gastrins has been researched along with Fetal-Distress* in 2 studies
2 other study(ies) available for gastrins and Fetal-Distress
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[Determination of gastrin levels in maternal and neonatal serum as well as in amniotic fluid in acute fetal distress].
The objective was to measure gastrin (G) levels in maternal and neonatal sera as well as in amniotic fluid in patients with fetal distress and a control group. Twenty-five patients with term pregnancies were assigned to the following two groups: fifteen with acute fetal distress and ten with previous cesarean section. Maternal and neonatal blood and amniotic fluid samples were taken at the time of delivery. Differences between groups were calculated with non-parametric Mann Whitneys' U test. A significant difference (p < 0.001) between G levels in amniotic fluid of fetal distress and those of the control group was found. In conclusion, serum G levels can be used as another predictor of fetal distress, although further studies must be performed before it can be used as a clinical tool. Topics: Acute Disease; Amniotic Fluid; Female; Fetal Blood; Fetal Distress; Gastrins; Humans; Pregnancy | 1993 |
Fetal and maternal plasma levels of gastrin, somatostatin and oxytocin after vaginal delivery and elective cesarean section.
We measured the cord levels of gastrin, somatostatin and oxytocin with radioimmunoassay in plasma collected from the umbilical artery after vaginal delivery and after elective cesarean section. Maternal venous samples after the two labour modalities were also assayed for the same hormones. Fetal gastrin, somatostatin and oxytocin levels were significantly higher after vaginal delivery than after elective cesarean section. Independently of labour type, the fetal gastrin and somatostatin levels were always higher than the maternal levels. We suggest that the observed high levels of gastrin, somatostatin and oxytocin could be due to a stress-related stimulation of the oxytocin- as well as of the gastric gastrin- and somatostatin-producing cells, occurring particularly during vaginal delivery. The significant inverse correlation found between fetal pH and the recorded hormone levels is consistent with this hypothesis. Topics: Acid-Base Equilibrium; Cesarean Section; Female; Fetal Blood; Fetal Distress; Gastrins; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Labor, Obstetric; Male; Maternal-Fetal Exchange; Oxytocin; Postpartum Period; Pregnancy; Radioimmunoassay; Somatostatin | 1988 |