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1. Twin fetal facial expressions at 30-33+6 weeks of gestation

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Mohamed Ahmed Mostafa AboEllail, Toshiyuki Hata, Kenji Kanenishi, Emiko Nitta, and Nobuhiro Mori

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Adult, Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Pregnancy Trimester, Third, Ultrasonography, Prenatal, Fetal Development, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Fetal Organ Maturity, Pregnancy, medicine, Humans, 030212 general & internal medicine, Fetal Movement, Facial expression, Fetus, 030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine, business.industry, Singleton, Obstetrics, Ultrasound, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Brain, medicine.disease, Facial Expression, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Pregnancy, Twin, Gestation, Female, business, Mouthing, 4d ultrasound
Abstract

Objective To assess the characteristics of twin fetal facial expressions at 30–33 + 6 weeks of gestation using four-dimensional (4D) ultrasound to clarify twin fetal brain development and maturation. Methods Frequencies of seven fetal facial expressions were studied using 4D ultrasound for 15 minutes in 30 singleton pregnancies and 18 twin pregnancies [four monochorionic diamniotic (MD) and 14 dichorionic diamniotic (DD) twins] at 30–33 + 6 weeks of gestation. Comparison of the frequency in each facial expression was performed between singleton and twin fetuses. Results Mouthing was the most frequent facial expression at 30–33 + 6 weeks of gestation, followed by blinking in twin and singleton fetuses. Both facial expressions were significantly more frequent than other expressions (P Conclusion Our results suggest that restricted twin fetal behavior before 20 weeks of gestation may still affect the frequencies of twin facial expressions early in the third trimester of pregnancy. Moreover, the frequencies of facial expressions in twins are different from those of singleton fetuses.

Published
2019

2. Fetal face as important indicator of fetal brain function.

Author

Mohamed Ahmed Mostafa AboEllail and Toshiyuki Hata

Subjects
*BRAIN, *EMOTIONS, *FACIAL expression, *FETAL movement, *FETAL ultrasonic imaging, *NEUROLOGIC manifestations of general diseases, *SECOND trimester of pregnancy, *PRENATAL diagnosis, *THREE-dimensional imaging, *FETAL development, *FETUS
Abstract

Fetuses show various facial expressions, such as blinking, yawning, sucking, mouthing, tongue expulsion, scowling, and smiling, assessed by four-dimensional ultrasound from the early second trimester of pregnancy. Moreover, some fetuses demonstrate emotion-like behaviors as noted in infants, children, and adults. Selective fetal responses to stimuli indicate a high degree of brain development, which is reflected in the facial reactions. The fetal face with its movements and expressions can mirror the fetal brain function and development during different stages of the fetus in utero. The fetal face might represent the key to opening the box containing the secrets of fetal brain function and development. Four-dimensional ultrasound may be an important modality in current and future research on fetal facial expressions and assist in the evaluation of the fetal brain function. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2017
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