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“No visible signs of pregnancy, no sickness, no antenatal care”: Initiation of antenatal care in a rural district in Northern Ghana

BMC Public Health, 2019
Background Attending antenatal care (ANC) early contribute to better birth outcomes. Studies have shown that many pregnant women in Sub-Saharan Africa do not initiate ANC early (i.e. in the first trimester).
Agnes Millicent Kotoh, Michael Boah
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Maternal thyroid function test level during the first trimester of pregnancy at a center Yazd, Iran: A cross-sectional study

International Journal of Reproductive BioMedicine, 2021
Background: Thyroid dysfunction is associated with negative pregnancy outcomes. There is a lack of reliable information on thyroid hormones in Iranian pregnant women, especially in Yazd. Objective: To determine the safe thyroid hormone levels in women of
Somaye Gholami, Nasim Namiranian, Marzieh Shukohifar, Foroozandeh Kalantari, Reyhaneh Azizi   +4 more
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Cost-effectiveness analysis of first trimester screening for preeclampsia and early initiation of aspirin therapy for prevention of the disease in a private tertiary hospital

Philippine Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2021
Background: Preeclampsia (PE) has significant health and economic burden. Early screening for PE through first trimester screening (FTS) can direct decision-making on early initiation of aspirin (ASA) therapy, which has been known to reduce the incidence
Carol Joanna G. Violago, Irene B. Quinio
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First-trimester glycosylated hemoglobin in women at high risk for gestational diabetes. [PDF]

, 2016
INTRODUCTION Our aim was to investigate the prognostic value of first-trimester glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) in pregnant women with risk factors for developing gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). MATERIAL AND METHODS This is an observational
Mosimann, Beatrice, Raio, Luigi, Amylidi, Sofia Kalypso, Fiedler, Martin, Surbek, Daniel, Stettler, Christoph   +5 more
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First-trimester serum levels of soluble endoglin and soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase-1 as first-trimester markers for late-onset preeclampsia

, 2008
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this investigation was to assess soluble endoglin (sEng) and soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase-1 (sFlt1) as first-trimester serum markers to predict preeclampsia.
Bersinger, Nick A, Surbek, Daniel V, Baumann, Marc U, Mohaupt, Markus G, Gerber, Susan, Raio, Luigi   +5 more
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First-Trimester Placental Growth Factor in Screening for Gestational Diabetes. [PDF]

, 2015
OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was first to assess whether first-trimester serum concentrations of placental growth factor (PlGF) differ between patients with and without gestational diabetes (GDM) and second to test whether there is a correlation ...
Baumann, Marc Ulrich, Mosimann, Beatrice, Risch, Lorenz, Raio, Luigi, Amylidi, Sofia Kalypso, Wiedemann, Ute, Surbek, Daniel, Stettler, Christoph   +7 more
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The relationship between first trimester nuchal translucency and adverse pregnancy outcome at Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, Nigeria

Ibom Medical Journal
Context: The first trimester of pregnancy is crucial for monitoring fetal development and maternal health. One significant screening method is the measurement of nuchal translucency (NT), which assesses the fluid-filled space at the back of a fetus neck
Boysungni EZ, Shehu CE, Panti AA, Garba J, Habib, Abdullahi J   +5 more
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Aneuploidy screening in the first trimester [PDF]

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part C: Seminars in Medical Genetics, 2007
AbstractThis article reviews the performance of first trimester screening for chromosomal anomalies using various combinations of ultrasound and maternal serum biochemical modalities. Detection rates in excess of 90% can be routinely achieved for Trisomy 21, Trisomy 13, Trisomy 18 using a combination of fetal nuchal translucency (NT) thickness and ...
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First-trimester Screening: An Overview [PDF]

Journal of Histochemistry & Cytochemistry, 2005
An improvement in prenatal screening for chromosomal defects has been achieved by combining sonography and biochemical markers. Analyzing markers taken from maternal blood such as pregnancy-associated plasma protein A and free β-human chorionic gonadotropin in combination with the ultrasound marker nuchal translucency provides detection rates of 90 ...
Bernd, Eiben, Ralf, Glaubitz
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The Applicability and Use of Doppler Ultrasonography in The First Trimester

Gynecology Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine, 2007
In contemporary obstetrics, the idea of “the pathological processes which are apt to cause complications or diseases at the later stages of pregnancy or even at the postnatal period could be revealed in early pregnancy weeks is spreading.
Kazım Gezginç, Emre Karaşahin, İskender Başer   +2 more
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