Associação de variáveis sócio-demográficas e comportamentais com a gordura abdominal em adultos: estudo de base populacional no Sul do Brasil Socio-demographic and lifestyle factor... by Marcelo Castanheira, Maria Teresa Anselmo Olinto, Denise Petrucci Gigante

“…Women at greatest risk for abdominal fat were older married mothers with a history of 4 or more pregnancies and less schooling (p < 0.001). Former smokers had the highest mean abdominal circumferences in both males and females, while other lifestyle factors such as alcohol consumption and physical activity showed no association with the outcome after adjusting for confounding.…”
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Factors influencing unmet need for family planning among Ghanaian married/union women: a multinomial mixed effects logistic regression modelling approach by Chris Guure, Ernest Tei Maya, Samuel Dery, Baaba da-Costa Vrom, Refah M. Alotaibi, Hoda Ragab Rezk, Alfred Yawson

“…Reducing unmet need for family planning will reduce the high levels of unintended pregnancies, unsafe abortions, maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality. …”
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The perinatal epidemiology of child and adolescent marriage in Brazil, 2011–2018 by Marcelo L. Urquia, Rosangela F.L. Batista, Viviane Cunha Cardoso, Carlos Grandi, Andrée-Anne Fafard St Germain

“…Marital status is relevant for the understanding of early pregnancies.…”
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Factors Associated with Failed Trial of Labor after Cesarean, among Women with Twin Gestation—A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study by Tzuria Peled, Hen Y. Sela, Jordanna Joseph, Tal Martinotti, Sorina Grisaru-Granovsky, Misgav Rottenstreich

“…All women with twin pregnancies attempting a trial of labor after a previous cesarean in two university-affiliated obstetrical centers, between 2005 and 2021 were included. …”
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Empowerment and use of modern contraceptive methods among married women in Burkina Faso: a multilevel analysis by Sylvain Y. M. Some, Christy Pu, Song-Lih Huang

“…Abstract Background In Burkina Faso, gender inequality prevents women from meeting their reproductive needs, leading to high rates of unintended pregnancies, abortions and deaths. Evidence shows that empowering women may increase the proportion of demand for family planning satisfied using modern methods (mDFPS), but few studies have measured this process in multiple spheres of life. …”
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A rapid landscape review of postpartum anaemia measurement: challenges and opportunities by Jennifer Yourkavitch, Hiromi Obara, Gulnoza Usmanova, Katherine E. A. Semrau, Ann-Beth Moller, Maria Nieves Garcia-Casal, Jahnavi Daru

“…They are also more likely to have anaemia in the postpartum period which can lead to an ongoing condition and affect subsequent pregnancies. In 2019 nearly 37% of pregnant women globally had anaemia, and estimates suggest that 50–80% of postpartum women in low- and middle-income countries have anaemia, but currently there is no standard measurement or classification for postpartum anaemia. …”
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Early Medical Abortion with Stachys lavandulifolia Hydroalcoholic Extract in Eombination with Misoprostol Compared to Misoprostol Alone: A Randomized Clinical Trial by SH Aramesh, S Kalami, H Sadeghi

“…Background & aim: Considering the lack of scientific documents published on humans regarding the effect of Stachys lavandulifolia hydroalcoholic extract on abortion in traditional Iranian medicine, the aim of the present study was to determine and investigate the effect of hydroalcoholic extract of mountain tea in combination with misoprostol compared to misoprostol alone in terminating pregnancies less than 12 weeks. Methods: The present randomized clinical trial study was conducted at Imam Sajjad Hospital of Yasuj in 2019-2020 on 40 referring patients divided into two groups. …”
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VALIDEZ DE LA PRUEBA DE HISTERECTOMÍA VAGINAL EN PACIENTES CON INDICACIÓN DE VÍA ABDOMINAL MANDATORIA by Juan Riquelme P, Luis Fuentes L, Marcela Araya T, Carlos Rojas P

“…Most of the patients have history of prior cesarean section or pelvic surgery, but no one has had vaginal deliveries, inclusive, some of them, have no history of previous pregnancies. The patients were separated into two groups, moderate difficulty (MD): composed by patients with uterus conserved motility, vagina >2 fingers diameter, well conserved cul de sac, and severe difficulty (SD): composed by patients with none uterine motility, vagina <2 fingers diameter or fat cul de sac. …”
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Training and deployment of lay refugee/internally displaced persons to provide basic health services in camps: a systematic review by John E. Ehiri, Jayleen K.L. Gunn, Katherine E. Center, Ying Li, Mae Rouhani, Echezona E. Ezeanolue

“…One study, which assessed the effect of peer refugee health education on sexual and reproductive health, did not demonstrate a marked reduction in unintended pregnancies among refugee/IDP women. Conclusion: Although available evidence suggests a positive impact of training and deployment of lay refugees/IDPs as health workers in camps, existing body of evidence is weak, and calls for a re-examination of current practices. …”
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Unmet need for family planning services among young married women (15–24 years) living in urban slums of India by Kriti Yadav, Monika Agarwal, Mukesh Shukla, Jai Vir Singh, Vijay Kumar Singh

“…On multiple logistic regression: age, educational status, duration of marriage, number of pregnancies, knowledge of contraceptive methods, opposition to contraceptive use and contact with Auxiliary Nurse Midwife (ANM) showed independently significant association with unmet need for family planning services. …”
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Micro- and Nano-vesicles from First Trimester Human Placentae Carry Flt-1 and Levels Are Increased in Severe Preeclampsia by Mancy Tong, Qi Chen, Joanna L. James, Peter R. Stone, Lawrence W. Chamley

“…Background/objectivesPreeclampsia is a life-threatening hypertensive disease affecting 3–5% of pregnancies. While the pathogenesis of preeclampsia remains unclear, it is known that placenta-derived factors trigger the disease by activating maternal endothelial cells prior to the onset of clinical symptoms. …”
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AUditive Direct in Utero Observation (AUDIO): A Randomized Controlled Trial for a Prenatal Demonstration of Fetal Hearing by Laura Larcher, Antonio Farina, Danila Morano, Nadia Rimondi, Vincenza Leccese, Elena Contro

“…This study was registered as a randomized clinical trial on clinicaltrail.gov (registration number NCT04622059). Unselected pregnancies at term of gestation were consecutively recruited for the purpose of this study. …”
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Comparative Investigation of Genital Selfimage and Sexual Function in Women with and Without a History of Female Genital Cosmetic Procedures: A Cross-sectional Study by Tayebeh Sasanfar, Raziyeh Maasoumi, Mina Ataei, Shima Haghani, Maryam Nekoolaltak

“…Also, they showed a higher number of pregnancies (P<0.001), deliveries(P<0.001), vaginal delivery (P<0.001), episiotomy (P<0.001), and neonates with a weight of ≥3.5 kg (P=0.002).In both groups, midwives and doctors were the most important sources of information about the appearance andfunction of reproductive system. …”
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Gender transformative approaches in mHealth for maternal healthcare in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review by Ogochukwu Udenigwe, Olumuyiwa Omonaiye, Olumuyiwa Omonaiye, Sanni Yaya, Sanni Yaya

“…The majority of mHealth programs for maternal healthcare were focused on reducing unintended pregnancies through the promotion of contraceptive use. …”
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Implementation of a novel continuous fetal Doppler (Moyo) improves quality of intrapartum fetal heart rate monitoring in a resource-limited tertiary hospital in Tanzania: An observ... by Benjamin A Kamala, Hege L Ersdal, Ingvild Dalen, Muzdalifat S Abeid, Matilda M Ngarina, Jeffrey M Perlman, Hussein L Kidanto

“…METHODOLOGY:A pre/post observational study among low-risk pregnancies at a tertiary hospital was conducted from March to December 2016. …”
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Fetal gender screening based on placental location by 2-dimentional ul-trasonography by Razieh Mohammad Jafari, Mojgan Barati, Saeed Bagheri, Zeinab Shajirat

“…Exclusion criteria were multifetal, ectopic pregnancies, or dead fetus. Information about placental location (upper, middle, below, anterior, posterior), gravidity, and fetal gender were recorded. …”
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Slow Development of Day 5 Embryo Leads to Compromised Live Birth But Not Birthweight Outcomes by Kate WATSON, Kee ONG, Irving KORMAN, Ross TURNER, Beverley VOLLENHOVEN, Deirdre ZANDER-FOX, Yanhe LIU

“…Live birth and birthweight were followed up in all pregnancies. Multiple regression was performed to investigate associations between slow day 5 development (defined as ≤ early blastocyst) and (a) live birth, (b) birthweight, and (c) gestation-adjusted birthweight (Z score) to account for gestational age and gender. …”
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Beliefs and Utilization of Cervical Cancer Screening by Female Health Care Workers in Saudi Arabia Using the Health Belief Model: A Nationwide Study by AlShamlan NA, AlOmar RS, AlAbdulKader AM, AlGhamdi FA, Aldakheel AA, Al Shehri SA, Felemban LA, Shafey MM, Al Shammari MA

“…The odds of utilizing a screening were significantly higher among older participants, those with a higher level of education, and those with a higher number of pregnancies. Furthermore, HCWs with a history of HPV infection, cervical cancer in the family, hormonal contraception, or immunocompromised diseases were more likely to have the screening. …”
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Increased condom use among key populations using oral PrEP in Kenya: results from large scale programmatic surveillance by Griffins O. Manguro, Abednego M. Musau, Daniel K. Were, Soud Tengah, Brian Wakhutu, Jason Reed, Marya Plotkin, Stanley Luchters, Peter Gichangi, Marleen Temmerman

“…Increased condomless sex may lead to unintended pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections and has been described in research contexts but not in the programmatic setting. …”
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CONCENTRACIONES DE INTERLEUCINA-2 EN PACIENTES CON PREECLAMPSIA A TÉRMINO Y PRETÉRMINO by Eduardo Reyna Villasmil, Jorly Mejia Montilla, Nadia Reyna Villasmil, Duly Torres Cepeda, Joel Santos Bolívar, Juan Perozo Romero

“…Conclusion: Preeclamptic patients with preterm pregnancies presented similar interleukin-2 concentrations when compared to term preeclamptic patients at the time of diagnosis. …”
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