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State-of-the-art of non-hormonal methods of contraception: III. Intrauterine devices.
Authors: Sivin I, Batár I Since the 1959 revival of the IUD, non-hormonal devices have become the most widely used of all reversible contraceptives. Pregnancy rates of copper-releasing IUDs in current use range from approximately 0.5 to 1.5 per hundred continuing users in the first year, with somewhat lower annual pregnancy rates thereafter. Evidence-based research has been systematically conducted and translated into guidelines for eligibility criteria and problem management. Recent device research, beyond the T, Multiload and frameless devices has centred on improved designs such as U ,Y and Slimline shapes, or enhanced copper release, the latter through electrochemical effects or nanotechnology applications. Other IUD research foci concern devices that decrease bleeding and pai...
State-of-the-art of non-hormonal methods of contraception: V. Female sterilisation.
Conclusions Female sterilisation via the transcervical route is an outpatient or office procedure; it is performed under local anaesthesia or even without anaesthesia. Its complication rate is low. It should be preferred to the abdominal procedures provided the equipment and the experience required are available. Counselling should include information on vasectomy for the partner as well as on alternative long-acting reversible contraceptives. The ten-year cumulative pregnancy rate of sterilisation techniques ranges from 0.1 to 3.6 per 1000 procedures. The life-time risk of failure is around 1/200. PMID: 20230338 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care)
State-of-the-art of non-hormonal methods of contraception: I. Mechanical barrier contraception.
Authors: Batár I, Sivin I Mechanical barriers, specifically male condoms, command renewed interest and are used today by more people. The worldwide prevalence rate of male condoms was about 6% in 2007 corresponding to 65 million cohabiting couples. The prevalence of female barrier methods, including diaphragms, cervical caps and female condoms has declined to less than 1% of women in North America and in north-west Europe. Even smaller percentages use female barriers elsewhere. First-year life table pregnancy probabilities of mechanical barrier methods range from 4 to 19 per hundred in clinical trials. The male condom is the only proved preventive tool against several sexually transmitted infections (STIs), especially HIV. The effectiveness of the diaphragm and cervical caps in th...
Study finds H1N1 flu in pregnancy is critical risk
LONDON (Reuters) - Pregnant women in Australia and New Zealand who had pandemic H1N1 flu were 13 times more likely to become critically ill and be admitted to hospital, researchers said on Friday. (Source: Reuters: Health)
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Morphine Shows Protective Effect Against Future PTSDUpdated PORT Psychopharmacological Treatment RecommendationsEffect of Meropenem on Valproate ConcentrationsBehavioral Intervention for Antipsychotic-Induced Weight GainEditor's Commentary: Preventing PTSDInterventions with Insufficient EvidenceNeuroleptic-Induced CatatoniaOxcarbazepine-Related NeutropeniaZyprexa: New Prescribing InformationDrug Safety During Pregnancy (Source: The Brown University Psychopharmacology Update)
Asthma UK Comment On Research Linking Pre-natal Stress And Asthma Development In Young Children
This study is important as it suggests that a newborn with a family history of asthma or allergy will respond more strongly to asthma triggers if their mothers have higher stress levels during pregnancy... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
Post-copulatory sexual selection and sexual conflict in the evolution of male pregnancy
Authors: Kimberly A. Paczolt & Adam G. Jones Male pregnancy in seahorses, pipefishes and sea dragons (family Syngnathidae) represents a striking reproductive adaptation that has shaped the evolution of behaviour and morphology in this group of fishes. In many syngnathid species, males brood their offspring in a specialized pouch, which presumably evolved to facilitate male parental care. However, an unexplored possibility is that brood pouch evolution was partly shaped by parent?offspring or sexual conflict, processes that would result in trade-offs between current and future pregnancies. Here we report a controlled breeding experiment using the sexually dimorphic Gulf pipefish, Syngnathus scovelli, to test for post-copulatory sexual selection within broods and for trade-offs between...
Pregnant women 'more likely to mislay their keys' (The Daily Telegraph, 18 March 2010)
Research presented at the Society for Endocrinology annual BES conference has suggested that pregnancy can cause impairments in a certain aspect of memory concerned with spatial recognition. Full article (Source: Society for Endocrinology)
Review: Factor XI Deficiency: Review and Management in Pregnant Women
Factor XI deficiency is a rare disease found predominantly in Ashkenazi Jews. There is a poor correlation between factor XI level and bleeding in patients with factor XI deficiency. Individuals with severe factor XI deficiency are usually at risk of excessive bleeding after surgery and injury, particularly when trauma involves tissues rich in fibrinolytic activity. Women with partial or severe deficiency are at risk of excessive uterine bleeding during labor. The unpredictable nature of factor XI deficiency complicates management during pregnancy and delivery. This review gives an overview of the management of pregnant women with factor XI deficiency. (Source: Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis)
Spontaneous Heterotopic Pregnancy With Tubal Rupture: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Heterotopic pregnancy is diagnosed as the presence of 2 gestations simultaneously. Although rare, heterotopic pregnancy can occur in the absence of any predisposing risk factors. Journal of Medical Case Reports (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Neb. Governor's Opposition Could Dim Chances For Prenatal Care Bill
Nebraska state Sen. Kathy Campbell on Tuesday said that she is abandoning a compromise bill that would temporarily continue state-funded prenatal care to about 1,500 low-income women -- including undocumented immigrants -- because of opposition from Gov. Dave Heineman (R), the AP/Pennsylvania Times Herald reports... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
Stress During Pregnancy May Increase Offspring's Risk Of Asthma
Stress during pregnancy may raise the risk of asthma in offspring, according to researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today)
Neb. Governor's Opposition Could Dim Chances For Prenatal Care Bill
Nebraska state Sen. Kathy Campbell on Tuesday said that she is abandoning a compromise bill that would temporarily continue state-funded prenatal care to about 1,500 low-income women -- including undocumented immigrants -- because of opposition from Gov. Dave Heineman (R), the AP/Pennsylvania Times Herald reports. Campbell, a key lawmaker in the debate, said that legislators' support for the compromise largely depended on Heineman's stance. Heineman has opposed the effort because it would provide services to undocumented immigrants... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Stress During Pregnancy May Increase Offspring's Risk Of Asthma
Stress during pregnancy may raise the risk of asthma in offspring, according to researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston. The researchers investigated differences in immune function markers in cord blood between infants born to mothers in high stress environments and those born to mothers with lower stress and found marked differences in patterns that may be associated with asthma risk later in life... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Uganda: Rotary Club Gives 22 Baby Incubators
In a bid to reduce the high infant mortality rate, four hospitals have received 22 baby incubators worth $20,900 (about sh43.7m). (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Stress during pregnancy may increase offspring's risk of asthma
(American Thoracic Society) Stress during pregnancy may raise the risk of asthma in offspring, according to researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston. The researchers investigated differences in immune function markers in cord blood between infants born to mothers in high stress environments and those born to mothers with lower stress and found marked differences in patterns that may be associated with asthma risk later in life. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
Stress during pregnancy may increase offspring's risk of asthma
Stress during pregnancy may raise the risk of asthma in offspring, according to researchers. The researchers investigated differences in immune function markers in cord blood between infants born to mothers in high stress environments and those born to mothers with lower stress and found marked differences in patterns that may be associated with asthma risk later in life. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
The pregnancy craving pickle
What did you crave when you were pregnant: Chocolate? Tacos? Sardines? Or were you more driven by food aversions than by cravings? (Source: washingtonpost.com - Health)
Stress during pregnancy and asthma in offspring
Stress during pregnancy may raise the risk of asthma in offspring, as per scientists at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston. The scientists investigated differences in immune function markers in cord blood between infants born to mothers in high stress environments and those born to mothers with lower stress and found marked differences in patterns that appears to be linked to asthma risk during the later part of life........ (Source: Medicineworld.org: New Article Alert)
Monitoring and treatment of anti-D in pregnancy
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Stress During Pregnancy May Increase Offspring?s Risk of Developing Asthma
A child's risk for asthma may be raised if the child's mother was under stress during pregnancy. (Source: BWH for Journalists)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
TB cases still on the rise across most of the UK
Experts call for greater vigilance to curb rise in infection ratesRelated items from OnMedicaSwine flu cases fall but jabs must continueGovernment offers health workers swine flu vaccineStress in pregnancy may raise asthma riskLow IQ second strongest predictor of heart diseaseUnder-25s risk chlamydia through embarrassment (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Stress in pregnancy may raise asthma risk
High stress levels during pregnancy might raise children?s asthma riskRelated items from OnMedicaSwine flu cases fall but jabs must continueWeight-loss surgery doubles in two yearsPay more heed to parent concern over sick childrenDemanding work linked to low-weight and preterm birthsCPR in children should include rescue breathing (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Paper round: Thursday
Government plans to ban mephedrone, going kosher, and moreRelated items from OnMedicaGPs welcome changes to PMS contract Children encouraged to become 'NHS scientists' Stop kill-joy policy of visitor bed-sitting ban, says GPStress in pregnancy may raise asthma riskIntegrated care cuts time off work with back pain (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Successful Pregnancy After Reversing Tubal Ligation
After undergoing tubal reversal surgery at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center, Dreamweaver, a member of the Tubal Reversal Message Board shares pictures of her 9-month old tubal reversal twin babies. With a goal of natural pregnancy after tubal ligation, experience is the best indicator of success. Over 1,000 tubal reversal surgeries were performed at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center in 2009. Approximately 75% of the women who come to have their tubes untied with Dr. Gary Berger and Dr. Charles Monteith will become pregnant within 6-8 months after their ligation reversal surgery. Once the tubes are open after surgery, pregnancy can occur again naturally at any time and the chance of becoming pregnant after tubal reversal is excellent. (Source: Tubal Ligation Reversal News)
Stress During Pregnancy May Increase Offspring?s Risk of Developing Asthma
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Kenya: If It's Lives We Want to Save, Let's Make Abortion Legal
Issues touching on sex are treated discreetly, especially in Africa. People rarely want to talk about sex in public, lest they sound immoral. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Meth Exposure May Be Worse for Fetus Than Alcohol
Drug abuse treatment essential for pregnant women, researchers say Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Child Development, Pregnancy and Substance Abuse (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)
Rheumatoid arthritis tied to pregnancy complications
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Pregnant women with rheumatoid arthritis may have increased risks of high blood pressure, having an underweight baby or needing a cesarean section, a new study suggests. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Pipefish show the dark side of male pregnancy
Far from being model fathers, male pipefish abort embryos from less attractive females (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Eat, Drink &#38; Be Healthy: The pregnancy craving pickle
What did you crave when you were pregnant: Chocolate? Tacos? Sardines? Or were you more driven by food aversions than by cravings? (Source: Wash Post Health)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
Sexual Desire, Satisfaction Don't Diminish During Pregnancy
Study found first, second trimesters don't mean lowered interest for most women Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Pregnancy, Sexual Health (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)
The Success Rate of Intrauterine Insemination
Which women are the best candidates for pregnancy success with this assisted reproductive technique? Medscape Ob/Gyn & Women's Health (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Mixoploidy: Perinatal Diagnosis and Pregnancy Outcome
We report on two cases of abnormal midtrimester ultrasound showing placental abnormalities. Karyotype assessment showed mixoploidy, and both cases had satisfactory pregnancy outcome.[...]© Thieme Medical PublishersGet connected:Table of contents  |  Abstract  |  Full text (Source: American Journal of Perinatology)
The Treatment of Preeclampsia in a Rat Model Employing Digibind®
This study investigated the effects of Digibind in a rat model of PE. We induced a syndrome in rats, which includes many of the phenotypic characteristics of human PE. Digibind, in escalating doses, was given on days 10 to 20 of pregnancy. Digibind produced significant lowering of the blood pressure and reduced proteinuria in our rat model of PE. However, it also did not avert IUGR. In view of these findings, in our experimental model of human PE, further studies in the quest for effective treatment of PE need to focus on pharmaceuticals that can remedy the syndrome without compromising the fetus.[...]© Thieme Medical PublishersGet connected:Table of contents  |  Abstract  |  Full text (Source: American Journal of Perinatology)
Male pregnancy: The dark side
Male pregnancy occurs only in seahorses, pipefish and seadragons. The male protects and feeds developing offspring in its brood pouch. But new research shows that male pipefish selectively abort embryos from less attractive females. (Source: Scientific American - Official RSS Feed)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
Brain abnormalities identified that result from prenatal methamphetamine exposure
Children whose mothers abused methamphetamine (meth) during pregnancy show brain abnormalities that may be more severe than that of children exposed to alcohol prenatally, according to a new study. While researchers have long known that drug abuse during pregnancy can alter fetal brain development, this finding shows the potential impact of meth. Identifying vulnerable brain structures may help predict particular learning and behavioral problems in meth-exposed children. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Increased risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes in women with rheumatoid arthritis: a nationwide population-based study
Conclusion Women with RA had an increased risk of LBW, SGA babies, preeclampsia and CS compared with unaffected women. (Source: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases)
Oxygen Supply To Unborn Baby Reduced By Obesity And Passive Smoking
Babies born to mothers with obesity and exposed to passive smoking are more likely to have health problems than others. This conclusion is based on evidence of elevated levels of nucleated red blood cells in the umbilical cord reported in the International Journal of Food Safety, Nutrition and Public Health... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Oxygen Supply To Unborn Baby Reduced By Obesity And Passive Smoking
Babies born to mothers with obesity and exposed to passive smoking are more likely to have health problems than others. This conclusion is based on evidence of elevated levels of nucleated red blood cells in the umbilical cord reported in the International Journal of Food Safety, Nutrition and Public Health. Pediatrician Abd ElBaky of the National Research Centre, in Cairo, and colleagues there and at Cairo University, Egypt, have found that obesity and passive smoking are risk factors for elevated umbilical cord neonatal immature, or nucleated red blood cells (NRBCs)... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Liver disease in pregnancy
Pregnancy is a time of great maternal physiological and metabolic changes. This affects the biochemical and haematological parameters used in the assessment of liver disease, and it is important to appreciate the different reference ranges in pregnancy to facilitate recognition of liver disorders in pregnancy. Due to the increased physiological and metabolic stress of pregnancy, liver disorders that have previously been subclinical may become symptomatic&mdash;for example, primary biliary cirrhosis. Gallstone disease is a common problem in women of childbearing age, and pregnancy promotes their formation. The viral hepatidides constitute a huge disease burden worldwide and the pregnant state confers particular concerns for the mother and her baby. In particular, hepatitis E has a predilect...<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
Identifiication Of Brain Abnormalities That Result From Prenatal Meth Exposure Could Help Diagnose Affected Children
Children whose mothers abused methamphetamine (meth) during pregnancy show brain abnormalities that may be more severe than that of children exposed to alcohol prenatally, according to a study in the March 17 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience. While researchers have long known that drug abuse during pregnancy can alter fetal brain development, this finding shows the potential impact of meth... (Source: Pediatrics News From Medical News Today)
Pregnancy Rates Not Reduced By Advance Provision Of Emergency Contraception
Providing emergency contraception to women in advance of need does not reduce pregnancy rates, despite increased use and faster use after unprotected sexual intercourse. These are the findings according to a new review published in The Cochrane Library. Women who take emergency contraception up to five days after unprotected sex are less likely to become pregnant. But there are many reasons why women may not be able to access emergency contraception within this time frame... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Identifiication Of Brain Abnormalities That Result From Prenatal Meth Exposure Could Help Diagnose Affected Children
Children whose mothers abused methamphetamine (meth) during pregnancy show brain abnormalities that may be more severe than that of children exposed to alcohol prenatally, according to a study in the March 17 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience. While researchers have long known that drug abuse during pregnancy can alter fetal brain development, this finding shows the potential impact of meth. Identifying vulnerable brain structures may help predict particular learning and behavioral problems in meth-exposed children... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Pregnancy Rates Not Reduced By Advance Provision Of Emergency Contraception
Providing emergency contraception to women in advance of need does not reduce pregnancy rates, despite increased use and faster use after unprotected sexual intercourse. These are the findings according to a new review published in The Cochrane Library. Women who take emergency contraception up to five days after unprotected sex are less likely to become pregnant... (Source: Sexual Health / STDs News From Medical News Today)
In brief
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National laws must be improved to protect children against violence, UN says
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Nigeria: Preventing Death During Pregnancy
"IT is shocking to find out that in Nigeria today, six Women die every hour during childbirth or as a result of pregnancy related problems. Nigeria has the second highest maternal mortality rate in the world, after India. Everyday 144 women die in Nigeria, whilst carrying new life within them. This is unacceptable." (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Triplet Births - Trends In Mortality And Care
New research to be published in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology reveals how the rate of births from triplets has increased, even after excluding pregnancies that were the result of assisted reproductive technology (ART) in the form of in vitro fertilisation (IVF)... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today)
Triplet Births - Trends In Mortality And Care
New research to be published in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology reveals how the rate of births from triplets has increased, even after excluding pregnancies that were the result of assisted reproductive technology (ART) in the form of in vitro fertilisation (IVF). Norwegian researchers examined the records of over 2 million pregnancies in the Medical Birth Registry of Norway between 1967 and 2006, to compare births from triplet pregnancies with singleton and twin pregnancies. All reported live births and stillbirths from the 16th week were looked at... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Morning-after pill 'does not cut teen pregnancy'
The use of emergency contraception doubled in just six years, but the latest data shows it has failed to slash rates of conception or sexually transmitted infections. (Source: the Mail online | Health)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
What's Mom's Influence On Baby's Obesity Risk?
Aspiring moms may be advised to achieve a healthy weight before they become pregnant, and to gain only the recommended amount of weight during their pregnancy. Now ongoing studies by Agricultural Research Service (ARS)-funded investigator Kartik Shankar and colleagues could provide new insights into those recommendations. Shankar is taking a new, closer look at how influences that occur in the womb - and perhaps during the first few months of life - might affect development of a child's ability to regulate his or her weight later in life... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Why Do Sexually Experienced Girls Resume Sexual Activity After Abstinence?
An Indiana University School of Medicine study provides a better understanding of why sexually experienced girls resume sexual activity after periods of abstinence, information key to dealing with sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and pregnancy in high school girls and beyond. While there has been a significant amount of research on teenagers' initial sexual experiences, the IU study is among the first to examine changes over time in decision-making about sexual abstinence among sexually active teenage girls... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
What's Mom's Influence On Baby's Obesity Risk?
Aspiring moms may be advised to achieve a healthy weight before they become pregnant, and to gain only the recommended amount of weight during their pregnancy. Now ongoing studies by Agricultural Research Service (ARS)-funded investigator Kartik Shankar and colleagues could provide new insights into those recommendations... (Source: Nutrition/Agriculture News From Medical News Today)
Why Do Sexually Experienced Girls Resume Sexual Activity After Abstinence?
An Indiana University School of Medicine study provides a better understanding of why sexually experienced girls resume sexual activity after periods of abstinence, information key to dealing with sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and pregnancy in high school girls and beyond... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today)
Healthy weight advised before pregnancy
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., March 16 (UPI) -- A child's body-weight-regulating mechanisms might be permanently altered by a mom-to-be's signals linked to the mother's overweight, U.S. researchers say. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
Evaluation of thyroglobulin expression in murine reproductive organs during pregnancy
Conclusion It is likely that antithyroglobulin antibodies have no direct detrimental effect on such organs in patients with thyroid autoimmunity suffering from recurrent abortion. (Source: American Journal of Reproductive Immunology)
First Successful Pregnancy after Addition of Enoxaparin to Sildenafil and Etanercept Immunotherapy in Woman with Fifteen Failed IVF Cycles &#x2013; Case Report
Conclusions Combination therapy that includes a heparin may allow successful IVF outcome and this issue merits further study. (Source: American Journal of Reproductive Immunology)
Women with multiple implantation failures and recurrent pregnancy losses have increased peripheral blood T cell activation
Conclusion Women with MIFs or RPLs have increased T cell activation in peripheral blood lymphocytes, and T cell suppressor activation seems to be associated with decreased Th1 immunity. Further studies on T cell activation may elucidate molecular mechanisms controlling Th1 effectors. (Source: American Journal of Reproductive Immunology)
Maternal Death Following Cardiopulmonary Collapse After Delivery: Amniotic Fluid Embolism or Septic Shock Due to Intrauterine Infection?
Conclusion We propose that subclinical intraamniotic infection may be a cause of postpartum cardiovascular collapse and DIC and resemble AFE. Thus, some patients with the clinical diagnosis of AFE may have infection/systemic inflammation as a mechanism of disease. These observations have implications for the understanding of the mechanisms of disease of patients who develop cardiovascular collapse and DIC, frequently attributed to AFE. It may be possible to identify a subset of patients who have biochemical and immunological evidence of systemic inflammation at the time of admission, and before a catastrophic event occurs. (Source: American Journal of Reproductive Immunology)
Is flying on a plane dangerous for your unborn baby?
Many women during pregnancy try to avoid traveling by plane.  They fear that traveling on an airplane will hurt their unborn baby. (Source: KoolDocs Health Advice and Information)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
YKL-40 concentrations are not elevated in gestational diabetes
Conclusions No difference in YKL-40 between GDM and controls suggests similar inflammatory status at the time of measurements. The short duration of metabolic changes during GDM might explain this finding, which is in contrast to results in type 2 diabetes. (Source: European Journal of Clinical Investigation)
Effects of prolonging administration gonadotropin on unexpectedly poor ovarian responders undergoing in vitro fertilization
Conclusion: Prolonging administration gonadotropin on the unexpectedly poor ovarian responders does not lower live birth rate in vitro fertilization. (Source: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology)
Maternal and neonatal outcomes in the Torres Strait Islands with a sixfold increase in type 2 diabetes in pregnancy over six years
Conclusion: A massive increase in DIP was seen. The neonatal outcomes improved slightly. There is need for improvement in follow-up of gestational diabetes. (Source: The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology)
Pregnancy helps liver?
Pregnancy boosts the regenerative capacity of the liver in mice, which may shed light on an entirely separate process -- aging (Source: The Scientist)
The Effect of Antenatal Steroids on Fetal Lung Maturation between the 34th and 36th Week of Pregnancy
Gynecol Obstet Invest 2010;70:95–99 (DOI:10.1159/000295898) (Source: Karger Publishers)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
Researchers ID brain abnormalities in children exposed to methamphetamine in utero
In this study, we show that the effects of prenatal meth exposure, or the combination of meth and alcohol exposure, may actually be worse, and our findings stress the importance of seeking drug-abuse treatment for pregnant women." &nbsp; In particular, said Sowell, a structure in the brain called the caudate nucleus, which is important for learning and memory, motor control, and punishment and reward, was one of the regions that was more reduced by methamphetamine than alcohol exposure. &nbsp; Of the more than 16 million Americans over the age of 12 who have used methamphetamine, about 19,000 have been&nbsp;pregnant women, according to 2002&ndash;04 data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health. &nbsp; "About half of women who say they used meth during pregnancy also used alcohol," ...
Full-length extracellular region of the var2CSA variant of PfEMP1 is required for specific, high-affinity binding to CSA [Biochemistry]
Pregnancy-associated malaria (PAM) is a serious consequence of sequestration of Plasmodium falciparum-parasitized erythrocytes (PE) in the placenta through adhesion to... (Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
DEVELOPMENT-KENYA: Rapid Population Growth Threatens Development
NAIROBI, Mar 15 (IPS) - Margaret Atieno, a 38-year-old mother of six, says she wanted to avoid her last pregnancy. But consistent stock-outs of contraceptive devices at her health care centre in rural Siaya, western Kenya, gave her no choice but to fall pregnant once again, albeit the fact that she did not want another child. (Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health)
Perinatal outcome of children born after frozen and fresh embryo transfer: the Finnish cohort study 1995-2006
CONCLUSIONS Embryo freezing does not adversely affect perinatal outcome in terms of prematurity, low birthweight and being small for gestational age versus the fresh embryo transfer and the outcome is similar or even better, particularly regarding fetal growth. Our study, which is one of the largest on FET pregnancies, provides further evidence on the safety of FET. (Source: Human Reproduction)
A cost-effectiveness analysis of in-vitro fertilization by maternal age and number of treatment attempts
CONCLUSIONS This study suggests that cost per live birth from IVF increases with maternal age and treatment programme number and indicates that maternal age has the much greater effect. This evidence may help decisionmakers target the use of IVF services conditional on societal willingness to pay for live births and equity considerations. (Source: Human Reproduction)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
The non-ergot derived dopamine agonist quinagolide in prevention of early ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome in IVF patients: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial{dagger}
CONCLUSIONS Quinagolide appears to prevent moderate/severe early OHSS while not affecting treatment outcome. The effect is more marked in patients who did not achieve a clinical pregnancy. Quinagolide administered in high doses without dose-titration is associated with poor tolerability. ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00329693. (Source: Human Reproduction)
Trends in delivery and neonatal outcome after in vitro fertilization in Sweden: data for 25 years
CONCLUSIONS The decrease in unwanted outcomes can, to a large extent, be explained by the reduced rate of multiple births but was seen also among singletons. Other explanations can be sought in changes in the characteristics of patients undergoing IVF. (Source: Human Reproduction)
Differences in outcome between twins and singletons born very preterm: results from a population-based European cohort
CONCLUSIONS Between 24 and 27 weeks of gestation, risks of mortality and severe cranial haemorrhaging were higher for twins than singletons if they were from same sex pairs with discordant birthweights. (Source: Human Reproduction)
A complicated IVF twin pregnancy
(Source: Human Reproduction)
Invasiveness of human endometrial stromal cells is promoted by decidualization and by trophoblast-derived signals
CONCLUSIONS Enhanced motility and invasive capacity of decidualized ESCs in the presence of trophoblastic cells lead us to hypothesize a major contribution of the decidua in encapsulating the early conceptus and supporting subsequent trophoblast invasion. Our findings thus suggest a far more active role of the decidua in the implantation process than hitherto recognized. (Source: Human Reproduction)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
Parental infertility and developmental coordination disorder in children
CONCLUSIONS Our findings are overall reassuring, although it is possible that low fecundity may be associated with a modestly increased risk of DCD. (Source: Human Reproduction)
The pregnancy craving pickle
What did you crave when you were pregnant: Chocolate? Tacos? Sardines? Or were you more driven by food aversions than by cravings? (Source: Wash Post Health)
The Role of NK Cells in the Autoimmune Thyroid Disease-associated Pregnancy Loss
Abstract&nbsp;&nbsp;Pregnancy loss is a frequent event. Autoimmune thyroid disorders and altered natural killer (NK) cell functions are two distinct risk factors, which independently could induce adverse pregnancy outcome. Thyroid autoimmunity has been an object of increased attention by investigators in the context of pregnancy loss. Peripheral NK cells and uNK cells comprise distinct cell populations in terms of phenotype and function but they play an important role in the course of a normal human pregnancy via several potential functions. In autoimmune thyroid diseases, several abnormalities of killer cell activity have been described. The functional defects involving NK maturation and/or functional activation observed in Graves? disease patients could independently influence th...
Narrowband ultraviolet B phototherapy influences serum folate levels in patients with vitiligo
To the Editor: We read with interest the article by Rose et al in the August 2009 issue of the Journal. Ultraviolet B light phototherapy (UVB) is generally considered the safest form of systemic psoriasis therapy in pregnancy. We commend the authors for creating a study to examine the photodegradation of serum folate after exposure to narrowband UVB (nbUVB), given that folate deficiency in the first trimester of pregnancy could predispose to the development of neural tube defects. (Source: Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology)
Concern regarding the safety of tumor necrosis factor-alfa antagonists in pregnancy
To the Editor: Choosing appropriate, safe treatment for pregnant patients with psoriasis can be challenging. Although tumor necrosis factor?alfa (TNF?) antagonists are considered category B drugs according to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Carter et al reported a disturbing association of infliximab and etanercept with congenital anomalies associated with the vertebral, anal, cardiovascular, tracheoesophageal, renal, limb (VACTERL) syndrome. In their review of more than 120000 adverse events of patients on TNF? antagonist therapy, they found 61 congenital anomalies occurring at higher than expected frequencies. No reports of congenital anomalies were reported in patients taking adalimumab; however, the database included entries only through 2005, which was relatively soon a...<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
Bacterial Meningitis After Intrapartum Spinal Anesthesia--New York and Ohio, 2008-2009 [From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]
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The problem is the lack of senior clinicians
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Minority Births Soon To Surpass White Births In U.S., Study Finds
Births to minority women in the U.S. soon could surpass births to white women, according to a study published recently in the journal Population and Development Review, the New York Times reports. In the 12 months leading up to July 2008, minorities accounted for 48% of all U.S. births. According to demographers, the 50% benchmark possibly could be reached this year and almost certainly will be reached within two years. This represents a sizeable demographic shift since 1990, when non-Hispanic whites accounted for almost two-thirds of births... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Amnesty International Report Calls For Efforts To Address U.S. Maternal Mortality Rate
Maternal deaths in the U.S. have doubled over the last 20 years, according to a new report from Amnesty International that frames the issue "as part of a systematic violation of women's rights," Time reports. The report, titled "Deadly Delivery," found that more than two women die of pregnancy-related causes each day in the U.S. About half of pregnancy-related deaths in the U.S. are preventable, according to the report (Block, Time, 3/12). About 1... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Minority Births Soon To Surpass White Births In U.S., Study Finds
Births to minority women in the U.S. soon could surpass births to white women, according to a study published recently in the journal Population and Development Review, the New York Times reports. In the 12 months leading up to July 2008, minorities accounted for 48% of all U.S. births... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
Amnesty International Report Calls For Efforts To Address U.S. Maternal Mortality Rate
Maternal deaths in the U.S. have doubled over the last 20 years, according to a new report from Amnesty International that frames the issue "as part of a systematic violation of women's rights," Time reports. The report, titled "Deadly Delivery," found that more than two women die of pregnancy-related causes each day in the U.S. About half of pregnancy-related deaths in the U.S... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today)
Depressive and anxiety disorders in the postpartum period: how prevalent are they and can we improve their detection?
The objectives of this study were: (1) to examine Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI) period prevalence and comorbidity for depression and anxiety disorder in a cohort of women assessed during the first 6?8&nbsp;months postpartum and (2) to examine the benefits of combining the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) with a simple ?interval symptom? question to optimize screening postpartum. Women aged over 18 (N?=?1,549) were assessed during late pregnancy and reviewed at approximately 2, 4, and 6?8&nbsp;months postpartum using the EPDS and an ?interval symptom? question. The latter asked about any depressive symptoms in the interval since the last EPDS. Women who scored &gt;12 on the EPDS and/or positive on the ?interval symptom? question were ...
Researchers ID brain abnormalities in children exposed to methamphetamine in utero
(University of California - Los Angeles) UCLA researchers used structural magnetic resonance imaging to show for the first time that individuals whose mothers abused methamphetamine during pregnancy (with or without alcohol abuse) had brain structural abnormalities that were more severe than in children whose mothers abused alcohol alone. The researchers identified what brain structures are vulnerable, which may help predict particular learning and behavioral problems in meth-exposed children. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Brain abnormalities identified that result from prenatal meth exposure
(Society for Neuroscience) Children whose mothers abused methamphetamine (meth) during pregnancy show brain abnormalities that may be more severe than that of children exposed to alcohol prenatally, according to a study in the March 17 issue of the Journal of Neuroscience. While researchers have long known that drug abuse during pregnancy can alter fetal brain development, this finding shows the potential impact of meth. Identifying vulnerable brain structures may help predict particular learning and behavioral problems in meth-exposed children. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Emergency contraception: Advance provision does not reduce pregnancy rates
(Wiley-Blackwell) Providing emergency contraception to women in advance of need does not reduce pregnancy rates, despite increased use and faster use after unprotected sexual intercourse. These are the findings according to a new review published in the Cochrane Library. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
Prenatal Stretching Exercise and Autonomic Responses: Preliminary Data and a Model for Reducing Preeclampsia
Conclusions: Based on the results of this secondary data analyses, a physiologic framework for possible beneficial effects of stretching exercise by enhancing autonomic responses on reducing risks for preeclampsia is proposed and discussed. Clinical Relevance: If the protective effect is established, stretching exercise can be translated into nursing intervention for prenatal care. (Source: Journal of Nursing Scholarship)
Influence of maternal and perinatal factors on subsequent hospitalisation for asthma in children: evidence from the Oxford record linkage study
Conclusion: Several maternal characteristics and perinatal factors are associated with an elevated risk of hospital admission for asthma in the child in later life. (Source: BMC Pulmonary Medicine - Latest articles)
Sports venues target of new sperm donor campaign
Sports fans and players asked to help infertile couples conceiveRelated items from OnMedicaSteep rise in Down's syndrome pregnanciesWide variation in treatment of heavy bleeding, audit showsUrgent review needed of women who use independent midwives Black women suffer more pregnancy complications than whitesBinge drinkers risk premature babies (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Why Go To Any Other Surgeons than Dr. Berger or Dr. Monteith for Tubal Reversal?
This is the question that Megan answers on the message board at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center. "Why would anyone go to any other TR Surgeon, when Dr. B and Dr. Monteith are so amazing!" Women come to Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center from all over the United States and the world to have their tubal ligations reversed. You can read more about these women on the blog page the ligation reversal doctors maintain on the website. While you are there, check out the Pregnancy Statistics Page to learn more about types of tubal ligations and pregnancy rates after tubal reversal surgery. (Source: Tubal Ligation Reversal News)
Aortic isthmus Doppler velocimetry: role in assessment of preterm fetal growth restriction
Intrauterine fetal growth restriction (IUGR) is an important pregnancy complication associated with significant adverse clinical outcome, stillbirth, perinatal morbidity and cerebral palsy. To date, no uniformly accepted management protocol of Doppler surveillance that reduces mortality and cognitive morbidity has emerged. Aortic isthmus (AoI) evaluation has been proposed as a potential monitoring tool for IUGR fetuses. In this review, the current knowledge of the relationship between AoI Doppler velocimetry and preterm fetal growth restriction is reviewed. Relevant technical aspects and reproducibility data are reviewed as we discuss AoI Doppler and its place within the existing repertoire of Doppler assessments in placental insufficiency. The AoI is a link between the right and left vent...<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
Mitigation of septic shock in mice and rhesus monkeys by human chorionic gonadotrophin-related oligopeptides
The marked improvement of several immune-mediated inflammatory diseases during pregnancy has drawn attention to pregnancy hormones as potential therapeutics for such disorders. Low molecular weight fractions derived from the pregnancy hormone human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG) have remarkable potent immunosuppressive effects in mouse models of diabetes and septic shock. Based on these data we have designed a set of oligopeptides related to the primary structure of hCG and tested these in models of septic shock in mice and rhesus monkeys. We demonstrate that mice exposed to lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and treated subsequently with selected tri-, tetra-, penta- and hepta-meric oligopeptides (i.e. MTR, VVC, MTRV, LQGV, AQGV, VLPALP, VLPALPQ) are protected against fatal LPS-induced septic shock....
Hollywood?s Baby Boom Blues
Every few days we hear that another celebrity is pregnant and we watch as their baby bump grows. We admire/critique their pregnancy style. We have opinions about how much weight they have or have not gained (She?s fat! She?s too skinny!). We read the tabloids to see what their baby shower was like; which celebrities were invited, the amazing gifts received ($4,000 strollers), and what fabulous restaurant catered / sponsored the event (usually for free). It seems like the perfect ending to a perfect pregnancy. Maybe a bit over the top, but that?s what we expect from them, right? (Source: Health WorldNet)
Emerging role of alternative splicing of CRF1 receptor in CRF signaling.
Authors: Zmijewski MA, Slominski AT Alternative splicing of mRNA is one of the most important mechanisms responsible for an increase of the genomic capacity. Thus the majority of human proteins including G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) possess several isoforms as a result of mRNA splicing. The corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) and its receptors are the most proximal elements of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPA) - the central machinery of stress response. Moreover, expression of CRF and regulated activity of CRF receptor type 1 (CRF1) can also play an important role in regulation of local stress response in peripheral tissues including skin, gastrointestinal tract or reproductive system. In humans, expression of at least eight variants of CRF1 mRNA (alpha, beta, c, d, e, ...
SIR: Pregnancy Possible After Fibroid Embolization (CME/CE)
TAMPA (MedPage Today) -- Fertility rates after uterine fibroid embolization (UFE) are comparable to those following myomectomy, researchers said here. (Source: MedPage Today Meeting Coverage)
Cardiac Disease in Pregnancy: Value of Echocardiography
Abstract&nbsp;&nbsp;Cardiovascular disease in women during pregnancy poses particular challenges. It continues to be a leading cause of maternal mortality and contributes to significant morbidity. Echocardiography is essential in characterizing the extent and effects of heart disease prior to, during, and after pregnancy. By understanding the physiologic adaptation in pregnancy with increases in heart rate, blood volume, and cardiac output, and decrease in vascular resistance, one can anticipate and recognize the effects of these changes on various cardiac lesions. Cardiomyopathy, severe, obstructive valvular disease, aortic dilation due to Marfan?s disease, and cyanotic congenital heart disease are poorly tolerated in pregnancy. These disorders can be readily distinguished from no...<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
New Options for Child Health Surveillance by State Health Departments
This article includes information about examples of four types of child health surveys: (1) Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) follow-back survey [phone-based in Colorado]; (2) Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) re-interviews [PRAMS-based in Rhode Island]; (3) elementary school child health survey combined with dental screening and physical measurements of height and weight [school-based in Maine]; and (4) freestanding elementary school survey [school-based in Oregon]. The PRAMS-based survey was moderate in expense but addressed only issues related to 2&nbsp;year olds. The phone-based survey was the most expensive but addressed issues of children 1?14&nbsp;years old. The school-based surveys were moderate in expense, logistically complex, and were l...
Complex Calculations: How Drug Use During Pregnancy Becomes a Barrier to Prenatal Care
This study sought to understand how drug use and factors associated with drug use influence women?s prenatal care use. A total of 20 semi-structured interviews and 2 focus groups were conducted with a racially/ethnically diverse sample of low-income women using alcohol and drugs in a California county. Women using drugs attend and avoid prenatal care for reasons not connected to their drug use: concern for the health of their baby, social support, and extrinsic barriers such as health insurance and transportation. Drug use itself is a barrier for a few women. In addition to drug use, women experience multiple simultaneous risk factors. Both the drug use and the multiple simultaneous risk factors make resolving extrinsic barriers more difficult. Women also fear the effects of drug u...
Ethiopia: 'No Woman Should Die While Giving Life' Campaign Makes Headway
Ethiopia has made some headway towards improving maternal and child health, but more needs to be done to reduce the high number of preventable deaths, says an official. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
UK announces cash boost for vaccines and free health care in poor countries
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Pandemic H1N1 2009 (swine flu) and pregnancy
Abstract: H1N1 pandemic influenza is a novel strain of the influenza A virus. It is widely known as swine flu. Most people affected by the virus, including pregnant women, suffer a mild viral illness, and make a full recovery. The median duration of illness is around seven days. This influenza typically affects the younger age group i.e. from the ages of 5?65 years but the age groups of below 5 years and above 65 are particularly prone to severe complications. Pregnant women, because of their altered immunity and physiological adaptations, are at higher risk of developing pulmonary complications, especially in the third trimester. Antiviral drugs are effective against the virus and are not contraindicated in pregnancy and breastfeeding. Vaccines have now been developed and are offered to...<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
Cardiovascular disease in pregnancy
Abstract: Cardiac disease continues to be an important cause of maternal morbidity and mortality and is now the leading cause of maternal deaths in the United Kingdom. This is largely because of extensive haemodynamic changes which occur during pregnancy, namely the increase in blood volume, fluctuations in cardiac output, fall in systemic vascular resistance and hypercoagulable state. High risk periods include the end of the second trimester, during labour and the immediate postpartum period. Prognosis depends on the specific cardiac condition, the patient's functional class, presence of cyanosis, prior history of cardiac events or arrhythmia and the degree of systolic dysfunction. Conditions where pregnancy should be include Eisenmenger's syndrome, pulmonary hypertension, complex cyanoti...
Domestic violence
Abstract: One incident of domestic violence is reported to the police every minute and up to 30% of domestic abuse starts during pregnancy. However domestic violence remains a subject that health professionals find difficult to discuss.Patients in violent relationships may present in a wide variety of ways including a disastrous obstetric history with repeated miscarriages, stillbirth or pre-term labour.If a woman discloses abuse, put her at ease so she talks about her experiences. Support and reassure her and be non-judgmental. Concentrate on her safety and that of her children. Never advise her to leave her partner as this may be more dangerous than staying. Give her information about relevant agencies (see DOH handbook). If there is any doubt about the safety of her children, contact Ch...
Pregnancy restores the regenerative capacity of the aged liver via activation of an mTORC1-controlled hyperplasia/hypertrophy switch [Research Communications]
Regenerative capacity is progressively lost with age. Here we show that pregnancy markedly improved liver regeneration in aged mice concomitantly with inducing a switch from proliferation-based liver regeneration to a regenerative process mediated by cell growth. We found that the key mediator of this switch was the Akt/mTORC1 pathway; its inhibition blocked hypertrophy, while increasing proliferation. Moreover, pharmacological activation of this pathway sufficed to induce the hypertrophy module, mimicking pregnancy. This treatment dramatically improved hepatic regenerative capacity and survival of old mice. Thus, cell growth-mediated mass reconstitution, which is relatively resistant to the detrimental effects of aging, is employed in a physiological situation and holds potential as a the...
Using the new UK-WHO growth charts
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Management of hyperglycaemia in the preterm infant
In the fetus, the predominant energy supply is glucose transported across the placenta from the mother. As pregnancy progresses, the amount of glucose transported increases, with glycogen and fat stores being laid down, principally in the third trimester. In the well-term baby, there is hormonal and metabolic adaptation in the perinatal period to ensure adequate fuel supply to the brain and other vital organs after delivery, but in the preterm infant, abnormalities of glucose homeostasis are common. After initial hypoglycaemia, due to limited glycogen and fat stores, preterm babies often become hyperglycaemic because of a combination of insulin resistance and relative insulin deficiency. Hyperglycaemia is associated with increased morbidity and mortality in preterm infants, but what should...<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
Antenatal corticosteroids and neonatal outcomes according to gestational age: a cohort study
Conclusions Antenatal corticosteroid treatment is associated with improved survival in babies born between 24 and 29 weeks' gestation. This, however, does not lead to any significant improvements in length of stay, duration of respiratory support and CLD among survivors. (Source: Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition)
Intrapartum antibiotics and risk factors for early onset sepsis
Conclusions Vaginal examinations &ge;3, clinical chorioamnionitis, birth weight &lt;1500 g, male sex, gestation &lt;30 weeks and no intrapartum antibiotics were independent risk factors for EONS among preterm infants of &le;34 weeks&rsquo; gestation. (Source: Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition)
Prevalence of subclinical vitamin K deficiency in Thai newborns: relationship to maternal phylloquinone intakes and delivery risk
Conclusions Functional, clinically relevant, vitamin K insufficiency was more common in &lsquo;high-risk&rsquo; than &lsquo;normal-risk&rsquo; newborns. Vitamin K insufficiency in mothers was linked to lower dietary K1 intakes during pregnancy. (Source: Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition)
Suffocation Danger To Young Babies In Sling Carriers: US Consumers Warned
US consumers are being warned about the dangers of carrying babies up to four months old in a sling carrier as there is a possible risk of them suffocating if carried incorrectly. The U.S... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today)
VBAC Reasonably Safe, Should Be More Widely Available, NIH Panel Finds
Vaginal birth after caesarean section is reasonably safe and more women should have access to it, an NIH advisory panel announced on Wednesday, the Los Angeles Times reports (Roan, Los Angeles Times, 3/11). The VBAC rate has declined from a peak of 28.3% in 1996 to less than 10% currently. The NIH panel found the risks related to both additional c-sections and VBAC to be small, with a vaginal birth being safer for the mother and a c-section slightly safer for the infant. Panel experts said the general quality of data available on such risk divisions is poor... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
VBAC Reasonably Safe, Should Be More Widely Available, NIH Panel Finds
Vaginal birth after caesarean section is reasonably safe and more women should have access to it, an NIH advisory panel announced on Wednesday, the Los Angeles Times reports (Roan, Los Angeles Times, 3/11). The VBAC rate has declined from a peak of 28.3% in 1996 to less than 10% currently... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today)
Treatment of Cluster Headache in Pregnancy and Lactation
Abstract&nbsp;&nbsp;Cluster headache (CH) is a neurovascular headache syndrome characterized by headache attacks that occur with a circadian and circannual periodicity. The calculated prevalence of CH in reproductive-aged women is 7.5 of 100,000 women. Although data suggest that CH during pregnancy is a relatively rare condition, when it does occur, attacks remain unchanged in character and severity in the majority of patients. Thus, treatment of CH in pregnant and lactating women may remain a significant therapeutic challenge. This manuscript briefly reviews the epidemiology of CH in women, and then focuses on treatment options for both acute and preventative management of CH in pregnant and lactating women. Content Type Journal ArticleDOI 10.1007/s11916-010-0102-1Authors Anne...
Pregnancy Alert: Hip Implants
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Moms with metal hip implants pass metal ions on to their infants while pregnant. Although the effects of this transmission aren't yet known, medical device companies are already working on technologies to reduce the release of ions from implants. (Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com)
Why do sexually experienced girls resume sexual activity after abstinence?
(Indiana University School of Medicine) An Indiana University School of Medicine study provides a better understanding of why sexually experienced girls resume sexual activity after periods of abstinence, information key to dealing with sexually transmitted diseases and pregnancy in high school girls and beyond. The IU study is among first to examine changes over time in decision-making about sexual abstinence among sexually active teenage girls. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Why do sexually experienced girls resume sexual activity after abstinence?
A new study provides a better understanding of why sexually experienced girls resume sexual activity after periods of abstinence, information key to dealing with sexually transmitted diseases and pregnancy in high school girls and beyond. The study is among first to examine changes over time in decision-making about sexual abstinence among sexually active teenage girls. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
Baby's obesity risk: What's the mother's influence?
(United States Department of Agriculture-Research, Education, and Economics) Ongoing studies funded by the Agricultural Research Service could provide new insights into recommendations to aspiring moms that they achieve a healthy weight before they become pregnant, and to gain only the recommended amount of weight during their pregnancy. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Dulcolax preparations (Bisacodyl) - Revised SPC
Source: eMC (electronic Medicines Compendium) Area: Other Library Updates > SPC Changes Revised SPC includes changes to: Section 4.4 (Special warnings and precautions for Use) - New third and fourth paragraphs have been inserted. Third paragraph re: intestinal loss of fluids which can promote dehydration. Fourth paragraph re:&nbsp;patients may experience haematochezia (blood in stool) that is generally mild and self-limiting. Change to section 4.6 (Pregnancy and Lactation) - updated with evidence from clinical data that show neither the active moiety of bisacodyl (BHPM or bis-(p-hydroxyphenyl)-pyridyl-2-methane) nor its glucuronides are excreted into the milk of healthy lactating females. Change to section 4.8&nbsp;(Undesirable Effects) - A whole new paragraph regarding metabolism...
All vaginal progesterone regimens are equal
Vaginal progesterone gel is equivalent to other vaginal progesterone formulations with regard to clinical pregnancy rates in women undergoing assisted reproduction, a meta-analysis has found (Source: MedWire News - Ob/Gyn)
Does the Amount of Progesterone in Intravaginal Implants Used to Synchronise Oestrus Affect the Reproductive Performance of Brahman Heifers Artificially Inseminated at a Fixed Time
The study tested the hypothesis that reduced intravaginal implant progesterone (P4) concentration to synchronise oestrus would increase pregnancy rates to fixed-time artificial insemination (FTAI) in Bos indicus heifers. Brahman heifers (n = 294; 2 year) were body condition scored (BCS), weighed and scanned for presence of a corpus luteum (CL). Only cyclic heifers were selected and allocated randomly within BCS and 25 kg bodyweight category to one of three P4 treatment groups. On day 10, heifers received a P4 implant (CueMate-1-pod, 0.78g P4; CueMate-2-pod, 1.56g P4; or CIDR-B, 1.9g P4), 2 mg oestradiol benzoate (ODB) intramuscularly (IM) and 250 ug cloprostenol IM. At day 2, the implant was removed, 250 ug cloprostenol was injected IM and tail paint applied. The heifers received 1 mg ODB ...
Fertility in Single-ovulating and Superovulated Dairy Heifers after Insemination with Low Dose Sex-sorted Sperm
The present study was performed to test fertility in single-ovulating and superovulated dairy heifers after insemination with low dose sex-sorted sperm under field conditions. Some parameters, including the dosage, deposition site and timing, were assessed with the pregnancy rates after artificial insemination (AI). Moreover, the use of oestrus synchronization in combination with sorted sperm was evaluated. Besides that, we also improved the embryo production efficiency in superovulated dairy heifers by optimizing the timing of inseminations and repartitioning the sexed sperm dosage among multiple inseminations. The conception rate (52.8%) in heifers after low dose (2 × 106) insemination with sorted sperm deep into the uterine horn did not differ (p > 0.05) from that (59.6%) of convention...<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
[Reflection and Reaction] Single-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation: a new way to treat migraine attacks with aura
Migraine is a prevalent disease that leads to considerable suffering and work loss in the most productive years of life. Acute migraine attacks can be treated with simple or combination analgesics or triptans. However, not all attacks respond to acute treatment, some patients with migraine have contraindications to triptans, such as vascular diseases or pregnancy, and triptans are not effective or approved during the aura phase of a migraine attack. Therefore, non-medical treatments of acute migraine attacks are needed. (Source: Lancet Neurology)
Complete ectopia cordis with anencephaly: A case report
We report a case of pentalogy of Cantrell with anencephaly diagnosed in utero on 2-dimensional sonography at 17 weeks of gestation. Due to associated anencephaly, termination of pregnancy was carried out. Histopathological examination confirmed the sonographic findings. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2010 (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound)
Unbiased stereological estimation of the rat fetal pituitary volume and of the total number and volume of TSH cells after maternal dexamethasone application
Glucocorticoids have an inhibitory influence on proliferation activity of the pituitary cells while stimulating apoptosis. Therefore, it was hypothesized that the synthetic glucocorticoid, dexamethasone (DX), has an inhibitory influence on the number of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) cells during fetal development. The effects of maternal administration of DX on stereological parameters of TSH cells, and TSH serum concentration were investigated in 21-day-old rat fetuses. On day 16 of pregnancy, the experimental dams received 1.0 mg DX/kg b.w. subcutaneously, followed by 0.5 mg DX/kg b.w./day on days 17 and 18 of gestation. The control gravid females received the same volume of saline vehicle. TSH cells were stained immunocytochemically by the peroxidase-antiperoxidase (PAP) method. The...
Unbiased stereological estimation of the rat fetal pituitary volume and of the total number and volume of TSH cells after maternal dexamethasone application.
Authors: Manojlovi&#x107;-Stojanoski M, Nestorovi&#x107; N, Risti&#x107; N, Trifunovi&#x107; S, Filipovi&#x107; B, So&#x161;i&#x107;-Jurjevi&#x107; B, Sekuli&#x107; M Glucocorticoids have an inhibitory influence on proliferation activity of the pituitary cells while stimulating apoptosis. Therefore, it was hypothesized that the synthetic glucocorticoid, dexamethasone (DX), has an inhibitory influence on the number of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) cells during fetal development. The effects of maternal administration of DX on stereological parameters of TSH cells, and TSH serum concentration were investigated in 21-day-old rat fetuses. On day 16 of pregnancy, the experimental dams received 1.0 mg DX/kg b.w. subcutaneously, followed by 0.5 mg DX/kg b.w./day on days 17 and 18 of gesta...
[Severe circulatory insufficiency in a patient with neonatal hyperthyroidism.]
Authors: Szal&#xF3;czi B, Harmath A, Pete B, Kov&#xE1;cs E, Rig&#xF3; J, Hajd&#xFA; J Authors describe a case of a premature infant whose mother had a history of thyroidectomy due to Graves' disease and her hormonal status was not controlled during pregnancy. She did not receive prenatal care and on 33rd week the premature infant was delivered by emergency cesarean section because of fetal tachycardia and imminent intrauterine asphyxia. The infant with a weight of 1350 gram (percentile &lt;10) was dysmature and had a large struma. The newborn received both conventional and high frequency ventilation for respiratory insufficiency and was treated with beta-blocker, digoxin and dobutamine for severe tachycardia (&gt;180/min) and cardiac decompensation. Further examinations proved cardiome...<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
[The effects of demographic factors on the folate-supplementation and health-behavior in pregnant women.]
Conclusions: Pregnant women who do not receive folate-supplementation are younger, have lower educational and socio-economical status and show other unhealthy behavior al tendencies. PMID: 20231133 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Orvosi Hetilap)
Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy: Screening by biophysical and biochemical markers at 11-13 weeks.
CONCLUSION: Combined biophysical and biochemical testing at 11-13 weeks could effectively identify women at high risk for subsequent development of hypertensive disorders in pregnancy. Copyright (c) 2010 ISUOG. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. PMID: 20232288 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: The Ultrasound Review of Obstetrics and Gynecology)
The Effect of Lupus Nephritis on Pregnancy Outcome and Fetal and Maternal Complications.
CONCLUSION: Lupus nephritis in pregnancy does not lead to worsened pregnancy or fetal outcomes. Active renal disease, however, is associated with pregnancy-induced hypertension, as well as a flare of lupus activity during pregnancy. PMID: 20231194 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: J Rheumatol)
Would you say you had unprotected sex if ...? Sexual health language in emails to a reproductive health website.
Authors: Wynn LL, Foster AM, Trussell J The words and metaphors that people use to describe sexuality and reproductive health reflect experiences with peers, sexual partners, health service providers and public health campaigns. In this paper we analyse 1134 emails sent to an emergency contraception website in the USA over the course of one year. Through an examination of the terminology used by authors to describe contraceptive methods, sexual intercourse and other sexual acts, we analyse what those terms signify within their textual context. We find that the kinds of risk concerns used in assessing sexual activity - whether evaluating pregnancy risk, disease transmission risk or moral risk - influence the definitions people give to terms that are multiply defined or whose definitions...
Pregnacy decisions among HIV-positive pregnant women in Mulago Hospital, Uganda.
Authors: Kisakye P, Akena WO, Kaye DK Pregnancy decisions in women infected by HIV pose important public health and social problems, as they increase risk of both heterosexual and vertical HIV transmission. We sought to explore and gain deeper understanding of reasons why women conceive when they are HIV-positive. Through 22 in-depth interviews and 6 focus-group discussions, motivations for conception among HIV-positive women who came for delivery in Mulago Hospital, Uganda were explored. Participants were selected by maximum variation sampling; and personal, biological, situational and environmental factors were explored. Data was analysed by content analysis. Awareness and belief in vertical transmission risk reduction strategies; disclosure of HIV status; awareness of spouse's HIV s...<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
Calcium, Parathyroid Hormone and Calcitonin in Normal Pregnancy and Preeclampsia
Gynecol Obstet Invest 1984;18:156-164 (DOI:10.1159/000299073) (Source: Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation)
Zinc Concentration of Amniotic Fluid in the Course of Pregnancy and Its Relationship to Fetal Weight and Length
Gynecol Obstet Invest 1984;18:152-155 (DOI:10.1159/000299072) (Source: Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation)
NIH studying progesterone to treat traumatic brain injuries
A small study, now being expanded, shows promise for the female hormone best known for playing a key role in maintaining pregnancy. (Source: USATODAY.com Health)
Evidence for Vertical Transmission of HPV from Mothers to Infants
Few large studies have evaluated concordance based on a broad spectrum of human papillomavirus (HPV) types in oral and genital specimens of mothers and their recently born infants. This information is important in determining whether HPV vaccines administered prior to pregnancy may be useful for preventing vertical transmission. HPV DNA was positive in 30&#37; of mothers and 1.5&#37; of newborns. Maternal/newborn concordance (HPV+/+ or HPV&#x2212;/&#x2212;) was 71&#37;. Among HPV DNA+ mothers, only 3&#37; of their infants were DNA+ and only 1 pair had the same HPV type. Among HPV&#x2212; women, 0.8&#37; of infants were HPV+. HPV DNA detected in hospitalized newborns reflects current infection transmitted to infants during pregnancy or delivery. None of the mother/baby HPV DNA+ concordance ...
Is There a Healthy Foreign Born Effect for Childhood Obesity in the United States?
Abstract&nbsp;&nbsp;Objective of the study was to explore factors associated with early childhood obesity and assess whether having a foreign born mother is protective against childhood obesity. Data sources include 9&nbsp;months and 4&nbsp;years parent interviews and direct assessments of possessive children?s weight and height (4&nbsp;years) or length (9&nbsp;months) from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Birth Cohort. Subjects were children with anthropometric measures who lived with their mothers (n&nbsp;=&nbsp;9,700 at 9&nbsp;months and 8,200 at 4&nbsp;years). Overweight is defined as a weight-for-length ratio at or above the 95th percentile at 9&nbsp;months; obesity is defined as a body mass index at or above the 95th percentile at 4&nbsp;years. The prevalence of overweigh...<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
Anti-annexin II antibody is associated with thrombosis and/or pregnancy morbidity in antiphospholipid syndrome and systemic lupus erythematosus with thrombosis
This study investigated the prevalence of antibody against annexin II (A2) in patients with antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). It also explored the role of this antibody in thrombosis. Purified recombinant A2 was used in ELISA to measure the levels of IgG anti-A2 antibody in 101 APS patients, 41 SLE patients with thrombosis, 124 SLE patients without thrombosis, and 120 healthy controls. The positive rates of IgG anti-A2 antibody in APS patients and SLE patients with thrombosis were 21.8 and 26.8%, respectively. Both values are significantly higher than that in SLE patients without thrombosis (6.5%). IgG anti-A2 antibody is associated with thrombosis and/or pregnancy morbidity (P&nbsp;&lt;&nbsp;0.001). The data show that the levels of anti-A2 antibo...
Pregnant Four Months Following Tubal Reversal
Many women on the Tubal Reversal Message Board have asked whetherthe length of time from tubal ligation until tubal reversal affects the chances of getting pregnant. 'Dreamerz' posts about her post-tubal pregnancy after having her tubes tied for 10 years. Age at the time of attempting pregnancy is a significant factor, rather than the length of time until the reversal itself. Chances of pregnancy after tubal reversal are excellent for most reversal patients and most reverse tubal ligation women become pregnant within eight months of sterilization reversal surgery. (Source: Tubal Ligation Reversal News)
Concerns About Bi-Polar Tubal Coagulation and Reversal
Women on the Tubal Reversal Message Board share their experiences with sterilization reversal following the bi-polar method of ligation. Most techniques of bipolar cautery or coagulation allow for successful reversal of tubal ligation. The reversal experts of Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center have considerable experience with reversal of burned tubes and, in their hands, the chance of pregnancy after reversal of burnt tubes is approximately 70%. (Source: Tubal Ligation Reversal News)
SIR: Pregnancy following fibroid embolization shows comparable fertility rates
In the evaluation of pregnancy following uterine fibroid embolization (UFE), researchers from St. Louis Hospital in Lisbon have determined that most pregnancies present good outcomes with low morbidity rates, said João Martins Pisco, MD, interventional radiologist and lead author of the study, at the Society of Interventional Radiology's (SIR) 35th Annual Scientific Meeting in Tampa, Fla. (Source: Health Imaging News)
SIR: Pregnancy following fibroid embolization shows comparable fertility rates
In the evaluation of pregnancy following uterine fibroid embolization (UFE), researchers from St. Louis Hospital in Lisbon have determined that most pregnancies present good outcomes with low morbidity rates, said João Martins Pisco, MD, interventional radiologist and lead author of the study, at the Society of Interventional Radiology's (SIR) 35th Annual Scientific Meeting in Tampa, Fla. (Source: Health Imaging News)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
Large fetal size in early pregnancy associated with macrosomia
To assess if fetal size at the time of ultrasound dating examination is associated with the risk of macrosomia and complications associated with macrosomia.This was a retrospective cohort study of 19 377 singleton pregnancies dated in gestational weeks 16-20 during the period 1998-2004 at Danderyd Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden. Obstetric outcome was assessed through linkage to the Swedish Medical Birth Register.When fetuses were [ge] 7 days larger than expected at dating, compared with the expected size according to last menstrual period, there was a 59% increase in the risk of birth weight [ge] 4500 g and a 145% increase in the risk of birth weight [ge] 5000 g (odds ratio (OR), 1.59; 95% CI, 1.12-2.24 and OR, 2.45; 95% CI, 1.22-4.90, respectively). For a birth weight of [ge] 4000 g the risk...
Monogamy: are we - can we be - monogamous?
When I ask this question, people look at me with surprise and answer derisively. My friend mutters, "It's about time we gave up on that one! It's a myth." A colleague from Europe tells me, "Oh, no-one is getting married these days. They are just so discouraged. What is the point? Monogamy is unrealistic, impossible." So when I am asked this very question by a television host, I take a very deep breath before I answer, "YES. I think we are naturally monogamous." You can hear jaws dropping everywhere. Cynicism wins hands down. And yet we still glory in the ideal of monogamy. We spend fortunes on whiter than white weddings and act much of the time like the 90% of teenagers in a recent study, who affirm that they hope to marry and remain with the same partner till death do them part! Are we de...
U.S. maternal deaths 'scandalous'
Deaths from pregnancy and childbirth in the United States have doubled in the past 20 years, a development that a human rights group called "scandalous and disgraceful" Friday. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
From Cradle to Classroom: High Birth Weight and Cognitive Outcomes
This study finds that cognitive outcomes are adversely affected not only by low birth weight (4500 grams). Our results have policy implications in terms of provision of support for pregnant women. (Source: Forum for Health Economics and Policy)