A Pregnancy Case of Primary Mediastinal Large B Cell Lymphoma with Superior Vena Cava Syndrome by Lauren Brownhalls, Ann Gillett, Yasmin Whately, Keisuke Tanaka

“…We report a case of a 33-year-old woman diagnosed with PMLBCL who presented at 33-week gestation with SVC obstruction to 1 mm in diameter. …”
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Maternal Bradycardia Associated with Betamethasone Administration During Pregnancy by Mojirayo A. Sarumi, James W. Hole, Robert B. Gherman

“…Maternal risks of betamethasone have been rarely reported. Case. At 36 weeks’ gestation, a previously healthy 23-year-old gravida with fetal intrauterine growth restriction was admitted to the hospital for steroid administration. …”
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Beware of failure of early pregnancy induction – An incidental discovery of an undiagnosed bicornuate uterus at laparotomy by Rajasri G Yaliwal, Aruna M. Biradar, Laxmi Sangolli, Rakshitha Raghavendra

“…A case of a woman in her late 20s with 17 weeks 2 days period of gestation is described who presented to the OBGYN outpatient department wishing to discontinue her current pregnancy. …”
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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

“…Prenatal diagnosis of a huge coronary artery fistula between the left coronary artery and the right ventricle was made by Doppler echocardiography at 22 weeks of gestation. Progression of the dilated fistula was monitored throughout pregnancy. …”
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Prenatal Diagnosis of a Congenital Postaxial Longitudinal Limb Defect: A Case Report by Joana Pauleta, Maria Antonieta Melo, Luís Mendes Graça

“…A right longitudinal deficiency of the fibula associated with tibial shortening, foot equinovalgus, and absence of the fourth and fifth foot rays diagnosed at 22 weeks gestation is described. Sequential ultrasonographic surveillance was performed without obstetric complications. …”
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Persistence of Retinopathy of Prematurity in an Infant with Tetralogy of Fallot by Murat Gunay, Taner Yavuz, Gokhan Celik, Gunay Uludag

“…We report an infant with tetralogy of fallot (TOF) who was born at 35 weeks of gestation and of 1700 g birth weight and presented with persistent retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) at 6 months of age. …”
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Neglected Primary Omental Pregnancy after Laparoscopic and Medical Treatment: A Difficult Diagnosis? by Federica Martelli, Caterina De Carolis, Carmelo Parisi, Emilio Piccione

“…The following case report describes a rare case of omental pregnancy in a fertile 34-year-old woman at 5 + 3 weeks of gestation who presented with abdominal pain. Clinical examination, vital signs, and laboratory values were within normal limits, so the woman was hospitalized and monitored. …”
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Cord Direct Antiglobulin Test for Predicting the Need for Phototherapy in Neonates with ABO Incompatibility: A Prospective Cohort Study by Ranjith Balan, Sakthipriya Balaji, Arun Kumar, Subash Sundar, Shrinidhi Krishnan, Ashok Chandrasekaran

“…Aim: To evaluate the diagnostic ability of routine cord blood DAT in neonates ≥35 weeks of gestation with ABO incompatibility in predicting the requirement for phototherapy. …”
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Role of calcium overload-mediated disruption of mitochondrial dynamics in offspring neurotoxicity due to methylmercury exposure during pregnancy and lactation by Lingxu Kong, Huajie Yang, Jing Yang, Liujiangshan Jiang, Bin Xu, Tianyao Yang, Wei Liu

“…Here, we used ICR-pregnant mice and their resulting offspring and administered the BAPTA-AM calcium antagonist to investigate the molecular mechanisms by which MeHg exposure during gestation and lactation affects neurodevelopment. We found that exposure to MeHg during gestation and lactation resulted in developmental arrest and neurobehavioral dysfunction in the offspring, with calcium overload, disturbed mitochondrial dynamics, and apoptosis. …”
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On the Significance of New Biochemical Markers for the Diagnosis of Premature Labour by Rafał Rzepka, Barbara Dołęgowska, Aleksandra Rajewska, Sebastian Kwiatkowski

“…Preterm labour is defined as a birth taking place between 22nd and 37th weeks of gestation. Despite numerous studies on the aetiology and pathogenesis of preterm labour, its very cause still remains unclear. …”
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Management of Hepatic Rupture Diagnosed after an Emergency Cesarean Section by Gianluca Raffaello Damiani, Viviana Merola, Mario Barnaba, Stefano Landi, Gennaro Cormio, Antonio Pellegrino

“…A careful management of hepatic capsular rupture, with massive hemoperitoneum which occurred 14 hours after an emergency cesarean section at 36 weeks of gestation, is meticulously reported. The grade of hepatic involvement varies from minor capsular laceration to extensive parenchymal rupture. …”
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The Matrix Metalloproteases and Endothelin-1 in Infection-Associated Preterm Birth by Nicole S. Olgun, Sandra E. Reznik

“…Preterm birth (PTB) is clinically defined as any delivery which occurs before the completion of 37 weeks of gestation, and is currently the most important problem in obstetrics. …”
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Warfarin-Associated Diaphragmatic Hernia: An Unusual Diagnosis by Cristina Vilhena, Cátia Gameiro, Cláudia Tomás, Antónia Santos, Raquel Ilgenfritz

“…The authors report a case of prenatal ultrasonographic diagnosis of warfarin embryopathy in an obese woman on unsupervised warfarin prophylaxis at the 16th week of gestation. The fetus presented with facial dysmorphism, pectus excavatum, diaphragmatic hernia, and pulmonary hypoplasia. …”
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Approach to investigation and management of proteinuria in pregnancy by Isabela Bertoni, Sion Williams

“…New onset of proteinuria before 20 weeks’ gestation (with or without kidney impairment) suggests known or previously undetected kidney disease. …”
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A Case of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis in Pregnancy by Rashid Naseem Khan, Aliya Naseem, Muhammad Athar Khan, Qurat ul Ain Qurat ul Ain, Mamoona Hashim, Hafiza Laila Hashim Khan

“…A 25-year-old woman with chronic liver disease, vasculitis, protein C and S deficiency, hypothyroidism, and gestational diabetes presented at 24 weeks gestation with shortness of breath, fever, and vomiting. …”
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GLOBAL STABILITY AND HOPF BIFURCATION OF A DELAYED PREDATOR-PREY MODEL INCORPORATING ALLEE EFFECT AND FEAR EFFECT by Didar Akram Abdulqadr, Arkan Nawzad Mustafa

“… This paper aims to discover the impact of the fear of predators in prey, Allee effect for predator reproduction and time delay corresponding to the gestation period on the dynamics of a predator- prey model. …”
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Talon Cusp Type I: Restorative Management by Rafael Alberto dos Santos Maia, Wanessa Christine de Souza-Zaroni, Raul Sampaio Mei, Fernando Lamers

“…The teeth are formed during intrauterine life (i.e., gestation) during the odontogenesis stage. During this period, the teeth move until they enter the oral cavity. …”
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Prematurity and Related Biochemical Outcomes: Study of Bone Mineralization and Renal Function Parameters in Preterm Infants by Sarika Singh Chauhan, Purnima Dey Sarkar, Bhawna Bhimte

“…Preterm is defined as a baby with a gestation of less than 37 completed weeks. In this study, serum calcium, phosphorus, ALP, creatinine, and electrolytes were measured in preterm babies. …”
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Placental Teratoma Presenting as a Lobulated Mass behind the Neck of Fetus: A Case Report by Adiga Prashanth, Rai Lavanya, K. M. Girisha, Anjali Mundkur

“…Elective lower segment cesarean section was done in view of breech presentation at 38 weeks of gestation. Gross examination of the placenta showed two lobulated masses of 5 cm × 5 cm and 4 cm × 4.5 cm, respectively. …”
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La notion de société civile dans les politiques et pratiques du développement by Gautier Pirotte

“…As an empty envelop filling with particular senses according to the actors and specific social and cultural contexts, the new “non western civil society” must be above all studied as “projects”, realities in gestation, in the junction of dynamics appropriate for the local societies where they appear and of dynamics outside societies which privilege certain actors (in particular non-governmental organizations), a particular meaning of the concept (in a perspective close to a third sector) and also supply a consequent part of the resources necessary for the vitality of these projects. …”
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