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Vaccinations for Pregnant Women [PDF]
In the United States, eradication and reduction of vaccine-preventable diseases through immunization has directly increased life expectancy by reducing mortality. Although immunization is a public priority, vaccine coverage among adult Americans is inadequate.
Geeta K, Swamy, R Phillips, Heine
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Labor pain is not only an unpleasant mental experience, but one of the most important factors that may negatively affect the course of labor and the well-being of the fetus. Over the years, many techniques for relieving labor pain have been developed, ranging from non-pharmacological (acupuncture, TENS, hypnosis...), through opioids and aeriform ...
Zaneta, Jastrzebska-Stojko +1 more
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Thrombocytopenia in pregnant women
Thrombocytopenia is one of the two most common hematological problems in pregnant women. It is defined as the platelet (PLT) count below 150 × 103/μL. Gestational incidental thrombocytopenia (GIT) represents about 75% of thrombocytopenia cases in pregnancy and it is believed that GIT is secondary to accelerated platelet destruction and increased plasma
Monika, Ruszala +8 more
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Brucellosis in Pregnant Women [PDF]
Brucella species occasionally cause spontaneous human abortion, but theories regarding whether they do so more frequently than do other infectious pathogens remain controversial. We reviewed 92 pregnant women who presented with acute brucellosis at a Saudi Arabian hospital.
M Y, Khan, M W, Mah, Z A, Memish
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Supervaluation of pregnant women is reductive of women
Heloise Robinson argues that by certain threshold criteria pregnant women qualify for a higher moral status by reason of their pregnancies. While her intention is to make this a status upgrade for women we worry that it may result in a status downgrade for women as a class, by presupposing and reinforcing women’s value in relation to their reproductive
Parks, Jennifer, Murphy, Timothy F
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Increased podocyturia in pregnant women compared to non‐pregnant women [PDF]
AbstractAimHyperfiltration is a cause of podocyturia and occurs physiologically in the kidney of pregnant women. Podocyturia is increased in preeclamptic pregnancies, but it is unclear whether there is also any increase in uncomplicated pregnancies.
Itsuko Furuta +8 more
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Background Offspring born to women with pregestational type 1 diabetes (T1DM) are exposed to an intrauterine hyperglycemic milieu and has an increased risk of metabolic disease later in life.
Sine Knorr +11 more
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Background Offspring of women with diabetes in pregnancy are at increased risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), potentially mediated by epigenetic mechanisms.
Azadeh Houshmand-Oeregaard +8 more
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Sexual attitudes and sexual functions during pregnancy: A comparative study
Background: Sexuality is a multidimensional, not shallow, concept that involves the biological make-up and desires of women and men. It is a complex process that is shaped by the culture to which the individual belongs and the social conditions in which ...
Ayça Şolt Kırca, Elif Dagli
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Objective To study how lifestyle coaching with motivational interviewing to improve adherence to healthy eating affects gestational weight gain and fetal growth in pregnant women with type 2 diabetes in a real-world setting.Research design and methods A ...
Peter Damm +6 more
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