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https://read.qxmd.com/read/38216203/cohort-profile-the-national-congenital-anomaly-registration-dataset-in-england
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Jennifer M Broughan, Ben Wreyford, Danielle Martin, Gabriella Melis, Kay Randall, Ewoma Obaro, John Broggio, Nicholas Aldridge, Sylvia Stoianova, Chloe Johnson, Donna Gibbard, Sarah Stevens, Kate M Fleming
PURPOSE: The National Congenital Anomaly and Rare Disease Registration Service (NCARDRS), part of National Disease Registration Service in National Health Service England, quality assures, curates and analyses individual data on the pregnancies, fetuses, babies, children and adults with congenital anomalies and rare diseases across England. The congenital anomaly (CA) register provides a resource for patients and their families, clinicians, researchers and public health professionals in furthering the understanding of CAs...
January 12, 2024: BMJ Open
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38200415/evaluating-patient-experience-to-improve-care-in-a-specialist-antenatal-clinic-for-pregnancy-after-loss
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Kajal K Tamber, Rebecca Barron, Emma Tomlinson, Alexander Ep Heazell
In the United Kingdom, roughly 1 in 250 babies are stillborn each year. Most women who experience stillbirth become pregnant again - 80% within a year of loss. Presently, obstetric-led care is recommended; though there is a growing body of evidence to support provision of specialist services. The Rainbow Clinic is a specialist antenatal service providing care for pregnancies after loss incorporating clinical and psychological care. This study aimed to assess patient experience at the Rainbow Clinic and identify areas for clinical improvement...
January 10, 2024: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38185312/melatonin-mediated-actions-and-circadian-functions-that-improve-implantation-fetal-health-and-pregnancy-outcome
#23
REVIEW
Russel J Reiter, Ramaswamy Sharma, Luiz Gustavo DA Chuffa, Debora Apec Zuccari, Fernanda G Amaral, Jose Cipolla-Neto
This review summarizes data related to the potential importance of the ubiquitously functioning antioxidant, melatonin, in resisting oxidative stress and protecting against common pathophysiological disorders that accompany implantation, gestation and fetal development. Melatonin from the maternal pineal gland, but also trophoblasts in the placenta, perhaps in the mitochondria, produce this molecule as a hedge against impairment of the uteroplacental unit. We also discuss the role of circadian disruption on reproductive disorders of pregnancy...
January 6, 2024: Reproductive Toxicology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38171906/the-impact-of-the-interval-between-the-last-meal-and-the-onset-of-farrowing-on-the-duration-of-farrowing-stillbirth-rates-and-colostrum-production-in-highly-productive-sows-in-a-tropical-climate
#24
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Tip-Apa Akkhaphana, Kritchaya Ngansucharit, Srisuda Srisurach, Preechaphon Taechamaeteekul, Yosua Kristian Adi, Padet Tummaruk
The present study investigated impact of the interval between the last meal and the onset of farrowing on the duration of farrowing, stillbirth rates, and colostrum production in highly productive sows in a tropical climate. The study involved a total of 92 Danish Landrace x Yorkshire sows (herd A) and 114 French Landrace × Yorkshire sows (herd B). In herd B, a total of 61 sows had their blood samples collected within 1 hr after the onset of farrowing to evaluate their blood glucose levels. The interval between the last meal and the onset of farrowing averaged 5...
December 28, 2023: Journal of Veterinary Medical Science
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38164378/sow-hematological-parameters-in-late-pregnancy-and-an-investigation-as-to-whether-these-parameters-are-predictors-of-stillbirths-in-a-canadian-sow-herd
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Sarah V Hill, Maria Del Rocio Amezcua, Eduardo S Ribeiro, Terri L O'Sullivan, Robert M Friendship
ANIMAL AND OBJECTIVE: The objectives of this study were to produce hematological reference intervals for late-pregnancy sows and to assess whether there were associations between sow hematological end points and the number of stillborn pigs. PROCEDURE: Whole blood was collected from 272 healthy pregnant sows ~1 wk before farrowing, and complete blood (cell) counts and hemoglobin determinations were obtained. Sows were monitored during farrowing, and litter characteristics, including number of stillborn piglets, were recorded...
January 2024: Canadian Veterinary Journal. la Revue Vétérinaire Canadienne
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38148575/early-life-events-associated-with-first-lactation-reproductive-performance-in-southwest-victorian-pasture-based-dairy-herds
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REVIEW
G M Chuck, P D Mansell, M A Stevenson, M M Izzo
This was a prospective cohort study to determine how events from birth until first calving affect reproductive performance in the first lactation in pasture-based dairy herds in Victoria, Australia. Events during the preweaning (0 to 84 days), weaning to first breeding (85 to 473 days) and first breeding to first calving periods (474 to 804 days) were recorded and their association with reproductive performance during the first lactation was quantified. Reproductive performance outcomes included the number of days from first mating start date to first service (MSD-S1) and the number of days from first mating start date to first conception (MSD-CON)...
December 26, 2023: Australian Veterinary Journal
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38136919/exencephaly-anencephaly-sequence-associated-with-maxillary-brachygnathia-spinal-defects-and-palatoschisis-in-a-male-domestic-cat
#27
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Simona Marc, Jelena Savici, Bogdan Sicoe, Oana Maria Boldura, Cristina Paul, Gabriel Otavă
Anencephaly, a severe neural tube defect characterized by the absence of major parts of the brain and skull, is a rare congenital disorder that has been observed in various species, including cats. Considering the uncommon appearance of anencephaly, this paper aims to present anencephaly in a stillborn male kitten from an accidental inbreeding using various paraclinical methods. Histological examination of tissue samples from the cranial region, where parts of the skull were absent, revealed the presence of atypical nerve tissue with neurons and glial cells organized in clusters, surrounded by an extracellular matrix and with an abundance of blood vessels, which are large, dilated, and filled with blood, not characteristic of nerve tissue structure...
December 17, 2023: Animals: An Open Access Journal From MDPI
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38133716/stillbirth-of-a-mandrill-mandrillus-sphinx-in-the-wild-perinatal-behaviors-and-delivery-sequences
#28
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Berta Roura-Torres, Paul Amblard-Rambert, Pascal Lepou, Peter M Kappeler, Marie J E Charpentier
Birth is a fundamental event in the life of animals, including our own species. More reports of wild non-human primate births and stillbirths are thus needed to better understand the evolutionary pressures shaping parturition behaviors in our lineage. In diurnal non-human primates, births generally occur at night, when individuals are resting. Consequently, they are difficult to observe in the wild and most of the current knowledge regarding perinatal behaviors comes from rare daytime births. Information about stillbirths is even rarer and their proximate causes are generally unknown...
December 22, 2023: Primates; Journal of Primatology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38098693/mirror-syndrome-associated-with-fetal-cardiomyopathy
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Petra Glad Štritof, Lucija Zanze, Paulo Zekan, Gordana Horvat, Vladimir Blagaic
Mirror syndrome is a rare condition of generalized maternal oedema caused by fetal hydrops. A 37-year-old patient was admitted to our hospital because of suspected mirror syndrome caused by fetal cardiomyopathy. At 26th week of gestation patient developed bilateral pulmonary oedema as her condition rapidly deteriorated. Consequently, preterm labor was induced, percutaneous evacuation of fetal ascites was performed, and the patient finally vaginally delivered stillborn fetus. Although the initial postpartum period was severely complicated by hemorrhage, the condition of the patient significantly improved later, and she was discharged seven days after delivery...
2023: Archive of clinical cases
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38074940/gestational-monitoring-in-buffalo-females-detection-of-neospora-caninum-by-pcr
#30
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Raúl Miguel Reyes-Sandoval, Dora Romero-Salas, Jenny Jovanna Chaparro-Gutiérrez, Anabel Cruz-Romero, Karla María López-Hernández, Miguel Ángel Lammoglia-Villagómez, Milagros González-Hernández, Marco Antonio Alarcón-Zapata, Rebeca Isabel Vergara-Reyes
This study establishes the serological frequency against Neospora caninum on day zero and the presence of N. caninum DNA surveyed throughout the gestation of Bubalus bubalis females in a bovine buffalo system in the central zone of the state of Veracruz, Mexico. Blood samples were taken from 11 females in 6 different sampling periods and analyzed for N. caninum antibodies detection on day zero. DNA detection by PCR was performed on all sampling periods. The gestation months of the females were recorded for five trimesters by ultrasonography, as well as births and pregnancy losses...
2023: Animal Reproduction
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38067004/parturition-and-neonatal-parameters-of-three-species-of-rhinoceros-under-managed-care-in-the-united-states
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Emily E Brenner, Lauren L Howard, Jonnie Capiro, Jorge A Hernandez
Rhinoceros species range from near threatened to critically endangered due to habitat loss and poaching. A sustainable ex situ breeding population is critically important to maintain genetic diversity and help ensure the survival of the species; however, not all populations under human care are self-sustaining. While rhinoceros reproductive physiology and pathology have been well studied, there is still a paucity of information describing the normal parameters of parturition and neonatal landmarks. Using video recordings, medical records, and keeper logs, we reviewed and compared data regarding the parturition of three rhinoceros species (black rhinoceros (BR) ( Diceros bicornis ), n = 4; greater one-horned rhinoceros (GOHR) ( Rhinoceros unicornis ), n = 21; and southern white rhinoceros (SWR) ( Ceratotherium simum simum ), n = 22) managed under human care in the United States...
November 25, 2023: Animals: An Open Access Journal From MDPI
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38033635/uterine-dynamics-blood-profiles-and-electronic-fetal-monitoring-of-primiparous-and-multiparous-bitches-classified-according-to-their-weight
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Karina Lezama-García, Julio Martínez-Burnes, Uri Baqueiro-Espinosa, Dina Villanueva-García, Adriana Olmos-Hernández, Ismael Hernández-Ávalos, Patricia Mora-Medina, Adriana Domínguez-Oliva, Daniel Mota-Rojas
Perinatal mortality occurs in all species. In dogs, mortality rates have been reported to range from 5 to 35%. Electronic fetal and uterine monitoring has recently been used in domestic animals to monitor the mother and newborn before and during parturition. In this way, the fetal heart rate and uterine dynamics can be monitored. This study evaluated the uterine dynamics of bitches with different weights and parity. Ninety-six bitches and their 476 puppies were divided into four experimental groups containing 24 individuals each (12 primiparous bitches and 12 multiparous bitches), according to body weight: G1 (4-8 kg), G2 (8...
2023: Frontiers in Veterinary Science
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38016805/covid-19-in-pregnant-women-a-systematic-review-and-meta-analysis-on-the-risk-and-prevalence-of-pregnancy-loss
#33
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Janneke A C van Baar, Elena B Kostova, John Allotey, Shakila Thangaratinam, Javier R Zamora, Mercedes Bonet, Caron Rahn Kim, Lynne M Mofenson, Heinke Kunst, Asma Khalil, Elisabeth van Leeuwen, Julia Keijzer, Marije Strikwerda, Bethany Clark, Maxime Verschuuren, Arri Coomarasamy, Mariëtte Goddijn, Madelon van Wely
BACKGROUND: Pregnant women infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) are more likely to experience preterm birth and their neonates are more likely to be stillborn or admitted to a neonatal unit. The World Health Organization declared in May 2023 an end to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic as a global health emergency. However, pregnant women are still becoming infected with SARS-CoV-2 and there is limited information available regarding the effect of SARS-CoV-2 infection in early pregnancy on pregnancy outcomes...
November 28, 2023: Human Reproduction Update
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38012812/severe-neuromuscular-forms-of-glycogen-storage-disease-type-iv-histological-clinical-biochemical-and-molecular-findings-in-a-large-french-case-series
#34
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Charles R Lefèvre, Sophie Collardeau-Frachon, Nathalie Streichenberger, Sophie Berenguer-Martin, Alix Clémenson, Jérôme Massardier, Fabienne Prieur, Hélène Laurichesse, Fanny Laffargue, Cécile Acquaviva-Bourdain, Roseline Froissart, Magali Pettazzoni
Glycogen storage disease type IV (GSD IV), also called Andersen disease, or amylopectinosis, is a highly heterogeneous autosomal recessive disorder caused by a glycogen branching enzyme (GBE, 1,4-alpha-glucan branching enzyme) deficiency secondary to pathogenic variants on GBE1 gene. The incidence is evaluated to 1:600 000 to 1:800 000 of live births. GBE deficiency leads to an excessive deposition of structurally abnormal, amylopectin-like glycogen in affected tissues (liver, skeletal muscle, heart, nervous system, etc...
November 27, 2023: Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38001547/caudal-regression-syndrome-type-1-with-minimally-invasive-computed-tomography-and-magnetic-resonance-imaging-autopsy-a-case-report
#35
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Mira Ayoub, Chanae Dixon, Sharon E Byrd, Rakhee M Bowker
BACKGROUND: Caudal regression syndrome is a rare complex congenital anomaly with reduced penetrance and phenotypic variability characterized by osseous defects of the caudal spine, lower limb anomalies, and accompanying genitourinary, gastrointestinal/anorectal, and cardiac system soft tissue defects. We report a rare presentation of type 1 caudal regression syndrome in a pregnant woman with preexisting diabetes, in which early recognition of severe fetal anomalies on routine antenatal ultrasound facilitated confirmation with fetal magnetic resonance imaging to characterize extent of disease and prognosticate fetal outcome...
November 25, 2023: Journal of Medical Case Reports
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37951411/review-of-short-term-and-long-term-adverse-effects-of-covid-19-vaccination-during-pregnancy
#36
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Diana Ramasauskaite Ramašauskaitė, Dominyka Grinciute Grinciūtė
BACKGROUND: The covid-19 pandemic sparked a debate about the safety of vaccines during pregnancy. However, pregnant women were excluded from the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine phase 3 trials. As two years have passed since the first Covid-19 vaccine and more studies have been conducted, we want to evaluate the scientific literature to determine any actual risks in taking the vaccine during pregnancy. METHODS: We conducted literature research using PubMed and Google Scholar databases from January to April 2023...
November 9, 2023: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37949400/the-impact-of-beef-sire-breed-on-dystocia-stillbirth-gestation-length-health-and-lactation-performance-of-cows-that-carry-beef-%C3%A3-dairy-calves
#37
JOURNAL ARTICLE
B L Basiel, A A Barragan, T L Felix, C D Dechow
In the United States, it is becoming common for dairy herds to mate a portion of cows to beef semen to create a value-added calf. The objectives of this study were to determine if dystocia risk, stillbirth (SB) risk, gestation length (GL), probability of early-lactation clinical disease events, early-lactation culling risk, or subsequent milk production differ between cows that carried calves sired by different beef breeds and those that carried Holstein-sired calves. Records from 10 herds contained 75,256 lactations from 39,249 cows that had calves with known Holstein or beef breed sires from the years 2010 to 2023...
November 8, 2023: Journal of Dairy Science
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37946164/specialist-perinatal-palliative-care-a-retrospective-review-of-antenatal-referrals-to-a-children-s-palliative-care-service-over-14%C3%A2-years
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Sophie Bertaud, Georgina Brightley, Nicola Crowley, Finella Craig, Dominic Wilkinson
BACKGROUND: Perinatal palliative care is an emerging branch of children's palliative care. This study sought to better understand the pattern of antenatal referrals and the role of a specialist paediatric palliative care (PPC) team in supporting families throughout the antenatal period. METHODS: A single-centre retrospective chart review of all antenatal referrals to a quaternary children's palliative care service over a 14-year period from 2007 to 2021. RESULTS: One hundred fifty-nine antenatal referrals were made to the PPC team over a 14-year period, with increasing referrals over time...
November 10, 2023: BMC Palliative Care
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37928238/-cep55-associated-lethal-fetal-syndrome-a-case-report-of-a-chinese-family
#39
Yeping Wang, Fang Sheng, Lingjing Ying, Qiaoli Lou, Zhaonan Yu, Kaixuan Wang, Haoyi Wang
Background: Research on fetal loss related to germline mutations in single genes remains limited. Disruption of CEP55 has recently been established in association with perinatal deaths characterized by hydranencephaly, renal dysplasia, oligohydramnios, and characteristic dysmorphisms. We herein present a Chinese family with recurrent fetal losses due to compound heterozygous nonsense CEP55 variants. Case presentations: The Chinese couple had a history of five pregnancies, with four of them proceeding abnormally...
2023: Frontiers in Genetics
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37907306/fulminant-type-1-diabetes-linked-with-fetal-death-in-utero
#40
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Irene Eun Jae Ju, Roshini Nayyar
Fulminant type 1 diabetes is a relatively new subtype of type 1 diabetes characterised by a sudden onset of severe diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) in patients with no history of diabetes and can cause imminent death if untreated. We discuss a rare case of a Pacific Islander woman who was 36 weeks pregnant and presented to the emergency department with DKA and fetal death in utero having had a normal glucose tolerance test 4 weeks earlier. She was diagnosed with fulminant type 1 diabetes and was treated with an intravenous insulin-dextrose infusion...
October 31, 2023: BMJ Case Reports
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