Unveiling the evolution of fetal death in pregnancy in different cultures by Gisele Ferreira Paris, Francine de Montigny, Sandra Marisa Pelloso

“…Continuous studies on prenatal care for women who had stillbirths are necessary for early detection of pathological conditions and appropriate interventions.…”
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Heroin detoxification during pregnancy: A systematic review and retrospective study of the management of heroin addiction in pregnancy by K Gilfillan, L Dannatt, D Stein, B Vythilingum

“…Early case reports described an increased risk of stillbirths and fetal distress after methadone detoxification, but more recent case series involving larger numbers of patients showed positive outcomes. …”
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Causes of Death in Children under- Five Years Old at AL-Batool Teaching Hospital by Aseel Jasim Muhammad

“…Date of death, sex and age, and the cause of death were collected. the recorded .Death causes  were classified according to the International Classification of Disease version10 (ICD-10). Stillbirths were excluded. Results: A 500  deaths  were listed, ( 254 boys  and  246girls    ).  …”
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Pregnancy outcomes in myeloproliferative neoplasms: UK prospective cohort study. by Alimam, S, Bewley, S, Chappell, L, Knight, M, Seed, P, Gray, G, Harrison, C, Robinson, S

“…The incidence of miscarriage was 1·7/100 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0·04-9·24) and the perinatal mortality rate was 17/1000 (95% CI: 0·44-92·36) live and stillbirths. Incidence of maternal complications was 9% (5/57) pre-eclampsia, 9% (5/57) post-partum haemorrhage and 3·5% (2/57) post-partum haematoma. …”

Safety of benzyl benzoate lotion and permethrin in pregnancy: a retrospective matched cohort study. by Mytton, O, Mcgready, R, Lee, S, Roberts, C, Ashley, E, Carrara, V, Thwai, K, Jay, M, Wiangambun, T, Singhasivanon, P, Nosten, F

“…Conditional Poisson regression was used to estimate risk ratios for outcomes of pregnancy (proportion of abortions, congenital abnormalities, neonatal deaths, stillbirths and premature babies), mean birthweight and estimated median gestational age, for scabies and scabies-free women, independently for BBL and permethrin. …”

Influence of pregnancy on neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder. by Kim, W, Kim, S, Nakashima, I, Takai, Y, Fujihara, K, Leite, M, Kitley, J, Palace, J, Santos, E, Coutinho, E, Silva, A, Kim, B, Kim, B, Ahn, S, Kim, H

“…There was one preterm delivery with birth defects and no stillbirths. The ARR during pregnancy did not differ from that before pregnancy, but it increased significantly during the first and second trimesters after delivery (5.3 and 3.7 times, respectively). …”

Comparison of outcomes of perinatal care in Slovakia and the UK. by Kristufkova, A, Korbel, M, Borovsky, M, Knight, M

“…Perinatal mortality figures included stillbirths weighing 1000g or more and early neonatal deaths. …”

Risk Stratification of Foetuses based on Estimated Foetal Weight less than the 40th Percentile and Evaluation of Perinatal Outcomes using Third-trimester Obstetric Ultrasound: A Pr... by Sakshi Nischal, Sumitra Bachani, Jyotsana Suri, Harish Chellani, Suchandana Das Gupta, Rekha Bharti, Divya Pandey

“…At a cut-off of EFW (g) less than or equal to 2122 g (between the 10th and 20th centile) during the first ultrasound, it predicted SGA neonates requiring NICU admissions with a sensitivity of 80% and a specificity of 70%. No stillbirths or neonatal mortality occurred in the study group. …”
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Fifteen Year Regional Center Experience in Sperm Banking for Cancer Patients: Use and Reproductive Outcomes in Survivors by Sara Stigliani, Claudia Massarotti, Caterina De Leo, Elena Maccarini, Fausta Sozzi, Angelo Cagnacci, Paola Anserini, Paola Scaruffi

“…A total of 13 children were born, with 35% of the cumulative live-birth delivery rate per couple. No stillbirths or malformations were recorded. These successful findings demonstrated that pregnancy could be safely achieved using frozen-thawed sperm of cancer survivors who cryopreserved before gonadotoxic therapies.…”
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Meniscus Matrix Structural and Biomechanical Evaluation: Age-Dependent Properties in a Swine Model by Lucia Aidos, Silvia Clotilde Modina, Valentina Rafaela Herrera Millar, Giuseppe Maria Peretti, Laura Mangiavini, Marco Ferroni, Federica Boschetti, Alessia Di Giancamillo

“…Medial fully developed menisci (FD, 9-month-old pigs), partially developed menisci (PD, 1-month-old piglets), and not developed menisci (ND, from stillbirths) were collected. Cellularity and glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) deposition were evaluated by ELISA, while Collagen 1 and aggrecan were investigated by immunohistochemistry and Western blot analyses in order to be compared to the biomechanical properties of traction and compression tensile forces, respectively. …”
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Pregnancy Outcomes in Late Onset Pompe Disease by Ozlem Goker-Alpan, Vellore G. Kasturi, Maninder K. Sohi, Renuka P. Limgala, Stephanie L. Austin, Tabitha Jennelle, Maryam Banikazemi, Priya S. Kishnani

“…Complications with pregnancy or birth were not higher, except for an increase in the rate of stillbirths (3.8% compared to the national average of 0.2–0.7%). …”
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A study to assess the magnitude of exposure to secondhand smoke among antenatal mothers in an urban slum of central Karnataka by Rachana R Annadani, Smruti Krishna Bhat, Malatesh Undi

“…Introduction: Secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure in reproductive-age women can cause adverse reproductive health outcomes similar to active tobacco smoking such as pregnancy complications, fetal growth restriction, preterm delivery, stillbirths, and infant death. Nearly 56% of the reproductive-age women in the World Health Organization South-East Asian region are exposed to SHS. …”
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Cholera Infection Risks and Cholera Vaccine Safety in Pregnancy by Pamela El Hayek, Myriam Boueri, Leah Nasr, Christine Aoun, Edouard Sayad, Karl Jallad

“…Cholera infection is a serious threat on pregnancy as it could lead to increased stillbirths and neonatal death. Fetal death was shown to occur mainly in the third trimester as most of the pregnant women infected with cholera had spontaneous abortions even after controlling for other confounding variables such as maternal age, dehydration level, and vomiting. …”
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Exposure to heat stress leads to striking clone-specific nymph deformity in pea aphid. by Hawa Jahan, Mouhammad Shadi Khudr, Ali Arafeh, Reinmar Hager

“…Most mothers survived but their progenies showed abnormalities, as stillbirths and appendageless or weak nymphs with folded appendages were delivered. …”
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Incidence of facial clefts in Cambridge, United Kingdom. by Bister, D, Set, P, Cash, C, Coleman, N, Fanshawe, T

“…Of 23,577 live and stillbirths, 30 had facial clefts. AUS detected 17 of these. …”

Pregnancy outcomes in myeloproliferative neoplasms: UK prospective cohort study by Alimam, S, Bewley, S, Chappell, L, Knight, M, Seed, P, Gray, G, Harrison, C, Robinson, S

“…The incidence of miscarriage was 1·7/100 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0·04–9·24) and the perinatal mortality rate was 17/1000 (95% CI: 0·44–92·36) live and stillbirths. Incidence of maternal complications was 9% (5/57) pre-eclampsia, 9% (5/57) post-partum haemorrhage and 3·5% (2/57) post-partum haematoma. …”

Seroprevalence of Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease Virus in Guangdong Cattle Farms during 2013–2017, China by Min-Na Lv, Jian-Bo Zhu, Shen-Quan Liao, Zhen-Xing Yang, Xu-Hui Lin, Nan-Shan Qi, Qin-Ling Chen, Cai-Yan Wu, Juan Li, Hai-Ming Cai, Jian-Fei Zhang, Jun-Jing Hu, Wen-Wan Xiao, Xu Zhang, Ming-Fei Sun

“…Sporadic outbreaks of EHD have caused thousands of deaths and stillbirths on cattle farms. However, not much is known about the circulating status of EHDV in Guangdong, southern China. …”
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Delayed and Interrupted Ventilation with Excess Suctioning after Helping Babies Breathe with Congolese Birth Attendants by Jackie K. Patterson, Daniel Ishoso, Joar Eilevstjønn, Melissa Bauserman, Ingunn Haug, Pooja Iyer, Beena D. Kamath-Rayne, Adrien Lokangaka, Casey Lowman, Eric Mafuta, Helge Myklebust, Tracy Nolen, Janna Patterson, Antoinette Tshefu, Carl Bose, Sara Berkelhamer

“…This is a secondary analysis of a clinical trial evaluating the effect of resuscitation training and electronic heart rate monitoring on stillbirths. We included in-born, liveborn neonates ≥28 weeks gestation whose resuscitation care was directly observed and documented. …”
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Socio-Epidemiological Factors with Negative Impact on Infant Morbidity, Mortality Rates, and the Occurrence of Birth Defects by Elena Ţarcă, Solange Tamara Roșu, Elena Cojocaru, Laura Trandafir, Alina Costina Luca, Daniela Rusu, Viorel Ţarcă

“…When certain basic social and medical measures are implemented on a large scale, their benefits are first reflected in lower infant mortality rates, and only in the second stage are such benefits reflected in decreasing neonatal mortality rates and a smaller number of stillbirths. In this study, we review the literature on these factors. …”
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Monitoring the spread of leptospirosis agent as one of the reasons of low-quality milk by Ruslan Zaritskyi, Yurii Zhuk, Vitalii Kovpak, Serhii Derkach, Yurii Masalovych, Valerii Mazur, Ivan Cheverda, Nataliіa Svyrydenko, Ihor Drachuk, Vitalii Zhurenko

“…In cows, the infection can be completely asymptomatic or cause abortions, stillbirths, infertility, and mastitis. The study's relevance is determined by the negative impact on the economy – productivity loss, and high cost of medical-preventive activities. …”
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