Three-Dimensional Ultrasound Findings in Cornelia de Lange Syndrome: A Case Report by Yoichiro Akahori, Hisashi Masuyama, Yumi Masumoto, Yuji Hiramatsu

“…A 33-year-old healthy multipara was referred to our hospital at 34-week gestation after severe fetal growth restriction, congenital heart anomaly, and antebrachium abnormality were diagnosed during the third trimester. …”
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Fetal Growth Trajectories and Their Association with Maternal, Cord Blood, and 5-year Child Adipokines by H. C. Bartels, A. A. Geraghty, E. C. O’Brien, A. Kranidi, J. Mehegan, C. Yelverton, C. M. McDonnell, F. M. McAuliffe

“…Furthermore, high leptin and low adiponectin in maternal serum in late gestation are associated with a slower fetal growth trajectory. …”
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Évaluation des facteurs d’influence des performances de reproduction après synchronisation des chaleurs et insémination artificielle des bovins au Cameroun by Justin Kouamo, Julie Sabine Nga’omgba Fouda, Camille Teitsa Zangue

“…Les pourcentages de gestation étaient plus élevés chez les Bos taurus de races Holstein et Montbéliarde (60,8 %) et croisées F1 Bos indicus × Bos taurus (57,6 %) comparés aux Bos indicus de race Goudali (41,1 % ; p = 0,0005), respectivement. …”
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Mid-trimester resolution of marked dextroposition of the fetal heart preceding regression of extensive left fetal lung lesion consisting of hybrid congenital pulmonary airway malfo... by David M. Sherer, MD, Ida Dhanuka, MD, Kayla Schacher, MD, Hubert Rodriguez-Tejada, MD, Aleksandra Zigalo, RDMS, Mila Kheyman, RDMS, Harry Zinn, MD, Fancisca T. Velcek, MD, Mudar Dalloul, MD

“…Extensive congenital pulmonary airway malformation (CPAM) of the left fetal lung and associated marked dextroposition of the fetal heart were noted at 21 weeks’ gestation. The right fetal lung appeared compressed with the cardiomediastinal shift angle measuring approximately 20 degrees. …”
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A Case of Intestinal Obstruction in Pregnancy Diagnosed by MRI and Treated by Intravenous Hyperalimentation by Atsushi Daimon, Yoshito Terai, Yoko Nagayasu, Atsuko Okamoto, Takumi Sano, Yusuke Suzuki, Kazuyoshi Kanki, Daisuke Fujita, Masahide Ohmichi

“…We herein report a case of intestinal obstruction in a pregnant female with a history of laparoscopic myomectomy, who presented with hypogastric pain, abdominal distension, and vomiting at 26 weeks of gestation. A simple intestinal obstruction was diagnosed by MRI. …”
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Viable Extreme Preterm Birth and Some Neonatal Outcomes in Double Cerclage versus Traditional Cerclage: A Randomized Clinical Trial by Farzaneh Broumand, Fatemeh Bahadori, Tahereh Behrouzilak, Zahra Yekta, Farkhondeh Ashrafi

“…Means of gestational age were 37.4 and 36.2 weeks, respectively, for the investigational and control groups. …”
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A global scoping review of the circumstances of care seeking for abortion later in pregnancy. by Laura E Jacobson, Blair G Darney, Heidi Bart Johnston, Bela Ganatra

“…Population and facility-based studies lacked standardization when reporting durations of gestation. Facility studies reported a wide variety of populations and number of facilities. …”
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A Case of De Novo Antiglomerular Basement Membrane Disease Presenting during Pregnancy by F. A. K. Lodhi, T. Akcan, J. N. Mojarrab, S. Sajjad, R. Blonsky

“…At 28 weeks and 0 days of gestation, the patient developed uncontrollable hypertension requiring emergent delivery. …”
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Frequency of congenital hypothyroidism in new born admitted with neonatal jaundice at tertiary care hospital peshawar by Abdul Ahad, Romana Bibi, Sijad Ur Rehman, Majid Ali Shah, Matea Ullah, Shahinda

“…Results: In our study 489 mothers 386(79%) mothers were in age range 18-30 years while 103(21%) mothers were in age range 31-40 years. 279(57%) babies were male and 210(43%) babies were female. 303(62%) newborns had maternal  gestation age ≤38 weeks and 186(38%) neonates had gestation age >38 weeks. 352(72%) newborns had duration of jaundice ≤14 days and 137(28%) newborns had duration of jaundice >14 days. …”
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Expectant Management of a Critically Ill Pregnant Patient with COVID-19 with Good Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes by Farah Alsayyed, Victoria Hastings, Sanford Lederman

“…A 30-year-old female who presented at 26 weeks gestation with acute severe respiratory distress that required intubation and intensive care unit (ICU) admission. …”
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Improving neonatal outcome by studying the incidence of maternal group B streptococcus colonization among pregnant women: A prospective observational study by Priyank Rajan, Mukesh Sanklecha, Saloni Gandhi, Kaushal Soni, Mayur Wanjari, Gaurav Mittal

“…Material and Methods: A prospective observational study was conducted among 50 obstetric patients at 35–37 weeks of gestation attending the outpatient and inpatient departments of a tertiary care hospital. …”
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Are There Differences in the Anthropometric, Hemodynamic, Hematologic, and Biochemical Profiles between Late- and Early-Onset Preeclampsia? by Márcia Aires Rodrigues de Freitas, Alice Vieira da Costa, Luciana Alves de Medeiros, Mario da Silva Garrote Filho, Angélica Lemos Debs Diniz, Nilson Penha-Silva

“…Preeclampsia (PE) is classified as early-onset PE (EOPE) and late-onset PE (LOPE) when present before or after 34 weeks of gestation, respectively. This transversal study aimed to investigate the differences and possible associations existing in the anthropometric, hemodynamic, hematologic, and biochemical profiles of late- and early-onset preeclampsia. …”
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Extrinsic Factors Influencing Fetal Deformations and Intrauterine Growth Restriction by Wendy Moh, John M. Graham, Isha Wadhawan, Pedro A. Sanchez-Lara

“…Deformation is the consequence of extrinsic biomechanical factors interfering with normal growth, functioning, or positioning of the fetus in utero, typically arising during late gestation. Biomechanical forces play a critical role in the normal morphogenesis of most tissues. …”
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Exposure to nano-polystyrene during pregnancy leads to Alzheimer's disease-related pathological changes in adult offspring by Fengxu Wang, Jin Wang, Na Luo, Yonghua Luo, Zhengnan Gao, Ye Cui, Mengna Jiang, Zhaoping Shen, Jing Xiao, Peng Xue, Xiaoke Wang, Shali Yu, Qiyun Wu, Xinyuan Zhao

“…As of now, research has yet to explore how exposure to nanomaterials during gestation might influence the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease (AD) in offspring. …”
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Estimation of crossbreeding and genetic parameters for reproductive traits of Boer x Central Highland goats in Ethiopia. by Zeleke Tesema, Belay Deribe, Mekonnen Tilahun, Alemu Kefale, Getachew Worku Alebachew, Kefyalew Alemayehu, Tesfaye Getachew, Damitie Kebede, Mengistie Taye, Solomon Gizaw

“…Genotype did not significantly (P>0.05) influence most of the reproductive traits studied except for gestation length. The additive effect for litter size at birth (LSB), total litter birth weight (LBW), total litter weaning weight (LWW), litter size at weaning (LSW), and gestation length (GL) was estimated to be -0.004 kid, 0.08 kg, -3.18 kg, -0.54 kid, and 3.69 days, respectively. …”
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Maternal Serum Cytokine Concentrations in Healthy Pregnancy and Preeclampsia by Toni Spence, Philip J. Allsopp, Alison J. Yeates, Maria S. Mulhern, J. J. Strain, Emeir M. McSorley

“…We report that TNF-α increases as pregnancy progresses, IL-8 decreases in the second trimester, and IL-4 concentrations remain consistent throughout gestation. Lower second trimester IL-10 concentrations may be an early predictor for developing preeclampsia. …”
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Human Amniotic Fluid Mesenchymal Stem Cells from Second- and Third-Trimester Amniocentesis: Differentiation Potential, Molecular Signature, and Proteome Analysis by Jurate Savickiene, Grazina Treigyte, Sandra Baronaite, Giedre Valiuliene, Algirdas Kaupinis, Mindaugas Valius, Audrone Arlauskiene, Ruta Navakauskiene

“…The aim of this study was to characterize amniotic fluid-derived mesenchymal stem cells (AF-MSCs) from second- and third-trimester of gestation. Using two-stage protocol, MSCs were successfully cultured and exhibited typical stem cell morphological, specific cell surface, and pluripotency markers characteristics. …”
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Maternal Fructose Intake Induces Insulin Resistance and Oxidative Stress in Male, but Not Female, Offspring by Lourdes Rodríguez, Paola Otero, María I. Panadero, Silvia Rodrigo, Juan J. Álvarez-Millán, Carlos Bocos

“…However, consumption of beverages containing fructose is allowed during gestation. Recently, we found that an intake of fructose (10% wt/vol) throughout gestation produces an impaired fetal leptin signalling. …”
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Prenatal Stress due to a Natural Disaster Predicts Adiposity in Childhood: The Iowa Flood Study by Kelsey N. Dancause, David P. Laplante, Kimberly J. Hart, Michael W. O’Hara, Guillaume Elgbeili, Alain Brunet, Suzanne King

“…Controlling for these, flood exposure during early gestation predicted greater BMI increase from age 2.5 to 4, as well as total adiposity at 2.5. …”
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Maternal Perception of Decreased Fetal Movement in One Twin: A Clue Leading to the Early Detection of Absent Variability due to Acute Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome by Hirotada Suzuki, Tomoyuki Kuwata, Akihide Ohkuchi, Yukari Yada, Shigeki Matsubara, Mitsuaki Suzuki

“…A 27-year-old primiparous woman with monochorionic diamniotic (MD) pregnancy had a slight difference of amniotic fluid volume at 312/7 weeks of gestation. DFM only in one twin at 314/7 weeks of gestation prompted her to receive urgent consultation. …”
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