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  • Communication
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,305 Views
10 Pages

Maternal Plasma RNA in First Trimester Nullipara for the Prediction of Spontaneous Preterm Birth ≤ 32 Weeks: Validation Study

  • Carl P. Weiner,
  • Helen Zhou,
  • Howard Cuckle,
  • Argyro Syngelaki,
  • Kypros H. Nicolaides,
  • Mark L. Weiss and
  • Yafeng Dong

The first-trimester prediction of spontaneous preterm birth (sPTB) has been elusive, and current screening is heavily dependent on obstetric history. However, nullipara lack a relevant history and are at higher risk for spontaneous (s)PTB ≤ 32 wee...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,626 Views
12 Pages

Nulliparas at Term with Premature Rupture of Membranes and an Unfavorable Cervix: Labor Induction with Prostaglandin or Oxytocin? A Retrospective Matched Case Study

  • Maayan Bas Lando,
  • Ewida Majida,
  • Amy Solnica,
  • Sarit Helman,
  • Tal Margaliot Kalifa,
  • Sorina Grisaru-Granovsky and
  • Orna Reichman

9 June 2024

Background: Induction of labor (IOL) in nulliparas with premature rupture of membranes (PROM) and an unfavorable cervix at term poses challenges. Our study sought to investigate the impact of prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) compared to oxytocin on the durati...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
2,938 Views
8 Pages

Vaginal Dinoprostone Insert versus Cervical Ripening Balloon for Term Induction of Labor in Obese Nulliparas—A Randomized Controlled Trial

  • Roy Lauterbach,
  • Dikla Ben Zvi,
  • Haneen Dabaja,
  • Ragda Zidan,
  • Naphtali Justman,
  • Dana Vitner,
  • Ron Beloosesky,
  • Nadir Ghanem,
  • Yuval Ginsberg and
  • Nizar Khatib
  • + 1 author

11 April 2022

Data regarding the preferred induction method in women with obesity is scarce. The current study was aimed at comparing pharmacological and mechanical induction in this population. This prospective randomized controlled trial was conducted between 20...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,932 Views
6 Pages

Are There Similarities in Pregnancy Complications and Delivery Outcomes among Sisters?

  • Hila Shalev-Ram,
  • Gal Cohen,
  • Shai Ram,
  • Lior Heresco,
  • Hanoch Schreiber,
  • Tal Biron-Shental,
  • Michal Kovo and
  • Dorit Ravid

13 November 2022

This retrospective cohort study evaluated pregnancy outcomes and similarities between pairs of nulliparous sisters with a singleton fetus who delivered between 2013 and 2020. The “Sister-1 group” was defined as the sibling who delivered f...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
5,269 Views
8 Pages

The Impact of Early Epidural Analgesia on the Course of Labor and Delivery

  • Atene Simanauskaite,
  • Gabriele Kavaliauskaite,
  • Justina Kacerauskiene and
  • Vilda Vilimiene

18 April 2025

Background and Objectives: This study aimed to assess the impact of early epidural analgesia (EA) on the progression of labor and delivery outcomes among nulliparous women. Materials and Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted utilizing data...

  • Interesting Images
  • Open Access
329 Views
7 Pages

STUMP Swiftly Followed by Large Adenomyoma in a Young Nulliparous Patient

  • Georgiana Nemeti,
  • Gheorghe Cruciat,
  • Iulian Gabriel Goidescu,
  • Chereches Roberta,
  • Vasile Marian Ticala,
  • Mihai Surcel,
  • Cerasela Mihaela Goidescu,
  • Adelina Staicu,
  • Dan Boitor-Borza and
  • Daniel Muresan
  • + 1 author

27 November 2025

The potential concurrence of uterine leiomyoma and adenomyosis has been mentioned in several studies to date, but as co-existing entities, not as a sequence of pathologic events. This is the case of a young 31-year-old nulliparous patient presenting...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,480 Views
8 Pages

26 January 2021

Objective: To investigate the effect of parity and interpregnancy interval (IPI) on perinatal outcomes in advanced maternal age (AMA) parturients. Methods: A population-based retrospective cohort study of all women older than 40 years, who had a sing...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,580 Views
10 Pages

6 April 2025

Background and Objectives: Remifentanil is a potent synthetic μ-opioid receptor agonist known for its rapid onset and ultrashort duration of action, making it a popular choice for intravenous labor analgesia. The analgesic effectiveness of remifen...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,014 Views
12 Pages

The Effect of Females’ Reproductive Factors on Pituitary Gland Size in Women at Reproductive Age

  • Mohammad Hossein Daghighi,
  • Fatemeh Seifar,
  • Alireza Parviz,
  • Masoud Poureisa,
  • Farid Hajibonabi,
  • Shadi Daghighi and
  • Rosa Golshan

11 July 2019

Background and Objectives: The brain imaging of the pituitary gland in females has shown a change in pituitary size and volume in the female’s population. It has been proven that the pituitary gland is affected by pregnancy, giving birth, and h...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
4,314 Views
15 Pages

Tokophobia: Psychopathology and Diagnostic Consideration of Ten Cases

  • Toshinori Kitamura,
  • Mizuki Takegata,
  • Yuriko Usui,
  • Yukiko Ohashi,
  • Satoshi Sohda,
  • Jun Takeda,
  • Tomomi Saito,
  • Yasuyo Kasai,
  • Hideki Watanabe and
  • Satoru Takeda

21 February 2024

Tokophobia is regarded as the intensive fear of childbirth that some pregnant women have. However, little is known about the psychopathological details of tokophobia (fear of childbirth). Between 2020 and 2021, a total of 10 pregnant women (nine null...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,071 Views
8 Pages

CD133 Expression in Placenta Chorioangioma Presenting as a Giant Asymptomatic Mass

  • Gianluca Di Massa,
  • Guglielmo Stabile,
  • Federico Romano,
  • Andrea Balduit,
  • Alessandro Mangogna,
  • Beatrice Belmonte,
  • Pina Canu,
  • Emma Bertucci,
  • Giuseppe Ricci and
  • Tiziana Salviato

11 February 2021

Background: Placental chorioangioma is the most common benign non-trophoblastic neoplasm of the placenta. Its clinical relevance lies in the size of the tumor since larger masses cause pregnancy complications, including an unfavorable neonatal outcom...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
5,533 Views
7 Pages

Bloody Amniotic Fluid and Neonatal Outcomes

  • Hanoch Schreiber,
  • Gal Cohen,
  • Hila Shalev-Ram,
  • Sivan Farladansky-Gershnabel,
  • Omer Weitzner,
  • Tal Biron-Shental,
  • Michal Kovo,
  • Shmuel Arnon and
  • Ofer Markovitch

12 July 2023

Information on the effect of bloody amniotic fluid during labor at term is scarce. This study assessed risk factors and adverse outcomes in labors with bloody amniotic fluid. During the six years of this study, all nulliparas in our institution, with...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,665 Views
20 Pages

Effect of Ti6Al4V Alloy Surface and Porosity on Bone Osseointegration: In Vivo Pilot Study in Rabbits

  • Amparo Vanaclocha,
  • Vicente Vanaclocha,
  • Carlos M. Atienza,
  • Pablo Jordá-Gómez,
  • Víctor Primo-Capella,
  • Jose R. Blasco,
  • Luis Portolés,
  • Nieves Saiz-Sapena and
  • Leyre Vanaclocha

6 May 2025

Unmodified Ti6Al4V can osseointegrate, but sometimes this capacity needs to be improved. This study aimed to see how much porosity improves osseointegration in a Ti6Al4V implant. Three types of Ti6Al4V cylindrical-shaped implants (13.00 mm length &ti...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
5,004 Views
7 Pages

15 November 2021

Background: The severity of nausea and vomiting of pregnancy (NVP) correlates with pregnancy complications. This study aimed to confirm the measurement and structural invariance of the 24 h Pregnancy-Unique Quantification of Emesis and Nausea (PUQE-2...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
2,687 Views
11 Pages

Association between Gestational Weight Gain and Risk of Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy among Women with Obesity: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study in Japan

  • Momoka Ito,
  • Hyo Kyozuka,
  • Tomoko Yamaguchi,
  • Misa Sugeno,
  • Tsuyoshi Murata,
  • Tsuyoshi Hiraiwa,
  • Fumihiro Ito,
  • Daisuke Suzuki,
  • Toma Fukuda and
  • Yasuhisa Nomura
  • + 1 author

23 May 2023

The relationship between weight gain during pregnancy and the onset of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy in women with pre-pregnancy obesity remains unclear. We examined the effects of weight gain during pregnancy on hypertensive disorders of pregn...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
4,386 Views
11 Pages

Different Background: Natural Killer Cell Profiles in Secondary versus Primary Recurrent Pregnancy Loss

  • Laura Strobel,
  • Kilian Vomstein,
  • Christiana Kyvelidou,
  • Susanne Hofer-Tollinger,
  • Katharina Feil,
  • Ruben-Jeremias Kuon,
  • Susanne Ebner,
  • Jakob Troppmair and
  • Bettina Toth

7 January 2021

(1) Background: Prior studies suggested a significant impact of previous live births on peripheral natural killer cells (pNK) in patients with recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL). Patients with primary RPL (pRPL, no live birth) showed higher numbers of pN...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,903 Views
13 Pages

Investigating Caesarean Section Practice among Teenage Romanian Mothers Using Modified Robson Ten Group Classification System

  • Alexandra Matei,
  • Mihai Cornel Dimitriu,
  • George Alexandru Roșu,
  • Cristian George Furău and
  • Crîngu Antoniu Ionescu

The Robson ten-group classification system is a recognized effective method of assessing caesarean rate. It is based on dividing patients into ten mutually exclusive groups, focusing on six maternal and newborn variables (parity, gestational age, plu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
4,148 Views
12 Pages

Understanding Determinants of Pregnant Women’s Knowledge of Lifestyle-Related Risk Factors: A Cross-Sectional Study

  • Farah Nawabi,
  • Franziska Krebs,
  • Laura Lorenz,
  • Arim Shukri,
  • Adrienne Alayli and
  • Stephanie Stock

Research indicates that a woman’s lifestyle during pregnancy influences her child’s health and development. Therefore, women need to possess sufficient knowledge regarding the elements of a healthy lifestyle during pregnancy. To date, the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10,142 Views
9 Pages

Effect of Pethidine Injection on the Duration of Labor and Pregnancy Outcomes: A Retrospective Cohort Study

  • Eun Byeol Cho,
  • Hyun Joo Chae,
  • Jung Min Ryu,
  • Hyo Jin Lee,
  • Seong Yeon Hong and
  • Jin Young Bae

12 January 2024

Background and Objectives: Long and ineffective labor causes hardships for mothers and doctors and increases the rate of cesarean sections and medical comorbidities. Several factors contribute to effective and less painful labor, including maternal a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,352 Views
11 Pages

Induction of Labor in Twins—Double Trouble?

  • Miriam Lopian,
  • Lior Kashani-Ligumsky,
  • Ronnie Cohen,
  • Izaak Wiener,
  • Bat-Chen Amir,
  • Yael Gold Zamir,
  • Ariel Many and
  • Hadar Rosen

4 March 2023

Objective: To determine and compare the safety and efficacy of different methods of induction of labor in twin gestations and their effect on maternal and neonatal outcomes. Methods: A retrospective observational cohort study was conducted at a singl...