Publications by authors named "Yousef Haddad"
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- A study investigated the use of the middle cerebral artery pulsatility index (MCA-PI) to predict adverse outcomes in pregnancies affected by idiopathic polyhydramnios, which is an abnormal excess of amniotic fluid.
- The research included 128 pregnancies with idiopathic polyhydramnios, revealing that those with MCA-PI below the 10th percentile had significantly higher rates of emergency cesarean deliveries (25.9% vs. 7.9%) and adverse perinatal outcomes (37.0% vs. 15.8%).
- The findings suggest that a lower MCA-PI may indicate fetal distress and increased risk for neonatal complications, though cerebroplacental ratio values did not correlate with adverse outcomes
: As the COVID-19 pandemic wanes, understanding maternal-fetal antibody transfer remains crucial for optimizing vaccination strategies. This study evaluates anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody levels in amniotic fluid following maternal BNT162b2 mRNA vaccination and/or COVID-19 infection during early pregnancy, focusing on the first and second trimesters. : A retrospective cohort study was conducted at a tertiary university-affiliated hospital, involving 149 pregnant women who underwent amniocentesis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Catheter balloon insertion is a common method for cervical ripening and labor induction. Papaverine and its derivatives are musculotropic antispasmodic drugs that directly induce smooth muscle relaxation. Used during childbirth, these drugs have been suggested to shorten the duration of labor.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Ectopic pregnancy (EP) rupture after methotrexate (MTX) treatment can have severe consequences. We examined clinical characteristics and beta-hCG trends that may predict EP rupture after MTX treatment.
Study Design: In this 10-year retrospective study of 277 women with an EP, we compared clinical, sonographic and beta-hCG trends, before and after MTX treatment, between those who did and did not have an EP rupture after MTX treatment.
Problem: Before 2003 there was substantial underreporting of deaths in Jordan. The death notification form did not comply with World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines and information on the cause of death was often missing, incomplete or inaccurate.
Approach: A new mortality surveillance system to determine the causes of death was implemented in 2003 and a unit for coding causes of death was established at the ministry of health.