Impact of obesity on pregnancy outcome in different ethnic groups: calculating population attributable fractions. [PDF]
, 2013 OBJECTIVES: To quantify the proportion of adverse pregnancy outcome attributable to maternal obesity. DESIGN: Cross sectional analysis of routine obstetric dataset. SETTING: Guy's and St Thomas's NHS Foundation Trust (GSTFT). POPULATION: 23,668 women who
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Lifestyle interventions for overweight and obese pregnant women to improve pregnancy outcome: systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
, 2012 BACKGROUND: Overweight and obesity pose a big challenge to pregnancy as they are associated with adverse maternal and perinatal outcome. Evidence of lifestyle intervention resulting in improved pregnancy outcome is conflicting.
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What Are the Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes of Adolescent Pregnancy in Women Referring to Ayatollah Mousavi Hospital in Zanjan? A Comparative Cross-sectional Study [PDF]
Preventive Care in Nursing and Midwifery Journal, 2019 Background: Adolescent pregnancy is considered a high-risk pregnancy and is considered as a common phenomenon in Iran. Objectives: This study aimed to compare neonatal and maternal outcomes in adolescent mothers with those of adult pregnancy.
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Thrombophilia and pregnancy outcomes [PDF]
Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 2005 Pregnancy complications are still a challenge for physicians, because knowledge of pathomechanisms and prophylactic measures is still limited. In recent years thrombophilia as a risk factor for pregnancy complications has gained much attention in the scientific community. However, data on this topic in the literature are conflicting.
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Thrombophilia in pregnancy: a systematic review [PDF]
, 2006 Growing evidence suggests that thrombophilia is associated with venous thromboembolism (VTE) and adverse pregnancy outcomes. However, methodological limitations have made it difficult to obtain a clear overview of the overall risks.
Lowe, G.D.O. +11 more
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Multifetal gestation - Maternal and perinatal outcome of 112 pregnancies [PDF]
, 2002 Purpose: Multifetal pregnancy reduction is a widespread `therapy' to diminish the risk of prematurity and adverse outcome for the survivors in higher order multiple gestation.
Paek, Bettina W. +5 more
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Maternal obesity and labour complications following induction of labour in prolonged pregnancy [PDF]
, 2011 Objective: To investigate the effect of maternal obesity on mode of delivery following induction of labour (IOL) for prolonged pregnancy and subsequent intrapartum and neonatal complications. Design: Retrospective (historical) cohort study.
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BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2022 Background Antenatal health care utilization has the potential to influence maternal and new-born health. In this study, we assessed compliance of antenatal care utilization with national and World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines.
Meselech Roro +2 more
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Course of neuromyelitis optica during inadvertent pregnancy in a patient treated with rituximab [PDF]
, 2009 In neuromyelitis optica (NMO), the monoclonal B-cell antibody rituximab is a therapeutic option. Little is known about the course of NMO and the safety of rituximab during pregnancy.
Hohlfeld, R. +4 more
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Medication exposure during pregnancy: a pilot pharmacovigilance system using health and demographic surveillance platform [PDF]
, 2014 There is limited safety information on most drugs used during pregnancy. This is especially true for medication against tropical diseases because pharmacovigilance systems are not much developed in these settings.
Abdulla, Salim +4 more
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