Michael Dobson : Night : the Dark Side of the Palette = Michael Dobson : La Nuit : Une palette ténébreuse

A catalogue to accompany Dobson’s exhibition of night paintings and prints. Dobson’s statement focuses on the techniques used to create his watercolours, oil paintings and monotypes. McCuaig situates Dobson’s work within the context of night paintings by other artists, and outlines her criteria for good art. Includes an appendix with brief statements by Dobson on each work in the exhibition. Texts in French and English. Biographical notes. 1 bibl. ref

Periodontal pathogens in the placenta and membranes in term and preterm birth

Introduction: Preterm birth is a common cause of adverse neonatal and childhood outcomes. It is commonly associated with infection of the maternal-fetal interface. The relationship between periodontitis and preterm labour is controversial. Methods: Control placental tissues from uncomplicated term births were compared with those from spontaneous preterm births for incidence of common periodontal bacteria. A chi-square analysis was used to compare the populations, with significance determined at p=<0.05. Results: The study group comprised 29 control women who had an uncomplicated term birth, 25 delivered by caesarean section and 4 vaginal deliveries, and 36 women with a spontaneous preterm labour and subsequent delivery at less than 34 weeks gestation. There were significant (p=0.05) differences between the groups fetal risk factors or co-morbidities, except the preterm group had a significantly higher (p=<0.05) rate of premature rupture of membrane (PROM). There were significantly (p=<0.01) more Fusobacterium spp. in the placentas from term births than preterm births. Discussion: This study found that the common periodontal pathogen, Fusobacterium spp., is not detected more in placentas from preterm birth and may potentially be lower, possibly resulting from bacterial ecological factors in term placentas

The prevalence and pregnancy outcomes of intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy: A retrospective clinical audit review

Background: To determine the prevalence and outcomes of intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy. Methods: A review comparing intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy pregnancies to all other pregnancies in three tertiary care Australian hospitals over a 36-month period. Results: There were 43,876 pregnancies. The prevalence of intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancies (n = 319) was 0.7%. There were differences between intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy and non-intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy mothers including higher prevalence of South Asian (22.6% versus 3.1%, p 35 kg/m2 (10.6% versus 5.5%, p < 0.001), those with diabetes mellitus (25.7% versus 9.8%, p < 0.001), and those with twin births (8.7% versus 2.2%, p < 0.001). The primary clinical outcomes of intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy included a median gestational age at delivery of 36.4 (SE 0.09) weeks compared to 38.6 (SE 0.01) weeks (p < 0.001), a lower birth weight (3.12 (SE 0.03) versus 3.31 kg (SE 0.03), p < 0.001), and an increase in special care nursery admissions (44.5% versus 15.3%, p < 0.001). Conclusion: Treated intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy in the population described here had similar mortality outcomes although increased special care nursery admission as compared to the general populatio

The prevalence and pregnancy outcomes of intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy: a retrospective clinical audit review

Background To determine the prevalence and outcomes of intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy. Methods A review comparing intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy pregnancies to all other pregnancies in three tertiary care Australian hospitals over a 36-month period. Results There were 43,876 pregnancies. The prevalence of intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancies (n = 319) was 0.7%. There were differences between intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy and non-intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy mothers including higher prevalence of South Asian (22.6% versus 3.1%, p