Introduction. To assess and identify the risk factors and maternal and neonatal . Special Issue "Pathogenesis of Pregnancy-Related Complications 2.0". Pregnant women with heart disease are a very heterogeneous population, with different risks for maternal cardiovascular, obstetric, and foetal complications. Vaginal bleeding, abdominopelvic pain, nausea, and vomiting are common presenting symptoms in early pregnancy. Conclusion: We found that the risk of maternal complications for otherwise low risk nulliparous and multiparous women increased as pregnancy progressed beyond 40 weeks of gestation. 2017;215:12-9. pmid:28591672 . All women should be screened for risk factors associated with these major complications during the antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum period to assure the availability of immediate resources based on the assessment. An ectopic pregnancy is exceedingly rare if an intrauterine pregnancy is identified on ultrasound. SCIAEON is a distinguished open access publisher that focuses on gathering leading scientists to share research work swiftly and as wide as possible to advance the improvement in science. 44 Female urologists have been shown to have a higher prevalence of pregnancy complications compared with women in the lowest income bracket in the US. Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2015) . A new study out earlier this month shows a strong correlation between high body mass index (BMI) and risk of pregnancy complications. AANA Journal /February 2001/Vol. Moreover, women with diabetes in pregnancy suffer from a greater risk of preterm delivery, complications in delivery, and unplanned caesarean sections. 2008; 126:240-246. Pregnant women with COVID-19 are more likely to have complications with pregnancy and birth compared to those without, according to research publishing November 30th in the open-access journal . Ectopic pregnancy is the leading cause of maternal death in early pregnancy. Objective Women with obesity have an increased risk of pregnancy complications. Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc. Crossref Medline Google Scholar; 42 Ben‐Ami M, Battino S, Rosenfeld T, Marin G, Shalev E. Aortic valve replacement during pregnancy. 14 -16 This would be important since studies in non-pregnant populations suggest . A blood test to predict complications of pregnancy. Journal profile. Imaging is also important to identify the location of the pregnancy, because ultrasound guidance may be needed after miscarriage or when pregnancies occur in an ectopic location. Cell-free RNA transcripts in maternal blood can be analysed to monitor the progression of pregnancy and to predict a potentially harmful . The National Institutes of Health will fund new research examining racial and ethnic disparities in pregnancy-related complications and deaths. in the field of Pregnancy and Child Health, providing free online access to the researchers worldwide without any subscription charges. Pregnant women with COVID-19 are more likely to have complications with pregnancy and birth compared to those without, according to research publishing November 30 th in the open-access journal . Orthopedic surgeons working more than 60 hours a week were shown to have a greater risk of preterm delivery compared with age-matched population controls. Despite the great number of surveys focused on pregnancy complications in overweight women, few data are available on the extra cost induced by these high-risk pregnancies. Only two women (0.8%) had new molar pregnancies. Pregnant women with disabilities have a much higher risk for severe pregnancy- and birth-related complications and death than other pregnant women . Pregestational diabetes is associated with an increase in many adverse pregnancy outcomes, which impact both on the woman and her fetus. View Article PubMed/NCBI 1990; 69:651-653. Our objective was to examine risk of maternal pregnancy complications and birth outcomes in women with IDD compared to women without IDD in Wisconsin Medicaid, from 2007-2016. Int J Cardiol. At-risk circumstances associated with adolescent pregnancy include medical and health complications, less schooling and higher dropout rates, lower career aspirations, and a life encircled by poverty. Nearly 1,900 women responded to questionnaires on their diets at eight to 13 weeks of pregnancy and were asked to estimate what they ate in the previous three months. In a normal pregnancy, the fertilized egg moves from the fallopian tube into the uterus, where the pregnancy develops. Risk of complications during pregnancy in women with congenital aortic stenosis. Preterm delivery, small for gestational age (SGA) offspring, preeclampsia, placental abruption, and stillbirth complicate up to 10-25% of first singleton pregnancies; the prevalence of these complications is lower in parous than in nulliparous women. For pregnant women like Love, even advance warning would have been beneficial. Complications of pregnancy, including preeclampsia, HELLP syndrome, placental abruption, preterm birth, and intrauterine growth restriction, have enormous impacts on the lifelong health of mothers and the babies born to the mothers with these conditions. There is no information on long-term fertility status in 98 women (39.2%). Attention to the position of the fetus within a normal-appearing uterus, with normal thickness surrounding . Academic Editor: Tamas Zakar. There are approximately 6 million pregnancies each year in the United States. This study enrolled a total of 50 pregnant women with pregnancy-induced hypertension with inclusion-exclusion criteria. complications in cases of pregnancy-induced hypertension to identify them at the earliest. In complicated pregnancies, inadequate remodeling of the uterine arteries, hormonal imbalances, and pre-existing conditions such as obesity, hypertension, diabetes etc. This study enrolled a total of 50 pregnant women with pregnancy-induced hypertension with inclusion-exclusion criteria. Conclusion: Teenage pregnancy is still a common occurrence. understanding of the importance of pregnancy and the period of fetal development for modifying lifelong disease risk has developed (3). Pregnancy complications may be caused by conditions women have before pregnancy or conditions women develop during pregnancy. European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology. Placenta praevia is a disorder that happens during pregnancy when the placenta is abnormally placed in the lower uterine segment, which at times covers the cervix. It also made readers to assess the full . The models of pregnancy care for women with diabetes are based largely on observational data or consensus opinion. Although complications generally present in the second and third trimester of . Background: Most pregnancy-related medical complications appear to resolve at delivery or shortly thereafter.Common examples are preterm labor, placental abruption, preeclampsia, and gestational diabetes. The rate of pregnancy terminations ≥22 weeks of gestation was 0.41% (n = 999/244,645) in the whole population and did not significantly differ in presence or absence of COVID-19 (p = 0.82). A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). Special Issue "Prediction, Diagnostics and Prevention of Pregnancy Complications". Considering the high prevalence of obesity among women of childbearing age, however, this is a major public health issue. Ultimately, uterine artery dysfunction results in increased vascular resistance impeding blood flow . Journal of Pregnancy and Child Health is an Open Access peer reviewed journal, which publishes original research articles, review articles, case studies etc. Placental dysfunction is thought to underlie diverse adverse pregnancy outcomes, including spontaneous abortions, intrauterine growth restriction, and preeclampsia [], with spontaneous abortions and later pregnancy complications caused by different degrees of impaired placentation [].Consistent with this hypothesis, some circulating markers have been associated with both . Pregnant women with COVID-19 are more likely to have complications with pregnancy and birth compared to those without, according to research publishing Nov. 30 in the open-access journal PLOS . Adolescent pregnancy has occurred throughout America's history. NLM ID: 101651542 Index Copernicus Value 2017: 92.3. This special issue belongs to the section " Molecular Pathology, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics ". Meng Cai,1 Gopi K. Kolluru,1 and Asif Ahmed 1. All women of reproductive age who present with abdominal or pelvic pain or with vaginal bleeding should be evaluated for possible pregnancy. The journal welcomes submissions on the biomedical aspects of pregnancy, breastfeeding, labor, maternal health, Allotey J, Aroyo-Manzano D, Lopez P, Viale L, Zamora J, Thangaratinam S. Global variation in pregnancy complications in women with epilepsy: A meta-analysis. Abstract. Research. Diabetes is an increasingly common diagnosis among pregnant women. Conclusions: Complications of endometriosis during pregnancy are rare and there is no evidence that the disease has a major detrimental effect on pregnancy outcome. It has . What is much less certain is the underlying mechanism(s). A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section " Molecular Pathology, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics ". A case report and review of the literature. Heterogeneous aetiological factors involved in PCOS and associated co-morbidities may all be involved in compromised pregnancy and child outcomes. These conditions are rising in incidence and are associated with an increased likelihood of adverse perinatal outcomes such as macrosomia, birth injuries, and hypoglycemia. To the Editor We read with interest the article by Villar and colleagues 1 and wish to comment on the potential association between COVID-19 infection and higher rates of preeclampsia, eclampsia, and hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelet count syndrome. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. Introduction. Credit: Getty Images/Eva-Katalin. However, few studies of malaria in pregnancy (MiP) have been carried out in Latin America, a region with low endemicity and transmission of both, Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax. Of these hospitals, the Women's Hospital School of Medicine at Zhejiang University had the . BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. Laurent and others envision a first-trimester blood test that would use different kinds of biomolecules — RNAs, proteins, whatever works best — to indicate whether a pregnancy is at low, medium, or high risk for common complications. Maternal (G1) pregnancy-related complications during pregnancy with G2, b n (%) 11 628 (9.2) 230 (10.6) Maternal (G1) age (years) at G2 birth, mean (SD) 29.1 (5.0) 29.2 (5.0) Grandchild birth year, median (range) 1984 (1956-2010) 1983 (1964-2007) Conclusions: Complications of endometriosis during pregnancy are rare and there is no evidence that the disease has a major detrimental effect on pregnancy outcome. Additionally, pregnancy-related complications induce long-term metabolic and vascular abnormalities that might increase the overall risk of metabolic, cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, kidney, and other diseases later in life in mothers and their offspring. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , approximately 700 women die each year in the United States from pregnancy-related complications. Urinary tract infection causes serious consequences if it occurs during the course of a woman's pregnancy and if untreated leads to pyelonephritis, preterm labor, or Group B Streptococcal infection in the newborn. There were 21 miscarriages, 11 terminations and one ectopic pregnancy. 26,43,44 Women with spontaneous pregnancy loss or stillbirth also have higher rates of type 2 diabetes in later life. Compared with a delivery after 37 weeks, a first delivery between 32 and 36 weeks increased the risk of recurrence of preterm delivery in the second pregnancy from 2.7% to 14.7% (OR 6.12, 95% CI 5.84-6.42); a first delivery before 28 weeks increased this risk to 26.0% (OR 13.1, 95% CI 10.8-16.0). Pregnancy complications such as preeclampsia, gestational diabetes mellitus, gestational hypertension, preterm delivery, and . Infections, including some sexually transmitted infections (STIs), may occur during pregnancy and/or delivery and may lead to complications for the pregnant woman, the pregnancy, and the baby after delivery.Some infections can pass from mother to infant during delivery when the infant passes through the birth canal; other infections can infect a fetus during the pregnancy. In this study, we examined the relationship between maternal stress exposure and pregnancy complications among pregnant women exposed to Hurricane Katrina, as well as the impact of stress coping styles on these outcomes. Small Molecule, Big Prospects: MicroRNA in Pregnancy and Its Complications. JSAFOG 10.5005/jp-journals-10006-1533 Hyperhomocysteinemia and Pregnancy Complications ORIGINAL ARTICLE Hyperhomocysteinemia and Pregnancy Complications: Elucidating the Role of L-Methylfolate 1 Manish Maladkar, 2Srividya Sankar, 3Sudhir A Awate ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION Women have higher requirements of nutrients like folate during In recent years, the clinical significance of raised levels . In women with PCOS, a possible relationship with genetic, environmental, clinical and … This is particularly true for respiratory disease and asthma, with the well-documented association between pregnancy complications and offspring asthma (4). Adverse cardiovascular events during pregnancy pose significant clinical challenges, with uncertainties regarding diagnostic and therapeutic approaches potentially compromising maternal . About this journal. Lab testing includes a urine beta-hCG and, if positive, a quantitative serum beta-hCG and a transvaginal ultrasound. Methods Data were from the Big Data for Little Kids project, a data linkage that creates an . (Morgan, 2004). Preeclampsia is a pregnancy complication that has a controversial association with childhood wheezing disorders and asthma (4, 11, 12). Hay P, Czeizel AE. Pregnant women with COVID-19 are more likely to have complications with pregnancy and birth compared to those without, according to research publishing November 30 th in the open-access journal . Objective . Journal of Pregnancy publishes original research articles, review articles, and clinical studies related to all aspects of pregnancy and childbirth. Antenatal checks are essential to detect potential complications early, thus enabling optimal management and reducing the risk of morbidity and mortality. in the field of Pregnancy and Child Health, providing free online access to the researchers worldwide without any subscription charges. A ruptured ectopic pregnancy is a surgical emergency, and a prompt diagnosis is essential to prevent maternal hemorrhage and death. Following treatment, 141 women had one or more further pregnant events; 128 (90.7%) of these were full-term normal pregnancies. BMC Pregnancy & Childbirth is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on all aspects of pregnancy and childbirth. Ectopic pregnancy : Diagnosis, Complications and Managment. RESULTS. Methods: A study was conducted over a period 8 months in the department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Cama and Albless Hospital, Mumbai. t also to help distinguish surgically correctable forms of müllerian duct anomalies from nonsurgical forms. morbidity and mortality related to cesarean birth include complications of hemorrhage, surgical site infection, and venous thromboembolism. Childbirth at a young (i.e., ≤ 19 years old) or advanced maternal age (i.e., ≥ 35 years old) is associated with increased risk of adverse maternal perinatal outcomes, such as postpartum hemorrhage, eclampsia, and cephalopelvic disproportion, as well as adverse infant outcomes including preterm birth, poor fetal growth, low birth weight, and neonatal mortality. 1Aston Medical Research Institute, Aston Medical School, Aston University, Aston Triangle, Birmingham B4 7ET, UK. Vast Majority of Pregnant Women with COVID-19 Won't Have Complications, Study Finds. Journal of Pregnancy and Child Health is an Open Access peer reviewed journal, which publishes original research articles, review articles, case studies etc. Pregnancy in HbH disease may be complicated mainly with anemia . In the analysis, the main outcome was maternal complications during pregnancy and/or delivery including bleeding during pregnancy, gestational hypertension, eclampsia . The fetal complications including congenital malformation have been previously described (Alsfouk et al., 2021). Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol. Therefore, pregnant women with endometriosis can be reassured on the course of their pregnancies although the physicians should be aware of the potential increased risk of placenta . Women with PCOS show an increased risk of pregnancy complications. NLM ID: 101651542 Index Copernicus Value 2017: 92.3. The impact of pregnancy complications on maternal and neonatal outcomes is difficult to estimate because pregnancy complications are made up of a broad range of conditions with varying levels of severity.