Approximately 50% of all pregnancies in women with epilepsy (WWE) occur unplanned. This is worrying, given the increased occurrence of obstetrical complications in WWE, including the risk of seizures and their possible consequences for both the mother and the unborn child. Hormonal contraception is usually regarded as highly effective, but it is subject to numerous bidirectional drug interactio...

It has been known for a long time that the tissues in intense proliferation, i.e. those containing many dividing cells, are particularly radiosensitive. This is the law formulated as early as in 1906 by Bergonié and Tribondeau, after which the radiosensitivity of a tissue increases as its cells are less differentiated, have a greater potential of proliferation and divide more rapidly. Therefore...

Antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) are prescribed commonly to women of childbearing age. In utero exposure to some AEDs can have significant cognitive and behavioral consequences for the unborn child. Recently, prospective studies of women taking AEDs during pregnancy have added significantly to our understanding of cognitive and behavioral teratogenic risks posed by fetal AED exposure. Valproate is cl...

Omega 3 and omega 6 fatty acids are beneficial throughout the human life cycle. With regard to early child development, maternal acid status influence cognitive psychomotor development of unborn child. Regardless their importance in childhood they still receive less attention when compared other nutrients. This paper aimed assess knowledge, practices intention consume among pregnant breastfeedi...

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...

INTRODUCTION Social vulnerability is known to be related to ill health. When a pregnant woman is socially vulnerable, the ill health does not only affect herself, but also the health and development of her (unborn) child. To optimise care for highly vulnerable pregnant women, in Rotterdam, a holistic programme was developed in close collaboration between the university hospital, the local gover...

Cells from unborn babies differ from adult cells in a number of ways. Fetal cells are better able to tolerate temporary oxygen deprivation, are more resistant to injury, and are less likely to be rejected by the recipient's immune mechanisms. First trimester fetal brain cells (from 8-12 week old unborn babies who have been aborted) are mature enough that they have been used for experimental tre...

Background of the study: The earliest relationship does not begin at birth. concept prenatal attachment is defined as subjective feeling state love for unborn child. Developing an one’s child considered important milestone in future parents’ developmental trajectory. Pregnancy a natural, pleasant process woman’s life, which also associated with significant stresses due to physical and mental ch...