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PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS

Procedure-related complications of amniocentesis and chorionic villous sampling: a systematic review.
Mujezinovic F, Alfirevic Z. Obstet Gynecol. 2007 Sep;110(3):687-94. Review. Erratum in: Obstet Gynecol. 2008 Mar;111(3):779.
Aberrant right subclavian artery at 11 + 0 to 13 + 6 weeks of gestation in chromosomally normal and abnormal fetuses
Borenstein M, Cavoretto P, Allan L, Huggon I, Nicolaides KH. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2008;31:20-4.
Assessment of intracranial translucency (IT) in the detection of spina bifida at the 11-13-week scan.
Chaoui R, Benoit B, Mitkowska-Wozniak H, Heling KS, Nicolaides KH. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol
Fetal nasal bone in screening for trisomies 21, 18 and 13 and Turner syndrome at 11-13 weeks of gestation.
Kagan KO, Cicero S, Staboulidou I, Wright D, Nicolaides KH. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2009;33:259-6
Fetal loss after chorionic villus sampling and amniocentesis:an 11-year national registry study.
Tabor A, Vestergaard CHF, Lidegaard O. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2009;33:19–24.
The 11-13-week scan: diagnosis and outcome of holoprosencephaly, exomphalos and megacystis.
Kagan KO, Staboulidou I, Syngelaki A, Cruz JJ, Nicolaides KH. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2010;36:10-4.
Additional first-trimester ultrasound markers.
Sonek J, Nicolaides K. Clin Lab Med 2010;30:573-92.
Single umbilical artery risk factors and pregnancy outcomes.
Murphy-Kaulbeck L, Dodds L, Joseph KS, Van den Hof M. Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Oct;116(4):843-50.

PREECLAPSIA

Maternal risk factors for hypertensive disorders in pregnancy: a multivariate approach.
Poon LC, Kametas NA, Chelemen T, Leal A, Nicolaides KH. J Hum Hypertens 2010;24:104-10.
Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy: combined screening by uterine artery Doppler, blood pressure and serum PAPP-A at 11-13 weeks
Poon LC, Stratieva V, Piras S, Piri S, Nicolaides KH. Prenat Diagn. 2010;30:216-23
Maternal arterial stiffness in pregnancies affected by pre-eclampsia.
Kaihura C, Savvidou MD, Anderson JM, McEniery CM, Nicolaides KH. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2009;297:H759-64.
First-trimester prediction of hypertensive disorders in pregnancy.
Poon LC, Kametas NA, Maiz N, Akolekar R, Nicolaides KH. Hypertension 2009;53:812-8.
Utero-placental Doppler ultrasound for improving pregnancy outcome.
Stampalija T, Gyte GM, Alfirevic Z. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2010 Sep 8;9:CD008363.
Prediction of pre-eclampsia by uterine artery Doppler ultrasonography and maternal serum pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A, free beta-human chorionic gonadotropin, activin A and inhibin A at 22 + 0 to 24 + 6 weeks' gestation.
Spencer K, Yu CK, Savvidou M, Papageorghiou AT, Nicolaides KH. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2006 Jun;27(6):658-63.

DIABETES

First-Trimester Prediction of Macrosomia.
Poon LC, Karagiannis G, Stratieva V, Syngelaki A, Nicolaides KH.
Fetal Diagn Ther.
2010 Aug 27
Estimating the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus: a clinical prediction model based on patient characteristics and medical history.
van Leeuwen M, Opmeer BC, Zweers EJ, van Ballegooie E, ter Brugge HG, de Valk HW, Visser GH, Mol BW. BJOG. 2010 Jan;117(1):69-75.
First trimester prediction of gestational diabetes: examining the potential of combining maternal characteristics and laboratory measures.
Savvidou M, Nelson SM, Makgoba M, Messow CM, Sattar N, Nicolaides K. Diabetes. 2010 Sep 28
Screening for gestational diabetes: the effect of varying blood glucose definitions in the prediction of adverse maternal and infant health outcomes.
Dodd JM, Crowther CA, Antoniou G, Baghurst P, Robinson JS. Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol. 2007 Aug;47(4):307-12.

TWINS

Twins review AJOG,
Oct 2010-11-02
Antenatal sonographic prediction of twin chorionicity.
Lee YM, Cleary-Goldman J, Thaker HM, Simpson LL. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2006;195:863–7.
First-trimester discordance in crown-rump length predicts timing of development of twin-twin transfusion syndrome.
El Kateb A, Nasr B, Nassar M, Bernard JP, Ville Y.: Prenat Diagn 2007;27:922–5.
Increased perinatal mortality and morbidity in monochorionic versus dichorionic twin pregnancies: clinical implications of a large Dutch cohort study.
Hack KE, Derks JB, Elias SG, Franx A, Roos EJ, Voerman SK, BJOG 2008;115:58–67.
Prediction of spontaneous preterm birth in asymptomatic twin pregnancies using the change in cervical length over time.
Fox NS, Rebarber A, Klauser CK, Peress D, Gutierrez CV, Saltzman DH. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Feb;202(2):155.e1-4. Epub 2009 Oct 20.
Fetoscopic laser coagulation for severe twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome: factors influencing perinatal outcome, learning curve of the procedure and lessons for new centres.
Morris RK, Selman TJ, Harbidge A, Martin WI, Kilby MD. BJOG. 2010 Oct;117(11):1350-7.
Outcome prediction in monochorionic diamniotic twin pregnancies with moderately discordant amniotic fluid.
Van Mieghem T, Eixarch E, Gucciardo L, Done' E, Gonzales I, Van Schoubroeck D, Lewi L, Gratacos E, Deprest J.
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Aug 24.

PRETERM LABOUR

Preterm premature rupture of membranes: is there an optimal gestational age for delivery.
Lieman JM, Brumfield CG, Carlo W, Ramsey PS. Obstet Gynecol 2005;105:12–17.
Transvaginal cervical length measurement for prediction of preterm birth in women with threatened preterm labor: a meta-analysis.
Sotiriadis A, Papatheodorou S, Kavvadias A, Makrydimas G. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Jan;35(1):54-64.
Prediction of spontaneous preterm delivery in women with preterm labor: analysis of multiple proteins in amniotic and cervical fluids.
Holst RM, Hagberg H, Wennerholm UB, Skogstrand K, Thorsen P, Jacobsson B. Obstet Gynecol. 2009 Aug;114(2 Pt 1):268-77.
Fetal fibronectin as a predictor of spontaneous preterm labour in asymptomatic women with a cervical cerclage.
Duhig KE, Chandiramani M, Seed PT, Briley AL, Kenyon AP, Shennan AH.
BJOG
2009 May;116(6):799-803.
Fetal fibronectin as a predictor of spontaneous preterm birth: a European perspective.
Chandiramani M, Di Renzo GC, Gottschalk E, Helmer H, Henrich W, Hoesli I, Mol B, Norman JE, Robson S, Thornton S, Shennan A.
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2010 Jul 29.
Fetal fibronectin as a short-term predictor of preterm birth in symptomatic patients: a meta-analysis.
Sanchez-Ramos L, Delke I, Zamora J, Kaunitz AM.Obstet Gynecol. 2009 Sep;114(3):631-40.

PERINATAL HYPOXIA

Pulsations in the umbilical vein during labor are associated with increased risk of operative delivery for fetal distress.
Ghosh GS, Fu J, Olofsson P, Gudmundsson S.Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2009 Aug;34(2):177-81.
Intrapartum fetal scalp lactate sampling for fetal assessment in the presence of a non-reassuring fetal heart rate trace.
East CE, Leader LR, Sheehan P, Henshall NE, Colditz PB.Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2010 Mar 17;3:CD006174.
Potential biomarkers for hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy.
Bennet L, Booth L, Gunn AJ.Semin Fetal Neonatal Med. 2010 Oct;15(5):253-60. Epub 2010 Jun 19.