess the differences in Doppler indices of the uterine (Ut), umbilical (UA), and middle cerebral artery (MCA) in diabetic versus non-diabetic pregnancies by conducting a comprehensive systematic review of the literature with a meta-analysis. : PubMed, Web of Science, and SCOPUS were searched for studies that measured the pulsatility index (PI), resistance index (RI), and systolic/diastolic ratio index (S/D ratio) of the umbilical artery, middle cerebral artery, and uterine artery in diabetic versus non-diabetic pregnancies. Two reviewers independently evaluated the eligibility of studies, abstracted data, and performed quality assessments according to standardized protocols.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe aim of this study was to analyze the trends in diabetes in pregnancy in Belgrade, Serbia for the period of the past decade and forecast the number of women with pre-gestational diabetes for the years 2030 and 2050. The study included the data on all pregnant women with diabetes from the registry of the deliveries in Belgrade, by the City Institute of Public Health of Belgrade, Serbia for the period between 2010 and 2020 and the published data on the deliveries on the territory of Belgrade. During the examined period the total number of live births in Belgrade was 196,987, and the prevalence of diabetes in pregnancy was 3.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPrevious adverse pregnancy outcomes (APO) in women with hereditary thrombophilia have emerged as new indications for prophylactic use of low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) during pregnancy. Recent meta-analysis conducted to establish if LMWH may prevent recurrent placenta-mediated pregnancy complications point to important therapeutic effect but these findings are absolutely not universal. Furthermore, previous studies regarding LMWH prophylaxis for APO in women with inherited thrombophilia were performed in high risk patients with previous adverse health outcomes in medical, family and/or obstetric history.
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