Dimitris Loutradis
Obstetrics is a field fraught with high stakes, both medically and legally. The dual pressures of ensuring the health of both mother and offspring, combined with the emotional and unpredictable nature of childbirth, make obstetrics a frequent focal point for medicolegal concerns. Maternal mortality and morbidity remain significant concerns, particularly in regions with limited access to quality healthcare …
Chatziioannou M, Fasoulakis Z, Pegkou A, Tasias K, Asimakopoulos G, Rouvali A, Theodora M, Daskalakis G, Antsaklis P
Objective: To provide a comprehensive review of the four-chamber view (4CV) during fetal heart assessment, highlighting its significance, technical principles, scanning techniques, and its role in diagnosing congenital heart defects (CHD). Background: Congenital heart defects are the most common malformations, occurring in 6-8 per 1000 live births. Accurate prenatal diagnosis is essential for effective perinatal management….
Nikolaos Dagklis, Apostolos Mamopoulos
The recent guideline of the Hellenic Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology (HSOG) (Guideline 60, July 2021 – Prenatal care: monitoring of an uncomplicated pregnancy) (1), describes the proposed integrated clinical and laboratory prenatal investigations on the Greek population for the prevention and early diagnosis of pathological conditions both for the mother and the fetus. It states that the main goal of the prenatal care is to help ensure the delivery of a healthy neonate …
Paraskevi Giaxi, Viktoria Vivilaki, Maria Iliadou, Aikaterini Lykeridou, Antonis Galanos, Kleanthi Gourounti
World Health Organization recommends exclusive breastfeeding for six months. Despite its well- documented benefits, breastfeeding rates worldwide do not meet the recommended goals. The aim of this study was to identify factors that could influence exclusive breastfeeding at hospital discharge. All live, singleton, term births in a private hospital of Athens …
Israel Roberth Pariajulca Fernández, David Julio Jiménez Heredia, Paola Noemi Anco Huaynates, Kissuary Fritzya Barraza Carrillo
Objective: To identify the correlation between obstetric psychoprophylaxis and the duration of the active phase dilation period in pregnant women at the Centro Materno Infantil Daniel Alcides Carrión, Lima – 2019. Materials and methods: Non-experimental cross-sectional study. a documentary review was carried out and was complemented with the application of two data collection forms as an instrument, considering as variables the clinical history …
Ahmed Mohamed Fahmy Selim, Sherif Fathi El Mekkawi, Ghada Mahmoud Mansour, Sherif Hanafi Hussain
Pubic symphysis diastasis in pregnancy is a rare obstetric complication. A case of a 35 year old primigravid woman with severe pubic symphysis diastasis and sacroiliac joint relaxation during non-operative vaginal delivery is reported and the literature reviewed. The patient was successfully treated by open reduction and internal fixation with plate and screws …
Samir Abdallah Ali, Emad Mohamed Ibrahim Attallah, Mostafa Mahmoud Mohamed El-Abd
Background: WHEY protein is a high-quality protein source that is easily absorbed and utilized by the body. It has a beneficial effect on pregnancy and neonatal outcomes. Aim: To evaluate the impact of WHEY protein on pregnancy-neonatal outcomes and its prophylactic effect on Fetal growth restriction (FGR) cases …
Nikolaos Athanasiadis, Eirini Boureka, Ioannis Tsakiridis, Apostolos Mamopoulos, Ioannis Kalogiannidis, Apostolos Athanasiadis, Themistoklis Dagklis
Introduction: Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a condition with high morbidity and mortality rates and presents as the third leading cause of cardiovascular deaths, globally. During the antenatal period, the risk of VTE occurrence increases, therefore, in pregnant women at high-risk for VTE, the use of low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) is recommended. This study aimed to investigate the indication-based administration of LMWH in pregnancy …
Chrysi Xylouri,Damaskini Polychroni, Athanasios Maurogiorgis
Fibroepithelial polyps are one of the most common benign masses of the vulva and are characterized by relatively small size, vague symptomatology, and morphological diversity. These lesions mainly affect women of reproductive age and are hormone dependent. They are usually found around the urogenital area …
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