OBJECTIVE To screen high-risk population of breast cancer by analyzing the risk factors of breast cancer in Guangdong Province. METHODS A case-control study was performed to identify the risk factors of breast cancer between premenopausal women and postmenopausal women. Chi-square test and unconditional logistic regression were used to analyze the data. RESULTS In premenopausal women, proph...

Complex chromosomal rearrangements (CCRs) are rare structural rearrangements involving three or more chromosomes. Balanced CCRs are often seen in phenotypically normal females who may later present with fertility problems. We report a 25-year old female with an adverse obstetric history and a de novo CCR involving chromosomes 7, 13 and 15 detected after GTG-banding. The de novo origin was confi...

We aimed to determine the psychosocial and obstetric correlates of depressive symptomatology during pregnancy in South-Eastern Hungary. A total of 1719 women were screened for depression in four counties in 2006 and 2007, based on a Leverton Questionnaire (LQ) score of ≥12 at 14-24 weeks of gestation. The LQ scores indicated a probable depressive illness (PDI) in 17.2% of the study group. The b...

BACKGROUND Knowledge of danger signs of obstetric complications is first step in the appropriate and timely referral to essential obstetric care. Although women's knowledge about the obstetric danger signs is important for improving maternal and child health, little is known about the current knowledge and influencing factors in pastoral community of Ethiopia. This study, therefore, aims to fil...

Obstetric thromboprophylaxis is difficult. Since 10 years Swedish obstetricians have used a combined risk estimation model and recommendations concerning to whom, at what dose, when, and for how long thromboprophylaxis is to be administrated based on a weighted risk score. In this paper we describe the background and validation of the Swedish guidelines for obstetric thromboprophylaxis in women...

Asperger syndrome (AS) is a pervasive developmental disorder widely regarded as a mild variant of autism. To investigate if AS is associated with a history of fewer obstetric insults compared to autism, we examined the developmental history and obstetric records of 10 males with AS (mean full scale IQ 95.3), and compared them with 10 autistic males with a full scale IQ of 70 or above (so-called...

In this article, I address the issues of obstetric violence and racism in Portuguese setting care. Based on data collected through interviews participatory artistic creation, analyze perception three Afro-Brazilian migrants about their perinatal experiences care public sector between 2013 2019. These women’s have much common with as narrated by Portuguese, non-racialized women. Despite this, ce...