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ABSTRACT: The aim of this study has been to compare the validity of postnatal echographic screening in respect of prenatal echography in early diagnosis of malformative uropathies (MU).
In 6578 infants, who have been submitted to fetal echography, and to a postnatal screening of MU in our Neonatal Service of Echography (University of Messina), we have compared the diagnostic agreement of prenatal with postnatal echography.
Our comparison demonstrates that, in respect of postnatal screening, only 35.71% of pyelectasies and 73.17% of hydronephrosis have been diagnosed by fetal echography, and, in particular, only 18.75% of no-dilated MU.
These data confirm that, in our country, the postnatal screening of MU has still significance and suggest that, before excluding this screening, it is necessary to verify everywhere the validity of fetal echography.
Minerva ginecologica 05/2005; 57(2):185-8.
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ABSTRACT: To verify in our population the incidence of infants of mother with insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) or gestational diabetes (GD) and to evaluate the maternal characteristics influencing neonatal outcome.
The study was retrospectively performed on 6179 infants born between 1995 and 1998 at the Obstetric Clinic of the University of Messina and referred the Division of Neonatology. The following groups have been selected: group A (offsprings of IDDM mothers), group B (offsprings of DG mothers), group C and group D, controls, (2 infants of the same sex and gestational age born before and after the infants of group A and group B, respectively). The parameters analyzed were: diabetic familiarity, age, weight and body mass index (BMI) of the mothers, delivery, gestational age, weight at birth, neonatal outcome.
The infants of IDDM mothers were 3% and the infants of GD mothers were 0.8%. Group A and group B present a significantly higher incidence of: diabetic familiarity, cesarean section, macrosomia, hypoglycemia, hypocalcemia, hyperbilirubinemia. The GD mothers had weight and BMI higher than IDDM mothers. The infant weight did not correlate with maternal weight and BMI.
These data suggest that in our population GD is underestimated, metabolic control in pregnancy is insufficient, obstetric practices are too invasive, neonatal outcome is verosimely correlated only to metabolic control.
Minerva ginecologica 07/2000; 52(6):235-41.
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ABSTRACT: We have studies, retrospectively, the risk factors, incidence and outcome of obstetric palsy in all infants delivered between January 1990 and December 1994 at the Obstetric and Gynecological Department and afferent to the Neonatological Division of the University of Messina. Twenty-eight of the 5556 live born full term infants (5/1000) were at birth diagnosed as having a brachial plexus paresis. Of these eight (1.6/1000) had persistent palsy.
In about 40-50% of the infants with brachial plexus palsy the obstetric history was characterized by high birthweight, shoulder dystocia, and parity 1. The infants who recovered totally did so during the first 12 months of life. All infants had upper brachial plexus, or Erb's palsy, which is more favorable than entire brachial plexus palsy. At follow-up (15 months-5 years), all infants with persistent palsy were afflicted by varying degrees of arm function compromise.
We stress that, in several cases, obstetric brachial plexus palsy results in life-long handicap, and that prevention, early diagnosis and therapy need to be the goals of the obstetrical and pediatric management.
Minerva ginecologica 06/1997; 49(5):203-6.
