introduction: aortic dissection is a rare condition in young women and usually related with congenital anomalies of aorta and connective tissue disorders. we reported a 34-year-old postpartum woman with aortic dissection. case presentation: the patient complained of respiratory distress and weakness with no abdominal pain or chest pain 20 days after delivery and had no history of hypertension d...

Mothers' constitute is a very important part of infants' social environment and mediate their experience with the surrounding world. Postpartum depression, which is considered one of the most common and important psychiatric disorders, affects 10-15% of mothers, its causes are different. By investigating various sources, some effects of this disorder have been observed on the cognitive developm...

BACKGROUND Postpartum depression (PPD) is a neglected area of maternal health care in developing countries like Nepal; not only in the treatment aspect, but also, in the areas of research. However, it is important to identify and treat postpartum depression because it can have grave consequences for both the mother and her children. OBJECTIVE To determine the screening prevalence and risk fac...

OBJECTIVE To determine the type and frequency of postpartum symptoms during recovery from antepartum bed rest treatment across 6 weeks postpartum. DESIGN Longitudinal repeated measures study. SETTING Three perinatal tertiary care hospitals in two cities in the Midwest. PARTICIPANTS One hundred six postpartum women who had a singleton high-risk pregnancy and were treated with antepartum be...

Pregnant and postpartum patients represent a challenge to critical care physicians, as two patients in one have to be cared for and because specific obstetric disorders, not universally covered in formal critical care training, need to be managed. Pregnancy also alters physiologic norms, so that the critical care physician may either fail to recognize a value as abnormal in pregnancy or mistake...

Postpartum depression affects a huge number of women and has detrimental consequences. Knowing the factors associated with postpartum depression during pregnancy can help its prevention. Although there is evidence surrounding behavioral or psychological predictors of postpartum depression, there is a lack of evidence of biological forecasters. The aim of this study was to analyze the sociodemog...

This article focuses on how nurse practitioners can fully honor individuals who are considering or have decided adoption by providing informed, unbiased, and nonstigmatizing prenatal postpartum care.

BACKGROUND Postpartum hemorrhage remains a major cause of global maternal morbidity and mortality, even in developed countries, despite the use of intensive care units. This study sought to (1) assess whether myocardial ischemia could be associated with and even aggravate hemorrhagic shock in young parturients admitted for postpartum hemorrhage, and (2) identify the independent risk factors for...

This study is a formative evaluation of a training seminar for health visitors, who visit mothers to provide them with support in terms of postpartum mental health, and was performed to examine factors that relate to the skills of these health visitors. Subjects were all health visitors (n = 232) from around Japan who participated in a 2-day training seminar. One-hundred and thirty-three valid ...