Extrinsic Factors Influencing Fetal Deformations and Intrauterine Growth Restriction

Moh, Wendy; Graham, John M.; Wadhawan, Isha; Sanchez‐Lara, Pedro A.

doi:10.1155/2012/750485

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“…Although breech presentation at birth in terrestrial mammals may increase the risk of drowning and/or mechanical injury (Moh et al, 2012), no data are available on potential effects on growth or further survival of pups after birth. In humans, breech foetuses are found to be smaller, with lower birth weights and born about one week earlier than cephalic foetuses (Luterkort et al, 1986).…”

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Parturition process in an amphibian mammal species: new evidences in South American fur seal (Arctocephalus australis)

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In mammals, the transition from a terrestrial to an aquatic environment has implied a great number of adaptations. While in terrestrial mammals the presentation of the foetus at birth is typically cephalic, in strictly aquatic mammals as cetaceans and sirenians the presentation of the foetus is mainly breech. The order Pinnipedia is the most recently evolved group of marine mammals and has an amphibian lifestyle. We document, for the first time, the parturition process in the largest breeding colony of the South American fur seal Arctocephalus australis in Uruguay and compare our results with the scarce information available for other species. The analysis of the parturition processes shows that the cephalic/breech birth ratio was 1. In this species, the presentation of the foetus did not affect the total duration of the parturition process, but the cephalic presentation implied a significantly lower duration of the stage 1 of birth, a trend that is also observed in other Otariid species. Phylogenetic reconstructions suggest that O. flavescens and E. jubatus are older than the Arctocephalus genus, having their most recent common ancestor dated between 5-5.8 mybp. Within the Arctocephalus genus, A. australis would be the most recent species (0.7 mybp). In this light, the skewed ratios of breech presentation in older otariids species may suggest a convergent adaptation toward the aquatic life. We hope this finding will promote an increase of studies aiming for a more detailed examination on the adaptive processes involved in the selection of both types of fetal presentations, and their potential effect on the survival of the pup.

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Parturition process in an amphibian mammal species: new evidences in South American fur seal (Arctocephalus australis)

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“…Laxity of abdominal muscles, obesity and lordosis may lead pendulous abdomen and contribute to malpresentation , malposition and ineffective bearing down effort during second stage of labour (Wendy et al, 2012). Deep transverse arrest and shoulder presentation were the main offenders causing obstruction, the less common malpresentation were face i.e.…”

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A Clinical Study of 100 Cases of Obstructed Labour and Its Fetomaternal Outcome

Kiran¹,

Singh

Sinha

2015

JBLS

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Prevention is the foundation stone of safe and successful obstetrics. Many factors responsible for disastrous outcome of obstructed labour can be nullified to a large extent by sustained and planned effort, improvement of socio economic condition and educational standard, awareness of antenatal and internal care, availability of medical facilities in remote areas and health education with advice of family welfare can minimize the unfortunate outcome of OL. We studied 100 cases of obstructed labour and its fetomaternal outcome.

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“…[ 53 ] The most advocated measures are folic acid and multivitamin supplementation, use of drug with better safety and prevention of infection, and other physical disorder during pregnancy. [ 54 55 56 ]…”

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Psychopharmacoteratophobia: Excessive fear of malformation associated with prescribing psychotropic drugs during pregnancy: An Indian perspective

Ram

Gowdappa

et al. 2015

Indian J Pharmacol

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“Psychopharmacoteratophobia is the fear or avoidance of prescribing psychotropic medicine to a pregnant woman on a given indication in anticipation of fetal malformation.” It is rooted in the tragedy associated with thalidomide use and is increasing due to the inability to predict accurately, strict legal provision of consumer protection, ethical and legal issues involved, and pitfalls in the available evidence of teratogenicity. In the Indian setting, the physicians face more challenges as the majority of the patients may ask them to decide, what is the best for their health. Most guidelines emphasize more on what not to do than what to do, and the locus of decision is left to the doctor and the patient. In this review, we have focused on relevant issues related to psychopharmacoteraophobia that may be helpful to understand this phenomenon and help to address the deprivation of a mentally ill woman from the required treatment.

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Extrinsic Factors Influencing Fetal Deformations and Intrauterine Growth Restriction

Cited by 36 publications

References 79 publications

Parturition process in an amphibian mammal species: new evidences in South American fur seal (Arctocephalus australis)

Parturition process in an amphibian mammal species: new evidences in South American fur seal (Arctocephalus australis)

A Clinical Study of 100 Cases of Obstructed Labour and Its Fetomaternal Outcome

Psychopharmacoteratophobia: Excessive fear of malformation associated with prescribing psychotropic drugs during pregnancy: An Indian perspective

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