Twin-to-twin delivery time: neonatal outcome of the second twin.

Objective: To examine the effect of twin-to-twin delivery time (TTDT) on neonatal outcome.

Methods: We evaluated twin deliveries >34 weeks of gestation. Twin pregnancies with both twins delivered by cesarean section and pregnancies with antenatal complications were excluded.

[Preventive medical check-ups during pregnancy in Austria].

The basis of the preventive medical management during pregnancy in Austria is the mother-child pass which documents all examinations serving to monitor the normal course of pregnancy. Progress during the last few years has shown that regular medical preventive check-ups during pregnancy demonstrably lead to a reduction of maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality. The aim of these preventive pregnancy check-ups is--in addition to the registration of high-risk pregnancies which need an intensified supervision--the earliest identification possible of pregnancy-induced diseases in order to be able to monitor and treat them adequately.

Breast metastasis 56 months before the diagnosis of primary ovarian cancer: a case study.

Background: Breast metastasis of ovarian cancer is rare. A patient with a breast tumor which turned out to be a metastasis as the first clinical manifestation of a primary ovarian cancer diagnosed 56 months later is described.

Case Report: A 72-year-old patient presented with a palpable mass in the right breast.

Pacifier use: what makes mothers change their mind?

Aim: To find out the reasons for mothers to either use or not use a pacifier and to find out the mother's reasons for changing their mind.

Method: We analysed the data of 174 mother-infant pairs by means of a semistructured questionnaire performed shortly after birth, and at the age of 7 weeks and 5 months, respectively.

Results: The main reason for mothers primarily refusing a pacifier was their concern about malformation of the teeth or jaw.