BACKGROUND Pregnancy is common among adolescents in South Africa, yet the social experiences of adolescents during the pregnancy and postpartum period remain understudied in this context. We aimed to explore how adolescent women's discovery and disclosure of both their pregnancy and HIV status affected their relationships with family members and sexual partners, with a particular focus on wheth...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate adverse pregnancy outcome in HIV infected women who received highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) from early pregnancy compared with untreated-maternal HIV infection. STUDY DESIGN A cohort study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Antenatal clinic, University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Nigeria, from January 2008 to June 2009. METHODOLOGY Two hundred and forty nine ...

BACKGROUND Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) are major causes of maternal death worldwide and the risk factors are not fully understood. Few studies have investigated the risk factors for HDP among Chinese women. A cohort study involving 84,656 women was conducted to investigate pre-pregnancy BMI, total gestational weight gain (GWG), and GWG during early pregnancy as risk factors for HD...

OBJECTIVE Women with type 2 and type 1 diabetes have differing risk factors for pregnancy loss. We compared the rates and causes of pregnancy loss in women with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS We utilized prospectively collected data on all pregnancies in a 20-year period (1986-2005) from a single center with a high prevalence of type 2 diabetes. Pregnancy losses inclu...

BACKGROUND Smoking during pregnancy is one of the most modifiable risk factor for poor birth outcomes. This study assesses the prevalence and correlates of smoking during pregnancy. METHODS A questionnaire was applied to pregnant women in two urban clinics in Romania to assess smoking prevalence, attitudes and knowledge about smoking, and other risks poorly documented in Romania, such as depr...

Background: To determine the relationship between prepregnancy obesity and increasing risk of cesarean section (CS). Materials and Methods: The population studied included 887 women with live births after 37 weeks gestation in Shahid Sedoughi hospital between April 1, 2008, and April 1, 2009. Women who were obese before pregnancy were comparing with nonobese women with regard to mode of deliver...

OBJECTIVES This report presents findings for 2014 on maternal smoking prevalence and cessation before and during pregnancy as collected on the 2003 U.S. Standard Certificate of Live Birth, for a 46-state and District of Columbia reporting area, representing 95% of all births in the United States. METHODS Cigarette smoking and cessation rates 3 months before and during pregnancy are presented ...

OBJECTIVE Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) during pregnancy may pose considerable risks to mother and fetus. This study examined pregnancy outcomes in women with gestational PHPT in relation to clinical and laboratory parameters. DESIGN This study was designed as a retrospective case series. METHODS The study group included 74 women aged 20-40 years who were diagnosed with PHPT after a fi...

the current paper aims to study pregnant women’s usage of cyber space as a muted group. this is a qualitative research which has been done using grounded theory method and interview technique. we interviewed a number of pregnant women who had visited some websites related to pregnancy issues, during fall and winter of 1394. the interviewees were 16 pregnant women and we met them in a hospital l...

AIMS In women with Marfan syndrome pregnancy presents an increased risk of dilatation, dissection, and rupture of the aorta. The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of pregnancy on growth of the aortic root. METHODS AND RESULTS Between 1993 and 2004 127 women with Marfan syndrome were prospectively followed; 61 women had one or more children; in 23 women, 33 pregnancies could b...