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Effects of additional anterior body mass on gait [PDF]

, 2016
BACKGROUND: Gradual increases in mass such as during pregnancy are associated with changes in gait at natural velocities. The purpose of this study was to examine how added mass at natural and imposed slow walking velocities would affect gait parameters.
Gill, Simone V., Lewis, Cara L., Ogamba, Maureen   +2 more
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Access and use of interventions to prevent and treat malaria among pregnant women in Kenya and Mali: a qualitative study. [PDF]

, 2015
BACKGROUND: Coverage of malaria in pregnancy interventions in sub-Saharan Africa is suboptimal. We undertook a systematic examination of the operational, socio-economic and cultural constraints to pregnant women's access to intermittent preventive ...
Achieng, Florence, Dellicour, Stephanie, Desai, Meghna, Diarra, Samba, Diawara, Sory I, Doumbo, Ogobara K, Hamel, Mary J, Hill, Jenny, Kayentao, Kassoum, Ouma, Peter, ter Kuile, Feiko O, Webster, Jayne   +11 more
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Microglia are necessary for probiotics supplementation to improve impaired fear extinction caused by pregnancy stress in adult offspring of rats

Neurobiology of Stress
The prevention and treatment of fear-related disorders in offspring affected by pregnancy stress remains challenging at clinic. Here, we examined the effects of gut microbiota of stressed pregnant rats on the fear extinction of their offsprings, and the ...
Ru Zeng, Jie Chen, Yihan Peng, Weiye Xu, Yuanyuan Tao, Min Li, Ruqi Zhang, Jingzhuo Meng, Zhiyuan Li, Leping Zeng, Jufang Huang   +10 more
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Determination of risk factors affecting fear of childbirth during pregnancy

Cukurova Medical Journal, 2020
Purpose: We aimed to investigate the level of fear of childbirth in pregnant women in terms of factors such as age, number of births, education level, and immigration status. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out by including 444 pregnant women who have 32-36 weeks of pregnancy and voluntarily agree to participate in the ...
Cenk SOYSAL, Mehmet Murat IŞIKALAN
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Liquid biopsy epigenetics: establishing a molecular profile based on cell‐free DNA

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Cell‐free DNA (cfDNA) fragments in plasma from cancer patients carry epigenetic signatures reflecting their cells of origin. These epigenetic features include DNA methylation, nucleosome modifications, and variations in fragmentation. This review describes the biological properties of each feature and explores optimal strategies for harnessing cfDNA ...
Christoffer Trier Maansson, Anders Lade Nielsen, Boe Sandahl Sorensen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Early-stage pregnancy recognition on microblogs: Machine learning and lexicon-based approaches

Heliyon, 2023
Pregnancy carries high medical and psychosocial risks that could lead pregnant women to experience serious health consequences. Providing protective measures for pregnant women is one of the critical tasks during the pregnancy period. This study proposes
Samer Muthana Sarsam, Ahmed Ibrahim Alzahrani, Hosam Al-Samarraie   +2 more
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Re‐Awakening Public Attention to the Silent Pandemic of Cancer Among Older Adults in Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries

Aging and Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As global populations age, cancer is increasingly becoming a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among older adults, particularly in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs). Despite accounting for the majority of new cancer cases and deaths, older individuals remain underrepresented in cancer research, clinical guidelines, and health ...
Ibrahim Bidemi Abdullateef, Sunkanmi Folorunsho, Abdulazeez Opeyemi Abdulganiyu   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fear-based reasons for not engaging in sexual activity during pregnancy: associations with sexual and relationship well-being

Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2018
Objective: Pregnant women consistently report fears that sexual activity could harm their pregnancy. Little is known, however, about the degree to which women report these fears as reasons for not having sex during pregnancy and whether these fears ...
Jaimie K. Beveridge, Sarah A. Vannier, Natalie O. Rosen   +2 more
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Unexpected Consequences: Women’s experiences of a self-hypnosis intervention to help with pain relief during labour. [PDF]

, 2015
Background Self-hypnosis is becoming increasingly popular as a means of labour pain management. Previous studies have produced mixed results. There are very few data on women’s views and experiences of using hypnosis in this context.
A Werner, A Werner, A Werner, AM Cyna, AS Landolt, DAE Mairs, G Dick-Read, Helen Carr, Helen Spiby, HM Haines, J Attride-Stirling, J Svensson, JE Lally, K Guthrie, Kenneth Finlayson, KL Madden, L Andersson, L Jones, LE Mehl-Madrona, M Abbasi, M Stefanidou, ML Nolan, N Wainer, NK Lowe, P Hawe, Peter Whorwell, S Adams, S Garthus-Niegel, Soo Downe, Susan Hinder, V Nyman, WA Hall, YH Eng   +32 more
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The MMP‐9/TIMP‐1 Ratio and Concentrations of Osteopontin Are Elevated in Cerebrospinal Fluid of People With Multiple Sclerosis and Decrease After Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives To evaluate the utility of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) biomarkers—matrix metalloproteinase‐9 (MMP‐9), tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases‐1 (TIMP‐1), the MMP‐9/TIMP‐1 ratio, and osteopontin (OPN)—as indicators of blood–brain barrier (BBB) integrity and disease activity in people with relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis (pwMS ...
Ivan Pavlovic, Ida Erngren, Kim Kultima, Anders Larsson, Malin Müller, Anna Wiberg, Joachim Burman   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source