Ocular Changes During Pregnancy Alterações oftalmológicas na gravidez

Blood Pressure Variation Throughout Pregnancy According to Early Gestational BMI: A Brazilian Cohort

Background: The maternal cardiovascular system undergoes progressive adaptations throughout pregnancy, causing blood pressure fluctuations. However, no consensus has been established on its normal variation in uncomplicated pregnancies. Objective: To describe the variation in systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) levels during pregnancy according to early pregnancy bo...

Preconception health behaviors associated with pregnancy planning status among Brazilian women.

OBJECTIVE The objective of this study is to assess preconception health behaviors among Brazilian women, and analyze the effect of pregnancy planning status in carrying out preconception measures. METHOD This is a cross-sectional quantitative study conducted with 807 women, of whom 649 had a planned or ambivalent pregnancy. Preconception health behaviors were assessed by the Brazilian version...

Syphilis in Pregnancy and Congenital Syphilis: Reality in a Portuguese Central University Hospital Sífilis na gravidez e sífilis congênita: realidade de um hospital universitário central português

Anxiety in pregnancy: prevalence and associated factors.

OBJECTIVE Evaluating the occurrence of anxiety in pregnant women and the factors associated with its occurrence; comparing the presence of anxiety in each gestational trimester. METHOD A descriptive, correlational cross-sectional study. Data were collected from January to May 2013 using the Hospital Anxiety Subscale and a form composed of socioeconomic characterization; gestational anamnesis;...

Biografias De Gravidez E Maternidade Na Adolescência Em Assentamentos Rurais No Rio Grande Do Sul Biografías De Gravidez Y Maternidad En La Adolescencia En Asentamientos Rurales En Rio Grande Do Sul

* Extracted from the monograph “Biografias de gravidez e maternidade na adolescência em assentamentos rurais de Encruzilhada do Sul/RS”, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, 2009. 1 RN, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, School of Nursing. Member of the Studies in Collective Health Group, RS, Brazil. [email protected] 2 PhD in Sociology. Full Professor, Federal University of Rio Gra...