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Métodos de preparação para o parto: um estudo sobre materiais impressos publicados no Brasil em meados do século XX

História, Ciências, Saúde: Manguinhos
Resumo Discute-se a difusão das práticas de parto natural por meio da análise dos livros Parto natural: guia para os futuros pais, escrito pelo obstetra americano Frederick Goodrich Jr.
Lilian Fernandes Arial Ayres, Luiz Antônio Teixeira, Bruno David Henriques, Anna Karolina Gomes Dias, Wellington Mendonça de Amorim   +4 more
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Historical birth records from 1896 to 1944 from the Basel maternity hospital, Switzerland, reveal significant obstetric selection pressures

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality have declined dramatically during the last century. Historical data are therefore important sources to study the evolutionary selection pressures related to childbirth and how they have fluctuated over time.
Mirella Woodert, Guillermo Bravo Morante, Viktoria A. Krenn, Cédric Cordey, Nicole Torres‐Tamayo, Kaspar Staub, Nicole M. Webb, Martin Haeusler   +7 more
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Human evolution and the obstetrical dilemma: The pelvic floor hypothesis

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Human childbirth is mechanically difficult because a large‐headed, broad‐shouldered fetus must pass through a comparatively narrow, twisted bony birth canal. Traditional explanations of this “obstetrical dilemma” emphasize the role of bipedal locomotion in inhibiting the evolution of a wider, more spacious pelvis.
Barbara Fischer, Ekaterina Stansfield
wiley   +1 more source

Building families—Implementing balanced sexual and reproductive health

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract One of the main initiatives of the World Health Organization (WHO) is the promotion of Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH). Sexuality, infertility, and contraception are three interconnected pillars of SRH, each essential for achieving global equity in family planning and family building.
Peter Y. Liu, Edgar Mocanu, Linda Giudice, Marcos Horton, Meletios P. Nigdelis, Antti Perheentupa, Andrea Sansone, Giovanni Corona, Luca Gianaroli, Dimitrios G. Goulis   +9 more
wiley   +2 more sources

Assessing Natural Childbirth Intention Based on the Theory of Planned Behavior and Social Support in Pregnant Women in Northern Iran [PDF]

Journal of Holistic Nursing and Midwifery
Introduction: Childbirth is the most challenging physiological and psychological event in a woman’s life. Despite the recommendations of the Iranian Ministry of Health on having natural childbirth, no favorable statistics have been reported yet ...
Fatemeh Yousefi-Ghalehroodkhani, Nooshin Rouhani-Tonekaboni, Maryam Shakiba, Fardin Mehrabian, Soudabeh Kazemi-Aski   +4 more
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The “costly son” hypothesis: Sons exacerbate obstetrical dilemmas in humans and other mammals

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Human childbirth has often been considered uniquely difficult among mammals, yet recent evidence suggests that obstructed labor and fetopelvic disproportion are widespread across placental mammals. Here, we propose the “costly son” hypothesis: because male offspring are typically larger at birth, they impose greater obstetric risk on mothers ...
Nicole D. S. Grunstra, Jonathan C. K. Wells   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

When meta‐analyses mislead: Promises and pitfalls in teratology counselling

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Meta‐analysis has become a central tool for evidence synthesis in clinical teratology, offering the promise of increased statistical power, earlier signal detection and consolidated guidance for teratology counselling. When conducted rigorously and interpreted carefully, pooled analyses can provide clinicians with a structured basis for risk ...
Yusuf Cem Kaplan, Nusret Uysal
wiley   +1 more source

Antimicrobial Peptides and Peptidomimetics in Foods – A Synthetic Foray

ChemFoodChem, EarlyView.
This Review discusses AMPs in foods and their syntheses. It espouses facile methods to make them accessible and suggests their utility in the mitigation and eradication of the burgeoning maladies of antimicrobial and multidrug resistance (AMR and MDR).
Josephat U. Izunobi, Adejoke D. Osinubi, Abosede A. Badeji   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fatores culturais que interferem nas experiências das mulheres durante o trabalho de parto e parto Los factores que interfieren en las experiencias de las mujeres durante el trabajo de parto y parto Factors interfering in the experience of women in childbirth process and in childbirth

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem, 2006
O parto é um acontecimento de relevância na vida da mulher, uma vez que constitui momento único para o binômio mãe-filho. O estudo teve como objetivo compreender os fatores que interferem nas experiências vividas pela parturiente.
Maria Gorette Andrade Bezerra, Maria Vera Lucia Moreira Leitão Cardoso   +1 more
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Keeping their powder dry: Purity, pollution, and handgun ownership among Jewish women in Israel

Feminist Anthropology, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines the gendered practices through which Jewish women in Israel experience and negotiate personal handgun ownership in everyday life. Drawing on interviews, participant observation in gun‐related spaces, and analysis of women‐only online forums, we explore the expanding participation of Jewish women in civilian gun ownership,
Maya Maor, Nehemia Stern, Guy Nagar, Uzi Ben Shalom   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source