Objective To assess risks of adverse pregnancy outcomes (APOs) in a contemporary cohort of women with systemic sclerosis (SSc) in relation to the timing of SSc diagnosis and by parity. Methods From the nationwide Swedish Medical Birth Register, we assembled pregnancies with births in women with SSc and in comparator women from the general population ...
Weng Ian Che +5 more
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Sexual function, delivery mode history, pelvic floor muscle exercises and incontinence : a cross-sectional study six years postpartum [PDF]
Background: There is controversy over the effect of mode of delivery, pelvic floor muscle exercises (PFME), incontinence and sexual function. Aim: To investigate the relationship of sexual function with delivery mode history, PFMEs and incontinence ...
Aung, Thiri +5 more
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Objective International criteria for antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) include lupus anticoagulant (LA), anticardiolipin (aCL) immunoglobulin (Ig) G and IgM, and anti‐β2‐glycoprotein I (β2GPI) IgG and IgM. However, evidence supporting their prognostic value or treatment efficacy in improving live birth rates is limited.
Megumi Nonobe +8 more
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Obstetric Nurses’ Perceived Barriers to Immediate Skin to Skin Contact after Cesarean Birth [PDF]
Despite the strong evidence supporting immediate skin to skin contact (SSC) after birth, research suggests that patients who undergo cesarean births do not have the same opportunities for SSC as patients who undergo vaginal births.
Balatero, Joelene Sarmiento
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Within the ConcePTION project we set out to design two mother–infant pair studies collecting breast milk and plasma from the mother and plasma from the infant (for metformin and prednisolone) in order to demonstrate the premises and conditions for investigating potential drug transfer in association with breastfeeding.
Mats Hansson +11 more
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A multicenter study on the appropriateness of hospitalization in obstetric wards: application of Obstetric Appropriateness Evaluation Protocol (Obstetric AEP). Studio multicentrico sul protocollo di revisione dell’uso dell’ospedale in ostetricia: applicazione dello PRotocollo dell’Uso dell’Ospedale in Ostetricia (PRUO ostetrico) [PDF]
Objectives This study has been based on the implementation of the Obstetric Appropriateness Evaluation Protocol in 7 Italian hospitals to determine inappropriate hospital admissions and days of stay. Design A cross-sectional study.
MANNOCCI, ALICE
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Pharmacokinetic profiles of sertraline in pregnancy as a predictor of postpartum depressive symptoms
Aim To characterize pharmacokinetic changes of sertraline and its metabolite during pregnancy and postpartum, and their relationship to maternal postpartum depressive symptoms. Methods This was a prospective observational, longitudinal study of pregnant women with a major depressive disorder treated with sertraline (N = 185 women, 205 pregnancies ...
Sílvia M. Illamola +8 more
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Reducing maternal morbidity and mortality in the developing world: a simple, cost-effective example
Andrew Browning,1,2 Birhanu Menber21Maternity Africa, Arusha, Tanzania; 2Vision Maternity Care, Barhirdar, Ethiopia Objectives: To determine the impact of volunteer obstetricians and midwife teams on obstetric services in a rural hospital in Ethiopia ...
Browning A, Menber B
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Aims To assess the utility of the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot ChatGPT (openly available version 3.5) in responding to real‐world pharmacotherapeutic queries from healthcare professionals. Methods Three independent and blinded evaluators with different levels of medical expertise and professional experience (beginner, advanced, and expert ...
Benjamin Krichevsky +9 more
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Background Obstetric anesthesia workload demand in Israel has increased due to both an increase in the requests for labor analgesia and a marked increase in the cesarean delivery rate. We propose a new workload-driven performance indicator, the Obstetric
Ginosar Yehuda +4 more
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