Among women with adequate calcium intakes, finther increases in dietary or supplemental calcium do not alter the homeostatic response in calcium metabolism during pregnancy. Less is known about women consuming low calcium intakes and the influence of parity on calcium metabolism among women with low intakes. In this study we compared bone and renal indices of calcium homeostasis and response to...

INTRODUCTION The objective of this study was to assess obstetrical complications and neonatal outcomes in women with endometriosis as compared with women without endometriosis. MATERIAL AND METHODS National cohort including all delivering women and their newborns in Denmark 1997-2014. Data were extracted from the Danish Health Register and the Medical Birth Register. Logistic regression analy...

OBJECTIVE To compare the function of the pelvic floor in primiparae before and during pregnancy with the status post partum concerning symptoms of incontinence, sphincter ruptures, bladder-neck mobility and the influence of the different modes of deliveries. METHODS Questionnaire evaluating symptoms of urinary and anal incontinence in nulliparous women before and after delivery and correlatin...

Properties of bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) reflect body-composition and may serve as stand-alone indicators of maternal health. Despite these potential roles, BIA properties during pregnancy and lactation in rural South Asian women have not been described previously, although pregnancy and infant health outcomes are often compromised. This paper reports the BIA properties among a larg...

OBJECTIVE To assess birth outcomes in primiparous women with diagnosis of non-asthmatic atopy (NAA). Researchers hypothesised that women with NAA would have reduced the risk of adverse birth outcomes compared with women without NAA. NAA is defined as having allergic rhinitis and/or atopic dermatitis. SETTING Women were mostly treated in primary care settings in South Carolina, USA. PARTICIP...