Herein, we report the case of a 34-year-old pregnant female at 22 weeks gestation of
spontaneous dichorionic diamniotic twins, who was referred to the emergency room for …

Issue Date: 2013 Source: December 53,(6), 2013, p. 593-594 Pages: 593-594 Journal:
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology DOI: http://dx. doi …

Background This study aimed to describe the pulmonary hemodynamic changes during the
course of pregnancy and to observe any significant effects on symptomatology and outcome …

A 26-year-old previously healthy woman developed sudden-onset hypoxaemic respiratory
failure 3 days post partum. During pregnancy, the patient had displayed haematuria (26–50 …

Twenty-three nonsmoking pregnant women ranging in age from 16 to 34 years and free of
any signs or symptoms of pulmonary disease were evaluated by arterial blood gas values …

Background—The aims of the present study were to determine whether maternal
hyperoxygenation affects human fetal pulmonary circulation and whether there is a …

A 35-year-old woman, a non-smoker with a normal body mass index,'felt wheezy'and
developed profound hypoxia 30 min after preterm vaginal delivery at 24+ weeks of …

Background Pulmonary arteriovenous fistula is rare during pregnancy. Pulmonary
arteriovenous fistula presents no pulmonary symptoms in most patients but can be …

Maternal mortality from pulmonary hypertension is as high as 50%. Sudden irreversible
deterioration in the postpartum period is common. The authors chose to review their …

Hormonal changes in pregnancy produce hyperaemia and oedema of the upper airway,
resulting in symptoms of rhinitis. Placental growth hormone and oestrogens are likely to be …