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PIGNORIS CAPIO, ROM. civil law. The name given to one of the legis actiones of the Roman law. It consisted chiefly in the taking. of a pledge, and was in fact a mode of execution. It was confined to special cases determined by positive law or by custom, such as taxes, duties, rents, &c., and is comparable in some respects to distresses at common law. The proceeding took place in the presence of a praetor. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Other findings, while not achieving statistical significance, suggest additional relationships: The likelihood that women and their infants received the complete recommended treatment appears to be elevated among women with the lowest CD4 counts, residents of rural areas, women who experienced premature rupture of membranes more than four hours before delivery, those who had had adequate prenatal care, those lacking private insurance and those who delivered by cesarean. Paul, "Induction of Labor with Misoprostol for Premature Rupture of Membranes beyond Thirty-six weeks' Gestation," Am J Obstet Gynecol 179 (1998): 94-99. In cases of early-onset disease, the following data were abstracted from the medical records: prenatal GBS screening, intrapartum fever >38[degrees]C, prolonged rupture of membranes [greater than or equal to] 18 h before delivery, preterm delivery at <37 weeks of gestation, receipt of intrapartum antibiotics, and outcome of illness. |
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