Suspected acute toxoplasmosis in pregnant women Suspeita de toxoplasmose aguda em gestantes by Marcela Peres Castilho-Pelloso, Dina Lúcia Morais Falavigna, Ana Lúcia Falavigna-Guilherme

“…Ultrasonography revealed abnormalities in 13 of 204 pregnancies. Chemoprophylaxis was administered to 112/227; a single ELISA test supported most decisions to begin treatment. …”
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A Prospective Study on PPIUCD Insertion between Vaginal Delivery and Caesarean Section by Madhu Kumar Harani, Nayan Chandra Sarkar, Mriganka Mouli Saha, Manidip Paul, Arijit Debnath

“…This study suggests that PPIUCD in caesarean section as well as in vaginal delivery group is a convenient opportunity which should not be missed in countries like ours with high rates of unplanned and short interval pregnancies with limited access to health care providers.…”
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Prevenção do parto prematuro: emprego do toque vaginal e da ultra-sononografia transvaginal Prevention of preterm birth: use of digital examination and transvaginal ultrasonography... by Arlete Ayako Yamasaki, Roberto Eduardo Bittar, Eduardo Sérgio Borges da Fonseca, Silvio Martinelli, Solange Sasaki, Marcelo Zugaib

“…The behavior of these cervical measurements was analyzed throughout the pregnancies. The two methods were compared regarding cervical evaluation and accuracy of premature birth diagnosis. …”
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Descriptive study of HTLV infection in a population of pregnant women from the state of Pará, Northern Brazil Estudo descritivo da infecção pelo HTLV em uma população de gestantes... by Carina Guilhon Sequeira, Bruna Pedroso Tamegão-Lopes, Eduardo José Melo dos Santos, Ana Maria Revoredo Ventura, Maria Isabel Moraes-Pinto, Regina Célia de Menezes Succi

“…Most of the women studied had at least two previous pregnancies (35.1%) and no abortion (70.3%). Coinfections (syphilis and HIV) were found in 10.8% (4/37) of these pregnant women. …”
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Preterm premature rupture of the fetal membranes: association with sociodemographic factors and maternal genitourinary infections by Arnildo A. Hackenhaar, Elaine P. Albernaz, Tânia M. V. da Fonseca

“…Objective: this study aimed to investigate the incidence of premature rupture of fetal membranes in preterm singleton pregnancies and its association with sociodemographic factors and maternal self-reported genitourinary infections. …”
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Global heterogeneity in folic acid fortification policies and implications for prevention of neural tube defects and stroke: a systematic reviewResearch in context by Matthew Quinn, Jim Halsey, Paul Sherliker, Hongchao Pan, Zhengming Chen, Derrick A. Bennett, Robert Clarke

“…Interpretation: There is substantial heterogeneity in folic acid fortification policies worldwide where folic acid fortification are associated with 50–100% higher population mean plasma folate levels and 25–50% lower NTD prevalence compared with no fortification. Many thousand NTD pregnancies could be prevented yearly if all countries implemented mandatory folic acid fortification. …”
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Amadurecimento precoce da placenta avaliada pela ultra-sonografia e prognóstico perinatal Early placental maturation evaluated by ultrasound and perinatal prognosis by Ana Patrícia Santos de Queiroz, Cícero Ferreira Fernandes Costa

“…The exclusion criteria were diagnoses of: premature amniorrhexis, multiple pregnancies, acute premature detachment of a normally located placenta, and fetal malformation. …”
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Sustainable financing of AYSRH programs by local governments through the TCI model by Levis Otondi, Nancy Aloo, Peter Kagwe, Assumpta Matekwa, Kenneth Miriti, Lilly Njoki, Denis Joel Sama, Kenneth Owino, Paul Nyachae

“…Local governments can invest in and sustain their own AYSRH programs, which will lead to an improvement in adolescent and youth access to contraceptive services and, as a result, a reduction in adolescent pregnancies, maternal mortality, and infant mortality.…”
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Tamizaje neonatal de hipotiroidismo congénito, análisis de la evidencia actual y propuesta de tamizaje para la población mexicana by C.M. Flores-Robles, I.A. Coronado-Zarco, C. Ortega-González, G. Arreola Ramírez, E. Reyes-Muñoz

“…Abstract: In recent years, the incidence of congenital hypothyroidism has almost doubled; this is attributed to the increased number of premature births and multiple pregnancies, changes in the design of current neonatal screening programmes, and to the improvement in available laboratory techniques, which have allowed the detection of subtle forms of the disease.Screening strategies vary according to the objectives of each programme and in recent decades, there has been controversy about: a) the ideal method of detection: TSH (thyrotropin), thyroxine (T4) or simultaneous T4 and TSH, b) the usefulness of the decrease in TSH cut-off in whole blood recently implemented and c) the need for re-screening among premature newborns with low birth weight, Down syndrome, and other high-risk populations.Although the benefit of early treatment of severe cases of congenital hypothyroidism to prevent mental retardation is clear, most of the new cases detected with the new strategies are mild, such as transient and persistent neonatal hyperthyrotropinaemia, for which the usefulness of treatment in neurocognitive development has not been proven in randomized clinical trials. …”
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Prevalencia del Streptococcus agalactiae en maternas usuarias del Hospital Militar Central: Bogotá, (Colombia) año 2010 The prevalence of Streptococcus agalactiae in pregnant women... by Daniel Alejandro García, María Edith Mojica, Iván Alberto Méndez, Diana Patricia Pachón, Andrés Camilo Prieto, Elisa Victoria Santamaría, Omar Javier Calixto, Cristian Camilo Murcia

“…Materials and methods: this was a cross-sectional descriptive study of women with pregnancies lasting 35 to 37.6 weeks, attending the Hospital Militar Central in Bogotá. …”
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Low-Grade Inflammation in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and Its Correlation with Maternal Insulin Resistance and Fetal Growth Indices by Xuan Nguyen K, Bui Minh T, Dinh HT, Viet Tran T, Dinh Le T, Phi Thi Nguyen N, Tran TTH, Hien Vu T, Ho Thi Nguyen L, Trung Nguyen K, Huy Thong N, Do K, Nguyen TK, Nguyen Dao H, Tien Nguyen S

“…The study aimed to use clinically feasible means to evaluate the association between maternal LGI and maternal insulin resistance and fetal growth indices by ultrasound in the third trimester.Methods: A crossectional and descriptive study on 248 first-time diagnosed GDM in Vietnam.Results: Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet-to-lymphocyte (PLR) indices were significantly higher in GDM than in normal glucose-tolerant pregnancies (p = 0.048 and 0.016, respectively). GDM with LGI witnessed significantly higher systolic blood pressure, BMI, HbA1c, and significantly lower quantitative Insulin Sensitivity Check Index (QUICKI) than those without LGI. …”
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Cesarean delivery and risk of HIV vertical transmission in Southern Brazil, 2008-2018AJOG Global Reports at a Glance by Lanbo Yang, BA, Mary Catherine Cambou, MD, Eddy R. Segura, MD, MPH, Marineide Gonçalves de Melo, MD, PhD, Breno Riegel Santos, MD, Ivana Rosângela dos Santos Varella, MD, PhD, Karin Nielsen-Saines, MD, MPH

“…RESULTS: Over 11 years, 48,688 pregnancies occurred in 40,375 women; HIV seroprevalence was 2.7%; 18,886 cesarean deliveries (38.8%) were performed; 47.7% of women living with HIV and 38.6% of women without HIV underwent cesarean delivery (P<.001). …”
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Sexual and reproductive health of women living with HIV in Southern Brazil Salud sexual y reproductiva de mujeres viviendo con VIH en el sur de Brasil Saúde sexual e reprodutiva de... by Daniela Riva Knauth, Alvaro Vigo, Flávia Bulegon Pilecco, Luciana Barcellos Teixeira

“…Differences were observed in number of pregnancies and number of children. History of illicit drug use was more frequent in the 18-34-year age group, and exchanging sex for money was more frequent among women 18-29 years of age. …”
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The relationship between birth intervals and adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes in six low and lower-middle income countries by Melissa Bauserman, Kayla Nowak, Tracy L. Nolen, Jackie Patterson, Adrien Lokangaka, Antoinette Tshefu, Archana B. Patel, Patricia L. Hibberd, Ana L. Garces, Lester Figueroa, Nancy F. Krebs, Fabian Esamai, Edward A. Liechty, Waldemar A. Carlo, Elwyn Chomba, Musaku Mwenechanya, Shivaprasad S. Goudar, Umesh Ramadurg, Richard J. Derman, Sarah Saleem, Saleem Jessani, Marion Koso-Thomas, Elizabeth M. McClure, Robert L. Goldenberg, Carl Bose

“…Abstract Background Due to high fertility rates in some low and lower-middle income countries, the interval between pregnancies can be short, which may lead to adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes. …”
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Diagnóstico da restrição de crescimento fetal pela relação diâmetro transverso do cerebelo e circunferência abdominal Diagnosis of fetal growth restriction by transverse cerebellar... by José de Arimatea Barreto, Carlos Augusto Alencar Júnior

“…METHOD: a prospective cross-sectional study, carried out in 250 pregnant women with singleton pregnancies, gestational age between 20 and 42 weeks, with ultrasound confirmation. …”
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Serum Folate and Vitamin B12 Modify the Associations of N6AMT1 Genetic Variants with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Cross-Sectional Study in Chinese Pregnant Women by Guo G, Chen X, Zhang J, Meng X, Jia A, Xing X, Huang F, Zhang X, Liu J, Li S, Zhang Q

“…However, rs1048546 TG/GG genotypes were associated with lower GDM risk when serum folate ≥ 6.0 ng/mL. Pregnancies with the risk genotypes in N6AMT1 and higher serum folate or lower vitamin B12 are more prone to GDM. …”
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Patofisiologi Serebrovaskuler dan Implikasi Anestesi pada Preeklampsia/Eklampsia by Rafidya Indah Septica, Yusmein Uyun, Bambang Suryono

“…Preeclampsia affecting 3-8% of pregnancies, with high maternal mortality related to cerebrovascular accident (67%). …”
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Incidence of gestational diabetes mellitus in the United Arab Emirates; comparison of six diagnostic criteria: The Mutaba’ah Study by Maryam M. Bashir, Luai A. Ahmed, Luai A. Ahmed, Iffat Elbarazi, Tom Loney, Rami H. Al-Rifai, Rami H. Al-Rifai, Juma M. Alkaabi, Fatma Al-Maskari, Fatma Al-Maskari

“…We included singleton pregnancies from the Mutaba’ah cohort screened with the oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) at 24–32 weeks from May 2017 to March 2021. …”
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Importancia de algunos medios auxiliares de diagnóstico en la enfermedad inflamatoria pélvica aguda Importance of some diagnostic aids in the acute pelvic inflammatory disease by Pastor Villavicencio Crespo, Inés M Casadevall Galán, Ivis M Castillo Naranjo, María Isabel Rojas Gispert

“…A high incidence of this disease was observed in females at reproductive age, with 2 or more pregnancies and abortions and history of implanted intrauterine device. …”
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Wege in die Elternschaft. Kein Kind ohne vorgängigen Kinderwunsch seiner Eltern? by Waltraud Cornelißen, Jasmin Abedieh, Alexandra N. Langmeyer

“…Yet, in the everyday life of couples, sexuality does not only serve for reproduction. For this reason, pregnancies also result constantly as unintended consequences of couples having sex, who not yet have decided about a joint future with a child. …”
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