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Filter by:There are few safe, effective, and affordable interventions to improve pregnancy outcomes in low resource settings where the highest rates of poor birth outcomes occur. L-citrulline is naturally found in many foods and is changed into another important amino acid, L-arginine, in the body. L-arginine is important for the growth of a healthy placenta and healthy baby. Adding L-citrulline to the diets of pregnant women may be an effective and affordable way to improve the health of their babies.The goal of the AGREE trial is to test whether a dietary supplement containing a common food component, an amino acid called L-citrulline, can help pregnant Kenyan women at risk of malaria have healthier pregnancies and healthier babies. 2,960 pregnant Kenyan women will be enrolled and randomly assigned to take either a twice daily dietary supplement containing L-citrulline or a placebo supplement without additional L-citrulline. Maternal participants will be seen every month until delivery and at weeks 1 and 6 after birth. Infants will also be followed up at ages 6, 12, 18, and 24 months. The primary outcome of the study is 'adverse pregnancy outcome', a composite of foetal loss (miscarriage or still birth), preterm birth, low birth weight, small for gestational age or neonatal mortality. The results of the AGREE trial could help to guide obstetric and public health policy and provide a sustainable solution that could be implemented at the community level.
Individually, both opioid and cannabis exposure during pregnancy are associated with changes in fetal growth. The extent to which opioid and cannabis exposure affect fetal growth is unknown. The Investigators hypothesize that the combination of both substances will impact placental function and subsequent fetal growth more severely than either substance alone. The primary objective is to determine the extent to which fetal growth profiles in opioid-exposed pregnancies are influenced by cannabis exposure. This prospective cohort study will consist of opioid-exposed pregnancies and pregnancies without opioid exposure recruited from 5 obstetrical clinics from across Ontario. A total of 546 participants will be recruited.
The goal of this randomized trial is to compare two methods of induction in a fetal growth restriction population. The main question it aims to answer is: • Is trans-cervical balloon superior to prostaglandins in reducing the cesarean section rate, without increasing neonatal morbidity? Participants will have an induction of labour by cervical ripening with trans-cervical balloon in the trans-cervical balloon catheter arm and with Prostaglandins in the Misoprostol arm. Researchers will compare two methods of induction: trans-cervical balloon and prostaglandins to see if trans-cervical balloon is associated with a lower risk of cesarean delivery.
Fetal Growth Restriction (FGR) and Small for Gestational Age (SGA) are two conditions that can happen when a baby doesn't grow as much as expected during pregnancy. FGR is caused by things like problems with the mother's nutrition and inflammation, while SGA is usually because of genetic and other factors. It's important to know if a baby has FGR or SGA because FGR babies can have more health problems and are at risk of dying before or shortly after birth. SGA babies are usually healthy, but they might have more health problems later in life. Doctors can use a simple blood test called the HALP score to see if a mother has problems with her nutrition and inflammation. However, it hasn't been studied for FGR and SGA. We want to study if the HALP score can help us tell if a baby has FGR or SGA by looking at the mother's blood test results.
Will follow up umblical artery Doppler indices for pregnancies with iugr taking placebo and oral isosorbide mononitrate to study its efficacy on the intrauterine growth restricted fetuses
The aim of this trial is to assess the efficacy and efficiency of the national and the research sonographic screening protocols for fetal growth disorders. In particular, in Italy at the moment we have two different national screening protocols: the traditional one providing an early third trimester scan at 28-32 weeks'gestation, and a more recent one, according to the new LEA (livelli essenziali di assistenza), providing a growth scan during the third trimester only if there is a clinical indication. Both these national protocols will be compared to a research protocol providing a late third trimester scan between 35 and 37 weeks'gestation in terms of sensibility and specificity.
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare how two methods for cervical ripening work in a population of singleton pregnancies with late-onset fetal growth restriction (FGR) at term. The main question it aims to answer is whether Cook´s balloon (a mechanical method) is superior to vaginal dinoprostone (a pharmacological method) in achieving a vaginal delivery, without increasing neonatal morbidity. Participants will be randomized to receive Cook´s balloon (experimental group) or vaginal dinoprostone (control group) for cervical ripening. Researchers will compare both groups to see if Cook´s balloon is associated with a higher rate of vaginal delivery than vaginal dinoprostone and is not related to increased neonatal morbidity.
Previous studies have shown that abnormal coiling of the umbilical cord is associated with adverse perinatal outcome. For example, an umbilical cord that is non-coiled increases the chance of fetal morbidity and mortality, moreover, they have shown that the lack of the usual coiled umbilical cord configuration may result in an umbilical cord that is structurally less able to withstand external mechanical stress, on the other hand, studies from recent years show that hypercoiling - excessive coiling of the umbilical cord is associated with poor obstetric outcomes, such as fetal distress at birth, meconium staining, fetal acidosis, premature birth, intrauterine growth disorder and even fetal death. The studies carried out on the calculation of UCI include performing these measurements in two dimensions, including Doppler activation, but no studies were carried out in which three dimensions were used. The purpose of the study is to measure UCI using a 3D method in a random sample of 250 patients beyond 24 week of gestation, and to compare pregnancies with hypercoiling, hypocoiling or with a normal number of coils in terms of birth outcomes.
The purpose of this study is to determine the impact of a clinical screening strategy and genomic analysis of the factors involved in Placental Dysfunction (Preeclampsia and IUGR) in women of advanced maternal age undergoing assisted reproduction techniques (ART), specifically, in vitro fertilization (IVF) and oocyte donation.
When a FGR is diagnose, the challenge in his monitoring is to assess the benefit-risk balance between continuing the pregnancy in order to limit complications related to prematurity and birth in order to minimize any risk of fetal death in utero. By able to know the characteristics of fetal deteriorations and its relationship with fetal and neonatal outcomes could be a thankful help in this decision. The placental insufficiency is by far the most common cause of FGR (32)(miller 2008). This effect can be documented thanks to ultrasound examinations to study fetal growth and Doppler of umbilical arteries for the placenta, the middle cerebral artery for the brain perfusion and the Ductus Venosus for the cardiac effects of placental dysfunction. The apparition of Doppler abnormalities suggests a deterioration of the disease and leads to several changes in clinical FGR management. Nevertheless, at this time, very few studies allow us to predict the time util the degradation and their impact on perinatal outcomes. The primary aim of this study was to evaluate the performance of the Doppler at the time of diagnosis in predicting the outcome of pregnancies. The secondary aim was to evaluate the performance of Doppler performed at any time during pregnancy and studied independently in predicting outcome of pregnancies