Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a serious pregnancy complication, in which women
without previously diagnosed diabetes develop chronic hyperglycemia during gestation. In …

Maternal nutritional status during pregnancy will affect the outcomes for the mother and the
baby. Many analyses of the relationship between diet and outcome are often based on a …

Background In pregnancies complicated by early-onset extreme fetal growth restriction,
there is a high risk of preterm birth and an overall dismal fetal prognosis. Sildenafil has been …

Context Most societies believe that a mother's psychological state can influence her unborn
baby. Severe adverse life events during pregnancy have been consistently associated with …

OBJECTIVES: The study aims were to conclusively demonstrate apoptosis in the human
placenta and to quantify its incidence at different stages of pregnancy. STUDY DESIGN …

Objectives To develop a predictive model for pre-eclampsia based on clinical risk factors for
nulliparous women and to identify a subgroup at increased risk, in whom specialist referral …

OBJECTIVES: Our purpose was to investigate a possible role for apoptosis in the
pathophysiologic mechanisms of intrauterine growth restriction. STUDY DESIGN: Placental …

Uterine spiral artery remodeling is required for successful human pregnancy; impaired
remodeling is associated with pregnancy complications, including late miscarriage …

Placentas were obtained at delivery from 34 pregnancies complicated by preeclampsia and
from 34 uncomplicated pregnancies. The incidence of apoptotic nuclei was significantly …

A 3-year follow-up study was carried out on 20 children examined in utero with echo-planar
magnetic resonance imaging when fetal compromise had been demonstrated or was …