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Thrombocytopenia in pregnant women
Ginekologia Polska, 2021 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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Vaccinations for Pregnant Women [PDF]
Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2015 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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Ginekologia Polska, 2021 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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Brucellosis in Pregnant Women [PDF]
Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2001 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
Journal of Medical Ethics, 2023 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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Gestational diabetes mellitus in Greenland: a national study of prevalence and testing efficacy [PDF]
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2016 Background: Within the last 20 years, the prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) has been reported to be increasing worldwide in correlation with ethnic and geographic variations.
Michael Lynge Pedersen +3 more
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Sero-Prevalence and Factors Associated with Toxoplasma gondii Infection among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care in Mwanza, Tanzania. [PDF]
, 2013 Serological screening of pregnant women for Toxoplasma gondii-specific antibodies is not practiced as an antenatal care in Tanzania; and there is a limited data about sero-prevalence of T. gondii infection in developing countries.
Mazigo, Humphrey D +11 more
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Clinical Epigenetics, 2017 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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Possible mechanisms involved in improved beta cell function in pregnant women with type 1 diabetes
Heliyon, 2020 Pregnancy is known to be associated with an increased demand for insulin that is normally compensated by an increased beta cell mass and insulin secretion.
Amarnadh Nalla +5 more
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BMC Medicine, 2022 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.
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