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Mashup Score: 5The neural basis of pain during labor - 4 month(s) ago
Characterizing a labor pain–related neural signature is a key prerequisite for devising optimized pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic labor pain relief methods. The aim of this study was to describe the neural basis of labor pain and to provide a brief summary of how epidural anesthesia may affect pain–related neuronal activity during labor. Possible future directions are also highlighted. By taking advantage of functional magnetic resonance imaging, brain activation maps and functional neural networks of women during labor that have been recently characterized were compared between pregnant women who received epidural anesthesia and those who did not.
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Mashup Score: 37The fetal origins of mental illness - 4 month(s) ago
The impact of infections and inflammation during pregnancy on the developing fetal brain remains incompletely defined, with important clinical and research gaps. Although the classic infectious TORCH pathogens (ie, Toxoplasma gondii, rubella virus, cytomegalovirus [CMV], herpes simplex virus) are known to be directly teratogenic, emerging evidence suggests that these infections represent the most extreme end of a much larger spectrum of injury. We present the accumulating evidence that prenatal exposure to a wide variety of viral and bacterial infections—or simply inflammation—may subtly alter fetal brain development, leading to neuropsychiatric consequences for the child later in life.
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Mashup Score: 37The fetal origins of mental illness - 4 month(s) ago
The impact of infections and inflammation during pregnancy on the developing fetal brain remains incompletely defined, with important clinical and research gaps. Although the classic infectious TORCH pathogens (ie, Toxoplasma gondii, rubella virus, cytomegalovirus [CMV], herpes simplex virus) are known to be directly teratogenic, emerging evidence suggests that these infections represent the most extreme end of a much larger spectrum of injury. We present the accumulating evidence that prenatal exposure to a wide variety of viral and bacterial infections—or simply inflammation—may subtly alter fetal brain development, leading to neuropsychiatric consequences for the child later in life.
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Mashup Score: 21National and international guidelines on the management of twin pregnancies: a comparative review - 6 month(s) ago
Twin gestations are associated with increased risk of pregnancy complications. However, high-quality evidence regarding the management of twin pregnancies is limited, often resulting in inconsistencies in the recommendations of various national and international professional societies. In addition, some recommendations related to the management of twin gestations are often missing from the clinical guidelines dedicated to twin pregnancies and are instead included in the practice guidelines on specific pregnancy complications (eg, preterm birth) of the same professional society.
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Mashup Score: 56
We performed a systematic review to evaluate the clinical presentation and maternal and fetal outcomes in pregnancies with early-onset HELLP (hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelets) syndrome.
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Mashup Score: 1Birthing balls to decrease labor pain and peanut balls to decrease length of labor: what is the evidence? - 7 month(s) ago
Birthing balls and peanut balls have been used for decades by nurses and midwives as a nonpharmacologic adjunct to labor management based on anecdotal evidence. This article aimed to review the evidence regarding their safety and efficacy based on randomized controlled trials. Birthing balls are round exercise balls that a laboring individual can use for sitting, rocking, and pelvic rotation. The use of the birthing balls has been thought to increase maternal comfort and mimic upright positioning to widen the pelvic outlet for those laboring without an epidural.
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Mashup Score: 27
Anemia is a commonly diagnosed comorbidity in pregnancy that is associated with increased risk of maternal and neonatal complications. Recent data demonstrate that maternal anemia is associated with higher umbilical artery and umbilical vein O2 content at the time of delivery.
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Mashup Score: 2Utilization of a wireless monitoring device to perform nonstress tests in high-risk pregnancies from home - 8 month(s) ago
The need for serial in-office nonstress tests (NSTs) adds substantial burden to high-risk pregnancies and exacerbates care disparities.1,2 INVU by Nuvo Group, Ltd, is a novel Food and Drug Administration-cleared, remote, self-administered maternal-fetal monitoring solution, previously validated for fetal and maternal heart rates and uterine activity measurements.3–5 Here, we sought to determine the clinical interpretability and usability of INVU to enable patients to perform NSTs from home.
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Mashup Score: 2The fetal origins of mental illness - 8 month(s) ago
The impact of infections and inflammation during pregnancy on the developing fetal brain remains incompletely defined, with important clinical and research gaps. Although the classic infectious TORCH pathogens (ie, Toxoplasma gondii, rubella virus, cytomegalovirus [CMV], herpes simplex virus) are known to be directly teratogenic, emerging evidence suggests that these infections represent the most extreme end of a much larger spectrum of injury. We present the accumulating evidence that prenatal exposure to a wide variety of viral and bacterial infections—or simply inflammation—may subtly alter fetal brain development, leading to neuropsychiatric consequences for the child later in life.
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Mashup Score: 7The value of detailed first-trimester ultrasound in the era of noninvasive prenatal testing - 9 month(s) ago
In 2020, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommended noninvasive prenatal testing be offered to all patients. However, current societal guidelines in the United States do not universally recommend a detailed first-trimester ultrasound.
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