Background Pregnancy is a period of time when women tend to suffer from the weakening of their psychophysical fitness. This research evaluated several selected elements of the lifestyle of pregnant women compared to those of non-pregnant women. Methods Overall, 482 women attended to the Childbirth School in Gynecological-Obstetric Hospital "Inflancka" in Warsaw, Poland, in the years 2011-2013...

OBJECTIVE to describe what pregnant women who present themselves as overweight or obese write about their pregnancy in their blogs. SETTING Swedish private blogs. DESIGN a qualitative study, using 13 Internet blogs as the source of data. Google was used to find the blogs. The blog content was analysed using thematic analysis. FINDINGS three main themes were identified: Pregnancy as an exc...

Pregnant women are more susceptible to periodontal disease like gingivitis. Periodontal disease may be associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes. There is no published literature on dental health in pregnant women in Arak city in Iran. This was a cross-sectional descriptive and analytical study conducted at the 340 pregnant women. The sampling procedure used was a stratified cluster sampling t...

BACKGROUND As genetic research gains more prominence in society, ethical concerns and the need for safeguards in the participation of children and pregnant women have increased. This study examined the perspectives of African-American health professional and community members on genetic research involving children and pregnant women. METHODS We used a mixed-methods approach to collect and ana...

OBJECTIVE Analysis of factors influencing surgical intervention rate after home medical termination of pregnancy (TOP) by women in countries without access to safe services using the telemedical service 'Women on Web'. DESIGN Cohort study. SETTING Women with an unwanted pregnancy less than nine weeks pregnant who used the telemedicine service of Women on Web between February 2007 and Septem...