Length of stay and its associated factors in the neonatal intensive care unit of Gadarif Hospital, Eastern Sudan: a retrospective study.

Background: Attention is increasingly paid to length of stay (LOS) in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) across countries. Few published data on neonatal LOS exist in Africa, where there is a high burden of neonatal morbidity and mortality. Thus, this study investigated the factors associated with neonatal LOS in the NICU of Gadarif Hospital, Eastern Sudan.

Multidisciplinary unravelling Cogan's syndrome post-C-section: insights into diagnosis, treatment and a possible identified new trigger.

We present a case series consisting of three female patients in their 30s with presumed autoimmune uveitis resembling Cogan's syndrome following caesarean sections (C-sections) with severe intraoperative bleeding and the use of chitosan-tamponade, exhibiting a combination of varying ocular and auditory symptoms postoperatively. Our patients displayed a range of inflammatory ocular changes, including stromal keratitis, panuveitis, retinal infiltrates, haemorrhages, optic disc swelling, and intraretinal and subretinal fluid, along with otalgia and hearing loss, consistent with typical and atypical Cogan's syndrome. Treatment involved systemic corticosteroids, resulting in variable outcomes.

[Analysis of the current status of red blood cell transfusion in very preterm infants from Chinese Neonatal Network in 2022].

To analyze the current status of red blood cell transfusion in very preterm infants (VPI) (gestational age at birth <32 weeks) from Chinese Neonatal Network (CHNN) in 2022. This cross-sectional study was based on the CHNN VPI cohort. It included 6 985 VPI admitted to CHNN 89 participating centers within 24 hours after birth in 2022.

[Analysis of risk factors for post-prematurity respiratory disease in very preterm infants].

To investigate the risk factors associated with post-prematurity respiratory disease (PPRD) in very preterm infants. A prospective cohort study was conducted, enrolling 369 very preterm infants who were admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit of Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, within one week of birth from January 2019 to June 2023. Data on maternal and infant clinical characteristics, neonatal morbidities, and treatments during hospitalization were collected.

Postpartum Readmissions Among Patients with Adult Congenital Heart Disease.

Background: Given risks associated with CHD in the postpartum period, epidemiologic data identifying risk factors and timing of complications may be useful in improving postpartum care.

Objective: The objectives of this study were to determine timing of, risk factors for, and complications associated with 60-day postpartum readmissions following deliveries with maternal congenital heart disease (CHD).

Study Design: The 2010-2020 Nationwide Readmissions Database was used for this retrospective cohort study.

Evaluation of a Risk Screening Tool for Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) in a German Cohort.

Purpose: To assess the efficacy of the DIGIROP-Birth algorithm in identifying infants at risk for developing retinopathy of prematurity (ROP).

Methods: In a retrospective study, we included preterm infants over 11 years, 2010-2020, meeting the inclusion criteria for the DIGIROP-Birth calculator (24 + 0/7 to 30 + 6/7 weeks of gestational age). We assessed the validity of DIGIROP-Birth using receiver-operating characteristic (ROC) curves and calculated area-under-curve (AUC), sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values.

The Effect of Using Chlorhexidine Gluconate and Povidone Iodine Solution on the Healing Process Before a Cesarean Section.

Purpose: This study aimed to compare the effect of povidone iodine (PI) and chlorhexidine gluconate (CG) shower groups on the healing process in cesarean section operations.

Design: Randomized controlled trial.

Methods: Patients were recruited from Gynecology and Obstetrics Hospital in Turkey between February and May 2021.

Corrigendum: The Collection and Application of Autologous Amniotic Fluid to Cesarean Delivery Closure.

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Isolated thrombocytopenia in pregnancy: A monocentric retrospective study of 63 pregnancies in 59 women.

Thrombocytopenia during pregnancy is often thought to be associated with severe bleeding manifestations. Three are the main disorders associated with this condition: gestational thrombocytopenia (GT), immune thrombocytopenia (ITP), and inherited thrombocytopenias (ITs). Reaching the correct diagnosis of this condition has relevant therapeutic and outcome implications.

Risk of Bleed During Pregnancy in Women with Epilepsy Due to Cerebral Vascular Malformations.

Background: Cerebral vascular malformations are rare but important causes of epilepsy in young women. The risk of bleed during pregnancy and delivery as well as the fetal outcomes are important concerns for women with epilepsy (WWE) due to cerebral vascular malformations (EVM).

Objectives: We compared the maternal and fetal outcomes of a cohort of EVM with women with focal epilepsy due to other causes (ENVM).

Effect of early essential newborn care on breastfeeding and outcomes of mothers/newborns post-cesarean section: a randomized controlled trial in China.

Background: The implementation of early essential newborn care (EENC) is important to maternal and neonatal health. However, few studies have conducted a complete procedure of EENC in cesarean section. This study aimed to systematically evaluate the effects of EENC during and after cesarean section.

Impact of screening for large-for-gestational-age fetuses on maternal and neonatal outcomes: a prospective observational study.

Objectives: Debates on the management of macrosomia are still current. We have to consider the consequences of screening to contribute to these discussions. Our aim is to study the consequences of the 3rd trimester fetal macrosomia screening protocols used in several centres in the same French region in order to determine whether this screening affects maternal and neonatal outcomes: mode of delivery, maternal complications (haemorrhage, perineal lesions), neonatal health (pH, Apgar score) and the occurrence of neonatal trauma during delivery.

Treatment Versus Observation in Early Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.

Purpose: Early gestational diabetes mellitus (eGDM) refers to elevated blood glucose levels not meeting the criteria for overt diabetes before 20 weeks gestation. Observational studies link eGDM to adverse outcomes, but randomized controlled trial (RCT) evidence on early intervention benefits remains inconclusive. To address this, we performed a systematic review and meta-analysis (SRM) of RCTs on this subject.

Effect of Epidural Volume Extension Using Low-Dose Sufentanil Combined with Low-Concentration Ropivacaine on Visceral Pain During Cesarean Sections: A Randomized Trial.

Background: Visceral pain is common in cesarean sections conducted under combined spinal-epidural anesthesia (CSE). Epidural volume extension (EVE) is a technique for enhancing the effect of intrathecal blocks by inducing epidural fluid boluses in the CSE. Whether EVE that uses different drugs can reduce visceral pain during cesarean sections is rarely studied.

Defining a panel of principal bacteria associated with endometritis.

The aim of this study is to present a panel that includes the main bacterial genera associated with endometritis. We conducted a search using the terms "endometritis women" OR "female endometritis" OR "pelvic inflammatory disease" AND bacteria* OR "uterine microbiome" in two databases: PubMed and Web of Science, without language or publication year restrictions. The panel is based on an analysis of 40 studies published over the past 38 years.

Enhancing the Survival of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia: Quality Improvement Initiative With a Multidisciplinary Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Team Approach.

Background: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is the only treatment option that can stabilize patients with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) with severe pulmonary hypertension. This study assessed the effects of a multidisciplinary ECMO team approach (META) as part of a quality improvement initiative aimed at enhancing the survival rates of neonates with CDH.

Methods: The medical records of infants with CDH treated at a tertiary center were retrospectively reviewed.

Assessment of lower urinary tract symptoms 6 weeks after delivery and the relationship of pelvic floor muscle function.

Background: Studies on lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in women, especially in relation to different modes of delivery, are limited. The relationship between the emergence of LUTS and the decline of pelvic muscle function after childbirth remains uncertain.

Study Design: This observational study was carried out at the Peking University First Hospital over a time span of 2019-2022.

Cesarean delivery and its determining factors: A hospital-based study in Jashore District, Bangladesh.

Background: The rising prevalence of cesarean deliveries (CD) is a major public health problem worldwide, especially in Bangladesh. This study aims to investigate the prevalence and factors associated with cesarean deliveries in the Jashore district of Bangladesh.

Study Design: This cross-sectional study, conducted from December 2022 to February 2023 in Jashore district, Bangladesh, involved face-to-face interviews with 662 mothers during hospital visits.

Successful myomectomy during pregnancy for the indication of acute lower abdominal pain with red degenerative myoma or ovarian torsion? "Case report".

Uterine fibroids are benign tumors, arising from uterine smooth muscle cells. They are one of the most common benign tumors of the female genital tract among childbearing women, occurring in 20%-50% of women of reproductive age. The association of uterine myomas with pregnancy is high.

Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome of pregnancy with acute massive cerebral infarction: A case report.

Rationale: Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome (CAPS) is the most serious type of antiphospholipid antibody syndrome (APS) and can be easily confused with other disorders, such as hemolytic uremic syndrome, disseminated intravascular coagulation and thrombocytopenia syndromes. Timely diagnosis of CAPS poses considerable challenges due to its rarity and the fact that clinicians often lack knowledge of the disease.

Patient Concerns: A 21-year-old patient was 32 weeks and 5 days pregnant when she presented to the hospital with a 7-hour history of sudden onset of left-sided limb weakness with no apparent cause.

Undiagnosed mirror syndrome with maternal hypoxemia onset during an emergency cesarean section: A case report.

Rationale: Mirror syndrome is a rare pregnancy condition in which maternal edema is associated with fetal hydrops. Because of its rarity and overlapping symptoms, this condition is often misdiagnosed as another pregnancy complication.

Patient Concerns: A 28-year-old pregnant Japanese woman presented with sudden 7.

A single center retrospective study of vNOTES hysterectomy, laparoscopic hysterectomy and vaginal hysterectomy operations.

In our study, we aimed to retrospectively compare vNOTES hysterectomy, a new method, with a vaginal hysterectomy (VH) and total laparoscopic hysterectomy (TLH). Our study included 186 hysterectomy cases (62 vNOTES hysterectomy, 62 VH, and 62 TLH) with benign indications diagnosed between 2021 and 2022. Our study is a retrospective and single-center study.

The First Patient in Poland Treated for SMA with Nusinersen During Pregnancy.

The accessibility of effective SMA (spinal muscular atrophy) treatment is resulting in a growing number of affected women reaching fertility age and deciding to conceive. Pregnancy in women with SMA is associated with a high risk of rapid progression of symptoms, including increased weakness, growing paresis, or even onset of respiratory failure requiring ventilation support. Muscle weakness frequently leads to disability, which in a high percentage is irreversible.

Benefits of Complementary Therapies During Pregnancy, Childbirth and Postpartum Period: A Systematic Review.

Background/objectives: The current trend in maternal health is to foster more natural and less medicalized therapies, with increasing interest in complementary therapies. This study has analyzed the benefits of complementary therapies during pregnancy, delivery and the postpartum period.

Methods: A paired systematic review was carried out (PROSPERO: CRD42024543981).