(v. t.) To date after the real time; as, to postdate a contract, that is, to date it later than the time when it was in fact made.
(v. t.) To affix a date to after the event.
(a.) Made or done after the date assigned.
(n.) A date put to a bill of exchange or other paper, later than that when it was actually made.
Example Sentences:
(1) These results suggest that high-risk pregnancies probably should not enter the postdate period since their doing so places the infant at serious risk.
(2) The postdate pregnancies in this relatively unselected population showed an increase in incidence of macrosomia and fetal heart rate abnormalities similar to those reported from referral centers.
(3) Postdatism and dysmaturity appear to contribute risk factors independently to infants admitted to the intensive care unit.
(4) Only one antepartum fetal death occurred in 1748 postdate pregnancies.
(5) One hundred four postdate pregnancies were managed according to a well-defined protocol calling for weekly oxytocin challenge tests and urinary estriols three times per week.
(6) A brief description of the definitions, incidence, and impact of postdate pregnancy is given for a baseline on which to base management decisions.
(7) In summary, ultrasound plays an important role in the evaluation of the postterm pregnancy, and its use should be considered in the following situations: 1) estimation of fetal weight in the potentially macrosomic infant before vaginal delivery is attempted; 2) frequent evaluation for oligohydramnios using the amniotic fluid index for the expectant management of the postdate pregnancy; 3) placental evaluation prior to elective induction of labor in a poorly dated pregnancy; and 4) evaluation of the postterm fetus for possible congenital abnormalities.
(8) Induction at 41.5 weeks' gestation or more comprehensive fetal surveillance than weekly nonstress testing are possible approaches to the management of postdates pregnancy, which need to be further studied.
(9) Postdatism, pregnancy-induced hypertension and rupture of the membranes were the major indications for induction of labor, accounting for 70% of the PGE2 group and 88% of the OA group.
(10) The medical-legal considerations associated with postdate pregnancies are not unlike those associated with the management of an uncomplicated pregnancy.
(11) It is recommended that: (1) pregnancies carried beyond 42 weeks do not require termination simply because they are post dates; (2) all postdate patients should be monitored during labor; (3) trained personnel to initiate neonatal resuscitation should be present at each postdate delivery.
(12) Older relatives were no more likely than younger ones to lose diagnoses nor to postdate their ages of first MDD onset.
(13) Patient's age, sex, whether or not dermographism predated or postdated onset of acne, symptoms of lesions, premenstrual flare, and history of atopy were recorded.
(14) The remaining 80% had a significantly lower incidence of postdatism, intrauterine growth retardation, and meconium-stained AF.
(15) A review of 46 perinatal deaths was conducted using a 1982 to 1985 regional perinatal network database of 6701 delivered postdate (greater than or equal to 42 weeks gestation) infants.
(16) Using a 1982-1985 regional perinatal network data base of 69,746 infants, a retrospective study was conducted to compare the perinatal outcome of 7,729 postdate infants (greater than or equal to 42 weeks' gestation) by maternal risk status.
(17) Compared with controls, the study group had a higher incidence of postdatism (36 versus 7%), intrauterine growth retardation (33 versus 8%), meconium-stained amniotic fluid (AF) (90 versus 9%), fetal heart rate (FHR) abnormalities upon admission to labor and delivery (58 versus 7%), and low 5-minute Apgar scores (46 versus 1.4%).
(18) Using a regional perinatal network database of 60,456 births, a study compared 3457 postdate (42 weeks or longer) infants to a control group of 8135 infants born at 40 weeks' gestation from 1982 through 1985.
(19) Amniotic fluid volume assessment is important particularly in cases of postdates and intrauterine growth retardation.
(20) Two groups of 32 patients each underwent oxytocin induction for postdatism, diabetes or hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.
Postdated
Definition:
(imp. & p. p.) of Postdate
Example Sentences:
(1) These results suggest that high-risk pregnancies probably should not enter the postdate period since their doing so places the infant at serious risk.
(2) The postdate pregnancies in this relatively unselected population showed an increase in incidence of macrosomia and fetal heart rate abnormalities similar to those reported from referral centers.
(3) Postdatism and dysmaturity appear to contribute risk factors independently to infants admitted to the intensive care unit.
(4) Only one antepartum fetal death occurred in 1748 postdate pregnancies.
(5) One hundred four postdate pregnancies were managed according to a well-defined protocol calling for weekly oxytocin challenge tests and urinary estriols three times per week.
(6) A brief description of the definitions, incidence, and impact of postdate pregnancy is given for a baseline on which to base management decisions.
(7) In summary, ultrasound plays an important role in the evaluation of the postterm pregnancy, and its use should be considered in the following situations: 1) estimation of fetal weight in the potentially macrosomic infant before vaginal delivery is attempted; 2) frequent evaluation for oligohydramnios using the amniotic fluid index for the expectant management of the postdate pregnancy; 3) placental evaluation prior to elective induction of labor in a poorly dated pregnancy; and 4) evaluation of the postterm fetus for possible congenital abnormalities.
(8) Induction at 41.5 weeks' gestation or more comprehensive fetal surveillance than weekly nonstress testing are possible approaches to the management of postdates pregnancy, which need to be further studied.
(9) Postdatism, pregnancy-induced hypertension and rupture of the membranes were the major indications for induction of labor, accounting for 70% of the PGE2 group and 88% of the OA group.
(10) The medical-legal considerations associated with postdate pregnancies are not unlike those associated with the management of an uncomplicated pregnancy.
(11) It is recommended that: (1) pregnancies carried beyond 42 weeks do not require termination simply because they are post dates; (2) all postdate patients should be monitored during labor; (3) trained personnel to initiate neonatal resuscitation should be present at each postdate delivery.
(12) Older relatives were no more likely than younger ones to lose diagnoses nor to postdate their ages of first MDD onset.
(13) Patient's age, sex, whether or not dermographism predated or postdated onset of acne, symptoms of lesions, premenstrual flare, and history of atopy were recorded.
(14) The remaining 80% had a significantly lower incidence of postdatism, intrauterine growth retardation, and meconium-stained AF.
(15) A review of 46 perinatal deaths was conducted using a 1982 to 1985 regional perinatal network database of 6701 delivered postdate (greater than or equal to 42 weeks gestation) infants.
(16) Using a 1982-1985 regional perinatal network data base of 69,746 infants, a retrospective study was conducted to compare the perinatal outcome of 7,729 postdate infants (greater than or equal to 42 weeks' gestation) by maternal risk status.
(17) Compared with controls, the study group had a higher incidence of postdatism (36 versus 7%), intrauterine growth retardation (33 versus 8%), meconium-stained amniotic fluid (AF) (90 versus 9%), fetal heart rate (FHR) abnormalities upon admission to labor and delivery (58 versus 7%), and low 5-minute Apgar scores (46 versus 1.4%).
(18) Using a regional perinatal network database of 60,456 births, a study compared 3457 postdate (42 weeks or longer) infants to a control group of 8135 infants born at 40 weeks' gestation from 1982 through 1985.
(19) Amniotic fluid volume assessment is important particularly in cases of postdates and intrauterine growth retardation.
(20) Two groups of 32 patients each underwent oxytocin induction for postdatism, diabetes or hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.