Pub Date : 2010-08-01DOI: 10.1017/S0965539510000057
J. Ferreira, S. Choufani, J. Kingdom, R. Weksberg
Normal fetal growth and development depends on multiple molecular mechanisms that coordinate both placental and fetal development. Efforts to better understand fetal/placental growth dysregulation and fetal growth restriction (FGR) are now being driven by several findings that highlight the longterm impact of FGR on susceptibility to disease. The association of poor fetal growth to perinatal medical complications is well accepted but more recent data also show that FGR is linked to common, serious adult health problems. Several large-scale human epidemiological studies from diverse countries have shown that conditions such as coronary heart disease, hypertension, stroke, type 2 diabetes mellitus, adiposity, insulin resistance and osteoporosis are more prevalent in individuals with a history of low birthweight.
{"title":"EPIGENETIC PROGRAMMING AND FETAL GROWTH RESTRICTIONS","authors":"J. Ferreira, S. Choufani, J. Kingdom, R. Weksberg","doi":"10.1017/S0965539510000057","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S0965539510000057","url":null,"abstract":"Normal fetal growth and development depends on multiple molecular mechanisms that coordinate both placental and fetal development. Efforts to better understand fetal/placental growth dysregulation and fetal growth restriction (FGR) are now being driven by several findings that highlight the longterm impact of FGR on susceptibility to disease. The association of poor fetal growth to perinatal medical complications is well accepted but more recent data also show that FGR is linked to common, serious adult health problems. Several large-scale human epidemiological studies from diverse countries have shown that conditions such as coronary heart disease, hypertension, stroke, type 2 diabetes mellitus, adiposity, insulin resistance and osteoporosis are more prevalent in individuals with a history of low birthweight.","PeriodicalId":89369,"journal":{"name":"Fetal and maternal medicine review","volume":"21 1","pages":"204-224"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1017/S0965539510000057","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"56976527","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2010-08-01DOI: 10.1017/S0965539510000082
Ariadna Grigoriu, J. Colman, C. Silversides, R. Wald, S. Siu, M. Sermer
Marfan syndrome (MFS) is an autosomal dominant connective tissue disorder that affects multiple organ systems, primarily the cardiovascular, ocular and skeletal. It is the most common inherited condition affecting the heart and the aorta, occurring in 1:5000–1:9800 people. There is no ethnic or gender predisposition; 20 to 35% of cases arise from de novo mutations.
{"title":"MARFAN SYNDROME AND PREGNANCY: CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS AND MANAGEMENT","authors":"Ariadna Grigoriu, J. Colman, C. Silversides, R. Wald, S. Siu, M. Sermer","doi":"10.1017/S0965539510000082","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S0965539510000082","url":null,"abstract":"Marfan syndrome (MFS) is an autosomal dominant connective tissue disorder that affects multiple organ systems, primarily the cardiovascular, ocular and skeletal. It is the most common inherited condition affecting the heart and the aorta, occurring in 1:5000–1:9800 people. There is no ethnic or gender predisposition; 20 to 35% of cases arise from de novo mutations.","PeriodicalId":89369,"journal":{"name":"Fetal and maternal medicine review","volume":"21 1","pages":"225-241"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1017/S0965539510000082","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"56976806","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2010-08-01DOI: 10.1017/S0965539510000069
N. Merchant, D. Azzopardi
{"title":"HYPOXIC ISCHAEMIC ENCEPHALOPATHY IN NEWBORN INFANTS","authors":"N. Merchant, D. Azzopardi","doi":"10.1017/S0965539510000069","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S0965539510000069","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":89369,"journal":{"name":"Fetal and maternal medicine review","volume":"21 1","pages":"242-262"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1017/S0965539510000069","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"56976669","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2010-08-01DOI: 10.1017/S0965539510000070
S. Drewlo, M. Walker, A. McLeod, J. Dodd, J. Kingdom
The development of effective anticoagulant drugs available for use in pregnancy has resulted in dramatic improvements for a number of potentially life-threatening conditions. These include the treatment and prevention of venous thromboembolism and the thrombotic complications of antiphospholipid antibody syndrome, as well as the management of pregnant women with mechanical heart valves. The most commonly used class of drug includes heparin, a highly-charged macro-molecule that does not cross the placenta, in contrast to the potentially teratogenic and fetotoxic oral drug warfarin. This review will focus on our current lack of understanding of the wider actions of heparin and examines the possibility that large numbers of pregnant women are presently being treated inappropriately with heparin.
{"title":"HEPARIN IN HUMAN PLACENTAL DEVELOPMENT AND THE PREVENTION OF PLACENTAL COMPLICATIONS OF PREGNANCY","authors":"S. Drewlo, M. Walker, A. McLeod, J. Dodd, J. Kingdom","doi":"10.1017/S0965539510000070","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S0965539510000070","url":null,"abstract":"The development of effective anticoagulant drugs available for use in pregnancy has resulted in dramatic improvements for a number of potentially life-threatening conditions. These include the treatment and prevention of venous thromboembolism and the thrombotic complications of antiphospholipid antibody syndrome, as well as the management of pregnant women with mechanical heart valves. The most commonly used class of drug includes heparin, a highly-charged macro-molecule that does not cross the placenta, in contrast to the potentially teratogenic and fetotoxic oral drug warfarin. This review will focus on our current lack of understanding of the wider actions of heparin and examines the possibility that large numbers of pregnant women are presently being treated inappropriately with heparin.","PeriodicalId":89369,"journal":{"name":"Fetal and maternal medicine review","volume":"21 1","pages":"185-203"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1017/S0965539510000070","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"56976779","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2010-05-01DOI: 10.1017/S0965539510000033
M. Katz, J. Lesko, K. Kirchoff-Torres, V. Zach, S. Levine
Approximately 12%–27% of cerebrovascular disease in women of childbearing age is associated with pregnancy. The reported incidence of stroke in pregnancy ranges from 0.01%–0.05%. While these events are uncommon, they are often clinically devastating. The Center for Disease Control's (CDC) review of death certificates in all 50 states and the District of Columbia found that neurologic or neurovascular problems are one of the leading causes of mortality in pregnancy.
{"title":"Cerebrovascular disease and pregnancy","authors":"M. Katz, J. Lesko, K. Kirchoff-Torres, V. Zach, S. Levine","doi":"10.1017/S0965539510000033","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S0965539510000033","url":null,"abstract":"Approximately 12%–27% of cerebrovascular disease in women of childbearing age is associated with pregnancy. The reported incidence of stroke in pregnancy ranges from 0.01%–0.05%. While these events are uncommon, they are often clinically devastating. The Center for Disease Control's (CDC) review of death certificates in all 50 states and the District of Columbia found that neurologic or neurovascular problems are one of the leading causes of mortality in pregnancy.","PeriodicalId":89369,"journal":{"name":"Fetal and maternal medicine review","volume":"70 1","pages":"114-162"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1017/S0965539510000033","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"56976762","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2010-05-01DOI: 10.1017/S0965539510000045
M. Hall, N. Brunskill
Glomerulonephritis (GN) may be manifest clinically in several ways. It may be asymptomatic and associated with only minor urinary dipstick abnormalities, GN may present with one of the classic renal nephritic or nephrotic syndromes, or may be associated with progressive chronic kidney disease with hypertension and the gradual development of uraemia, or it may present with fulminating life threatening illness with severe acute kidney injury. The development of GN may indicate a primary renal limited disease, or may be secondary in association with systemic diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), myeloma, infections or diabetes. Although immunological abnormalities underlie the development of many forms of GN, precise pathogenic mechanisms remain unclear and diagnostic labels may simply reflect a description of the glomerular histological changes observed (Table 1).
{"title":"GLOMERULONEPHRITIS AND THE NEPHROTIC SYNDROME IN PREGNANCY","authors":"M. Hall, N. Brunskill","doi":"10.1017/S0965539510000045","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S0965539510000045","url":null,"abstract":"Glomerulonephritis (GN) may be manifest clinically in several ways. It may be asymptomatic and associated with only minor urinary dipstick abnormalities, GN may present with one of the classic renal nephritic or nephrotic syndromes, or may be associated with progressive chronic kidney disease with hypertension and the gradual development of uraemia, or it may present with fulminating life threatening illness with severe acute kidney injury. The development of GN may indicate a primary renal limited disease, or may be secondary in association with systemic diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), myeloma, infections or diabetes. Although immunological abnormalities underlie the development of many forms of GN, precise pathogenic mechanisms remain unclear and diagnostic labels may simply reflect a description of the glomerular histological changes observed (Table 1).","PeriodicalId":89369,"journal":{"name":"Fetal and maternal medicine review","volume":"21 1","pages":"163-184"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1017/S0965539510000045","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"56976444","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2010-05-01DOI: 10.1017/S0965539510000021
Chien‐Yi Chen, Mei‐Hwei Chang
Hepatitis B and its complications are one of the major global health problems. Around 2 billion individuals are infected by hepatitis B virus (HBV) worldwide, more than 350 million are chronically infected, and approximately 15 to 40 percents of them will develop serious complications such as liver cirrhosis, hepatic failure, or hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The worldwide prevalence of chronic HBV infection ranges from 0.1 to 20 percent and varies widely in different geographic areas. According to the prevalence rate, WHO has classified countries into 3 levels: high areas (>8%) such as Africa, Asia, Western Pacific and Middle East; intermediate areas (2–8%) such as South America and Eastern Europe, and low areas (
{"title":"Hepatitis B and pregnancy, the scientific basis for perinatal prevention.","authors":"Chien‐Yi Chen, Mei‐Hwei Chang","doi":"10.1017/S0965539510000021","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S0965539510000021","url":null,"abstract":"Hepatitis B and its complications are one of the major global health problems. Around 2 billion individuals are infected by hepatitis B virus (HBV) worldwide, more than 350 million are chronically infected, and approximately 15 to 40 percents of them will develop serious complications such as liver cirrhosis, hepatic failure, or hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The worldwide prevalence of chronic HBV infection ranges from 0.1 to 20 percent and varies widely in different geographic areas. According to the prevalence rate, WHO has classified countries into 3 levels: high areas (>8%) such as Africa, Asia, Western Pacific and Middle East; intermediate areas (2–8%) such as South America and Eastern Europe, and low areas (","PeriodicalId":89369,"journal":{"name":"Fetal and maternal medicine review","volume":"21 1","pages":"89-113"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1017/S0965539510000021","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"56976700","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2010-05-01DOI: 10.1017/S096553951000001X
A. Kenyon, K. Abi-Nader, P. Pandya
Pre-labour premature rupture of membranes (PPROM) is defined as rupture of membranes more than 1 hour prior to the onset of labour at <37 weeks gestation. PPROM occurs in approximately 3% of pregnancies and is responsible for a third of all preterm births. Once membranes are ruptured prolonging the pregnancy has no maternal physical advantage but fetal morbidity and mortality are improved daily at early gestations: 19% of those infants born <25 weeks develop cerebral palsy (CP) and 28% have severe motor disability. Those infants born extremely pre term (<28 weeks) cost the public sector £75835 (95% CI £27906–145508) per live birth not to mention the emotional cost to the family. To prolong gestation is therefore the suggested goal: however how and why might we delay birth in those at risk?
{"title":"PRE-TERM PRE-LABOUR RUPTURE OF MEMBRANES AND THE ROLE OF AMNIOCENTESIS","authors":"A. Kenyon, K. Abi-Nader, P. Pandya","doi":"10.1017/S096553951000001X","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S096553951000001X","url":null,"abstract":"Pre-labour premature rupture of membranes (PPROM) is defined as rupture of membranes more than 1 hour prior to the onset of labour at <37 weeks gestation. PPROM occurs in approximately 3% of pregnancies and is responsible for a third of all preterm births. Once membranes are ruptured prolonging the pregnancy has no maternal physical advantage but fetal morbidity and mortality are improved daily at early gestations: 19% of those infants born <25 weeks develop cerebral palsy (CP) and 28% have severe motor disability. Those infants born extremely pre term (<28 weeks) cost the public sector £75835 (95% CI £27906–145508) per live birth not to mention the emotional cost to the family. To prolong gestation is therefore the suggested goal: however how and why might we delay birth in those at risk?","PeriodicalId":89369,"journal":{"name":"Fetal and maternal medicine review","volume":"21 1","pages":"75-88"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1017/S096553951000001X","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"56976563","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2010-02-01DOI: 10.1017/S0965539509990180
F. Edenborough, A. Morton
Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is the most common life-shortening recessive genetic disease in the UK. Far from being a condition managed exclusively by paediatricians with sufferers dying in early childhood, CF is now a condition in which adults outnumber children with the condition, and the death of a child in a paediatric centre is rare. As increasing numbers of young people grow up relatively healthy it is unsurprising they begin to ask about relationships, sex, fertility and the possibility of having a child. This paper briefly describes the genetics, pathophysiology and clinical features of CF with an emphasis on how it pertains to female reproduction. The management of women with CF considering having a baby including contraception, preparation for pregnancy, the pregnancy itself, delivery and the post natal period will be discussed. Contraindications to pregnancy, method of termination, and pregnancy after transplantation will also be considered. Much of the detailed management is given in the European Guidelines for the Management of Pregnancy in Women with CF on which this paper is based.
{"title":"CYSTIC FIBROSIS – A GUIDE FOR CLINICIANS IN REPRODUCTIVE AND OBSTETRIC MEDICINE","authors":"F. Edenborough, A. Morton","doi":"10.1017/S0965539509990180","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S0965539509990180","url":null,"abstract":"Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is the most common life-shortening recessive genetic disease in the UK. Far from being a condition managed exclusively by paediatricians with sufferers dying in early childhood, CF is now a condition in which adults outnumber children with the condition, and the death of a child in a paediatric centre is rare. As increasing numbers of young people grow up relatively healthy it is unsurprising they begin to ask about relationships, sex, fertility and the possibility of having a child. This paper briefly describes the genetics, pathophysiology and clinical features of CF with an emphasis on how it pertains to female reproduction. The management of women with CF considering having a baby including contraception, preparation for pregnancy, the pregnancy itself, delivery and the post natal period will be discussed. Contraindications to pregnancy, method of termination, and pregnancy after transplantation will also be considered. Much of the detailed management is given in the European Guidelines for the Management of Pregnancy in Women with CF on which this paper is based.","PeriodicalId":89369,"journal":{"name":"Fetal and maternal medicine review","volume":"21 1","pages":"36-54"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1017/S0965539509990180","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"56976151","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2010-02-01DOI: 10.1017/S0965539509990167
Angus Ritchie, M. Brown
{"title":"PROTEINURIA IN PREECLAMPSIA: FROM BENCH TO BEDSIDE","authors":"Angus Ritchie, M. Brown","doi":"10.1017/S0965539509990167","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S0965539509990167","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":89369,"journal":{"name":"Fetal and maternal medicine review","volume":"21 1","pages":"1-23"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1017/S0965539509990167","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"56975883","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}