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Levothyroxine dosing after delivery in women diagnosed with hypothyroidism during pregnancy-A retrospective, observational study

Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2019
Background: Pregnancy leads to profound alteration in thyroid function and dysthyroidism contributes to adverse pregnancy outcomes. Though the management of hypothyroidism during pregnancy is highlighted, the same is often neglected during postpartum. We
Kudugunti Neelaveni, Rakesh Sahay, K V. S Hari Kumar   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Postpartum Cerebral Venous Thrombosis—A Single-Center Experience

Brain Sciences, 2021
Background: Cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) is a rare variant of stroke in the general population, but an important subtype among pregnancy- and puerperium-related cases. Studies describing its risk factors and clinical characteristics are limited.
Zoltan Bajko, Anca Motataianu, Adina Stoian, Laura Barcutean, Sebastian Andone, Smaranda Maier, Iulia-Adela Drăghici, Rodica Balasa   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Achieving the Millennium Development Goal of reducing maternal mortality in rural Africa: an experience from Burundi. [PDF]

, 2012
OBJECTIVES: To estimate the reduction in maternal mortality associated with the emergency obstetric care provided by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and to compare this to the fifth Millennium Development Goal of reducing maternal mortality.
Baskett, Campbell, Filippi, Fournier, Graham, Kongnyuy, Li, Maine, Mantel, Murray, Pattinson, Paxton, Penney, Prual, Ronsmans, Say, UNICEF/WHO/UNFPA, Waterstone, WHO, Zachariah   +19 more
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AUTOLOGOUS STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION AND IMMUNOMODULATION IN AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS

Malang Neurology Journal, 2021
Background: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a rare chronic degenerative disease. The only approved treatment, Riluzole, is not available and is not economically affordable for most patients.
David Uriel Ayllón Álvarez, Mariana Neri Calixto, César Humberto Aparicio Albarrán, Hugo Mendieta Zerón   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Insulinoma Identified in Puerperium: Association with Pregnancy and Literature Review

European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2020
Postpartum hypoglycemia in non-diabetic women is a rare condition. We report the case of a 34-year-old woman who experienced neuroglycopenia 2 days after delivery.
Rossana Orabona, Cristina Zanardini, Andrea Lojacono, Sonia Zatti, Carlo Cappelli, Guido AM Tiberio, Vincenzo Villanacci, Enrico Sartori   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Women with mobility disabilities’ experiences of maternity care during pregnancy, labour and puerperium in Eswatini

Health SA Gesondheid: Journal of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, 2022
Background: People living with disabilities are often women and the elderly and those from low-income families. There is paucity in research on women with mobility disabilities’ experiences of maternity care during pregnancy, labour and puerperium in ...
Fortunate Magagula, Annie Temane, Anna G.W. Nolte   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Temporal Trends in the Epidemiology of Eating Disorders Between 2000 and 2022: A Danish Register Study of Their Incidence and Comorbidities

European Eating Disorders Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Eating disorders are debilitating illnesses that often co‐occur with other psychiatric disorders and somatic diseases. Evidence indicates that the incidence of eating disorders has been increasing. We first examine the landscape of EDs over time, including the COVID‐19 period, via assessing the incidence of anorexia nervosa (AN ...
Nadia Micali, Helena L. Davies, Heidi Jeannet Graff, Laust H. Mortensen, Emilie R. Hegelund   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Iron deficiency with and without anemia in pregnancy: A scoping review of prevalence and perinatal impact

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Background The prevalence of iron deficiency with anemia and iron deficiency without anemia (IDWA) during pregnancy have not been summarized, and evidence of the direct association of IDWA with adverse perinatal outcomes (APO) are unknown.
Lucky O. Lawani, David M. Naimark, Joel G. Ray, Jessica Widdifield, Paul Eze, Chidumebi J. Idemili, Nadine Shehata   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The effects of childbirth on the pelvic-floor [PDF]

, 2000
Basically, vaginal delivery is associated with the risk of pelvic floor damage. The pelvic floor sequelae of childbirth includes anal incontinence, urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse.
Allen RE, Anthony S, Frudinger A, Frudinger A, Gilpin S, Jackson S, Johanson RB, King JK, Labrecque M, Mac Arthur C, Mant J, Pigne A, Rasmussen KL, Rockner G, Sleep J, Smith AR, Snooks SJ, Sultan AH, Sultan AH, van Geelen J, Vessey MP, Viktrup L, Viktrup L, Wilson PD, Zetterstrom JP   +24 more
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Maternal morbidity following a trial of labor after cesarean birth: A scoping review of operative vaginal birth compared with cesarean birth in the second stage of labor

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Increased use of operative vaginal birth (OVB; forceps and vacuum) has been proposed as a strategy to avoid cesarean birth (CB) among individuals who elect a trial of labour after CB (TOLAC). The relative maternal safety of OVB and CB in individuals with a TOLAC is poorly understood. Objective To summarize the available evidence and
Irina I. Oltean, Vanessa Hébert, Giulia M. Muraca   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source