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  1. Farizaturradiah O, Mohamed Z, Sim SM, Lim CT
    JUMMEC, 1997;2:35-38.
    Matched MeSH terms: Gestational Age
  2. Rasool AH, Abdul Rahman AS, Abd Ghaffar NA, Nik Mahmood NM, Wong AR
    Malays J Med Sci, 2010 Oct;17(4):14-9.
    PMID: 22135556 MyJurnal
    Post-occlusive skin reactive hyperaemia (PORH) is a model used to assess microvascular reactivity. This study aims to compare PORH response among pregnant hypercholesterolaemic patients with age and gestational age-matched controls.
    Matched MeSH terms: Gestational Age
  3. Devendra K
    Med J Malaysia, 2002 Dec;57(4):454-9.
    PMID: 12733170
    The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy and safety of external cephalic version (ECV) when its use was introduced in the routine management of breech presentation and transverse lie after 36 weeks by obstetricians with limited prior experience with the procedure. The influence of various factors on the outcome of ECV was also studied.
    Matched MeSH terms: Gestational Age*
  4. Abbas G, Shah S, Hanif M, Shah A, Rehman AU, Tahir S, et al.
    Sci Rep, 2020 05 15;10(1):8064.
    PMID: 32415157 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-65065-2
    Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) is a clinical definition applied to neonates born with clinical features of malnutrition and in-utero growth retardation irrespective of their birth weight percentile. This study was aimed to determine the frequency of pulmonary hypertension (PH) in neonates with IUGR. In this descriptive cross-sectional study, we followed 96 neonates with IUGR (≤28 days) and 38 neonates without IUGR born in the department of the neonatal intensive care unit children hospital complex Multan, Pakistan. We analyzed certain factors such as gender, gestational age (GA) (weeks), birth weight (BW in kg), weight percentile (WP) for GA, meconium aspiration syndrome (MAS), birth asphyxia (BA) and respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) for pulmonary hypertension (PH) in IUGR and non-IUGR group. GA was measured by the Ballard scoring system. Echocardiography was performed for all patients by the pediatric cardiologist to measure pulmonary arterial (PA) pressure using Bernoulli's equation. Out of total 96 IUGR neonates, 33.3% (n = 32) suffered from PH, of which 65.3% (n = 18) were male and 43.7% (n = 14) were female. The percentages of IUGR neonates with BA, MAS and RDS were 34.4%, 18.8% and 22.9% respectively. The data were analyzed using the SPSS-16 software to test the statistical significance of the results. A p-value less than 0.05 was considered significant. When the chi-square test was applied, it depicted that MAS was significantly associated with PH in IUGR neonates (p = 0.0001) compared to non-IUGR neonates. Our findings suggested an increased chance of PH in IUGR neonates and MAS may be a strong factor.
    Matched MeSH terms: Gestational Age; Infant, Small for Gestational Age*
  5. Shazniza Shaaya E, Halim SAA, Leong KW, Ku KBP, Lim PS, Tan GC, et al.
    PMID: 34299901 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18147450
    Background:Candida chorioamnionitis is rarely encountered, even though vulvovaginal candidiasis incidence is about 15%. Interestingly, it has characteristic gross and histological findings on the umbilical cord that are not to be missed. Case Report: We report two cases of Candida chorioamnionitis with presence of multiple yellowish and red spots of the surface of the umbilical cord. Microscopically, these consist of microabscesses with evidence of fungal yeasts and pseudohyphae. The yeasts and pseudohyphae were highlighted by periodic acid- Schiff and Grocott methenamine silver histochemical stains. Both cases were associated with a history of gestational diabetes mellitus. Discussion: Peripheral funisitis is a characteristic feature of Candida chorioamnionitis. It is associated with high risk of adverse perinatal and neonatal outcomes, such as preterm delivery, stillbirth and neonatal death. We recommend careful examination of the umbilical cord of mothers with gestational diabetes mellitus.
    Matched MeSH terms: Gestational Age
  6. Muneera A. S. Yahya, Husni A. Al- Goshae, Hameed M. Aklan, Maha Abdul-aziz, Abdullah A. Al-Mikhlafy
    MyJurnal
    Introduction: Estimation of gestational age (GA) is clinically crucial for managing pregnancy and assessing the foetal anatomy, growth and development. Transverse cerebellar diameter (TCD) has been reported as an accurate tool for dating the pregnancy. This study aimed to determine the accuracy of foetal TCD for dating the pregnancy and to con- struct a reference chart for GA of Yemeni foetuses. Methods: We conducted this prospective cross-sectional study among 400 Yemeni pregnant women between 18 and 40 weeks of gestation provided that they were with known last menstrual period and singleton normal pregnancies. Sonographic TCDs were measured for each foetus. The mean TCD was measured for gestational weeks separately, and a polynomial regression model was then used to predict the GA by TCD. Results: There was a robust correlation between GA and TCD (r = 0.995, p
    Matched MeSH terms: Gestational Age
  7. Tan GN, Tan PC, Hong JGS, Kartik B, Omar SZ
    BMJ Open, 2021 05 13;11(5):e046528.
    PMID: 33986063 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046528
    OBJECTIVE: To evaluate four foods in women with hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) on their agreeability and tolerability.

    DESIGN: Prospective, randomised, within-subject cross-over trial.

    SETTING: Single-centre, tertiary, university hospital in Malaysia.

    PARTICIPANTS: 72 women within 24-hour of first admission for HG who were 18 years or above, with confirmed clinical pregnancy of less than 16 weeks' gestation were recruited and analysed. Women unable to consume food due to extreme symptoms, known taste or swallowing disorder were excluded.

    INTERVENTIONS: Each participant chewed and swallowed a small piece of apple, watermelon, cream cracker and white bread in random order and was observed for 10 min after each tasting followed by a 2 min washout for mouth rinsing and data collection.

    OUTCOME MEASURES: Primary outcome was food agreeability scored after 10 min using an 11-point 0-10 Visual Numerical Rating Scale (VNRS). Nausea was scored at baseline (prior to tasting) and 2 and 10 min using an 11-point VNRS. Intolerant responses of gagging, heaving and vomiting were recorded.

    RESULTS: On agreeability scoring, apple (mean±SD 7.2±2.4) ranked highest followed by watermelon (7.0±2.7) and crackers (6.5±2.6), with white bread ranked lowest (6.0±2.7); Kruskal-Wallis H test, p=0.019. Apple had the lowest mean nausea score and mean rank score, while white bread had the highest at both 2 and 10 min; the Kruskal-Wallis H test showed a significant difference only at 10 min (p=0.019) but not at 2 min (p=0.29) in the ranking analyses. The intolerant (gagged, heaved or vomited) response rates within the 10 min study period were apple 3/72 (4%), watermelon 7/72 (10%), crackers 8/72 (11%) and white bread 12/72 (17%): χ2 test for trend p=0.02.

    CONCLUSION: Sweet apple had the highest agreeability score, the lowest nausea severity and intolerance-emesis response rate when tasted by women with HG. White bread consistently performed worst.

    Matched MeSH terms: Gestational Age
  8. Sharif SP, Friedmacher F, Amin A, Zaki RA, Hird MF, Khashu M, et al.
    J Pediatr Surg, 2020 Dec;55(12):2625-2629.
    PMID: 32771214 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2020.07.003
    PURPOSE: To investigate whether serum albumin (SA) concentration can predict the need for surgical intervention in neonates with necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC).

    METHODS: Retrospective review of all cases with NEC Bell's stage 2 and 3 that were treated in a single center between 2009 and 2015. Data on patient demographics, clinical parameters, laboratory findings and surgical status were recorded. Receiver operating characteristics analysis was used to evaluate optimal cutoffs and predictive values.

    RESULTS: Overall, 151 neonates with NEC were identified. Of these, 132 (87.4%) had confirmed NEC Bell's stage 2. The median gestational age was 28.4 (range, 23.1-39.0) weeks and 69 (52.3%) had a birth weight of ≤1000 g. Sixty-eight (51.5%) underwent surgery, showing a sustained reduction in SA over time with significantly lower median SA levels compared to 64 (48.5%) cases that responded well to medical treatment (18.3 ± 3.7 g/L vs. 26.0 ± 2.0 g/L; P 

    Matched MeSH terms: Gestational Age
  9. Pheng E, Lim ZD, Tai Li Min E, Rostenberghe HV, Shatriah I
    PMID: 34280989 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18137054
    Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a proliferative retinal vascular disorder attributed to an ischaemic stimulus in preterm infants. Haemoglobin, the main component for oxygen transportation, may be implicated in ROP development. This retrospective study compared the mean weekly haemoglobin levels between infants with and without ROP over the first six weeks of life. Premature infants of less than 32 weeks gestational age and less than 1.5 kg birth weight were grouped into age and birth weight-matched ROP cases and controls. Weekly mean haemoglobin levels were documented. An independent t-test was used to analyze the difference in mean haemoglobin levels between infants with ROP and infants without ROP. Adjustment for confounders was performed using one-way analysis of covariance. There was a statistically significant difference in adjusted mean haemoglobin levels between the ROP and non-ROP group during the first week of life (p = 0.038). No significant intergroup differences were observed at the other weeks. Haemoglobin monitoring during the first week of postnatal life may be useful to guide ROP screening in premature infants.
    Matched MeSH terms: Gestational Age
  10. Marzuki A, Thambu JA
    Med J Malaya, 1971 Dec;26(2):77-83.
    PMID: 4260864
    Matched MeSH terms: Gestational Age
  11. Ong HC
    Med J Malaysia, 1973 Jun;27(4):240-2.
    PMID: 4270778
    Matched MeSH terms: Gestational Age
  12. Ng KH, Sinnathuray TA, Lau KS
    Med J Malaya, 1972 Mar;26(3):159-63.
    PMID: 5031010
    Matched MeSH terms: Gestational Age
  13. Hong J, Crawford K, Cavanagh E, da Silva Costa F, Kumar S
    BJOG, 2024 Jul;131(8):1089-1101.
    PMID: 38196326 DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.17752
    OBJECTIVE: To assess the utility of placental growth factor (PlGF) levels and the soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase-1/placental growth factor (sFlt-1/PlGF) ratio to predict preterm birth (PTB) for infants with fetal growth restriction (FGR) and those appropriate for gestational age (AGA).

    DESIGN: Prospective, observational cohort study.

    SETTING: Tertiary maternity hospital in Australia.

    POPULATION: There were 320 singleton pregnancies: 141 (44.1%) AGA, 83 (25.9%) early FGR (<32+0 weeks) and 109 (30.0%) late FGR (≥32+0 weeks).

    METHODS: Maternal serum PlGF and sFlt-1/PlGF ratio were measured at 4-weekly intervals from recruitment to delivery. Low maternal PlGF levels and elevated sFlt-1/PlGF ratio were defined as <100 ng/L and >5.78 if <28 weeks and >38 if ≥28 weeks respectively. Cox proportional hazards models were used. The analysis period was defined as the time from the first measurement of PlGF and sFlt-1/PlGF ratio to the time of birth or censoring.

    MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The primary study outcome was overall PTB. The relative risks (RR) of birth within 1, 2 and 3 weeks and for medically indicated and spontaneous PTB were also ascertained.

    RESULTS: The early FGR cohort had lower median PlGF levels (54 versus 229 ng/L, p 

    Matched MeSH terms: Gestational Age
  14. Halder D, Dharap AS, Than M
    Anthropol Anz, 1999 Mar;57(1):69-75.
    PMID: 10320927
    Early identification of a syndrome at birth is of paramount importance for genetic counselling and possible prevention. Often malformation of the hands and fingers are cardinal manifestations of recognizable syndromes. As there are no published standards for hand and finger size for Malay newborn infants, this study was undertaken to establish normal values for hand, middle finger and palmar lengths, and their indices. A cross-sectional study was done on 509 consecutive newborn Malay babies between 34 and 42 weeks of gestation. Measurements were made on the right hand according to the recommended guidelines of Bergsma & Feingold (1975). The mean values for the measurements did not differ significantly between boys and girls, or change with gestation. For the whole group the mean value for total hand length was 64.4 +/- 3.42 mm, middle finger length 37.1 +/- 2.91 mm, palmar length 27.4 +/- 2.15 mm, finger index 0.425 +/- 0.03 and palmar index 0.58 +/- 0.03. A comparison with published measurements for newborns of different racial origin shows significant differences for the total hand length, middle finger length and palm length from Indian and Jewish infants, but not from Japanese infants. The indices were similar in Malay, Indian, Jewish and Japanese newborn infants.
    Matched MeSH terms: Gestational Age*
  15. Kek LP, Ng CS, Chng KP, Ratnam SS, Cheah JS, Yeo PB, et al.
    Ann Acad Med Singap, 1985 Apr;14(2):303-6.
    PMID: 4037690
    100 patients were registered at the Diabetic Clinic in 1981, where they were managed by a team of physician, obstetrician and paediatrician, based on a preset protocol. Only 92 patients were eventually analysed. The study showed a 1.3% incidence of pregnancies complicated by diabetes mellitus. The mean birthweights of infants of both gestational and established diabetics were heavier than that of the general population by race and gestation. 25% of the 92 infants of diabetic mothers have birthweight exceeding the 90th centile of population. Further division of the 92 patients into the "true gestational" diabetics, as shown by an oral glucose tolerance test performed 6 weeks post-natally, also showed a 25% incidence of macrosomia. Late antenatal booking, delayed detection of abnormal glucose tolerance and treatment attributed to the high incidence of macrosomia. Only one infant had birthweight below the tenth centile. There were no perinatal mortality in the 92 patients studied. Macrosomia is a common complication in infants of diabetic mothers despite a physician-obstetrician joint-care system. Also, the risk of having macrosomia amongst gestational diabetics is high.
    Matched MeSH terms: Gestational Age*
  16. Attanayake K, Munasinghe S, Goonewardene M, Widanapathirana P, Sandeepani I, Sanjeewa L
    Ceylon Med J, 2018 Mar 31;63(1):17-23.
    PMID: 29756422
    Aims: To estimate the gestational age and birth weight centiles of babies delivered normally, without any obstetric intervention, in women with uncomplicated singleton pregnancies establishing spontaneous onset of labour.

    Method: Consecutive women with uncomplicated singleton pregnancies, attending the Academic Obstetrics and Gynecology Unit of the Teaching Hospital Mahamodara Galle, Sri Lanka, with confirmed dates and establishing spontaneous onset of labor and delivering vaginally between gestational age of 34 - 41 weeks, without any obstetric intervention , during the period September 2013 to February 2014 were studied. The gestational age at spontaneous onset of labor and vaginal delivery and the birth weights of the babies were recorded.

    Results: There were 3294 consecutive deliveries during this period, and of them 1602 (48.6%) met the inclusion criteria. Median gestational age at delivery was 275 days (range 238-291 days, IQR 269 to 280 days) and the median birth weight was 3000 g (range1700g - 4350g; IQR 2750-3250g). The 10th, 50th and 90th birth weight centiles of the babies delivered at a gestational age of 275 days were approximately 2570g, 3050g and 3550g respectively.

    Conclusions: The median gestational age among women with uncomplicated singleton pregnancies who established spontaneous onset of labor and delivered vaginally, without any obstetric intervention, was approximately five days shorter than the traditionally accepted 280 days. At a gestational age of 275 days, the mean birth weight was approximately 3038g and the 50th centile of the birth weight of the babies delivered was approximately 3050g.

    Matched MeSH terms: Gestational Age*
  17. Lo YL, van Hasselt JG, Heng SC, Lim CT, Lee TC, Charles BG
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 2010 Jun;54(6):2626-32.
    PMID: 20385872 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.01370-09
    The present study determined the pharmacokinetic profile of vancomycin in premature Malaysian infants. A one-compartment infusion model with first-order elimination was fitted to serum vancomycin concentration data (n = 835 points) obtained retrospectively from the drug monitoring records of 116 premature newborn infants. Vancomycin concentrations were estimated by a fluorescence polarization immunoassay. Population and individual estimates of clearance and distribution volume and the factors which affected the variability observed for the values of these parameters were obtained using a population pharmacokinetic modeling approach. The predictive performance of the population model was evaluated by visual inspections of diagnostic plots and nonparametric bootstrapping with replacement. Dosing guidelines targeting a value of > or =400 for the area under the concentration-time curve over 24 h in the steady state divided by the MIC (AUC(24)/MIC ratio) were explored using Monte Carlo simulation. Body size (weight), postmenstrual age, and small-for-gestational-age status are important factors explaining the between-subject variability of vancomycin pharmacokinetic parameter values for premature neonates. The typical population parameter estimates of clearance and distribution volume for a 1-kg premature appropriate-for-gestational-age neonate with a postmenstrual age of 30 weeks were 0.0426 liters/h and 0.523 liters, respectively. There was a 20% reduction in clearance for small-for-gestational-age infants compared to the level for the appropriate-for-gestational-age control. Dosage regimens based on a priori target response values were formulated. In conclusion, the pharmacokinetic parameter values for vancomycin in premature Malaysian neonates were estimated. Improved dosage regimens based on a priori target response values were formulated by incorporating body size, postmenstrual age, and small-for-gestational-age status, using Monte Carlo simulations with the model-estimated pharmacokinetic parameter values.
    Matched MeSH terms: Gestational Age; Infant, Small for Gestational Age/blood
  18. Thambi Dorai CR, Hamzaini H, Rohana R
    Clin Anat, 2010 May;23(4):455-9.
    PMID: 20196129 DOI: 10.1002/ca.20949
    A baby girl with prenatal diagnosis of complex cardiac anomalies and diaphragmatic hernia was born at 36 weeks of gestation. At 4 hr of life, the baby developed respiratory distress and was intubated. She was found to have right hetetrotaxy with total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage into the portal vein, five hepatic veins draining the liver and intrathoracic herniation of the stomach. The child also developed abdominal distension on the second day of life with passage of scanty meconium. The diagnosis of Hirschsprung's disease (HD) was confirmed by histology. HD in association with right heterotaxy has not been reported earlier. The association of heterotaxy with HD in our patient raises a possible genetic link between the two anomalies that needs further research.
    Matched MeSH terms: Gestational Age
  19. McKelvey A, Pateman K, Balchin I, Peebles DM, Rodeck CH, David AL
    Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol, 2017 Jan;49(1):54-60.
    PMID: 26990029 DOI: 10.1002/uog.15917
    OBJECTIVES: To investigate the relationship between total uterine artery blood volume flow rate (TVFR) and birth weight and gestational age at delivery, and to establish normal ranges of TVFR throughout pregnancy.

    METHODS: This was a prospective cohort study of 334 nulliparous women booking antenatal care at University College London Hospital between August 2008 and September 2009. Women underwent a transabdominal ultrasound examination of uterine arteries for measurement of TVFR at 12, 20 and 24 weeks' gestation. Pregnancy outcomes were recorded and linear regression was used to study the relationship between TVFR and gestational age at delivery and birth weight.

    RESULTS: A total of 551 ultrasound scans were performed. There was a significant, positive correlation between TVFR at 11-13 weeks (TVFR1) and at 22-26 weeks (TVFR3) and birth weight. For every 100-mL/min increase in TVFR1 and TVFR3, there was an increase in birth weight of 45 g and 27 g, respectively. There was also a positive association between TVFR1 and gestational age at delivery, with a 1.4-day increase in gestational age for every 100-mL/min increase of TVFR1.

    CONCLUSION: Ultrasound measurement of TVFR in the first trimester is significantly associated with both birth weight and gestational age at delivery. Copyright © 2016 ISUOG. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

    Matched MeSH terms: Gestational Age
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