One of the midwives involved in the birth of a baby girl who later died has been excused from giving evidence to an inquest ...

In the case of placental insufficiency, the placenta is not supplied with a sufficient amount of blood and the exchange of substances between the placenta and fetus does not function properly.

[32] hypoxia [33] or placental insufficiency, [34] demonstrate a marked increase in GC expression and/or marked decrease in the expression of 11β-HSD2. Thus, excess fetal exposure to GCs mediated ...

In cases of placental insufficiency, the placenta adapts by altering nutrient allocation to maintain oxidative metabolism, even when fetal nutrient supply is compromised. For example, studies ...

Preterm birth (PTB) continues to pose a challenge in neonatal medicine, and it is the major cause of perinatal morbidity and ...

Maternal vitamin D status in early pregnancy is crucial for fetal growth and may reduce the risk of preterm birth, according ...

In our patient, a significant imbalance between anti-angiogenic and proangiogenic factors, presumably triggered by the underlying diseases, seems to have caused severe placental insufficiency and ...

Output of adrenal steroids will be low in adrenal insufficiency. In CAH specific ratios of metabolites ... The androgens may be derived from the fetal adrenal gland (CAH and placental aromatase ...

According to the Institute of Medicine, less than 50 nmol/L represents an insufficiency of vitamin D. When the researchers compared outcomes for women with vitamin D insufficiency (less than 50 ...

Thyroid diseases affect up to 5% of all pregnancies. Adverse pregnancy and neonatal outcomes are increased by maternal thyroid disease and adequate treatment is thought to reduce these risks ...