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Genetic liability between COVID-19 and pre-eclampsia/eclampsia: a Mendelian randomization study

Hypertension in Pregnancy, 2023
Objective The aim of this study was to investigate the possible causal relationship between COVID-19 and the risk of pre-eclampsia/eclampsia using a Mendelian randomized (MR) design.Methods We estimated their genetic correlations and then performed two ...
Yuhang Xing, Zhen Wang, Xiaohua Qi, Qunli Xu, Rui Pu   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

GESTANTES COM HIPERTENSÃO ARTERIAL: PERFIL E CONDUTA DE ENFERMAGEM

Revista Baiana de Enfermagem, 2010
Estudo retrospectivo realizado com 61 gestantes que procuraram o pré-natal (PN) de uma maternidade filantrópica, em 1999. Teve como objetivo verificar a prevalência da hipertensão arterial (HA), caracterizar o perfil das gestantes hipertensas ...
Sonia M. Junqueira V. de Oliveira, Patrícia de Freitas   +1 more
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Assistência pré-natal e hipertensão arterial sistêmica prévia em mulheres com pré-eclâmpsia

Revista Contexto & Saúde
A síndrome hipertensiva na gravidez se tornou um grave problema de saúde mundial, resultando em altas taxas de hospitalização. O objetivo foi caracterizar as mulheres com pré-eclâmpsia atendidas em uma maternidade pública.
Morgana Boaventura Cunha, Maurício Batista Paes Landim   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

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

The 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, Pierre Frémondière, Kaspar Staub, Philipp Mitteroecker, Barbara Fischer, Martin Haeusler, Nicole M. Webb   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Maternal antioxidant micronutrient deficiencies among pre-eclamptic women in Enugu, Nigeria: a cross-sectional analytical study

Journal of International Medical Research, 2023
Objectives To determine the prevalence of antioxidant micronutrient deficiencies in pregnant women with pre-eclampsia and healthy pregnant women, and to assess the relationships between trace element deficiency in pregnancy and the severity of pre ...
Joseph Tochukwu Enebe, Cyril Chukwudi Dim, Akudo Chidimma Omeke   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Nationwide Temporal Trends in Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes and Treatments in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Pregnancy Over Two Decades in Sweden

Arthritis &Rheumatology, EarlyView.
Objective This nationwide descriptive study examined temporal trends in adverse pregnancy outcomes (APOs) and treatments in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) pregnancies in Sweden over 2003 to 2022. Methods Using nationwide Swedish registers, we identified 1,417 pregnancies of women with prevalent SLE and delivery dates in 2003 to 2022 and matched ...
Ngoc V. Nguyen, Anna Sandström, Annica Dominicus, Elisabet Svenungsson, Karin Hellgren, Julia F. Simard, Elizabeth V. Arkema   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Placental crises: disruptive selection and maternal under‐investment as the foundations of mammalian placental evolution and dysfunction

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Among the vertebrates, mammals are notable for the dominance of live birth and placental nutrition. The structural diversity of the mammalian placenta is remarkable, despite sharing a single common ancestor and conserved physiological functions.
Davis Laundon, Neil J. Gostling, Ian G. Reddin, Bram G. Sengers, Pascale Chavatte‐Palmer, Rohan M. Lewis   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Humans are not unique: difficult birth is common in placental mammals

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Human childbirth is widely presumed to be uniquely difficult and dangerous compared to birth in other mammals. Tight fetopelvic proportions can result in obstructed labour and contribute to high rates of maternal and neonatal mortality. Ideas summarised under the ‘obstetrical dilemma’ have contributed to this assumption by explaining difficult
Nicole D. S. Grunstra
wiley   +1 more source

Incidence of adverse perinatal outcomes and risk factors among women with pre-eclampsia, southern Ethiopia: a prospective open cohort study

BMJ Paediatrics Open, 2022
Background In Ethiopia, in 2021, more than 80% of all newborn deaths were caused by preventable and treatable conditions. This study aimed to measure the incidence of adverse perinatal outcomes and risk factors among women with pre-eclampsia in the ...
Kassahun Alemu Gelaye, Telake Azale, Birhanu Jikamo, Mulat Adefris   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

FAS gene polymorphisms (rs3740286 and rs4064) were not associated with pre-eclampsia risk [PDF]

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2020
Pre-eclampsia results in real risk and significant impact on indicators related to maternal and child health. The only known treatment is delivery of the fetus and placenta. Despite intensive research, the causes of PE remain to be elucidated.
SARAH C.S.V. TANAKA, IVANIR C. ORLANDO JÚNIOR, ANDREZZA C.C. HORTOLANI, MARIÂNGELA T.R. CINTRA, MARLY A.S. BALARIN, SUELI R. DA SILVA, CRISTINA W. PISSETTI   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source