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Joachim W. Dudenhausen
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Open AccessObesity in pregnant women: a 20-year analysis of the German experience
To investigate the longitudinal development of maternal body weight and analyze the influence of obesity on obstetrics during more than two decades in Germany.
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Iron Deficiency in Women
The treatment of iron deficiency depends on correct diagnosis of iron deficiency with hemoglobin, ferritin, transferrin, sTfR estimations, the treatment of the reasons of iron deficiency, and the choice of eff...
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Open AccessAlterations of adiponectin gene expression and DNA methylation in adipose tissues and blood cells are associated with gestational diabetes and neonatal outcome
Adiponectin critically contributes to metabolic homeostasis, especially by insulin-sensitizing action. Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is characterized by insulin resistance leading to materno-fetal hyperg...
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Open AccessMaternal overweight is not an independent risk factor for increased birth weight, leptin and insulin in newborns of gestational diabetic women: observations from the prospective ‘EaCH’ cohort study
Both gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) as well as overweight/obesity during pregnancy are risk factors for detrimental anthropometric and hormonal neonatal outcomes, identified to ‘program’ adverse health pr...
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Iron Deficiency in Women
The treatment of iron deficiency depends on correct diagnosis of iron deficiency with hemoglobin, ferritin, transferrin, sTfR estimations, the treatment of the reasons of iron deficiency, and the choice of eff...
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Open AccessThe dilution effect and the importance of selecting the right internal control genes for RT-qPCR: a paradigmatic approach in fetal sheep
The key to understanding changes in gene expression levels using reverse transcription real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) relies on the ability to rationalize the technique using intern...
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Effect of the stage of lactation in humans on carotenoid levels in milk, blood plasma and plasma lipoprotein fractions
In mammals the composition of milk changes during early lactation, with a rapid decline of fat-soluble vitamins and a continuous increase in total lipids. The mechanisms underlying this phenomenon are not well...
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Risk for gestational diabetes and hypertension for women with twin pregnancy compared to singleton pregnancy
This study was undertaken to determine the incidence of pregnancy induced hypertension (PIH) and gestational diabetes (GDM) in twin pregnancies (TP) in comparison with singleton pregnancies (SP), and to test w...
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Advantages of and applications for extended field-of-view ultrasound in obstetrics
We evaluated the use of extended field-of-view (EFOV) ultrasound imaging in obstetrics and the possible advantages and applications. From July 2000 to May 2001, 57 randomly selected pregnancies and two woman ...
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Open AccessPreconceptional factors associated with very low birthweight delivery in East and West Berlin: a case control study
Very low birthweight, i.e. a birthweight < 1500 g, is among the strongest determinants of infant mortality and childhood morbidity. To develop primary prevention approaches to VLBW birth and its sequelae, info...
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Response of neonatal platelets to nitric oxide in vitro
Objectives: Several studies have demonstrated altered platelet function during nitric oxide inhalation (iNO) in adults and neonates. In vitro NO inhibits activation of fibrinogen receptor glycopr...
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Intravenous drug abuse is an indication for antepartum screening for RH alloimmunization
Intravenous drug abuse is a risk for alloimmunization in pregnancy. One case is presented of a nulliparous Rhesus-negative parturient who shared her Rhesus-positive partner’s needles for the injection of heroi...
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Kinder als Problem für die Mutter
Das mir gestellte Thema lässt sich aus sehr verschiedenen Blickwinkeln darstellen, z.B. aus juristischer, psychologischer, pädagogischer oder literarischer Sicht. Ich möchte es somatisch und statistisch behand...
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Früherkennung/Vorsorge
Genetische Beratung wendet sich in erster Linie an Paare mit Kinderwunsch, die eine individuelle Aussage über das Krankheitsrisiko ihres Nachwuchses wünschen, weil aufgrund einer Familiensituation erbliche Krankh...
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Soluble L-Selectin (sCD62L) Umbilical Cord Plasma Levels Increase with Gestational Age
ABSTRACT: L-Selectin (CD62L) is a leukocyte surface membrane glycoprotein involved in extravasation and homotypic aggregation which is rapidly cleaved off after cellular activation. From culture supernatants a...
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L-Selectin Is Down-regulated in Umbilical Cord Blood Granulocytes and Monocytes of Newborn Infants with Acute Bacterial Infection
ABSTRACT: The leukocyte glycoprotein l-selectin mediates an early step in the recruitment of leukocytes to sites of inflammation. l-Selectin surface expression is rapidly down-regulated by inflammatory signals in...
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142 VARIOUS FORMS OF FETAL HYPOXIA IN TWIN PREGNANCIES
Placental insufficiency, twin-twin transfusion, or acute complications at birth can contribute to fetal hypoxia in twins. Our aim was to differentiate between acute and prolonged fetal hypoxia in these infants.
