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The effects of childbirth on the pelvic-floor [PDF]

open access: yes, 2000
Basically, vaginal delivery is associated with the risk of pelvic floor damage. The pelvic floor sequelae of childbirth includes anal incontinence, urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse.
Allen RE   +24 more
core   +1 more source

Examining pathways by which socioeconomic instability in adolescence influence sexual health during emerging adulthood in an agricultural setting in California

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract This study investigates the longitudinal impact of socioeconomic instability on teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted infection (STI) diagnosis among adolescents and young adults (AYA) living in an agricultural region and examines pathways including supportive family and social structures, decision making autonomy in romantic relationships ...
Marie C. D. Stoner   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

L’accouchement naturel contre l’hôpital moderne ?

open access: yesAnthropologie & Santé, 2017
This article focuses on the so-called « natural childbirth », one of the practices that, since the 1980s, have increasingly constituted a viable alternative to the hyper-medicalization of birth.
Chiara Quagliariello
doaj   +1 more source

Support during birth interacts with prior trauma and birth intervention to predict postnatal post-traumatic stress symptoms [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Background: Many women experience childbirth as traumatic and 2% develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This study examined the role of health practitioner support and personal control during birth as predictors of PTS symptoms, adjusting for ...
Elizabeth Ford   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Over the edge: Empirical evidence for the cliff‐edge model of obstetric selection

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The cliff‐edge model of obstetric selection maintains that larger neonates and smaller birth canals confer a positive selective advantage until labor becomes obstructed and vaginal delivery is no longer possible, eliciting an abrupt reduction in fitness.
Laura M. Watson   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Property and women’s alienation from their own reproductive labour [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
There is an urgent need for reconstructing models of property to make them more women-friendly. However, we need not start from scratch: both ‘canonical’ and feminist authors can sometimes provide concepts which we can refine and apply towards women’s ...
Dickenson, Donna
core   +1 more source

Pelvic morphology and body size in relation to the preauricular sulcus: Evidence from medieval to modern Iberia

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The preauricular sulcus has long been debated as a pelvic feature variably attributed to obstetric stress, ligamentous traction, and broader biomechanical processes. To clarify its determinants, we analyzed 409 adult individuals from three archeological and one early modern skeletal collection from the Iberian Peninsula, integrating graded ...
Rebeca García‐González   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of Social Networking Sites on Post-Partum Depression in Women: An Analysis in the Context of Bangladesh [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Postpartum Depression (PPD) refers to moderate or severe depression in a woman after childbirth. It is strikingly common in new mothers from all regions of the world with a prevalence of around 10-15%.
Das, Maitraye, Saha, Abir
core   +1 more source

Effect of carbamazepine on the pharmacokinetics of vepdegestrant, a PROteolysis TArgeting Chimera estrogen receptor degrader, in healthy adults

open access: yesBritish Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aim To evaluate the effects of carbamazepine, a strong cytochrome P450 (CYP)3A4 inducer, on the pharmacokinetics and safety of vepdegestrant, a PROteolysis TArgeting Chimera estrogen receptor degrader. Methods This was a phase 1, open‐label, fixed‐sequence, two‐period study in healthy adult participants.
Hechuan Wang   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

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