• Differentiate the types of diabetes mellitus and their respective risk factors in pregnancy. • Compare insulin requirements during pregnancy, postpartum, and with lactation. • Identify maternal and fetal risks or complications associated with diabetes in pregnancy. • Develop a plan of care for the pregnant woman with pregestational or gestational diabetes. • Explain the effects of thyroid dis...

Aims To assess the effect of pregnancy planning on maternal and neonatal outcomes in women with Type 1 diabetes. Methods Pregnancy planning was assessed retrospectively in a cohort of women who participated in the Diabetes and Pre-eclampsia Intervention Trial (DAPIT). Pregnancy planning was determined based on self-report as to whether pregnancy was planned or unplanned. The effect of pregnancy...

AIMS To assess the effect of pregnancy planning on maternal and neonatal outcomes in women with Type 1 diabetes. METHODS Pregnancy planning was assessed retrospectively in a cohort of women who participated in the Diabetes and Pre-eclampsia Intervention Trial (DAPIT). Pregnancy planning was determined based on self-report as to whether pregnancy was planned or unplanned. The effect of pregnan...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to examine in depth the individual experience of transition from pregnancy to motherhood, among women with current eating disorders (EDs), focusing on differences between the first and subsequent pregnancies. DESIGN AND METHODS We analysed the narratives of 12 women with severe ED during pregnancy using interpretative phenomenological analysis. We employed...

Objective: We sought to determine if women who had an atrial switch procedure for d-transposition of the great arteries (d-TGA) are being counseled regarding pregnancy, and if the counseling is modified based on baseline cardiac function in accordance with American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology guidelines. Methods: Medical records of reproductive age women with an atrial swit...

Introduction: Many documents demonstrates relationship between high Body Mass Index and women anxiety and depression ,but among our research now ,there aren't t any evidence about postpartum , so this study describes relationship between women Body Mass Index (BMI) before pregnancy and their postpartum anxiety level . Methods: In this study , 54 primiparous women were selected randomly and the...

BACKGROUND The prevalence of unintended pregnancy in Kenya continues to be high. The 2003 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey (KDHS) showed that nearly 50% of unmarried women aged 15-19 and 45% of the married women reported their current pregnancies as mistimed or unwanted. The 2008-09 KDHS showed that 43% of married women in Kenya reported their current pregnancies were unintended. Unintended ...

BACKGROUND Some women continue smoking during pregnancy despite the extensive information available on the dangers smoking poses to their fetus. This study aimed to examine the prevalence and determinants of smoking before and during pregnancy and the extent of smoking during pregnancy from a European perspective in relation to maternal sociodemographic characteristics, health literacy, morbidi...

Introduction: Hormonal changes during pregnancy are along with oral changes such as pregnancy gingivitis, halitosis, pregnancy tumor and teeth erosion. The aim of the current study is to evaluate the prevalence of these oral changes in pregnant and non-pregnant women.  Methods and materials: In this observational, analytic, case-control study, 124 pregnant women and 124 non-pregnant women refe...

PURPOSE To determine whether the risk of secondary breast cancer after radiotherapy (RT) for Hodgkin's disease is greater among women who underwent RT around time of pregnancy. METHODS AND MATERIALS The records of 382 women treated with RT for Hodgkin's disease were reviewed and divided into those who received RT around the time of pregnancy and those who were not pregnant. Comparisons of the...