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Control Behaviors of Fathers and Pregnant Women on Adherence of Pregnant Women to Take Blood Supplement Tablets [PDF]

Anemia prevention programs in pregnant women often involve the consumption of blood supplement tablets in pregnant women, and an understanding of the role of fathers and pregnant women in supporting adherence is essential to improve the effectiveness of ...
Sutrisni, Sutrisni; Midwifery Study Program D III, Universitas Kadiri, Jawa Timur, Indonesia, Yanuaringsih, Galuh Pradian; Midwifery Study Program D III, Universitas Kadiri, Jawa Timur, Indonesia, Wigati, Putri Wahyu; Midwifery Study Program D III, Universitas Kadiri, Jawa Timur, Indonesia   +2 more
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The PBDE-209 Exposure during Pregnancy and Lactation Impairs Immune Function in Rats

Mediators of Inflammation, 2012
In the present study, we assessed the treatment effects of PBDE-209 administration on the immune function in rats during pregnancy and lactation. We harvested the blood and organs for flow cytometry, viability assay, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay ...
Xianbao Liu, Hong Zhan, Xu Zeng, Chunfang Zhang, Dunjin Chen   +4 more
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Medical Risk: Implicating Poor Pregnant Women [PDF]

, 1994
Since 1987 the United States courts have increasingly relied on medical testimony to prosecute women labeled 'high risk' for failure to comply with medical advice when their fetuses or babies die.
Handwerker, Lisa
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Contamination rates of three urine-sampling methods to assess bacteriuria in pregnant women [PDF]

, 2013
OBJECTIVE: To estimate and compare contamination rates of three different urine-sampling methods in pregnant women to assess bacteriuria. METHODS: In this cross-sectional study, 113 pregnant women collected three different midstream urine samples ...
Visser, C.E., Geerlings, S.E., van den Heuvel, E.R., Stolk, Ronald P.; id_orcid, Stolk, R.P., Erwich, J.J.H.M., Visser, Caroline E., Schneeberger, C., Stolk, Ronald P., Schneeberger, Caroline, Geerlings, Suzanne E., Erwich, Jan Jaap H. M., Erwich, Jan Jaap H. M.; id_orcid, van den Heuvel, Edwin R.   +13 more
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Assessment of a national voucher scheme to deliver insecticide-treated mosquito nets to pregnant women. [PDF]

, 2010
BACKGROUND\ud \ud The benefits of a health-related intervention may be compromised by the challenges of delivering the intervention on a large scale.
Hanson, Kara, Schellenberg, David, J. Bruce, R. Nathan, Marchant, Tanya, K. Hanson, Nathan, Rose, Y. Sedekia, C. Jones, Mponda, Hadji, Armstrong-Schellenberg, Joanna, J. Armstrong-Schellenberg, H. Mponda, Jones, Caroline, D. Schellenberg, Sedekia, Yovitha, Bruce, Jane, T. Marchant   +17 more
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The Combined Effect of Obesity and Contraceptive Use on Pulmonary Embolism in Adolescent Females Residing in the United States

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Combined oral contraceptive (COC) use in obese adult women dramatically increases the relative risk of developing a pulmonary embolism (PE). The risk of a PE in obese adolescent females taking contraceptives is currently unknown. The purpose of this investigation was to determine the effect of body mass index (BMI) and contraceptive
John Puetz, Joanne Salas
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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.
Croker, H, Varma, Rajesh, Oteng-Ntim, Eugene, Poston, Lucilla, Helen Croker, Poston, L, Doyle, P, Lucilla Poston, Rajesh Varma, Oteng-Ntim, E, Varma, R, Croker, Helen, Doyle, Pat, Eugene Oteng-Ntim, Pat Doyle, Poston, Lucilla; id_orcid   +15 more
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ASSIST: Refinement of a Benefits Navigator Intervention Among Low‐Income Pediatric Oncology Families

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background/Objectives Children with cancer living in poverty experience worse survival and quality of life. Interventions connecting low‐income families to benefits (e.g., Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program [SNAP] improve health outcomes; yet nearly 50% of SNAP‐eligible pediatric oncology families are unenrolled.
Puja J. Umaretiya, Selena Murcia Mendez, Jennifer Kellett, Sarah Wright, Marisel Ponton, Robin T. Higashi, Rahela Aziz‐Bose, Colleen A. Kelly, Ayesha Zia, Joanne Wolfe, Sandi L. Pruitt, Kira Bona   +11 more
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Gestational thrombocytopaenia among pregnant women in Lagos, Nigeria [PDF]

, 2014
Background: Thrombocytopaenia is a common haematologic abnormality during pregnancy. Pregnant women with thrombocytopenia have a higher risk of bleeding excessively during or after childbirth, particularly if they need to have a caesarean section or ...
John-olabode, Sarah, Adewumi, Adediran, Rabiu, Kabiru, Osikomaiya, Bodunrin, Akinbami, Akinsegun, Dosunmu, Adedoyin, Ismail, Kamal, Adewunmi, Adeniyi   +7 more
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Misperception of Body Weight After Childhood Cancer

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Misperception of body weight can negatively impact the weight management efforts of childhood cancer survivors (CCSs). Both being overweight or underweight are associated with chronic health conditions commonly observed in CCS; therefore, accurate weight perception is critical for reducing long‐term health risks.
Fabiën N. Belle, Tomáš Sláma, Eva Haegler‐Laube, Reto D. Kurmann, Gabriela M. Kuster, Christoph Saner, Eva Scheler, Yara Shoman, Christina Schindera   +8 more
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