BACKGROUND Although maternal infection and inflammation during pregnancy can adversely affect offspring birth weight (BW), whether low grade inflammation in the non-pregnant state predicts BW is unknown. AIM To evaluate relationships between offspring BW and pro- and anti-inflammatory factors measured in parous but non-pregnant women. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Data come from 234 parous Filipino ...

BACKGROUND There are limited empirical data to support the theory of a protective effect of parenthood against suicide, as proposed by Durkheim in 1897. I conducted this study to examine whether there is an association between parity and risk of death from suicide among women. METHODS The study cohort consisted of 1,292,462 women in Taiwan who had a first live birth between Jan. 1, 1978, and ...

OBJECTIVE To quantify adverse neonatal and maternal outcomes associated with elective term delivery at less than 39 completed weeks of gestation. STUDY DESIGN Prospective observational study conducted in 27 hospitals over the course of 3 months in 2007. RESULTS Of 17,794 deliveries, 14,955 (84%) occurred at 37 weeks or greater. Of term deliveries, 6562 (44%) were planned, rather than sponta...

Step 1: Presentation and history Prevalence: The prevalence of pelvic organ prolapse among parous women is 50%. Most women are asymptomatic. History: Physicians should ask about urinary frequency and urgency, bulges or lumps in the vagina, pelvic pressure or heaviness, incontinence of urine or stool, difficulty with defecation or constipation, dyspareunia, and whether patients insert their fing...

OBJECTIVE To determine what constitutes normal cervical changes during the second half of pregnancy in parous women delivering at term. DESIGN The study comprises 21 healthy, pregnant parous women who all gave birth at term. They were examined with transvaginal ultrasound every two weeks from 24 gestational weeks until delivery. Cervical length and width were measured. The inner cervical os w...

BACKGROUND Levator trauma is common in parous women. We have recently found a relationship with age at first vaginal delivery in women seen before and after childbirth. AIMS To examine women presenting with symptoms of pelvic floor disorders for such an association. METHODS Eight hundred and one women were prospectively seen for an interview, clinical examination (including for levator inte...

OBJECTIVE The aim of the present study was to test a hypothesis that a history of having a macrosomic infant (≥ 4000 g) is associated with the risk of diabetes. METHODS Data on the Japan Public Health Center-based Prospective diabetes cohort were analyzed, which is a population-based cohort study on diabetes. The survey of diabetes was performed at baseline and at the 5-year follow-up. A hist...