... circumference (AC) and femur length (FL) compared to commonly used curves and to evaluate the impact of maternal body mass index (BMI), ultrasound equipment, fetal gender and nicotine abuse. Methods: In a cross-sectional study of 4,265 low-risk pregnancies, biometric data were obtained between the 15th and 20th...

... was reviewed to identify patients undergoing ultrasound examination at > 13 weeks between July 1, 1994 and June 30, 1995. Inclusion criteria included identification of fetal gender, measurement of the atria, and the absence of fetal anomalies. Results: The atrial width of the lateral ventricles...

... Maria Manturb Marek Szczepa skia Joanna Matowicka-Karnab Halina Kemonab Janusz Wardaa Departments of aNeonatology and bClinical Laboratory Diagnostics, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland Key Words Platelet-derived microparticles Platelets Preterm newborns Gender Abstract Objective...

... and male fetuses in gender-concordant and gender-discordant twins were compared. A t test of p < 0.05 was considered significant. Material and Methods: Between 1995 and 1999, 332 genetic amniocenteses on twin pregnancies were performed at Meir Hospital, Kfar Saba, and Rambam Hospital, Haifa, Israel. One...