Irish Child Health Database - Peer Reviewed Papers
Database Search
Pregnancy
Your search returns 236 documents
Page:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
-
The aim of this study was to compare the educational and employment experiences of teenage mothers and match peers from a similar social background
Abstract:
Teenage motherhood has been linked with poor health, poor educational attainment, poor employment prospects and socio-economic deprivation. Much of the evidence has come from large surveys and the nature of these inter-relationships remains unclear. A case-control study was designed to compare the educational and employment experiences of teenage mothers with those of an age matched more...
International Classification:
Other - Teenage mothers
Categories:
educational; employment; - teenage mothers
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Int J Adolesc Med Health,
Vol: 14 Page: 117-23 2002 Apr-Jun
T. Bradley; M. E. Cupples; H. Irvine
[Preview]
[Read]
-
The aim of this survey was to review published literature and perform a meta-analysis summarizing the evidence in support of an association between children born by Caesarean section and asthma
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: Children born by Caesarean section have modified intestinal bacterial colonization and consequently may have an increased risk of developing asthma under the hygiene hypothesis. The results of previous studies that have investigated the association between Caesarean section and asthma have been conflicting. OBJECTIVE: To review published literature and perform a more...
Categories:
association between children born by Caesarean section and asthma
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Clin Exp Allergy,
Vol: 38 Page: 629-33 April 2008
S. Thavagnanam; J. Fleming; A. Bromley; M. D. Shields; C. R. Cardwell
[Preview]
[Read]
-
The aim of this study was to examine new anthropomorphic parameters as indicators of Cephalopelvic disproportion
Abstract:
Cephalopelvic disproportion (CPD) is a recognised obstetric problem with potential risk to both mother and infant. Identification of those mothers at risk of CPD is difficult and has concentrated in the past on such measurements as maternal shoe size and height. Our objective in this study was to examine new anthropomorphic parameters as indicators of CPD. This was a case controlled more...
International Classification:
Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium - cephalopelvic disproportion
Categories:
anthropomorphic parameters; - Cephalopelvic disproportion
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
J Obstet Gynaecol,
Vol: 23 Page: 27-9 January 2003
G. Connolly; C. Naidoo; R. M. Conroy; P. Byrne; P. McKenna
[Preview]
[Read]
-
The aim of this study was to examine if Pro12Ala polymorphism of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma gene could play a role in birth weight and duration of gestation
Abstract:
The links between preterm birth, low birth weight, and adult vascular/metabolic morbidity remain unclear. Genetic susceptibility of babies related to these three conditions might contribute to this long-term association. We tested whether the Pro12Ala polymorphism of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARG) gene could play a role in birth weight and duration of more...
International Classification:
Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium - birth weight
Categories:
birth weight; duration of gestation
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Diabetes,
Vol: 56 Page: 494-498 2007
A. Meirhaeghe; C. A. G. Boreham; L. J. Murray; F. Richard; G. Davey Smith; I. S. Young; P. Amouyel
[Preview]
[Read]
-
The aim of this study was to assess the effect of introducing two biophysical ultrasound examinations in a low-risk antenatal population
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of introducing two biophysical ultrasound examinations in a low-risk antenatal population.Scans were performed at 30-32 weeks' gestation and 36-37 weeks' gestation. METHODS: Scans assessed placental maturity, amniotic fluid volume, and estimated fetal weight. One thousand nine hundred ninety-eight low-risk patients were randomized at 30 weeks' gestation more...
International Classification:
Evaluation of the effectiveness of procedures - two biophysical ultrasound
Categories:
ultrasound examinations in a a low-risk antenatal population
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Obstet Gynecol,
Vol: 101 Page: 626-32 April 2003
D. McKenna; S. Tharmaratnam; S. Mahsud; C. Bailie; A. Harper; J. Dornan
[Preview]
[Read]
-
The aim of this study was to describe cases of Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome and Angelman syndrome in this cohort.
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: Genomic imprinting is an epigenetic process in which allele-specific gene expression is dependent on the parental inheritance. Although only a minority of human genes are imprinted, those that have been identified to date have been preferentially implicated in prenatal growth and neurodevelopment. Mutations or epimutations in imprinted genes or imprinting control centres are more...
International Classification:
Syndrome - Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome
Categories:
Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome; Angelman syndrome
Geography:
Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom
Hum Reprod,
Vol: 22 Page: 3237-40 December 2007
S. Bowdin; C. Allen; G. Kirby; L. Brueton; M. Afnan; C. Barratt; J. Kirkman-Brown; R. Harrison; E. R. Maher; W. Reardon
[Preview]
[Read]
-
The aim of this study was to examine the accuracy of clinical diagnosis of Down syndrome, identify problems in reaching a diagnosis, to provide recommendations for improvement and estimate a minimum prevalence for all types of Down syndrome
Abstract:
OBJECTIVES: To determine the accuracy of clinical diagnosis of Down syndrome, identify problems in reaching a diagnosis, to provide recommendations for improvement and estimate a minimum prevalence for all types of Down syndrome. DESIGN: A retrospective observational study was carried out over a five-year period. Genesis, a database located in the Department of Medical genetics, was more...
International Classification:
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities - Chromosomal abnormalities, not elsewhere classified - Down syndrome
Categories:
Down syndrome
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Ulster Med J,
Vol: 73 Page: 4-12 May 2004
L. Devlin; P. J. Morrison
[Preview]
[Read]
-
The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of cardiotocography - the fetal heartbeat (cardio-) and the uterine contractions
International Classification:
Evaluation of the effectiveness of procedures - cardiotocography
Categories:
the fetal heartbeat (cardio-) and the uterine contractions
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Lancet,
Vol: 361 Page: 465-470 2003
L. Impey; M. Reynolds; K. MacQuillan; S. Gates; J. Murphy; O. Sheil
[Preview]
[Read]
-
The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that Shh-expressing ectopic notochord could contribute to an increased volume of notochord relative to total embryo volume, resulting in an increased concentration of Shh in the notochord of embryos
Abstract:
BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: The Adriamycin rat model (ARM) is a well-established model of the Vertebral, Anorectal, Cardiac, Tracheoesophageal, Renal, Limb (VACTERL) association. The notochord, which expresses Sonic Hedgehog (Shh), has been found to be grossly malformed with ventral ectopic branches in the foregut region of embryos in the ARM. The authors designed this study to test the more...
Categories:
Shh-expressing ectopic notochord; total embryo volume
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
J Pediatr Surg,
Vol: 39 Page: 859-63 June 2004
A. Mortell; A. M. O'Donnell; S. Giles; J. Bannigan; P. Puri
[Preview]
[Read]
-
This article discusses advances in the management of Paediatric HIV infection in Britain and Ireland
Geography:
Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom
AIDS & Hepatitis Digest,
2004
K. Krige; M. Sharland
[Preview]
[Read]
-
The aim of this study was to examine matrilineal risk in families with neural tube defects by comparing adverse pregnancy outcomes among maternal and paternal first cousin pregnancies.
Abstract:
Adverse pregnancy outcomes may be more frequent among sibs of individuals with neural tube defects (NTDs), and transmission of risk in families with an NTD may be more frequent among maternal relatives. In a study designed to evaluate matrilineal risk for NTDs, we compared adverse pregnancy outcomes among maternal and paternal first cousin pregnancies. Pregnancy histories were obtained more...
International Classification:
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities - neural tube defects - condiction
Categories:
neural tube defects
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Am J Med Genet A,
Vol: 140 Page: 52-61 January 2006
J. Byrne; S. Carolan
[Preview]
[Read]
-
This case report discusses the first case of intrapartum management of prenatal airway obstruction attempted in Ireland
Abstract:
BACKGROUND Prenatal ultrasonography predicting airway obstruction can facilitate intrapartum management, revolutionising the approach to potential airway difficulties at birth. AIMS: This report presents the first case of this procedure attempted in Ireland. RESULT AND CONCLUSION: This case was unsuccessful in securing an airway, but the potential for intubation or tracheostomy with an more...
International Classification:
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period - Report
Categories:
intrapartum management of prenatal airway obstruction
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Ir J Med Sci,
Vol: 171 Page: 40-1 2002 Jan-Mar
T. Mackle; C. Barry-Kinsella; J. Russell
[Preview]
[Read]
-
The aim of this study was to determine the expression of Ag-II receptor subtypes and TGF-beta1 in the hypoplastic heart of nitrofen-induced congenital diaphragmatic hernia
Abstract:
The renin-angitensin system (RAS) plays an important role as a growth factor in cardiac development. Angiotensin converting enzyme is involved in converting angiotensin I to angiotensin II (Ag-II). The effects of Ag-II are mediated by two primary receptors, type 1 (AT1) and type 2 (AT2). Ag-II stimulates transforming growth factor-beta1(TGF-beta1) and acts as a potent stimulant of more...
Categories:
hypoplastic heart; congenital diaphragmatic hernia
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Pediatr Surg Int,
Vol: 21 Page: 148-52 March 2005
H. Teramoto; M. Shinkai; P. Puri
[Preview]
[Read]
-
The aim of this study was to investigate gene level expression of TR-alpha1 and TR-beta1 in the lung of nitrofen-induced congenital diaphragmatic hernia using reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR)
Abstract:
PURPOSE: Thyroid receptor alpha-1 (TR-alpha1) and thyroid receptor beta-1 (TR-beta1) are thought to be essential for the fetal and postnatal development of the lung. The authors investigated gene level expression of TR-alpha1 and TR-beta1 in the lung of nitrofen-induced congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) using reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). METHODS: CDH was more...
Categories:
TR-alpha1 and TR-beta1; congenital diaphragmatic hernia
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
J Pediatr Surg,
Vol: 36 Page: 1675-8 November 2001
H. Teramoto; N. Guarino; P. Puri
[Preview]
[Read]
-
The aim of this study was to test the hypothesize that abnormal expression of renin-angiotensin system components may be responsible for renal hypoplasia in congenital diaphragmatic hernia
Abstract:
The association between renal hypoplasia and pulmonary hypoplasia in congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) has become recently appreciated. However, the underlying mechanisms responsible for this association are still unknown. Renin-angiotensin system (RAS) plays an important role in renal and somatic growth, angiogenesis and reproduction. We hypothesized that abnormal expression of RAS more...
Categories:
renin-angiotensin system; congenital diaphragmatic hernia
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Pediatr Surg Int,
Vol: 22 Page: 57-60 January 2006
B. Chertin; N. Nakazawa; S. Montedonico; H. Shima; P. Puri
[Preview]
[Read]
-
This article discusses the "An American in Ireland"
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Midwifery Today,
2000
L. Jenkins
[Preview]
[Read]
-
This article discusses an midwife who championed breastfeeding
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
World of Irish Nursing & Midwifery,
Vol: 16 Page: 55-55 2008
S. Harris
[Preview]
[Read]
-
This study aimed to explore the organizational characteristics of antenatal care and their relation to the utilization of health services and perinatal mortality in 13 European countries
Abstract:
OBJECTIVES: To describe the organizational characteristics of antenatal care and their relation to the utilization of health services and perinatal mortality in 13 European countries. METHODS: The main data source was a questionnaire on the organization and financing of antenatal care, filled out in 1995 by country representatives of a European Concerted Action. RESULTS: Thirteen more...
International Classification:
Practice/knowledge - antenatal care
Categories:
antenatal care
Geography:
International
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol,
Vol: 94 Page: 145-8 January 2001
E. Hemminki; B. Blondel
[Preview]
[Read]
-
This article discusses antenatal corticosteroids
Abstract:
Numerous investigations have indicated that antenatal corticosteroid administration reduces neonatal morbidity in preterm infants. Despite this, antenatal corticosteroid usage continued to be low on both sides of the Atlantic up to the late 1980s and early 1990s. Antenatal corticosteroid therapy finally came of age in 1995 with the publication of the National Institutes of Health more...
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Bjog,
Vol: 110 Suppl 20 Page: 77-8 April 2003
P. Crowley
[Preview]
[Read]
-
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of antenatal glucocorticoid administration on DNA synthesis and RNA and protein content in nitrofen-induced congenital diaphragmatic hernia in rats
Abstract:
Antenatal glucocorticoids treatment has been shown to correct pulmonary immaturity. The thymidine analog bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU) is incorporated into S-phase cells and used as a marker of DNA synthesis. In this study, we investigated the effect of antenatal glucocorticoid administration on DNA synthesis and RNA and protein content in nitrofen-induced congenital diaphragmatic hernia more...
Categories:
antenatal glucocorticoid; DNA synthesis; congenital diaphragmatic hernia
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Pediatr Res,
Vol: 48 Page: 789-93 December 2000
T. Oue; H. Shima; N. Guarino; P. Puri
[Preview]
[Read]
-
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of antenatal glucocorticoid therapy on smooth-muscle-cell DNA synthesis in the pulmonary arteries in a nitrofen-induced congenital diaphragmatic hernia rat model following nitrofen admin
Abstract:
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of antenatal glucocorticoid therapy on smooth-muscle-cell (SMC) DNA synthesis in the pulmonary arteries (PA) in a nitrofen-induced congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) rat model following nitrofen administration on day 9.5 of gestation. Antenatal dexamethasone (DEX) was given intraperitoneally on days 18.5 and 19.5 of gestation. more...
Categories:
antenatal glucocorticoid therapy; congenital diaphragmatic hernia
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Pediatr Surg Int,
Vol: 16 Page: 414-6 2000
Y. Taira; H. Shima; E. Miyazaki; K. Ohshiro; P. Puri
[Preview]
[Read]
-
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of antenatal glucocorticoid administration on ET-1 system in nitrofen-induced congenital diaphragmatic hernia hypoplastic lung in rats
Abstract:
BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: The hypoplastic lung and persistent pulmonary hypertension (PPH) are the principle causes of high mortality and morbidity in infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). Endothelin-1 (ET-1), which is produced by vascular endothelial cells and some leukocytes, plays a key role in modulating pulmonary vascular tone in PPH. Two different receptors (ET(A) and more...
Categories:
antenatal glucocorticoid; congenital diaphragmatic hernia lung
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
J Pediatr Surg,
Vol: 35 Page: 203-7 February 2000
H. Shima; T. Oue; Y. Taira; E. Miyazaki; P. Puri
[Preview]
[Read]
-
The aim of this study was to determine cardiac gene expression of ET-1 and of its receptor ET(A) and the cardiac ET-1 content in the heart of nitrofen-induced congenital diaphragmatic hernia in rats and evaluate antenatal Dexamethason treatment effects
Abstract:
BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: Although high levels of endothelin-1 (ET-1) in plasma may be relevant in certain pathophysiologic states, such as pulmonary hypertension accompanying congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH), experimental evidence favors a local, paracrine, or autocrine role for ET-1 in most tissues. Evidence of ET-1 production has been documented in fetal heart tissue where it exerts more...
Categories:
ET-1 and receptor ET(A) receptor; congenital diaphragmatic hernia;
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
J Pediatr Surg,
Vol: 37 Page: 1563-7 November 2002
N. Guarino; P. Puri
[Preview]
[Read]
-
The aim of this study was to investigate whether maternal administration of dexamethasone has any effect on the expression of surfactant protein A and surfactant protein B in nitrofen-induced experimental congenital diaphragmatic hernia rat model
Abstract:
BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: Pulmonary hypoplasia is one of the main causes for the high mortality rate in patients with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). The expression of surfactant protein A in the hypoplastic CDH lung is reduced, and its concentration is decreased in the amniotic fluid of pregnancies complicated by CDH. In a CDH experimental model, prenatal glucocorticoid treatment has more...
Categories:
maternal administration of dexamethason; congenital diaphragmatic hernia
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
J Pediatr Surg,
Vol: 35 Page: 1468-73 October 2000
N. Guarino; T. Oue; H. Shima; P. Puri
[Preview]
[Read]
-
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of antenatal glucocorticoid administration on the atrial natriuretic peptide system in nitrofen-induced congenital diaphragmatic hernia hypoplastic lung in rats.
Abstract:
Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) plays a major role in electrolyte and volume homeostasis through potent biological effects including vasorelaxation, bronchorelaxation, lung permeability, and clearance. There are two distinct biochemical and functional classes of ANP receptors, guanylate cyclase receptor (GC-R) and clearance receptors (clearance-R). Two subtypes of GC-R have been more...
Categories:
antenatal glucocorticoid; atrial natriuretic peptide system; congenital diaphragmatic hernia hypoplastic lung
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Pediatr Surg Int,
Vol: 16 Page: 252-5 2000
H. Shima; N. Guarino; P. Puri
[Preview]
[Read]
-
This case report discusses a case of Jacobsen syndrome, suspected antenatally on the grounds of trigonocephaly and hypoplastic left heart syndrome.
Abstract:
A case of Jacobsen syndrome, suspected antenatally on the grounds of trigonocephaly and hypoplastic left heart syndrome, is presented. Clinicians are reminded that a hypoplastic left heart should not be assumed to be an isolated malformation and that a careful search for associated malformations can facilitate the recognition of an underlying genetic syndrome. more...
International Classification:
Syndrome
Categories:
Jacobsen syndrome
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Clin Dysmorphol,
Vol: 16 Page: 177-9 July 2007
P. Foley; F. McAuliffe; M. Mullarkey; W. Reardon
[Preview]
[Read]
-
This aim of this study was to screen for antenatal hepatitis B
Abstract:
Routine antenatal testing for hepatitis B carriage with maternal consent was introduced at the Rotunda in January 1998. The uptake of testing has been excellent; 99.98% of women presenting for antenatal care accepted hepatitis B (HBV) screening in the 30-months from January 1998 through June 2000. The prevalence of HBV carriage was 0.35% (58 pregnancies of 16,222 tested) increasing from more...
International Classification:
Certain infectious and parasitic diseases - Viral hepatitis - hepatitis B
Categories:
hepatitis B
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Ir Med J,
Vol: 94 Page: 111-2, 114 April 2001
C. M. Healy; M. T. Cafferkey; K. M. Butler; I. Cahill; J. McMorrow; M. Philbin; M. Beckett; R. Mackey; P. MacMathuna; S. Dooley; W. W. Hall; P. McKenna
[Preview]
[Read]
-
The aim of this study was to examine antenatal therapy and prophylaxis for congenital cytomegalovirus infection
International Classification:
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities - Other viral diseases - congenital cytomegalovirus
Categories:
congenital cytomegalovirus infection
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Ir Med J,
Vol: 99 Page: 197-8 2006 Jul-Aug
S. J. Knowles
[Preview]
[Read]
-
This article discusses the need for women with epilepsy to both take their medication but also consider the effect of anti-epileptic drugs on their developing fetus
Abstract:
Women with epilepsy of child-bearing years have their own considerations, which must be taken into account if management of their epilepsy is to be optimised. The main issues to consider include the effects of: female hormones on seizure control, anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs) on hormonal methods of contraception, epilepsy and AEDs on fertility, epilepsy and AEDs on pregnancy itself, more...
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Expert Opin Pharmacother,
Vol: 4 Page: 445-56 April 2003
J. I. Morrow; J. J. Craig
[Preview]
[Read]
-
The aim of this study was to describe antiretroviral therapy and congenital abnormalities in infants born to HIV-1-infected women
Abstract:
Antiretroviral therapy (ART) in pregnancy substantially reduces the risk of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, but concerns exist about the potential for teratogenic effects. This analysis was undertaken to explore the relation between ART in pregnancy and birth defects in infants born to HIV-infected women in the United Kingdom and Ireland between 1990 and 2003. Comprehensive more...
International Classification:
Certain infectious and parasitic diseases - Human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease - HIV
Categories:
antiretroviral therapy; congenital abnormalities; HIV-1
Geography:
Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr,
Vol: 42 Page: 91-4 May 2006
C. L. Townsend; P. A. Tookey; M. Cortina-Borja; C. S. Peckham
[Preview]
[Read]
-
The aim of this study was to examine the association between antiretroviral therapy in pregnancy and premature delivery, birthweight, stillbirth and neonatal mortality, in pregnancies in HIV-infected women delivering between 1990 and 2005
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: To explore the association between antiretroviral therapy in pregnancy and premature delivery, birthweight, stillbirth and neonatal mortality, in pregnancies in HIV-infected women delivering between 1990 and 2005. DESIGN: Pregnancies in women with diagnosed HIV infection in the UK and Ireland are notified to the National Study of HIV in Pregnancy and Childhood (NSHPC) through more...
International Classification:
Certain infectious and parasitic diseases - Human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease - HIV
Categories:
antiretroviral therapy in pregnancy
Geography:
Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom
Aids,
Vol: 21 Page: 1019-26 May 2007
C. L. Townsend; M. Cortina-Borja; C. S. Peckham; P. A. Tookey
[Preview]
[Read]
-
The aim of this study was to examine the associations between early life factors and childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
Abstract:
In a historical cohort study of all singleton live births in Northern Ireland from 1971-86 (n=434,933) associations between early life factors and childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia were investigated. Multivariable analyses showed a positive association between high paternal age (> or =35 years) and acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (relative risk=1.49; 95% confidence interval more...
International Classification:
Neoplasms-lymphoblastic leukaemia
Categories:
lymphoblastic leukaemia (acute)
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Br J Cancer,
Vol: 86 Page: 356-61 February 2002
L. Murray; P. McCarron; K. Bailie; R. Middleton; G. Davey Smith; S. Dempsey; A. McCarthy; A. Gavin
[Preview]
[Read]
-
This article discusses characteristics of atrioventricular septal defect: from fetus to adult
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Heart,
Vol: 92 Page: 1879-85 December 2006
B. Craig
[Preview]
[Read]
-
The aim of this study was to audit experience and outcomes of specialised clinic for the antenatal care of high-risk patients after the first year in operation
Abstract:
A specialised clinic for the antenatal care of high-risk patients was established in Cork in January 2004. It is led by 2 specialists in materno-fetal medicine and provides care for patients from a large catchment area. Small clinic numbers, specialised midwives, ready access to medical experts and fetal assessment facilities, facilitate an efficient use of resources. We report on the more...
International Classification:
Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium - antenatal care of high-risk patients
Categories:
antenatal care of high-risk patients
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Ir Med J,
Vol: 100 Page: 591-3 October 2007
C. Allen; R. Greene; J. Higgins
[Preview]
[Read]
-
This case report discusses a case of autoimmune progesterone dermatitis in a parturient who required emergency caesarean section
Abstract:
A parturient with a 14-year history of autoimmune progesterone dermatitis presented in labour at 36 weeks' gestation. She had suffered recurrent episodes of angioedema over a long period and had been scheduled for elective caesarean hysterectomy and bilateral oophorectomy at 37 weeks' gestation. In most cases surgical oophorectomy provides prolonged relief from the recurrent angioedema more...
International Classification:
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue - Report
Categories:
autoimmune progesterone dermatitis
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Int J Obstet Anesth,
Vol: 13 Page: 275-8 October 2004
J. O'Rourke; N. Khawaja; J. Loughrey; P. McKenna
[Preview]
[Read]
-
This article discusses Belfast's new centralised maternity hospital
Abstract:
Two Belfast Trusts are involved in consultation over the siting of the new centralised maternity hospital. Their proposals have shaped a major consultation document. more...
Geography:
Northern Ireland
RCM Midwives,
2003
[Preview]
[Read]
-
The article discusses breast milk and the role Irish hospitals have to play in helping mothers to get started.
Abstract:
With no better start for a baby than breast milk Irish hospitals have a part to play in helping mothers to get started. more...
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
World of Irish Nursing & Midwifery,
Vol: 16 Page: 53-54 2008
J. McCarthy
[Preview]
[Read]
-
This article discusses how a better understanding of the beliefs of Muslim patients will aid healthcare workers to provide optimal care for them
Abstract:
An understanding of the beliefs of Muslim patients with aid healthcare workers to provide optimal care for them, writes Dr Abdul Mughees. more...
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
World of Irish Nursing & Midwifery,
Vol: 14 Page: 24-25 2006
A. Mughees
[Preview]
[Read]
-
The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that Adriamycin administration during a particular time frame could yield a high incidence of urinary tract anomalies
Abstract:
Congenital obstructive uropathy is associated with significant morbidity and mortality in the human neonate. The pathophysiology of congenital obstructive uropathy is poorly understood. There are very few experimental models of prenatal obstruction of the urinary tract, except in the fetal lamb or inbred rats. Prenatal exposure to Adriamycin in a rat model leads to a spectrum of more...
Categories:
adriamycin administration; urinary tract anomalies
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Pediatr Surg Int,
Vol: 21 Page: 212-6 March 2005
A. Mortell; L. Fourcade; V. Solari; P. Puri
[Preview]
[Read]
-
The aim of this study was to determine the effect of birth order on the risk of perinatal death in twin pregnancies
International Classification:
Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium - perinatal death in twin pregnancies
Categories:
perinatal death in twin pregnancies
Geography:
the United Kingdom
BMJ: British Medical Journal,
Vol: 334 Page: 576-578 2007
G. C. Smith; K. M. Fleming; I. R. White
[Preview]
[Read]
-
The aim of this study was to examine the incidence and outcome of birth-associated femoral fractures
Abstract:
Femoral fractures resulting from birth injuries are rare. The authors undertook a study to assess their incidence and outcome. Seven patients from a total of 55,296 live births suffered 8 femoral fractures (incidence 0.13 per 1,000 live births). Twin pregnancies, breech presentations, prematurity, and disuse osteoporosis were associated with the occurrence of a fracture. The typical more...
International Classification:
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes - femoral fractures
Categories:
birth-associated femoral fractures
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
J Pediatr Orthop,
Vol: 22 Page: 27-30 2002 Jan-Feb
S. Morris; N. Cassidy; M. Stephens; D. McCormack; F. McManus
[Preview]
[Read]
-
This article discusses blood loss, replacement and belief among Jehovah's Witnesses
Geography:
Northern Ireland
RCM Midwives,
Vol: 10 Page: 72-5 February 2007
S. Porter
[Preview]
[Read]
-
Book Review: History midwifery in Ireland
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Nursing History Review,
Vol: 15 Page: 169-209 2007
C. Connolly; J. S. MacQueen; T. M. O'Neill; C. Helmstadter; J. M. Casavant; K. D. Vuic; M. K. Hanlon; L. S. Slifka; I. Kadmon; P. D'Antonio; S. Grypma; M. L. Porter; J. C. Whelan; R. Fox; L. M. Dunphy; J. Gilbride; J. Buck; M. Rutherford; P. A. White; V. L. Bullough
[Preview]
[Read]
-
This article discusses the role of Calcium and Vitamin D in normal growth and development as well as maintenance of the skeleton
Abstract:
Calcium is required for normal growth and development as well as maintenance of the skeleton. Vitamin D is also essential for intestinal calcium absorption and plays a central role in maintaining calcium homeostasis and skeletal integrity. In addition, both micronutrients have important roles in non-skeletal-related physiological processes. Of concern, significant proportions of some more...
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Novartis Found Symp,
Vol: 282 Page: 123-38; discussion 138-42, 212-8 2007
K. D. Cashman
[Preview]
[Read]
-
These case reports discuss two cases of cardiac diverticulum with pericardial effusion: treated by in-utero pericardiocentesis and a review of the literature
Abstract:
Congenital cardiac diverticula are rare abnormalities that may occur as isolated malformations. They are often associated with pericardial effusions, which may cause both pulmonary hypoplasia and progressive fetal hydrops. Few cases are reported in fetal life. Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, has previously reported two cases of cardiac diverticula complicated with pericardial effusion more...
International Classification:
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period - Report
Categories:
in-utero pericardiocentesis
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol,
Vol: 25 Page: 401-4 April 2005
F. M. McAuliffe; L. K. Hornberger; J. Johnson; D. Chitayat; G. Ryan
[Preview]
[Read]
-
The aim of this study was to investigate umbilical artery serum levels of cardiac troponin I, a sensitive and specific marker of myocardial necrosis, and N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide, a sensitive marker of left ventricular dysfunction
Abstract:
The use of continuous fetal heart rate (FHR) recordings to monitor fetal well-being during labor is standard clinical practice in developed countries. Little is known about the relationship, if any, that exists between these FHR abnormalities and the fetal cardiac musculature and function. The aim of this study was to investigate umbilical artery serum levels of cardiac troponin I, a more...
International Classification:
Diseases of the circulatory system - Other forms of heart disease - left ventricular dysfunction
Categories:
left ventricular dysfunction
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Pediatr Cardiol,
Vol: 22 Page: 393-6 2001 Sep-Oct
S. M. Fleming; T. O'Gorman; L. O'Byrne; H. Grimes; K. M. Daly; J. J. Morrison
[Preview]
[Read]
-
The aim of the study was to examine the cardiomyopathy and cardiomegaly in stillborn infants of diabetic mothers
Abstract:
To report the incidence of cardiomegaly in stillborn normally formed infants of mothers with diabetes mellitus. This is a retrospective study with institutional ethics approval. The presence of cardiomegaly was recorded in stillborn infants of diabetic mothers (N = 27) and compared with that recorded in stillborn large-for-gestational age (LGA > 90th percentile, n = 18) and stillborn more...
International Classification:
Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Pediatr Dev Pathol,
Vol: 11 Page: 10-4 2008 Jan-Feb
N. E. Russell; P. Holloway; S. Quinn; M. Foley; P. Kelehan; F. M. McAuliffe
[Preview]
[Read]
-
The aim of this study was to investigate the hypothesise of increased cell death in adriamycin-exposed embryos
Abstract:
The adriamycin rat model (ARM) exhibits many features of the VACTERL association. Adriamycin is a cytotoxic drug used in cancer chemotherapy. Although its exact mode of action is not clear, it is presumed to have a similar cytotoxic role in the developing embryo. Lysotracker red (LT) is a dye that stains phagolysosomes and apoptotic bodies and allows entire rodent embryos to be stained more...
Categories:
adriamycin-exposed embryos; increased cell death;
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Pediatr Surg Int,
Vol: 18 Page: 576-80 October 2002
J. Gillick; S. Giles; J. Bannigan; P. Puri
[Preview]
[Read]
-
The aim of this study was to examine cases of cerebal palsy in infants born at term to mothers who earlier in the pregnancy had been involved in accidents without suffering overt abdominal injury, placental abruption, or premature onset of labour
Abstract:
Ten children (six males, four females) with spastic (n=9) and mixed spastic-dyskinetic (n=1) cerebral palsy were born at term to mothers who earlier in the pregnancy had been involved in accidents without suffering overt abdominal injury, placental abruption, or premature onset of labour. At follow-up (at ages 2-24y), Gross Motor Function Classification System levels were II (n=7) and V more...
International Classification:
Diseases of the nervous system - Cerebral palsy and other paralytic syndromes - cerebral palsy
Categories:
cerebral palsy
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Dev Med Child Neurol,
Vol: 49 Page: 700-6 September 2007
B. Hayes; S. Ryan; J. B. Stephenson; M. D. King
[Preview]
[Read]
-
This article investigates the concept of wrongful disability. That concept suggests that parents are morally obligated to prevent the genetic transmission of certain conditions and so, if they do not, any resulting disability is 'wrongful'
Abstract:
This paper investigates the concept of wrongful disability. That concept suggests that parents are morally obligated to prevent the genetic transmission of certain conditions and so, if they do not, any resulting disability is 'wrongful'. In their book From Chance to Choice, Buchanan, Brock, Daniels and Wikler defend the concept of wrongful disability using the principle of avoidability more...
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Bioethics,
Vol: 20 Page: 55-63 April 2006
R. J. Hull
[Preview]
[Read]
-
The aim of this study was to examine the hypothesis which predicts that infusions of information into an environment will lead to knowledge gain by groups with higher socioeconomic status at rates that outpace the knowledge gain of lower SES groups
Abstract:
The knowledge gap hypothesis predicts that infusions of information into an environment will lead to knowledge gain by groups with higher socioeconomic status (SES) at rates that outpace the knowledge gain of lower SES groups, leading to a growing relative gap between them. Four information source variables were examined in the present study: education, baby care experience, friend and more...
International Classification:
Education
Categories:
education; inequalities
Geography:
International
J Health Commun,
Vol: 3 Page: 29-51 1998 Jan-Mar
C. Gaziano; J. O'Leary
[Preview]
[Read]
Page:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
