Martina Derme

Detection of Cytomegalovirus in Chorionic Villi for the Prenatal Diagnosis of Congenital Infection: A Systematic Review of Diagnostic Test Accuracy

Background and Objectives: Congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection following primary maternal infection in the first trimester carries the highest risk of long-term sequelae, yet prenatal diagnosis depends on amniotic fluid polymerase chain reaction (PCR), which cannot be perf...

Early Versus Delayed Oxytocin Augmentation in Nulliparous Women with Spontaneous Dysfunctional Labour: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Background: The timing of oxytocin for slow labour progress rests on custom rather than evidence, and existing syntheses pool clinically distinct populations. Objectives: We restricted this systematic review to nulliparous women in established active-phase labour with a trial-spe...