Can antenatal clinical and biochemical markers predict the development of severe preeclampsia?

Article Abstract:

It may be difficult to identify biological factors that can predict a pregnant woman's risk of preeclampsia, a serious complication of pregnancy. In a study of 1,998 pregnant women, no single factor or combination of factors would have identified the 49 women who developed preeclampsia.

Forecasts and trends, Preeclampsia

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Predictive factors for neonatal morbidity in neonates with an umbilical arterial cord pH less than 7.00

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In newborns with cord blood pH values less than 7.00, a high arterial base deficit and a low 5-minute Apgar score may predict those infants most like to develop serious complications. Acidic changes in blood pH may result from oxygen deprivation around the time of birth, and the arterial base deficit is a measure of the chemical correction needed to restore normal pH. Of 73 infants with pH values less than 7.00, 35 had adverse outcomes. These poor outcomes were predicted 79% of the time by a high arterial base deficit and a low 5-minute Apgar score.

Patient outcomes, Mortality, Complications and side effects, Infants (Newborn), Newborn infants, Infant mortality, Acidosis

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Prediction of delivery among women with early preterm labor by means of clinical characteristics alone

Article Abstract:

Bleeding on admission, a history of substance use and an elevated white blood cell count are not specific enough to identify which women in premature labor will deliver within one week of admission. This was the conclusion of a study of 50 women who delivered within one week of admission and 150 women who did not.

Risk factors, Premature birth

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