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Präimplantation, Implantation und Plazentation
Bei der Befruchtung der Oozyte durch ein Spermium – meist im Eileiter – erreicht die sich daraus entwickelnde Blastozyste 4–5 Tage nach Ovulation die Uterushöhle. In der Blastozyste hat sich die erste Zelllini...
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Open AccessHypertensive disorders of pregnancy share common cfDNA methylation profiles
Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) contribute substantially to perinatal morbidity and mortality. Epigenetic changes point towards cardio-metabolic dysregulation for these vascular disorders. In early p...
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Open AccessMental health in pregnant individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic based on a Swiss online survey
The aim of our study was to evaluate the mental health of pregnant individuals during the early COVID-19 pandemic and the potential factors associated. A Swiss online survey was proposed to individuals who gav...
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Open AccessPostpartum urinary retention: what are the sequelae? A long-term study and review of the literature
Postpartum urinary retention (PUR) may cause long-term urogenital tract morbidity. The incidence ranges from 0.18 to 14.6%, but the importance of prompt diagnosis and appropriate management is often underappre...
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Open AccessSchool-age structural and functional MRI and lung function in children following lung resection for congenital lung malformation in infancy
The management of asymptomatic congenital lung malformations is debated. Particularly, there is a lack of information regarding long-term growth and development of the remaining lung in children following lung...
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Präimplantation, Implantation und Plazentation
Bei der Befruchtung der Oozyte durch ein Spermium – meist im Eileiter – erreicht die sich daraus entwickelnde Blastozyste 4–5 Tage nach Ovulation die Uterushöhle. In der Blastozyste hat sich die erste Zelllini...
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Open AccessObstetrician involvement in planned midwife-led births: a cohort study in an obstetric department of a University Hospital in Switzerland
Healthy women with low risk singleton pregnancies are offered a midwife-led birth model at our department. Exclusion criteria for midwife-led births include a range of abnormalities in medical history and duri...
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Open AccessMaternal outcomes and risk factors for COVID-19 severity among pregnant women
Pregnant women may be at higher risk of severe complications associated with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which may lead to obstetrical complications. We performed a case c...
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Open AccessCorrection to: Informal coercion during childbirth: risk factors and prevalence estimates from a nationwide survey of women in Switzerland
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Open AccessInformal coercion during childbirth: risk factors and prevalence estimates from a nationwide survey of women in Switzerland
In many countries, the increase in facility births is accompanied by a high rate of obstetric interventions. Lower birthrates or elevated risk factors such as women’s higher age at childbirth and an increased ...
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Changepoint analysis of gestational age and birth weight: proposing a refinement of Diagnosis Related Groups
Although the complexity and length of treatment is connected to the newborn’s maturity and birth weight, most case-mix grou** schemes classify newborns by birth weight alone. The objective of this study was ...
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Ultrasound and Probe Setting
Ultrasounds are known since about 170 years. Firstly, echo sounding has been used in the First World War to fix the position of submarines, now we apply the echo sounding method in medical imaging to study org...
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Open AccessAdverse perinatal outcomes for obese women are influenced by the presence of comorbid diabetes and hypertensive disorders
Maternal obesity often occurs together with comorbid diabetes and hypertensive disorders. All three conditions are independently associated with negative perinatal outcomes. Our objective was to determine the ...
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Open AccessMisoprostol vaginal insert versus misoprostol vaginal tablets for the induction of labour: a cohort study
Misoprostol vaginal insert for induction of labor has been recently reported to be superior to dinoprostone vaginal insert in a phase III trial, but has never been compared to vaginal misoprostol in another ga...
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Cervical length after cerclage: comparison between laparoscopic and vaginal approach
The aim of our study was to investigate the sonographic changes of the cervical length during pregnancy after the placement of a transvaginal cervical cerclage (TVC) or a laparoscopic abdominal cerclage (LAC) ...
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Back to “once a caesarean: always a caesarean”? A trend analysis in Switzerland
Caesarean sections (CS) have significantly increased worldwide and a previous CS is nowadays an important and increasingly reported indication to perform a repeat CS. There is a paucity of information in Switz...
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Präimplantation, Implantation und Plazentation
4–5 Tage nach der Ovulation erreicht die Zygote die Uterushöhle, nachdem die Zellteilung bereits während der Passage durch die Tube begonnen hat. Am Anfang der Plazentation verschmelzen die Trophoblastepitheli...
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Hypertensive Schwangerschaftserkrankungen
Hypertensive Erkrankungen gehören mit ihren verschiedenen klinischen Ausprägungen und Manifestationsarten zu den häufigsten Komplikationen in der Schwangerschaft, und in den industrialisierten Ländern bleibt d...
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Hypertensive Schwangerschaftserkrankungen
Hypertensive Erkrankungen gehören mit ihren verschiedenen klinischen Ausprägungen und Manifestationsarten zu den häufigsten Komplikationen in der Schwangerschaft, und in den industrialisierten Ländern bleibt d...
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Does bladder wall thickness decrease when obstruction is resolved?
The aim of the current study was to determine if sonographic bladder wall thickness diminishes after symptomatic obstruction is resolved in female patients after stress incontinence surgery.
