The purpose of this study was to detect the anatomical regularities in the development of twin fetuses on the basis of supravital ultrasound investigations. On the material of ultrasonographic studies of twin fetuses in multiple pregnancy in 328 women of Orenburg and Orenburg region, the successive increase of the ultrasound fetometric parameters was demonstrated with the gradual decline of their increment, which was most expressed in the last month of pregnancy. Fetometric parameters were lower in monochorial twins and in peripheral (and especially marginal) attachment of the umbilical cord to the placenta. Dissociated development of twin fetuses was more expressed in the premature multiple pregnancy.
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November 2024
Département des sciences animales, Université Laval, Pavillon Paul-Comtois, 2425 rue de l'Agriculture, Québec, QC, G1V 0A6, Canada. Electronic address:
In late gestation, the increased energy demand to support the rapid fetal growth can induce an acute negative energy balance associated with a high risk of pregnancy toxemia, especially for prolific ewes (carrying two or more fetuses). The current study was conducted to evaluate the effects of dietary energy during the last 6 weeks prepartum on the energy metabolism dynamic responses and the newborn lamb metabolic profile in prolific ewes. Forty-five crossbred (Dorset × Romanov) ewes were randomly assigned to 1 of 3 dietary energy densities: E: 8.
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Fetal Care and Surgery Center (FCSC), Division of Fetal Medicine and Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Monochorionic twin pregnancies are a subset of twin pregnancies that face potential complications related to a shared circulation between the fetuses. These complications are related to anastomotic placental vessels connecting the cardiovascular systems of the two fetuses, which can result in significant sequela if one twin experiences intrauterine death. The sudden cardiovascular collapse in this scenario leads to a massive blood shift away from the healthy co-twin, significantly jeopardizing its life and long-term neurodevelopmental outcome.
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Department of Neonatology, Al Wakra Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Al Wakrah, Qatar.
Introduction: Aplasia cutis congenita (ACC) is a rare congenital disorder characterized by the localized absence of skin at birth, primarily affecting the scalp but also affecting the trunk and limbs. Nine different presentations have been reported. Group V-ACC (G-V ACC) is a rare type associated with fetus papyraceus.
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December 2024
Department of Obstetrics, Center of Fetal Medicine & intrauterine pediatrics, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Dear Editor, in this study, we propose a novel linkage disequilibrium information-based noninvasive zygosity (LDNZ) assessment method in twin pregnancies. It combines fetus-specific allele frequency analysis with LD block to reduce the number of required single nucleotide polymorphism markers and experiment costs. LDNZ method offers a noninvasive, accurate, and cost-effective solution for zygosity assessment, addressing the need for precise obstetric care in twin pregnancies.
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