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The objective of this study was to find out the effectiveness and safety of vaginal misoprostol in delivering the dead fetus in cases of intrauterine fetal death (IUFD). This cross sectional study was undertaken among all consecutive patients admitted at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
This collaborative study between the departments of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of the University College Hospital, Ibadan and Federal Medical Centre, Abeokuta assessed the value of intravaginal misoprostol in the management of intra-uterine fetal death. Fifty-six women at gestational ages between 17
OBJECTIVE
The primary objective of our study was to examine the safety and the secondary objective was to examine the effectiveness of ginger for nausea and vomiting of pregnancy (NVP).
METHODS
Pregnant women who called the Motherisk Program who were taking ginger during the first trimester of
In most pregnancies that miscarry, arrest of embryonic or fetal development occurs some time (often weeks) before the miscarriage occurs. Ultrasound examination can reveal abnormal findings during this phase by demonstrating anembryonic pregnancies or embryonic or fetal death. Gemeprost (Cervagem), a synthetic PGE1 prostaglandin analogue was used to induce labour in 20 patients with second trimester intra uterine fetal death. The mean induction abortion interval was 13.8 hours; 17 of the 20 patients delivered within 24 hours. In 17 cases the placenta was retained and the
The objective of this study was to examine the association between caffeine intake during pregnancy and fetal mortality in Montevideo, the capital city of Uruguay, taking into account several potential confounding factors. A population-based case-control study was conducted between 1 August 2002 and
BACKGROUND
A woman may need to give birth prior to the spontaneous onset of labour in situations where the fetus has died in utero (also called a stillbirth), or for the termination of pregnancy where the fetus, if born alive would not survive or would have a permanent handicap. Misoprostol is a
Clinical questionCan ginger treat nausea and vomiting of pregnancy?Bottom lineIn the first trimester ginger might improve nausea and vomiting by about 4 points on a 40-point scale or stop vomiting for 1 in 3 women at 6 days. The largest study suggests no increase in fetal malformations or
The pattern of nausea and/or vomiting of pregnancy were investigated in a group of 414 predominantly white, upper middle-class women in Albany, New York; patterns were ascertained before their eighty-eighth day of gestation and followed up to the end of pregnancy. Of these, 89.4% reported at least
BACKGROUND
In most pregnancies that miscarry, arrest of embryonic or fetal development occurs some time (often weeks) before the miscarriage occurs. Ultrasound examination can reveal abnormal findings during this phase by demonstrating anembryonic pregnancies or embryonic or fetal death. Treatment
OBJECTIVE
Metoclopramide, a drug frequently used for nausea and vomiting in pregnancy, is thought to be safe, but information on the risk of specific malformations and fetal death is lacking.
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the safety of metoclopramide use in pregnancy.
METHODS
Register-based cohort study
OBJECTIVE
To study the efficacy, safety and maternal satisfaction of oral misoprostol for induction of labour in patients with prelabour rupture of membrane at term (PROM).
METHODS
Pregnant women with singleton pregnancy at term with cephalic presentation with prelabour rupture of membranes having
Listeriosis is an infection produced by Listeria monocytogenes. It is infrequent and affects people at extreme ages, pregnant women, immunocompromised people and, occasionally, healthy people. Its incidence has increased in recent years and shows a certain tendency to seasonality, increasing in
The etiology and pathogenesis of the HELLP syndrome, a multisystem disease occurring only in pregnancy, are still unclear. Curiously, very few authors have investigated whether inherited factors may be involved. We report two cases of HELLP syndrome in two unrelated women whose fetuses were
The simultaneous occurrence of primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) and pancreatitis during pregnancy is very rare. We present a case of concurrent PHPT and pancreatitis in pregnancy and review 13 cases reported in the English and Japanese literature. Two maternal and three fetal deaths occurred.