Early Biomarkers and Intervention Programs for the Infant Exposed to Prenatal Stress [PDF]
Functional development of affective and reward circuits, cognition and response inhibition later in life exhibits vulnerability periods during gestation and early childhood. Extensive evidence supports the model that exposure to stressors in the gestational period and early postnatal life increases an individual's susceptibility to future impairments ...
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Dental prenatal care in pregnancy [PDF]
ABSTRACT Objective: The aimed was to analyze health care protocols for pregnant women with a focus on oral health. Method: This is a cross-sectional, descriptive, documental study on oral health conducted on health care protocols for pregnant women in 2019.
Tânia Adas SALIBA+3 more
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Patient Preferences for Prenatal and Postpartum Care Delivery: A Survey of Postpartum Women.
OBJECTIVE To describe patients' preferences for prenatal and postpartum care delivery. METHODS We conducted a cross-sectional survey of postpartum patients admitted for childbirth and recovery at an academic institution. We assessed patient preferences
A. Peahl+5 more
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BabyNet: Residual Transformer Module for Birth Weight Prediction on Fetal Ultrasound Video [PDF]
Predicting fetal weight at birth is an important aspect of perinatal care, particularly in the context of antenatal management, which includes the planned timing and the mode of delivery. Accurate prediction of weight using prenatal ultrasound is challenging as it requires images of specific fetal body parts during advanced pregnancy which is difficult
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Effectiveness, Feasibility, and Acceptability of Dynamic Elastomeric Fabric Orthoses (DEFO) for Managing Pain, Functional Capacity, and Quality of Life during Prenatal and Postnatal Care: A Systematic Review [PDF]
Conservative interventions for addressing prenatal and postnatal ailments have been described in the research literature. Research results indicated that maternity support belts assist with reducing pain and other symptoms in these phases; however ...
Hing, Wayne A+3 more
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Intimate partner violence is a major problem in Australia, impacting many families that are on the cusp of disruption and intervention by the child protection system. Using an innovative method of inquiry, the article explores the role of dedicated men's workers in a South Australian non‐government organisation's intensive family service that works ...
Alex Haines+10 more
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Consistency Regularization Improves Placenta Segmentation in Fetal EPI MRI Time Series [PDF]
The placenta plays a crucial role in fetal development. Automated 3D placenta segmentation from fetal EPI MRI holds promise for advancing prenatal care. This paper proposes an effective semi-supervised learning method for improving placenta segmentation in fetal EPI MRI time series.
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Importance The effect of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) dependent coverage provision on pregnancy-related health care and health outcomes is unknown. Objective To determine whether the dependent coverage provision was associated with changes in payment ...
J. Daw, Benjamin D Sommers
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Morphologies in‐between: The impact of the first steps on the human talus
Abstract Objective The development of bipedalism is a very complex activity that contributes to shaping the anatomy of the foot. The talus, which starts ossifying in utero, may account for the developing stages from the late gestational phase onwards.
Carla Figus+21 more
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Adaptation of prenatal care and ultrasound
In the spring of 2020, expeditious changes to obstetric care were required in New York as cases of COVID-19 increased and pandemic panic ensued. A reduction of in-person office visits was planned with provider appointments scheduled to coincide with routine maternal blood tests and obstetric ultrasounds.
Aziz, Aleha+5 more
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