Pregnancy Outcome
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Trends in Down's syndrome live births and antenatal diagnoses in England and Wales from 1989 to 2008: analysis of data from the National Down Syndrome Cytogenetic Register.

24 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVES: To describe trends in the numbers of Down's syndrome live births and antenatal diagnoses in England and Wales from 1989 to 2008. Design and setting The National Down Syndrome Cytogenetic Register holds details of 26488 antenatal and ... Read more...

Maternal licorice consumption and detrimental cognitive and psychiatric outcomes in children.

2 Oct 2009 Overexposure to glucocorticoids may link prenatal adversity with detrimental outcomes in later life. Glycyrrhiza, a natural constituent of licorice, inhibits placental 11-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2, the feto-placental "barrier" to ... Read more...

GnRH antagonist, cetrorelix, for pituitary suppression in modern, patient-friendly assisted reproductive technology.

29 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) analogues are used routinely to prevent a premature luteinizing hormone (LH) surge in women undergoing assisted reproductive technology (ART) treatments. In contrast to GnRH agonists, antagonists ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Pregnancy Outcome'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Improving pregnancy counseling for women with rheumatoid arthritis taking methotrexate. 30 Oct 2009
• Trends in Down's syndrome live births and antenatal diagnoses in England and Wales from 1989 to 2008: analysis of data from the National Down Syndrome Cytogenetic Register. 24 Oct 2009
• Chest radiographs in pregnancy. 7 Oct 2009
• Maternal licorice consumption and detrimental cognitive and psychiatric outcomes in children. 2 Oct 2009
• GnRH antagonist, cetrorelix, for pituitary suppression in modern, patient-friendly assisted reproductive technology. 29 Sep 2009
• [Effects of electroacupuncture on in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer (IVF-ET) of patients with poor ovarian response] 29 Sep 2009
• Perinatal outcomes, including mother-to-child transmission of HIV, and child mortality and their association with maternal vitamin D status in Tanzania. 29 Sep 2009
• Acute myocardial infarction due to vasospasm induced by prostaglandin. 29 Sep 2009
• Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor exposure in utero and pregnancy outcomes. 29 Sep 2009
• Reproductive outcomes in male childhood cancer survivors: a linked cancer-birth registry analysis. 29 Sep 2009
• Pregnancy outcomes in female childhood and adolescent cancer survivors: a linked cancer-birth registry analysis. 29 Sep 2009
• Preterm premature rupture of membranes: does the duration of latency influence perinatal outcomes? 29 Sep 2009
• Multicenter randomized trial of cerclage for preterm birth prevention in high-risk women with shortened midtrimester cervical length. 29 Sep 2009
• Laparoscopic cervico-isthmic cerclage: surgical technique and obstetric outcomes. 29 Sep 2009
• When to stop pushing: effects of duration of second-stage expulsion efforts on maternal and neonatal outcomes in nulliparous women with epidural analgesia. 29 Sep 2009
• Second-stage labor duration in nulliparous women: relationship to maternal and perinatal outcomes. 29 Sep 2009
• A systematic review of outcomes of maternal weight gain according to the Institute of Medicine recommendations: birthweight, fetal growth, and postpartum weight retention. 29 Sep 2009
• Is there an upper time limit for the management of the second stage of labor? 29 Sep 2009
• Bubble-wrapped. 29 Sep 2009
• Hypertension in pregnancy and women of childbearing age. 29 Sep 2009

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Technical information about 'Pregnancy Outcome'

Definition: Results of conception and ensuing pregnancy, including LIVE BIRTH; STILLBIRTH; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; INDUCED ABORTION. The outcome may follow natural or artificial insemination or any of the various ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, such as EMBRYO TRANSFER or FERTILIZATION IN VITRO.

Descriptor UI: D011256

Alternative terms: Pregnancy Outcome; Pregnancy Outcomes; Outcome, Pregnancy; Outcomes, Pregnancy;

Allowable Qualifiers: economics; epidemiology; ethnology; genetics; psychology; veterinary;

Tree Number: E01.789.700; G08.686.785.760.769.530;

History Note: 88

Technical Notes: general or unspecified: prefer specific outcome; DF: PREGN OUTCOME