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- Hagman, A., et al.
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Obstetric Outcomes in Women With Turner Karyotype EDITORIAL COMMENT
- 2012
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In: Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey. - 0029-7828. ; 67:4, s. 228-229
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Journal article (other academic/artistic)abstract
- There is concern over the high risk of cardiovascular complications, hypertensive disorders, and other adverse obstetric outcomes among pregnant women with Turner syndrome (TS). A diagnosis of TS is made in some women late in life or not at all. Spontaneous pregnancies are rare in women with TS and are associated with a high rate of complications, especially miscarriage. The use of assisted reproductive techniques is an option for these women; pregnancy and implantation rates after oocyte donation in women with TS seem to be comparable with those without TS who need this treatment. Few data are available on obstetric outcome in pregnant women with TS. The aim of this retrospective population-based cohort study was to compare maternal and neonatal outcomes among singleton pregnancies of women with and without TS. Data on births occurring between 1973 and 2007 from the Swedish Genetic Turner Register and the Swedish Medical Birth Register were cross-linked. Obstetric outcome in infants born to women with TS was compared with a reference group of 56,000 women from the general population. Mean gestational age and birth weight were adjusted for maternal age. Outcome in TS women with twins was described separately. A total of 115 women with TS gave birth to 208 children (202 singletons and 3 sets of twins) during the study period. The TS diagnosis was unknown in 52% of the women before the first delivery. Women in the TS group were older at the first delivery than women in the reference group; median age was 30 years and 26 years, respectively (P < 0.0001). There was a trend toward more women with TS having preeclampsia during their first pregnancy (6.3 vs. 3.0%; P = 0.07). One woman suffered from an aortic dissection during her second spontaneous pregnancy. Compared with the reference group, the median gestational age was shorter in children in the TS group (-6.4 days, P = 0.0067), and median birth weight was lower (-208 g, P = 0.001); however, no significant difference was found in median standard deviation scores for weight and length at birth. The rate of cesarean delivery was higher in the TS group than in the reference group (35.6% vs. 11.8%, respectively, P < 0.0001). There was no significant difference in birth defects between groups. These findings show that women with a TS karyotype have mostly favorable obstetric outcomes. Singletons of women with TS have a shorter gestational age but a similar size at birth. The data also show no difference in birth defects between women with and without TS.
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- Wennerholm, U. B., et al.
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Induction of labour at 41 weeks versus expectant management and induction of labour at 42 weeks (SWEdish Post-term Induction Study, SWEPIS) : multicentre, open label, randomised, superiority trial
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In: Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde. - : Georg Thieme Verlag KG. - 0016-5751 .- 1438-8804. ; 80:10, s. E76-E76
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Journal article (other academic/artistic)abstract
- Objective: To evaluate if induction of labour at 41 weeks improves perinatal and maternal outcomes in women with low risk pregnancies compared with expectant management and induction at 42 weeks.Methods: A multicenter, randomised controlled superiority trial.Women with low risk singleton pregnanies (n = 2760) were randomised to either induction or expectant management group. The primary outcome was a composite perinatal outcome including one or more of stillbirth, neonatal mortality, Apgar score < 7 at five minutes, pH < 7.00 or metabolic acidosis (pH < 7.05 and base deficit >12 mmol/L) in the umbilical artery, hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy, intracranial haemorrhage, convulsions, meconium aspiration syndrome, mechanical ventilation within 72 hours, obstetric brachial plexus injury. Primary analysis was by intention to treat.Results: The study was stopped early owing to a significantly higher rate of perinatal mortality in the expectant management group (no deaths compared to six deaths, p = 0.03). The primary outcome did not differ: 2.4 % (33/1381) in the induction group and 2.2 % (31/1379) in the expectant management group (RR 1.06, 95 %CI 0.65 to 1.73; p = 0.90). The proportion of caesarean delivery, instrumental vaginal delivery, or any major maternal morbidity did not differ between the groups.Conclusions: There was no significant difference in the primary composite outcome when comparing induction at 41 weeks with expectant management and induction at 42. However, a reduction of the secondary outcome perinatal mortality was observed without increasing adverse maternal outcomes. To offer induction at 41 weeks could be one of few interventions that reduces the rate of stillbirths.
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- Wiberg-Itzel, E, et al.
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Determination of pH or lactate in fetal scalp blood in management of intrapartum fetal distress: randomised controlled multicentre trial
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In: BMJ (International Edition). - : BMJ. - 0959-8146 .- 0959-8138 .- 1756-1833. ; 63:11, s. 687-689
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- Objective To examine the effectiveness of pH analysis of fetal scalp blood compared with lactate analysis in identifying hypoxia in labour to prevent acidaemia at birth. Design Randomised controlled multicentre trial. Setting Labour wards. Participants Women with a singleton pregnancy, cephalic presentation, gestational age >= 34 weeks, and clinical indication for fetal scalp blood sampling. Interventions Standard pH analysis (n=1496) or lactate analysis (n=1496) with an electrochemical microvolume (5 mu l) test strip device. The cut-off levels for intervention were pH < 7.21 and lactate > 4.8 mmol/l, respectively. Main outcome measure Metabolic acidaemia (pH < 7.05 and base deficit > 12 mmol/l) or pH < 7.00 in cord artery blood. Results Metabolic acidaemia occurred in 3.2% in the lactate group and in 3.6% in the pH group (relative risk 0.91, 95% confidence interval 0.61 to 1.36). pH <7.00 occurred in 1.5% in the lactate group and in 1.8% in the pH group (0.84, 0.47 to 1.50). There was no significant difference in Apgar scores < 7 at 5 minutes (1.15, 0.76 to 1.75) or operative deliveries for fetal distress (1.02, 0.93 to 1.11). Conclusion There were no significant differences in rate of acidaemia at birth after use of lactate analysis or pH analysis of fetal scalp blood samples to determine hypoxia during labour.
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