The most important function of the placenta is the exchange of nutrients and oxygen
between a mother and her fetus. To establish a healthy functioning placenta, placentation …

Hypertensive disorders affect as many as 10% of all pregnancies worldwide. 1 This
heterogeneous group of disorders includes chronic hypertension, gestational hypertension …

In 2015, an estimated 303,000 women died as a result of pregnancy and childbirth-related
complications (WHO 2015a). Most of these deaths occurred in lowand middle-income …

Importance Premature infants are at risk of developing encephalopathy of prematurity, which
is associated with long-term neurodevelopmental delay. Erythropoietin was shown to be …

There is an important unmet need to further improve the outcome of neonatal
encephalopathy in term infants. Meta-analyses of large controlled trials now suggest that …

Free radicals play a role of paramount importance in the development of neonatal brain
injury. Depending on the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying free radical …

Background The effectiveness of antenatal magnesium sulphate for neuroprotection of the
fetus, infant, and child prior to very preterm birth, when given to women considered at risk of …

An adverse outcome is still encountered in 45% of full-term neonates with perinatal asphyxia
who are treated with moderate hypothermia. At present pharmacologic therapies are …

A growing body of evidence implies that maternal inflammation during pregnancy is
associated with increased risk of neurodevelopmental disorders in the offspring. The …

Objective This study aims to examine the relationship between antenatal magnesium sulfate
(MgSO 4) and neonatal death and/or severe necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) among infants< …