BACKGROUND Excessive maternal weight gain during pregnancy impacts on offspring health. This study focused on the timing of maternal gestational weight gain, using a porcine model with mothers of normal pre-pregnancy weight. METHODS Trial design ensured the trajectory of maternal gestational weight gain differed across treatments in early, mid and late gestation. Diet composition did not diff...

disodium glycyrrhetinic acid hemiphthalaic (gap) was evaluated for developmental toxicity in pregnant nmri mice. gap was administered intrapcritoneally on days s, 9, 10, of gestation at doses of 0, 25, 50 and 75 mg/kg/dav. on gestation day of is, after operational delivery, the fetuses were examined for soft tissue, external and skeletal defects. increased absorptions, dead fetuses, and reduce ...

Small size at birth is linked with an increased risk of chronic diseases in later life. Poor maternal nutrition during gestation may contribute to restricted fetal growth, leading to increased disease susceptibility in later life. Animal studies have shown that undernutrition during gestation is associated with reduced life span and increased disease susceptibility. The Dutch famine is a unique...

congenital varicella syndrome encompasses a broad spectrum of malformations present in children of mothers who developed chickenpox during the fi rst 20 weeks of gestation. we report a case of a monochorionic diamniotic twin pregnancy, with maternal exposure to chickenpox during the thirteenth week of gestation, which produced one symptomatic and one healthy child.

Introduction: Preterm birth is a public health problem and late preterm birth (deliveries between 34-36 weeks of gestation) accounts for 75% of all preterm births. Antenatal Betamethasone can reduce the severity of respiratory distress in preterm infants and its effect is accepted in 24-34 weeks of gestation. Our goal was to determine the neonatal outcomes of Betamethasone prescription in late ...

Stress is the way that our body responds to something that is out of the normal. When we are under stress, our body makes chemical and physical changes to try to maintain it. Everyone responds to stressful status in their own way. Researches show anxiety and stress during pregnancy can have both immediate and long-term effects on her offspring. In addition, the emotional state of the pregnant m...