Eighty-nine pregnant women, including 62 pregnant females with pyelonephritis, were examined. After bacteriophage treatment for pyelonephritis, there was an increase in the content of iron, a decrease in the level of soluble transferrin receptor without iron therapy, suggesting iron redistribution in pregnant woman. The blood levels of copper, ceruloplasmin, and transferrin in pregnant women with pyelonephritis point to antioxidative defense activation in both healthy pregnant women and pregnant females with pyelonephritis. The serum concentration of ceruloplasmin is of importance for prognosis and evaluation of ceruloplasmin in pregnant women. The higher content of ceruloplasmin in pregnancy is indicative of the involvement of protective mechanisms from autoaggression.
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December 2024
Department of Psycho-Neuroscience and Recovery, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Oradea, Oradea, ROU.
This study investigated the relationship between maternal serum amyloid A (SAA) levels, a biomarker of systemic inflammation, and specific neonatal outcomes in preterm birth (PTB). The study included 66 consecutive pregnant women hospitalized for spontaneous preterm delivery (ranging from 28 to 36 gestational weeks), at the Timisoara Municipal Hospital. The study measured mSAA levels to assess their potential as predictors of fetal outcomes (respiratory distress syndrome [RDS]), as well as their association with APGAR score, neonatal leukocyte count, and C-reactive protein (CRP) levels as indicators of neonatal status and response.
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December 2024
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Objectives: To study the rates of abnormal placentae and associated adverse perinatal outcomes in pregnant women who had COVID 19 infection during pregnancy, remote from delivery. To study the histopathological findings associated with these abnormal placentae.
Methods: A prospective cohort study was carried out, recruiting pregnant women with singleton gestation, who had COVID 19 infection during their pregnancy, remote from delivery between August 2021 to July 2022.
J Family Med Prim Care
December 2024
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Society for Health Allied Research and Education, MediCiti Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
Background: A ten-group classification system of caesarean section was proposed by Michael Robson in 2001. It is helpful in comparing the rates of caesarean section between hospitals. The objective of this study was to determine the caesarean section rates to analyse trends of caesarean section and classify according to Robson's categories.
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December 2024
Department of Cardiology, University Heart & Vascular Center, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Hamburg, Germany.
Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the leading cause of death in pregnant and peripartal women in western countries. Physiological changes during pregnancy can lead to cardiovascular complications in the mother; women with pre-existing heart disease may not tolerate these changes well, increasing their susceptibility to adverse cardiovascular outcomes during pregnancy. The aim of this study is to characterize pregnancy-induced changes in cardiac function, biomarker concentrations and cardiovascular outcomes in women with CVD during pregnancy at a tertiary care hospital in Germany.
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January 2025
Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Yang Ming Campus, No. 155, Sec. 2, Linong Street, Beitou District, Taipei 11217, Taiwan.
Background: Thyroid cancer primarily affects young women and raises concerns about future fertility due to treatments of thyroidectomy and radioactive iodine (RAI) therapy. This study investigated the effects of these treatments on pregnancy probability in young female patients post-diagnosis.
Methods: A nationwide, population-based study using data from Taiwan's National Health Insurance Research Database (2000-2017) examined pregnancy likelihood in women ≤45 years with thyroid cancer.
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