Publications by authors named "Vaidile Jakaite"

Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP), including preeclampsia (PE) and gestational hypertension (GH), are major causes of maternal and foetal morbidity and mortality. This review elucidates the role of regulatory T cells (Tregs) in the immunological aspects of HDP and explores their therapeutic potential. Tregs, which play a critical role in maintaining immune homeostasis, are crucial in pregnancy to prevent immune-mediated rejection of the foetus.

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Objective: to study the true determinants of adverse perinatal outcome (APO) in term healthy mothers with normal cardiotocograph (CTG), evaluating the real influence of maternal age.

Material And Methods: In a retrospective study, we assessed a group of 529 term healthy mothers with normal CTGs that regardless of maternal age, evolved spontaneously up to 41 ± 2 weeks. The result of the conservative management was evaluated by means of univariable and multivariable logistic regression analysis, determining the association of maternal age and other clinical and ultrasonographical parameters with APO.

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Purpose: The aim of the study was to construct a reference range for the Lithuanian population for fetal biparietal diameter (BPD), occipitofrontal diameter (OFD), head circumference (HC), abdominal circumference (AC) and femur length (FL) and to compare them with the old local and current international reference values.

Methods: A prospective cross-sectional study was carried out in secondary referral centres Vilnius University Hospital Santariškių Klinikos Centro Affiliate in 2008-2009 and Vilnius Maternity Hospital in 2009-2014. The fetal biometry of 556 fetuses between 12 and 42 weeks gestation was performed.

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Objective: To compare the accuracies of several sonographic parameters for the prediction of adverse perinatal outcome (APO) prior to delivery.

Methods: This was a prospective study of fetuses attending the day hospital unit of a tertiary referral hospital that were scanned at 34-41 weeks and gave birth within 24 h of examination. APO was defined as a composite of abnormal intrapartum fetal heart rate or intrapartum fetal scalp pH < 7.

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Objectives: The objectives of this study were to evaluate the diagnostic abilities of the cerebroplacental ratio (CPR) for the prediction of adverse perinatal outcome (APO) and cesarean section for intrapartum fetal compromise (CS-IFC) within 1 day of delivery.

Design: Retrospective observational case-control study.

Methods: This was a study of 254 high-risk fetuses attending the day hospital unit of a tertiary referral hospital that underwent an ultrasound examination at 32-41 weeks and gave birth within 1 day of examination.

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Background: There are little up-to-date data available on the duration of exclusive breastfeeding in Lithuania. The aim of our study was to examine the factors that could influence exclusive breastfeeding during the first 6 months of life.

Methods: In 2016, a survey was conducted at the Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic of Vilnius University Hospital, Santaros Klinikos.

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Objective: To evaluate whether first trimester fetal heart rate (FHR) and nuchal translucency (NT) associate with preterm birth (PTB).

Methods: This was a comparative case-control study of 518 normal pregnancies with no history of PTB, of which 272 delivered at term (TB) and 246 progressed to spontaneous PTB prior to 37, 34, 32, and 28 weeks. Fetal heart rate (FHR) and NT values at the first-trimester scan were compared by means of univariable (Mann-Whitney) and multivariable logistic regression analysis considering hourglass membranes (HM) as the most severe PTB subgroup.

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Objective: It was the aim of this study to describe a micro-RNA (miRNA) profile characteristic of late-onset fetal growth restriction (FGR) and to investigate the pathways involved in their biochemical action.

Methods: In this prospective study, 25 fetuses (16 normal and 9 with FGR [estimated fetal weight <10th centile plus cerebroplacental ratio <0.6765 multiples of the median]) were evaluated with Doppler ultrasound after 36 weeks.

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to identify the main reasons of breastfeeding cessation in Lithuania and if there is a link between the length of maternity leave and breastfeeding cessation. a prospective questionnaire study was conducted in a tertiary hospital from 2016 to 2017. The sample size included 449 women.

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We present a case of sirenomelia diagnosed in the first trimester of pregnancy. The ultrasound examination showed fused lower extremities and an anechoic structure in the lower abdomen that is clue in the early diagnosis. The postmortem study showed the existence of a single umbilical artery (vitelline artery), with an origin in the abdominal aorta.

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Congenital dislocation of the knee (CDK) is characterized by hyperextension of the knee with forward displacement of the proximal tibia. It is associated with other joint dislocations and deformities and may occur isolated or as part of different systemic syndromes. Despite its characteristic postnatal morphology, prenatal descriptions are very scarce.

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The aim of this study was to investigate variability of individual trajectories for height in two different birth cohorts of Lithuanian infants. Data were derived from the personal health records of 781 (399 boys and 382 girls) and 263 (139 boys and 124 girls) children born in 1990 and 1996 (respectively) in the city of Vilnius in Lithuania. The height of each child at birth, at one year and two years of age was investigated.

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