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M F Pantarotto

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PubMed2000

[The placenta].

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PubMed2000

[Placental histopathology and perinatal surveillance].

The histological examination of the placenta helps to better understand both pathological pregnancies and fetal growth defects, therefore the true beneficiary of the histological diagnosis is the newborn. Of the 492 newborns born between the 1o April and 30 June 2000 we analyzed 142 placentas, following a modified Macpherson e Szulman's protocol. Only 73 of the 142 newborns have been hospitalized in the pathological division. The placental histological diagnosis of the remaining 69 hospitalized in "Rooming in" showed that only 10 placentas were in the normality; 22 placentas showed alterations referable to a dysmetabolic, dysglicicemyc and hypertension maternal pathology without there being lesions that could interfere with the development and maturation of the fetus; 37 placentas showed indicative lesions of hypoxic and ischemic fetal sofference of varing gravity. These data show how the histological examination of the placenta has many benefits in the immediate care of newborns, in subsequent evaluations and in the pediatric age.

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PubMed1984

Passive-active immunoprophylaxis in newborns to HBsAg carrier mothers liguria--I.

Thirty neonates to HBsAg carrier mothers, two of whom were HBeAg positive, received passive-active immunoprophylaxis. Within 48 hours after birth and at the first month of life these newborns were given HBIG (0.5 ml/Kg) and at the third month of life they were given first vaccination (10 micrograms). "HB-Vax" (M.S.D.) has been employed and its schedule has been performed (2 degrees and 3 degrees injections respectively at 4th and 9th month of life). Blood specimens have been collected in infants at birth and at each HBIG and vaccine administration, two months after the 2nd vaccination, one and six months after the third one. All specimens have been tested for HBV markers: HBsAg, anti-HBs, anti-HBc, anti-HBe and anti-HBc IgM. The anti-HBs titration has been performed according to WHO International Reference anti-HBs Standard. ALT and AST levels were determined in all infants specimens. The newborns did not show clinical signs or lab tests expressing HBV infection during the follow-up period. The anti-HBs geometric mean titres have been the following: 125 mIU/ml at 1 month, 176.4 mIU/ml at 3 months, 64.4 mIU/ml at 4 months, 119 mIU/ml at 6 months, 321 mIU/ml at 9 months, 2580.8 mIU/ml at 10 months and 715.3 mIU/ml at 15 months of life. Finally, side effects were observed for no infants.

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PubMed1980

[Delivery by cesarean section under general anesthesia and the neurobehavioral assessment of the newborn infant].

The problem of the effects on newborns of the anaesthetics administered to the mother has been reviewed. For research purposes Pentothal, widely used for induction in Caesarean section was considered. In spite of the presence of fair quantities of this drug, as demonstrated by foetal blood withdrawn from the umbilical cord, the newborns examined and submitted to painstaking neuro-behavioral assessment using Brazelton's method, did not show any signs of neurological impairment nor diversity in behaviour compared to a control group.

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