CONTEXT Maternal pre-pregnancy obesity may increase the risk of childhood obesity but it is unknown whether other metabolic factors in early pregnancy such as lipid profile and hypertension are associated with offspring cardiometabolic traits. OBJECTIVE Our objective was to investigate whether fasting lipid, glucose, and insulin levels during early pregnancy and maternal pre-pregnancy weight ...

In previous centuries adolescent pregnancy was normal but in developed countries in 20th century teenage mothers are common [1]. According to the definition of WHO Adolescent pregnancy can be defined as pregnancy in between the age of 15 to 19 years of age [2]. Early marriage, lack of knowledge of contraceptive methods , drug abuse, adverse childhood environment are the leading causes of early ...

This study aims to determine the risk factors for anemia in pregnant women at Baumata Health Center, Kupang Regency, 2022. The method used is observational with a cross-sectional approach. results showed that number of who had risky age was 28 respondents (63.8%), pregnancy interval were 21 (51.2%), nutritional status Chronic Energy Deficiency (KEK) totaled 25 (61%) and less knowledge about amo...

Background
 Nicotine consumption during pregnancy and advanced maternal age are well known independent risk factors for poor outcome therefore serious public health problems.
 Objectives
 Considering the ongoing trend of delaying childbirth in our society, this study investigates potential additive effects nicotine on foetal growth.
 Sample Methods
 In a medical record-...

Background & Aims: Accurate knowledge about gestational age is very important in taking decision for pregnancy management and termination. According to Naegele’s rule the length of pregnancy is 280 days after LMP and according to studies performed in Harvard University, duration of pregnancy in nullipare and multipare women has been respectively 288 and 283 days and according to a study perform...

Appropriate assessment of gestational age is paramount in obstetric care. Making appropriate management decisions requires accurate appraisal of gestational age. Accurate pregnancy dating may assist obstetricians in appropriately counseling women who are at risk of a preterm delivery about likely neonatal outcomes and is also essential in the evaluation of fetal growth and the detection of intr...

reflects increased erythropoietic activity in this period. In conclusion, we found that sTfR concentrations do exhibit gestational age-related changes during pregnancy: the value of sTfR increased with gestational age during pregnancy and returned to nonpregnancy values 12 weeks after delivery. Increases in sTfR concentrations during pregnancy seem to be influenced more by increased erythropoie...