Maternal-Fetal Medicine - MFM

07/02/2024

https://journals.lww.com/mfm/fulltext/2024/01000/maternal_group_b_streptococcus_infection.5.aspx
This study found a reduced likelihood of preeclampsia among women who were positive for GBS at delivery. Given the cross-sectional nature of our study, more research is needed to further explore this association.

05/02/2024

This review aimed to summarize the major progress in maternal-fetal medicine achieved by Chinese scientists in recent years
https://journals.lww.com/mfm/fulltext/2024/01000/basic_research_advances_in_china_on_embryo.7.aspx

01/02/2024

To discuss the relevance of reproductive health and pregnancy outcomes for promoting healthy longevity for young, middle-aged, and future elderly women, as well as the next generations, based on results from large human epidemiological studies.
https://journals.lww.com/mfm/fulltext/2024/01000/promoting_healthy_longevity_should_start_young__a.1.aspx

18/01/2024

Ahead-of-print: The Evolution of Management Strategies for Placenta Accreta Spectrum
https://journals.lww.com/mfm/fulltext/9900/the_evolution_of_management_strategies_for.58.aspx

09/01/2024

An overview of genetic defects related to FGR and to highlight the importance of prenatal genetic counseling and testing for precise diagnosis and management of FGR.
https://journals.lww.com/mfm/fulltext/2022/07000/genetics_etiologies_associated_with_fetal_growth.7.aspx?WT.mc_id=HPxADx20100319xMP

03/01/2024

Collection from Maternal-Fetal Medicine - MFM

Maternal-Fetal Medicine (MFM) is a newly launched international peer-reviewed journal of the Chinese

22/12/2023

To get the history of cardiotocography, signal processing methodologies and feature identification, the development of the Dawes-Redman system, and its clinical applications.
https://journals.lww.com/mfm/fulltext/2022/04000/computerized_analysis_of_antepartum.7.aspx

21/12/2023

To introduce the application of damage control surgery principles in the management of massive obstetric hemorrhage
https://journals.lww.com/mfm/fulltext/2023/10000/how_learning_from_trauma_benefits_the_obstetric.8.aspx

20/12/2023

Broad ligament pregnancy may be missed in antenatal period but in cases of displaced cervix, early onset unexplained anhydramnios, and failed induction of labor, it may raise high suspicion.
https://journals.lww.com/mfm/fulltext/2023/10000/broad_ligament_pregnancy__facing_the_battle.9.aspx

14/12/2023

Provide an overview of genetic defects related to and to highlight the importance of prenatal genetic counseling and testing for precise diagnosis and management of FGR.

13/12/2023

A 31-year-old patient, gravida 3, para 1, ectopic 1, at 23 weeks of gestation and previously asymptomatic consulted with epigastric pain, nausea, and repeated emesis, without improvement with the medication provided.
https://journals.lww.com/mfm/fulltext/2023/10000/maternal_diaphragmatic_hernia_correction_during.10.aspx

27/11/2023

Recent evidence and meta-analyses have underscored the predictive value for survival and/or relevant clinical outcomes of the Apgar score and the achievement of arterial oxygen saturation measured by pulse oximetry ≥85% at 5 minutes after birth.
https://journals.lww.com/mfm/fulltext/2023/10000/clinical_parameters_in_the_first_5_minutes_after.7.aspx

22/11/2023

Summarize and discuss several specific mechanisms by which factors of fetal origin may influence parturition during term or preterm labor, including the specific regulation of fetal organs.
https://journals.lww.com/mfm/fulltext/2023/10000/factors_of_fetal_origin_in_the_regulation_of_labor.6.aspx

14/11/2023

An autopsy on an extremely preterm infant has pros and cons, what do you think?
https://journals.lww.com/mfm/fulltext/2023/10000/the_persisting_value_of_autopsies_on_extremely.1.aspx

09/11/2023

This review discuss how gonadal steroid hormones contribute to the dysregulation of immune tolerance and inflammation, and their effects on preterm birth.
https://journals.lww.com/mfm/fulltext/2023/10000/mechanisms_of_immune_tolerance_and_inflammation.5.aspx

07/11/2023

To explore various aspects of fetal-maternal metabolic imbalance that could potentially contribute to preterm birth and sheds light on the intricate connection between fetal-maternal imbalance and the susceptibility to preterm birth.
https://journals.lww.com/mfm/fulltext/2023/10000/spontaneous_preterm_birth__a_fetal_maternal.4.aspx

02/11/2023

The findings suggest that the IL6 signature may predict PTB, even in early pregnancy (although the predictive power is relatively weak in mid pregnancy) and is particularly effective in symptomatic women.
https://journals.lww.com/mfm/fulltext/2023/10000/predicting_the_risk_of_preterm_birth_throughout.3.aspx

31/10/2023

The five dimensions and 49 statements, agreed upon through a two-round Delphi study, determined the recommended statements to be included in the updated guidelines for the prevention and treatment of preterm birth in China.

https://journals.lww.com/mfm/fulltext/2023/10000/using_the_delphi_technique_to_achieve_consensus_on.2.aspx

24/10/2023

The Special Issue for Preterm Birth is published online!
Read more at https://journals.lww.com/mfm/pages/currenttoc.aspx

20/10/2023

The result suggests that Kabuki syndrome should be in the suspected etiology list for prenatal hydrops/ascites and the study confirmed that prenatal whole-exome sequencing is an efficient tool for diagnosing fetal abnormalities.
https://journals.lww.com/mfm/fulltext/2023/07000/fetal_phenotype_and_prenatal_diagnosis_of_kabuki.8.aspx #

18/10/2023

In agreement with the outcomes of these cases and the available literature, surgical treatment should be considered when symptomatic subserous myoma was suspected and did not respond to conservative treatment during pregnancy.
https://journals.lww.com/mfm/fulltext/2023/07000/application_of_laparoscopy_in_the_diagnosis_and.11.aspx

17/10/2023

This article describes a case of a Chinese primipara with Glanzmann thrombasthenia who delivered vaginally under a multidisciplinary team approach.
https://journals.lww.com/mfm/fulltext/2023/07000/vaginal_delivery_in_a_primipara_with_glanzmann.9.aspx

13/10/2023

https://journals.lww.com/mfm/fulltext/2023/07000/is_autonomic_nervous_system_involved_in_the.6.aspx
The authors hypothesize that in the developing brain of preterm neonates, seizures involving deeper autonomic networks and subcortical structures might not propagate sufficiently to the cortex.

11/10/2023

https://journals.lww.com/mfm/fulltext/2023/07000/expression_of_key_steroidogenic_enzymes_in_human.5.aspx
REVIEW
Expression of Key Steroidogenic Enzymes in Human Placenta and Associated Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes

27/09/2023

https://journals.lww.com/mfm/fulltext/2023/07000/pregnancy_outcomes_associated_with_ovarian.3.aspx
OHSS may lead to preterm birth and small-for-gestational-age neonates, which changes patient counseling and leads to arranging specialized obstetrical care for these patients with OHSS.

24/08/2023

REVIEW
Care Bundles: Enhanced Recovery After Delivery
https://journals.lww.com/mfm/fulltext/2023/07000/care_bundles__enhanced_recovery_after_delivery.4.aspx

02/08/2023

https://journals.lww.com/mfm/Fulltext/2023/07000/Ligation_or_Occlusion_of_the_Internal_Iliac.1.aspx
Ligation or Occlusion of the Internal Iliac Arteries for the Treatment of Placenta Accreta Spectrum: Why Is This Technique Still Performed?

18/07/2023

https://journals.lww.com/mfm/Fulltext/2021/04000/Management_of_Preeclampsia_in_Low__and.8.aspx?WT.mc_id=HPxADx20100319xMP #
Management of Preeclampsia in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Lessons to Date, and Questions Arising, from the PRE-EMPT and Related Initiatives

12/07/2023

https://journals.lww.com/mfm/Fulltext/2022/01000/Estrogen_Induced_Uterine_Vasodilation_in_Pregnancy.7.aspx #
This minireview is intended to summarize the nitric oxide pathway and to discuss the emerging hydrogen sulfide pathway in modulating estrogen-induced uterine vasodilation in pregnancy and preeclampsia.

07/07/2023

https://journals.lww.com/mfm/Fulltext/2022/07000/Fetal_Growth_Restriction__Mechanisms,.5.aspx?WT.mc_id=HPxADx20100319xMP
Different diagnostic markers are considered, like Doppler measurements, estimated fetal growth, interval growth, fetal movements, biomarkers, and placental markers.