Objectives: The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of the brain-sparing effect (BSE) of fetal growth restriction (FGR) in newborn germinal matrix/intraventricular hemorrhage (GM/IVH). Methods: A total of 320 patients who delivered prior to the 34th gestational week were analyzed from data records. 201 patients were divided into two groups according to cerebro-placental ratio (CPR): early fetal growth restriction (FGR) with abnormal CPR group (n=104) and appropriate for gestational age with normal Doppler group (control) (n=97). Using the normal middle cerebral artery (MCA) Doppler as a reference, multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to assess the association between the BSE and the primary outcome. Results: The rate of Grade I–II germinal matrix/intraventricular hemorrhage (GM/IVH) was 31(29.8%) in the group possessing early FGR with abnormal CPR and 7(7.2%) in the control group, showing a statistically significant difference. The rate of grade III–IV GM/IVH was 7(6.7%) in the group possessing early FGR with abnormal CPR and 2 (2.1%) in the control group, showing no statistically significant difference. We found that gestational age at delivery <32 weeks was an independent risk factor for GM/IVH. In addition, we found that other variables such as the presence of preeclampsia, fetal weight percentile <10, emergency CS delivery, 48-h completion after the first steroid administration and 24-h completion rate after MgSO₄ administration were not independently associated with the primary outcome. Conclusions: Our results indicate that the rate of GM-IVH was increased in the group possessing early FGR with abnormal CPR; however, multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that BSE was not an independent risk factor for GM/IVH.

Objective: The aim of the present study was to evaluate maternal serum endocan levels, which are markers of vascular pathologies and strongly associated with vascular inflammation and endothelial dysfunction, in pregnancies complicated by intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP). Methods: The study comprised 30 pregnant women with mild ICP, 30 pregnant women with severe ICP, and 30 healthy pregnant women as a control group. The inclusion criteria were women with ICP, which was diagnosed based upon the presence of pruritus associated with elevated total bile acid (TBA) levels (> 10 μm/L), elevated aminotransferases, or both, and the absence of diseases that may produce similar laboratory findings and symptoms. Severe ICP was defined as TBA > 40 μmol/L. After diagnosis for ICP, blood samples were obtained before medication during hospitalization to analyze maternal serum endocan levels. Results: Gestational age at delivery, delivery induction rates, birth weight, and newborn intensive care unit (NICU) admission rates were significantly higher in the severe ICP group than in the control group and mild ICP group. Gestational age for all groups when blood was sampled was similar. Maternal serum TBAs and aminotransferase levels were significantly higher in the severe ICP group than in the control group and mild ICP group. The mean serum endocan levels were 10.9 ± 2.6 ng/mL in the control group, 12.5 ± 2.8 ng/mL in the mild ICP group, and 24.3 ± 4.8 ng/mL in the severe ICP group (p < 0.001). Conclusion: Our results indicated that maternal serum endocan levels were increased in the presence of severe ICP and it can be speculated that increased bile acid levels were associated with maternal endothelial dysfunction.

Aim: Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) is the most common endocrine complication in pregnancy with fetomaternal comorbidities. It is aimed to evaluate fasting blood glucose (FBG), homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), and hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) values in the first trimester in non-obese pregnant women for early detection of GDM. Material and Methods: Pregnant women with first-trimester FBG, HOMA-IR, HbA1c values, and second-trimester OGTT results were scanned from the hospital database. First-trimester height, weight, age and gestational weeks were also recorded. The presence of Body Mass Index (BMI) over 30 kg/m2, chronic and systemic disease and history of G(DM) were not included in the study. ROC analysis was performed on FBG, HOMA-IR, and HbA1c. Results: This retrospective study was conducted between 01/01/2021, and 01/01/2022 in Tuzla State Hospital Gynecology and Obstetrics Clinic. 131 pregnant women who met the inclusion criteria were reached. Twenty of pregnant women were evaluated as GDM positive(+). Age, height, weight, BMI, gestational week, and nulliparity were observed to be similar between the groups. FBG, insulin, HOMA-IR, and HbA1c values were higher in the group with GDM. As a result of ROC analysis, those with an FBG value of 88,5 mg/dl (sensitivity 68.2%, specificity 68.2%), a HOMA-IR value of 2.24 (sensitivity 63.6%, specificity 64.5%), and a HbA1c (sensitivity 68.2%, specificity 66.7%) value of over 5.25% were observed to be at risk for GDM. Conclusion: It has shown that pregnant women with high first trimester FBG, HOMA-IR and HbA1c have a high risk for GDM and can be used as a predictor of GDM.

Objective: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a leading causes of both maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality, the frequency of which is increasing gradually because of the increasing age and obesity of the pregnant woman. The aim of the present study was to evaluate ABO blood types and Rh factors and their roles in GDM prevalence. Methods: This retrospective study was conducted in the Obstetrics & Gynecology Clinic of Tuzla State Hospital. Between January 1, 2015 and May 1, 2021, 1017 pregnant women who were admitted to our clinic were evaluated according to the presence of GDM using the hospital database system. The ABO blood types and Rh factors were determined in all patients and GDM prevalence was compared among the groups. Results: The 1017 pregnant women had single- and double-step oral glucose tolerance tests and the ABO blood type results were included in the study. Of the 1017 women, 241 (23.70%) had GDM and 776 (76.30%) were normal. The mean maternal age of the group with GDM was 30.9±4.8 years and it was 27.8±5.4 years in the normal group, which was a statistically significant difference (p<0.001). Of the 1017 pregnant women, 474 (46.61%), 162 (15.93%), 316 (31.07%), and 65 (6.39%) had the blood types A, B, 0, and AB, respectively, with no difference observed among them in terms of the presence of GDM (p=0.592). There were 886 (87.12%) pregnant women in the Rh(+) group and 131 (12.88%) in the Rh(-) group; the groups were similar in terms of the presence of GDM (p=0.503). Conclusion: Our results indicated that ABO blood types and Rh factors were not risk factors for GDM.

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