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The Effect Of Maternal Age On Primary Cesarean Section Rate, F. Witter, J. Repke, Jennifer Niebyl
The Effect Of Maternal Age On Primary Cesarean Section Rate, F. Witter, J. Repke, Jennifer Niebyl
Jennifer R Niebyl
A retrospective analysis of computerized data from 11,815 patients with no history of previous cesarean section revealed an increasing primary cesarean section rate with increasing maternal age. This increase occurred over the entire reproductive age span. Fetal distress as an indication for primary cesarean section may account for this increase.
Lack Of Maternal Metabolic, Endocrine, And Environmental Influences In The Etiology Of Cleft Lip With Or Without Cleft Palate, Jennifer Niebyl, D. Blake, L. Rocco, R. Baumgardner, E. Mellits
Lack Of Maternal Metabolic, Endocrine, And Environmental Influences In The Etiology Of Cleft Lip With Or Without Cleft Palate, Jennifer Niebyl, D. Blake, L. Rocco, R. Baumgardner, E. Mellits
Jennifer R Niebyl
We studied metabolic, endocrine, and environmental factors in 59 women who had delivered a child with cleft lip with or without cleft palate (CL +/- CP) and compared these values with those of 56 mothers of unaffected children. There was no significant difference between the two groups with respect to race, age, weight, height, education, parity, menstrual history, medical illnesses, or the use of contraceptives, tobacco, alcohol, or caffeine. All patients had a normal XX karyotype confirmed by the fluorescent banding technique. The two groups demonstrated no significant difference in test results of serum chemistries, glucose tolerance, serum or erythrocyte …
Marijuana Use In Pregnancy And Pregnancy Outcome, F. Witter, Jennifer Niebyl
Marijuana Use In Pregnancy And Pregnancy Outcome, F. Witter, Jennifer Niebyl
Jennifer R Niebyl
A retrospective analysis utilizing historical data collected as part of our computerized data base was performed to assess the impact of marijuana use in pregnancy on pregnancy outcome. Records of 8350 patients were reviewed and 417 patients gave a history of only marijuana use for a prevalence of 5%. There was no association between marijuana use and prematurity or congenital anomalies. Marijuana use was strongly associated with the use of alcoholic beverages and smoking. Previously reported associations may represent the concomitant use of these other drugs.
Multiple Pregnancy With Late Death Of One Fetus, P. Cherouny, I. Hoskins, T. Johnson, Jennifer Niebyl
Multiple Pregnancy With Late Death Of One Fetus, P. Cherouny, I. Hoskins, T. Johnson, Jennifer Niebyl
Jennifer R Niebyl
Twenty cases of fetal death complicating a multiple pregnancy after 20 weeks' gestation are reviewed. We evaluated gestational age at diagnosis and delivery (29.3 +/- 0.7 and 31.8 +/- 0.9 weeks, respectively), interval from diagnosis to delivery (2.6 +/- 0.6 weeks), and cause of fetal death as a group and by type of placentation (76.5% monochorionic). Eighty-five percent of the surviving fetuses were delivered preterm, and the four neonatal deaths were all due to extreme prematurity, with a mean (+/- SEM) birth weight of 794 +/- 237 g. Perinatal mortality was 585 per 1000, 450 for twin A and 750 …