OBJECTIVE: To assess the association of fetal movement counting with perinatal mortality.
DATA SOURCES: Electronic databases (ie, MEDLINE, ClinicalTrials. gov, ScienceDirect, the …

Context.—The value of placental examination in investigations of adverse pregnancy
outcomes may be compromised by sampling and definition differences between …

Inflammation is known to be associated with placental dysfunction and pregnancy
complications. Infections are well known to be a cause of inflammation but they are …

Background 2· 6 million pregnancies were estimated to have ended in stillbirth in 2015. The
aim of the AFFIRM study was to test the hypothesis that introduction of a reduced fetal …

Introduction Discriminating between placentally-mediated fetal growth restriction and
constitutionally-small fetuses is a challenge in obstetric practice. Placental growth factor …

Background Preeclampsia is a life-threatening disorder of pregnancy, demonstrating a high
degree of heterogeneity in clinical features such as presentation, disease severity, and …

Background Maternal perception of reduced fetal movement (RFM) is associated with
increased risk of stillbirth and fetal growth restriction (FGR). RFM is thought to represent fetal …

Fetal growth restriction (FGR) and stillbirth are associated with placental dysfunction and
inflammation and hypoxia, oxidative and nitrative stress are implicated in placental damage …

Objective To report perception of fetal movements in women who experienced a stillbirth
compared with controls at a similar gestation with a live birth. Design Case–control study …

Problem Inflammation during pregnancy has devastating consequences for the placenta
and fetus. These events are incompletely understood, thereby hampering screening and …