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DHA supplementation and pregnancy complications
Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) supplementation is recommended for women during pregnancy because of its neurological, visual, and cognitive effects. Previous studies have suggested that DHA supplementation during pregnancy may prevent and treat certain ...
Yi Jiang+11 more
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Myomectomy as a pregnancy-preserving option in the carefully selected patient [PDF]
Objectives: To present the indications for myomectomy during pregnancy and to discuss complications possibly related and unrelated to the procedure. Method and Results: A 33-year-old patient at 18 weeks of gestation underwent removal of a 1,570-gram ...
Baretton, G.+6 more
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Background This study aims to explore the potential association between unintended pregnancy and maternal health complications. Secondarily, we test whether antenatal care (ANC) and community health worker (CHW) visits moderate the observed association ...
Nabamallika Dehingia+6 more
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Thalassemia and pregnancy complications
Thalassemia is a blood disorder passed down through families (inherited) in which the body makes an abnormal form or inadequate amount of hemoglobin. Hemoglobin is the protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen. The disorder results in large numbers of red blood cells being destroyed, which leads to anemia.
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Assessment of Risk Factors of Septic Complications of the Puerperium [PDF]
Postpartum purulent-septic complications (PPSC) and their problems are most urgent for modern obstetrics due to their significant frequency. Maternal sepsis is one of the leading causes of maternal mortality around the world, accounting for about one ...
Feyta, Y. (Yuliya), Pyrohova, V. (Vira)
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Headache and pregnancy. a systematic review [PDF]
This systematic review summarizes the existing data on headache and pregnancy with a scope on clinical headache phenotypes, treatment of headaches in pregnancy and effects of headache medications on the child during pregnancy and breastfeeding, headache ...
A. Negro+9 more
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The relationship between periodontal disease and low birth weight, preterm delivery and preeclampsia: A narrative review of descriptive studies [PDF]
Introduction: Very limited studies have been performed on the relationship between periodontal disease and its effect on pregnancy outcomes; therefore, this study was performed aimed to investigate the relationship between periodontal disease and low ...
Amir Hossein Fathi+4 more
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PNEUMONIA COMPLICATING PREGNANCY
Although pregnancy is infrequently complicated by pneumonia, lung infection by bacteria, viruses, and fungi can pose serious maternal and fetal hazards. Pneumonia may lead to preterm labor and certain infecting agents, most notably the HIV virus, can cross the placenta and lead to neonatal infection.
Michael S. Niederman, John Rodrigues
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Perceptions of Adolescent Pregnancy Among Teenage Girls in Rakai, Uganda. [PDF]
The leading causes of death and disability among Ugandan female adolescents aged 15 to 19 years are pregnancy complications, unsafe abortions, and childbirth.
Baumgartner, Joy Noel+9 more
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Listeriosis complicating pregnancy [PDF]
A 28-year-old pregnant woman (gravida 2, para 1) presented at 33 weeks’ gestation with abdominal cramps and fever. While the cause of her fever was being investigated, continuous fetal heart rate monitoring showed persistent fetal tachycardia with late decelerations.
Sirkin, WL, Cheung, VYT
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