This Article analyzes disparate impact claims under the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) in light of Supreme Court’s decision Young v. United Parcel Service, Inc. In Young, Court interpreted PDA to provide plaintiffs who bring pregnancy-related treatment pursuant Title VII with additional protections that non-pregnancy-related do not receive. The court reasoned this interpretation flowed from...

Introduction weight in delivery is simplest and current health indication for assessment infant statues in each country.  Purpose of this study is assessment correlation to unplan pregnancy and low birth weight in new infants also some key factors influencing on low birth weight. Materials and Methods in this study 838 pregnant mothers in two group wanted and unwanted performed. This study is d...

Ectopic Pregnancy is an important health problem and accounts for 10% of maternal mortality [1]. Ovarian pregnancy is even rarer accounting for 0.15-3% of all ectopic gestations [2]. The diagnosis of ovarian pregnancy is difficult and seldom made before surgery. Ultrasound, especially transvaginal scanning (TVS) has proved to be an invaluable tool in the diagnosis of this condition. Here we rep...

We obtained data recorded in the Danish medical birth registry on all women with a prolonged pregnancy in the first delivery and in a subsequent delivery, during 1980-94, and a 5% sample of all women with two or more pregnancies recorded in the period 1980-92 (only the first two deliveries were used for analysis). The information on gestational age in the registry was obtained from birth record...

OBJECTIVE The obstetric and neonatal exploratory focus group of the Vermont Oxford Network Neonatal Intensive Care Quality Improvement Collaborative 2002 set out to improve collaboration, communication, and coordination between maternal and neonatal caregivers in 3 areas: the pregnancy at 22 to 26 weeks, measurement of maternal outcomes that are linked with neonatal outcomes, and team performan...

This is a report on the successful treatment of an unruptured tubal pregnancy with methotrexate (MTX). To our knowledge eighteen cases, including ours, have been reported in Western literature so far. The advantages and drawbacks of this therapy are discussed.

BACKGROUND Previous trials have shown the potential of 10 mg of mifepristone in emergency contraception. The aim of this trial was to investigate whether 10 mg of mifepristone has the same efficacy as 25 mg. METHODS This double-blind, randomized trial was carried out in 10 family planning institutes and hospitals in China. Women who met recruitment criteria and requested emergency contracepti...

BACKGROUND Medical treatment of ectopic pregnancies is common. To increase the efficacy of methotrexate, the association of mifepristone has been proposed. METHODS We performed a large prospective multicentre double-blind sequential randomized trial in order to compare the efficacy of methotrexate and mifepristone (600 mg given orally) versus methotrexate and placebo. RESULTS A total of 212...

INTRODUCTION Discussions among Norwegian obstetricians on how to handle prolonged pregnancies have been ongoing throughout the past decade. In 2011, the Norwegian Directorate of Health recommended a specialist care consultation one week after the estimated date of delivery, implying prompt induction of labour in women at risk. The aim of this study was to compare an expectant management with a ...

Once a cow becomes pregnant, the effect of pregnancy loss on its reproductive cycle is a topic of great interest for dairy herds. This paper reviews the factors of a non-infectious nature that affect the pregnancy maintenance during the late embryonic/early fetal period. Some clinical suggestions on bovine neosporosis and coxiellosis are also highlighted.