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Is the prophylactic administration of magnesium sulphate in women with pre-eclampsia indicated prior to labour?

Hall D.R.; Odendaal H.J.; Smith M. (2000)

Objective: To determine whether prophylactic magnesium sulphate is necessary to prevent eclampsia and associated complications among women with pre-eclampsia prior to labour. Design: Case series. Setting: Tertiary referral ...

Progesterone vaginal gel for the reduction of recurrent preterm birth: Primary results from a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

O'Brien J.M.; Adair C.D.; Lewis D.F.; Hall D.R.; DeFranco E.A.; Fusey S.; Soma-Pillay P.; Porter K.; How H.; Schackis R.; Eller D.; Trivedi Y.; Vanburen G.; Khandelwal M.; Trofatter K.; Vidyadhari D.; Vijayaraghavan J.; Weeks J.; Dattel B.; Newton E.; Chazotte C.; Valenzuela G.; Calda P.; Bsharat M.; Creasy G.W. (2007)

Objective: Preterm birth is the leading cause of perinatal morbidity and mortality worldwide. Treatment of preterm labor with tocolysis has not been successful in improving infant outcome. The administration of progesterone ...

Late onset preeclampsia is not an innocuous condition

Kenneth L.; Hall D.R.; Gebhardt S.; Grove D. (2010)

Objective: To describe the profile and outcome of late-onset preeclampsia (LOPE). Methods. Retrospective study of 264 singleton pregnancies presenting before delivery at two referral centres in South Africa. Results: ...

Are early and late preeclampsia distinct subclasses of the diseasewhat does the placenta reveal

Van Der Merwe J.L.; Hall D.R.; Wright C.; Schubert P.; Grove D. (2010)

Objective. To compare histopathological differences in placentas from early- and late-onset preeclampsia, as well as late-onset preeclampsia and normal term deliveries. Methods. This prospective study was performed at ...

Significance and treatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria during pregnancy

Hall D.R.; Theron G.B.; Van Der Horst W. (1997)

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Non-elective caesarean section: How long do we take to deliver?

le Riche H.; Hall D.R. (2005)

This study measured the decision to delivery time intervals in non-elective caesarean sections and compared them to the 30-min interval suggested by international literature. It also evaluated fetal outcome. A 3-month ...

Maternal factors contributing to asphyxia neonatorum

Hall D.R.; Smith M.; Smith J. (1996)

The objective was to identify maternal risk factors for birth asphyxia, and took the form of a retrospective study over 3 years of 15,964 deliveries. The antenatal and intrapartum course of 68 mothers who delivered babies ...

The influence of maternal age on pregnancy outcome in patients with early onset, severe pre-eclampsia

Hall D.R.; Swart R.; Grove D.; Odendaal H.J. (2001)

Pregnancy outcomes of women in three age categories, ≤ 19, 20-34 and ≥ 35 years, who underwent expectant management of early onset, severe pre-eclampsia were evaluated. This formed part of a prospective study involving 340 ...

Risk factors for and perinatal mortality of abruptio placentae in patients hospitalised for early onset severe pre-eclampsia - A case controlled study

Odendaal H.J.; Hall D.R.; Grove D. (2000)

We set out to determine which patients admitted for expectant management of early onset severe pre-eclampsia develop abruptio placentae and to compare the perinatal mortality rate of patients who developed abruptio placentae ...

Early pre-eclampsia: What proportion of women qualify for expectant management and if not, why not?

Hall D.R.; Grove D.; Carstens E. (2006)

Objective: To determine what proportion of women with early pre-eclampsia qualify for expectant management and the magnitude of factors excluding this approach. Study design: A prospective case series with continuous data ...