Letter to the Editor Archives - Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia

Dear Editor, We thank Leite T. and Paravidino V. B. for the interest and thoughtful comments, and we agree that the topic of this article is of great clinical relevance. We acknowledge the concern about methodological issues, such as time period and search strategy; and we hope to further clarify the approach used. The review […]

Dear Editor, Hypertensive disorder is the major cause of maternal mortality and morbidity in Brazil and Latin America. Immediate delivery improves maternal and perinatal outcomes in preeclampsia cases over 37 weeks of gestation. However, there is no consensus in the literature regarding preeclampsia cases between 34 and 37 weeks of gestation. Guida et al (2017) […]

We would like to thank for the comments of the letter to the editor about our article “Abortion in Cases of Zika Virus Congenital Infection.” Intrauterine consequences have become a focus of concern when it comes to Zika virus infection. As for the first statement: “There is still no evidence that Zika virus infection in […]

Dear Editor, We read the publication on “Abortion in Cases of Zika Virus Congenital Infection.” Mota et al noted that “it is necessary to have available tests that could diagnose, in the first trimester of pregnancy, that the fetus has been affected by the virus, and that it may have important limitations, in order to […]

Dear Editor, I would like to thank Dr. Sriwijitalai & Wiwanitkit for the letter to the editor about our article on the care of pregnant women at the time of the zika virus infection. I would also like to thank you for the opportunity to clarify some of the topics they have mentioned. […]

Dear Editor, The publication by Duarte et al on “Zika Virus Infection in Pregnant Women and Microcephaly” is very interesting. Duarte et al mentioned that “If there are no complications (meningoencephalitis or Guillain-Barré syndrome), further examination is unnecessary to assess systemic impairment” and “Anti-inflammatory drugs should be avoided until the diagnosis of dengue is discarded.” […]

Dear Editor, We read with great interest a recent article by Costa et al entitled “Salivary iron (Fe) ion levels, serum markers of anemia and caries activity in pregnant women.” In this prospective cohort, the authors aimed to investigate the association between salivary iron (Fe) and serum markers of anemia and the development of caries. […]