The Effects of Fetal Gender on Serum Human Chorionic Gonadotropin and Testosterone in Normotensive and Preeclamptic Pregnancies by Nahid Lorzadeh, Sirous Kazemirad

“…Seventy-one pregnancies were uncomplicated; among those were 35 male and 36 female fetuses. Sixty-eight pregnancies were complicated by preeclampsia; among those were 35 male and 33 female fetuses. …”
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A study on the causes and the ir treatment results of the dystocia in cows observed between 1985- 1992 years in elazığ region by Cahit Kalkan, Hüseyin Deveci, A. Mükremin Apaydın, Halis Öcal, Hüseyin Timurkan, Hayrettin Çetin, Erdal Kaygusuzoğlu

“…<p> The calvas included 72.4 % ma/e and 27.6 % female. These fetuses were found to enter into the pelvic canal 74.17% anteriorly, 21.85 % posteriorly and 3.9 % transversally The mortality ratio of the calvas due to the dystocia was 27.6 %. 94.87% of the fetuses treated within the first 10 hours and 48. 72% of the ones treated from 10 hours were delivered alive.…”
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Prenatally Diagnosed Isolated Coronary Arterial Fistula Leading to Severe Complications at Birth by A. Wacker-Gussmann, T. Esser, S. M. Lobmaier, M. O. Vogt, E. Ostermayer, R. Oberhoffer

“…Death occurred at birth. Monitoring of these fetuses is essential as severe complications can occur during pregnancy or at birth.…”
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Effects of trimester-specific urinary aluminum concentrations on ultrasound measures of fetal growth and size at birth: A longitudinal cohort study in Chinese women by Haiying Chen, Wenjing Yan, Xueyan Wu, Yuanyuan Li

“…Conclusion: Our study results reveal that Al might have harmful effects on fetal growth and birth size indicators, especially in female fetuses. Further study is required to examine our findings in other populations.…”
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Genetic investigations of autosomal recessive inherited ichthyosis impressed by fetal ultrasound: Exome sequencing and haplotype linkage analysis by Ting-Yu Chang, Zhu Wei Lim, Yi-Tzu Chu, Wan-Ju Wu, Mei-Hui Lee, Shun-Ping Chang, Dong-Jay Lee, Wen-Hsiang Lin, Ming Ho, Jin-Chung Shih, Gwo-Chin Ma, Ming Chen

“…Genetic defects in affected fetuses were detected using whole exome sequencing (WES) and confirmed by Sanger sequencing. …”
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Phytoestrogens in Human Pregnancy by John Jarrell, Warren G. Foster, David W. Kinniburgh

“…There is a sex difference in the concentrations with higher levels in amniotic fluid containing female fetuses. This difference was not present in maternal serum. …”
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Second Trimester Heterotopic Triplet Pregnancy with Intrauterine Twin Pregnancy and Ruptured Interstitial Pregnancy: A Maternal Near-Miss Case Report by Charles Nkurunziza, Theogene Rurangwa, Vincent Ngendahimana, Urania Magriples

“…The event led to miscarriage of all fetuses from both the ectopic and the intrauterine twin pregnancies.…”
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Prenatal Diagnosis of Fetal Peters’ Plus Syndrome: A Case Report by Neerja Gupta, Anita Kaul, Madhulika Kabra

“…Diagnosis during the fetal life is challenging due to the presence of nonspecific findings such as ventriculomegaly in the growth-retarded fetuses. We report the first case of fetal Peters’ plus syndrome from India, where fetal ultrasound and the family history were helpful in providing a clue to the diagnosis that was confirmed later on by the DNA analysis.…”
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Does Maturity Affect Cephalic Perfusion and T/QRS Ratio during Prolonged Umbilical Cord Occlusion in Fetal Sheep? by Guido Wassink, Robert Galinsky, Paul P. Drury, Eleanor R. Gunn, Laura Bennet, Alistair J. Gunn

“…T/QRS ratio rose after occlusion more rapidly at 0.8 GA than in immature fetuses, to a similar final peak at all ages, followed by a progressive fall that was slower at 0.8 GA than in the immature fetuses. …”
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Developmental Programming in Response to Intrauterine Growth Restriction Impairs Myoblast Function and Skeletal Muscle Metabolism by D. T. Yates, A. R. Macko, M. Nearing, X. Chen, R. P. Rhoads, S. W. Limesand

“…We have found evidence for adaptations in adrenergic receptor expression profiles in myoblasts and skeletal muscle of IUGR sheep fetuses with placental insufficiency. The relationship of β-adrenergic receptors shifts in IUGR fetuses because Adrβ2 expression levels decline and Adrβ1 expression levels are unaffected in myofibers and increased in myoblasts. …”
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Prenatal Intervention for Lower Urinary Tract Obstruction by David M. Kitchens, C. D. Anthony Herndon

“…Hydronephrosis is one of the most common abnormalities detected on routine prenatal ultrasounds, being noted in up to 1% of fetuses. Rarely, severe hydronephrosis coexists with oligohydramnios, which portends a poor prognosis. …”
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Detection of Hemoglobinopathies in Cuban Pregnant Women from the Program: Sickle Cell Anemias in Cuba by Yadira Valdés Fraser, Tatiana Acosta Sánchez, Jacqueline Pérez Rodríguez, Beatriz Suárez Besil, Sandra Bárbara Correa Jiménez

“…The program provides genetic counseling, molecular prenatal diagnosis and selective interruptions of affected fetuses, at the re-quest of couples. <br /><strong>Objective:</strong> determine the type and frequency of hemoglobinopathies in Cuban pregnant women. …”
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Glucocorticoids and Preterm Hypoxic-Ischemic Brain Injury: The Good and the Bad by Laura Bennet, Joanne O. Davidson, Miriam Koome, Alistair Jan Gunn

“…Fetuses at risk of premature delivery are now routinely exposed to maternal treatment with synthetic glucocorticoids. …”
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Study of Soluble HLA-G in Congenital Human Cytomegalovirus Infection by Roberta Rizzo, Liliana Gabrielli, Daria Bortolotti, Valentina Gentili, Giulia Piccirilli, Angela Chiereghin, Claudia Pavia, Silvia Bolzani, Brunella Guerra, Giuliana Simonazzi, Francesca Cervi, Maria Grazia Capretti, Enrico Fainardi, Dario Di Luca, Maria Paola Landini, Tiziana Lazzarotto

“…AF from HCMV symptomatic fetuses presented higher sHLA-G levels in comparison with infected asymptomatic fetuses (p<0.001), presence of HLA-G free-heavy chain, and a concentration gradient from amniotic fluid to maternal blood. …”
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Congenital malformations in children of epileptic pregnant women in the Cienfuegos province (2008-2018) by María Soledad Vilches León, Carmen Niurka Piña Loyola, Maylé Santos Solís, Vivian Rosa Vázquez Martínez, Cristóbal Jorge Torres González, Niurys Gonzales Cano

“…The sample was a group of cases: epileptic pregnant women with fetuses or newborns with congenital malformations (20); and a control group: taken from the total of epileptic pregnant women with healthy newborns (40). …”
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Light and Electron Microscopic Studies on Prenatal Differentiation of Exocrine Pancreas in Buffalo by Divya Gupta, Varinder Uppal, Neelam Bansal, Anuradha Gupta

“…The study was conducted on pancreas of 24 buffalo fetuses collected from abattoir and Veterinary clinics, GADVASU, Ludhiana. …”
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Automated craniofacial biometry with 3D T2w fetal MRI. by Jacqueline Matthew, Alena Uus, Alexia Egloff Collado, Aysha Luis, Sophie Arulkumaran, Abi Fukami-Gartner, Vanessa Kyriakopoulou, Daniel Cromb, Robert Wright, Kathleen Colford, Maria Deprez, Jana Hutter, Jonathan O'Muircheartaigh, Christina Malamateniou, Reza Razavi, Lisa Story, Joseph V Hajnal, Mary A Rutherford

“…We assessed 108 healthy controls and 24 fetuses with Down syndrome (T21) in the third trimester (29-36 weeks gestational age, GA) to identify meaningful biometrics in T21. …”
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Trisomy 9 Mosaicism Diagnosed In Utero by Hironori Takahashi, Satoshi Hayashi, Yumiko Miura, Keiko Tsukamoto, Rika Kosaki, Yushi Itoh, Haruhiko Sago

“…A major prenatal finding of trisomy 9 mosaicism is FGR. Fetuses with trisomy 9 mosaicism can rarely survive in the case of severe FGR.…”
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Prenatally Diagnosed Cardiac Tumors and Tuberous Sclerosis Complex: A Single-Center Experience by Matija Bakoš, Dora Jelinek, Ana Ćorić Ljoka, Nada Sindičić Dessardo, Dalibor Šarić, Ruža Grizelj

“…This study evaluates outcomes of fetuses with prenatally diagnosed cardiac tumors managed at a single tertiary center. …”
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Maternal oral-gut microbiome and artificial assisted reproduction by YANG Peiyue, PENG Xian, ZHOU Xuedong

“…Assisted reproductive technology(ART)is an in vitro treatment of gametes and embryos to help women conceive and produce healthy fetuses. Current assisted reproductive technology ART includes in vitro fertilization with or without oocyte intracytoplasmic sperm injection(IVF/ICSI). …”
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