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From Pregnancy to Postpartum: The Role of Maternal Anxiety and Depression in Breastfeeding Duration and Exclusivity After High- and Low-Risk Pregnancies

Psychiatry International
This study investigated the impact of maternal psychological factors—specifically anxiety and depression—on breastfeeding outcomes in women with high-risk and low-risk pregnancies.
Maria Dagla, Panagiota Brani, Eirini Tomara, Artemisia Kokkinari, Sevasti Louverdi   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Trends and determinants of an acceptable antenatal care coverage in Ethiopia, evidence from 2005-2016 Ethiopian demographic and health survey; Multivariate decomposition analysis

Archives of Public Health, 2020
Background an acceptable antenatal care (ANC4+) is defined as attending at least four antenatal care visit, received at least one dose of tetanus toxoid (TT) injections and consumed 100 iron-folic acids (IFA) tablets/syrup during the last pregnancy ...
Tilahun Yemanu Birhan, Wullo Sisay Seretew   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mothers’ Body Appreciation and Postpartum Self-Esteem in Relation to Body Changes and Breastfeeding Difficulties: A Cross-Sectional Survey in Cyprus

Nursing Reports
Objectives: This study explores the effect of pregnancy weight gain, acceptance of body changes, and breastfeeding difficulties on mothers’ self-esteem and body appreciation during the postpartum period.
Anastasia Kalli, Maria Iliadou, Ermioni Palaska, Sevasti Louverdi, Calliope Dagla, Eirini Orovou, Maria Dagla   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Timing of first focused antenatal care booking and associated factors among pregnant mothers who attend antenatal care in Central Zone, Tigray, Ethiopia

BMC Research Notes, 2017
Objective Focused antenatal care became the recommended type of antenatal care following the publication of a World Health Organization trial on antenatal care where it was discovered that the traditional antenatal care approach do not necessarily ...
Gebreamlak Gidey, Birhane Hailu, Kidane Nigus, Tesfay Hailu, Woldegebriel G/her, Hadgu Gerensea   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prenatal diagnosis and postnatal follow-up of 15 fetuses with 16p13.11 microduplication syndrome

Frontiers in Genetics
BackgroundThe clinical phenotypes of 16p13.11 microduplication syndrome have been extensively reported in previous studies, mostly about adults and children, with limited information available on fetal cases.
Yan Zhao, Lina Song, Shuxia Zhang, Fei Hou, Shan Shan, Hua Jin   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effect of COVID-19 on antenatal care: experiences of medical professionals in the Netherlands

Reproductive Health, 2023
Plain Language summary COVID-19 has affected the delivery of healthcare services globally. Antenatal care is one of the healthcare services that has been impacted on a global scale.
Carlotta Gamberini, Federica Angeli, Lucia Knight, Mariama Zaami, Salwan Al-Nasiry, Elena Ambrosino   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Early‐life high‐fat diet exposure increases Achilles tendon stiffness and induces transcriptomic alterations

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Early‐life exposure to a high‐fat diet altered intact Achilles tendons in rat offspring, making them thinner, stiffer, and molecularly distinct even without injury. These findings suggest that developmental high‐fat diet exposure may impair tendon quality and increase susceptibility to mechanical overload or tendon injury later in life.
Heyong Yin, Ziyang Yuan, Wenli Jiang, Ai Guo   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Self-Reported Physical Activity Behavior and Practice of Healthcare Professionals During the Second and Third Trimester of Pregnancy in Greece

Clinics and Practice
Background/Objectives: The primary aim of the study was to investigate the self-reported behavior and practice of healthcare professionals (midwives and obstetricians) regarding physical activity during the second and third trimesters of pregnancy.
Vasileios Daglas, Nikolaos Kostopoulos, Michalis Mitrotasios, Antigoni Sarantaki, Maria Iliadou, Athanasios Moustogiannis, Maria Dagla, Evangelia Antoniou   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathy due to Biallelic Pathogenic Variants in PIGM

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective PIGM encodes a critical enzyme in the glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)‐anchor biosynthesis pathway. While promoter‐region mutations in PIGM have been associated with a relatively mild phenotype characterized by portal vein thrombosis and absence seizures, recent evidence suggests that coding‐region mutations result in a more severe
Júlia Sala‐Coromina, Anna Marcé‐Grau, Barbara Masotto, Marta Codina, Lamia BenJemaa, Yasmina Elaribi, Mónica Martinez‐Gallo, Roger Colobran, Angel Sanchez‐Montañez, Irene Valenzuela, Yoshiko Murakami, Alfons Macaya   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sociodemographic correlates of antenatal care visits in Nepal: results from Nepal Demographic and Health Survey 2016

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2020
Background Good quality antenatal care visits are crucial to reduce maternal mortality and improve overall maternal and neonatal health outcomes. A previous study on antenatal care visits analyzed the nationally representative data of 2011; however, no ...
Mukesh Adhikari, Binaya Chalise, Bihungum Bista, Achyut Raj Pandey, Dipak Prasad Upadhyaya   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source