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Influence of maternity leave on exclusive breastfeeding

Jornal de Pediatria, 2017
To describe the profile of women with children aged under 4 months living in the Brazilian state capitals and in the Federal District according to their working status and to analyze the influence of maternity leave on exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) among working women.This was a cross-sectional study with data extracted from the II National Maternal ...
Monteiro, Fernanda R., Buccini, Gabriela dos S., Venâncio, Sônia I., Costa, Teresa H.M. da   +3 more
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Cardiometabolic Health and Risk of Breast Cancer Subtypes Among US Black Women

International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In the United States (US), cardiometabolic conditions and aggressive breast cancers are both more common among Black women than White women. Using data from 57,453 participants in the Black Women's Health Study (BWHS), we prospectively evaluated associations of body mass index (BMI), Type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and hypercholesterolemia with
Yifei Shan, Sarah M. Rothbard, Lynn Rosenberg, Julie R. Palmer, Mollie E. Barnard   +4 more
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Prevalence and risk factors for postpartum depression and stress among mothers of preterm and low birthweight infants admitted to a neonatal intensive care unit in Accra, Ghana

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, Volume 169, Issue 1, Page 131-137, April 2025.
Abstract To determine the prevalence of postpartum depression (PPD) and postpartum stress (PPS) and identify associated risk factors among mothers of preterm and low birth weight (LBW) infants. We conducted a secondary analysis of data collected from 255 mothers with preterm and LBW infants admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at Korle ...
John Pellegrino, Paddington T. Mundagowa, Kwame Sarfo Sakyi, Prince Gyebi Owusu, Babbel Agbinko‐Djobalar, Leila M. Larson, Mufaro Kanyangarara   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of the vaginal birth after cesarean as a new delivery mode on quality of life, sexual function, sleep quality and urinary incontinence during the postpartum period and comparison with the results of vaginal birth and cesarean delivery

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective In the present study, we aimed to evaluate the impact of vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) on quality of life, sexual function, sleep quality, and urinary incontinence and compare the results with those of vaginal birth (VB) and cesarean delivery (CD) via validated questionnaires.
Berrak Bektaş, Can Ozan Ulusoy, Husamettin Uslu, Melda Kuyucu, Bulut Varli, Mehmet Efe Namlı, Pınar Özcan   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Maternal overweight and obesity during pregnancy and sex‐dependent dysregulation of the materno‐fetal stress axis

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective Maternal obesity and excess gestational weight gain (GWG) are linked to adverse perinatal outcomes, potentially via disruption of the maternal–fetal stress axis. Placental HSD11B2 protects the fetus from excess glucocorticoids and may influence fetal programming during maternal metabolic stress.
Thorsten Braun, Marie Hofmann, Rebecca Rancourt, Julia Sommer, Alexandra Kühn, Loreen Ehrlich, Thomas Ziska, Kerstin Melchior, Karen Schellong, Wolfgang Henrich, Sonja Entringer, Katherine Margaret Kennedy, Andreas Plagemann, Deborah Magdalena Sloboda   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Characterization of breastfeeding in infants of the Basic Working Group 3

Acta Médica del Centro, 2012
Breastfeeding, unique process that provides the ideal nutrition for infants, shows a declining trend in recent years. Objective: to characterize breastfeeding in infants of the Basic Working Group 3 of the XX Aniversario Polyclinic. Material and Method:
Zulema Ley Chong, Alina Torres Clúa, Odalys Arregoitía Ortíz, Lidia Paula Bermúdez Martín, Yanet Muro Ley   +4 more
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Pregnancy‐ and lactation‐associated osteoporosis: A position statement of the IAPM, IOF, ECTS, ESCEO, IMS, and EMAS

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Pregnancy‐ and lactation‐associated osteoporosis (PLO) is a syndrome characterized by fragility fractures (most commonly vertebral, often multiple) occurring in late pregnancy or the early postpartum period. This position statement summarizes the current knowledge of PLO, and the recommended procedure for assessment, diagnosis and treatment ...
Peyman Hadji, Apostolos Athanasiadis, Maria‐Luisa Brandi, Marlene Chakhtoura, Manju Chandran, Frank Chervenak, Amos Grünebaum, Irene Lambrinoudaki, Willem F. Lems, Apostolos M. Mamopoulos, Eugene McCloskey, Rossella E. Nappi, Jessica Pepe, Jean‐Yves Reginster, René Rizzoli, Petra Stute, Şansın Tuzun, Amanda J. Vincent, Maria Belen Zanchetta, M. Carola Zillikens, Ioannis Kyvernitakis   +20 more
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Comparing functionality, anxiety and depression during pregnancy and postpartum in women with hypertensive disorders: Findings from the WOICE assessment

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective To describe the use of the WOICE tool for assessing non‐severe maternal morbidities among pregnant and postpartum women with hypertensive disorders. Methods Secondary analysis of a previously published cross‐sectional study performed in Brazil, with the inclusion of women with hypertensive disorders (pre‐eclampsia, chronic ...
Stephanie Pabón Lozano, José Paulo Siqueira Guida, Charles Mpoca Charles, Helen Johana Ortiz Rojas, Carolina Gómez Muñoz, Jose Guilherme Cecatti, Maria Laura Costa   +6 more
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Exclusive breastfeeding and its associated factors among children aged 0–5 months in Sierra Leone: a multilevel analysis

International Breastfeeding Journal
Background Exclusive breastfeeding is a crucial public health intervention with significant benefits for infants and maternal health. In Sierra Leone, despite national efforts to promote exclusive breastfeeding, prevalence remains suboptimal ...
Alieu Tommy, Augustus Osborne, Ola Farid Jahanpour, Lovel Fornah, Joseph Sam Kanu, Longying Zha   +5 more
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Thermotherapy for prevention of perineal pain after vaginal birth: Evaluation of warm compresses and cold packs using a factorial randomized controlled trial

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
RCT : randomized controlled trial, mean dif. (95% CI) : mean difference (95% confidence interval), sd : standard deviation. Abstract Objective Perineal pain is common after vaginal birth and might affect maternal well‐being and mother–infant bonding.
Pauline Blanc‐Petitjean, Clara Rollet, Géraldine Meunier, Laurent Mandelbrot, Camille Le Ray, Anne Alice Chantry   +5 more
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