pregnancy complications

Covid-19 in children: A brief overview after three months experience

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome – Coronavirus – 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and its related Coronavirus Disease – 19 (COVID-19) has become a health emergency worldwide. The medical community has been concerned since the beginning of the outbreak about the potential impact of COVID-19 in children, especially in those with underlying chronic diseases. Fortunately, COVID-19 has been reported to be less severe in children than in adults. However, epidemiologic and clinical data are scarce.

Serendipitous signs, symptoms, laboratory parameters, and instrumental patterns of amniotic fluid embolism. Lessons from an analysis of case reports

OBJECTIVE: To investigate if serendipitous signs, symptoms, and laboratory and instrumental data described in
cases of amniotic fluid embolism (AFE) were associated with more typical AFEs and better prognoses.
STUDY DESIGN: Wide analysis of the case reports on AFE published from 1990 to 2014. A scoring system

Non-Coding RNA: Role in Gestational Diabetes Pathophysiology and Complications

Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) is defined as glucose intolerance that develops in the second or third trimester of pregnancy. GDM can lead to short-term and long-term complications both in the mother and in the offspring. Diagnosing and treating this condition is therefore of great importance to avoid poor pregnancy outcomes. There is increasing interest in finding new markers with potential diagnostic, prognostic and therapeutic utility in GDM.

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