PURPOSE We hypothesized that intended pregnancy is associated with decreased risk of poor birth outcomes, irrespective of age or race. METHODS We conducted a cross-sectional study of 47,956 live singleton births using 1993-2001 data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS). We used logistic regression to estimate the odds ...

BackgroundThe current study was conducted to investigate the relationship between unwanted pregnancy based on couples’ opinions and infant nutrition type in women referred to the health centers in Mashhad city and their husbands.Materials and MethodsIn this analytical-descriptive study, unwanted or wanted progenies were studied from the viewpoints of 366 women referred to the health centers in ...

background: iron deficiency anemia (ida) during pregnancy is a common nutritional disorder with adverse effects for the baby, such as premature birth and low birth weight, and the mother, such as cardiovascular symptoms and reduced physical and mental strength. therefore, identifying factors affective on ida will assist the improvement of the health of the mother and fetus. this study aimed to ...

Background: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common reproductive disorder associated with many characteristic features, including hyperandrogenaemia, insulin resistance and obesity which may have significant implications for pregnancy outcomes and long-term health of the woman. It has an incidence ranging from 5 to 10%. Materials and Methods: This study is conducted to evaluate the pregnan...

BACKGROUND Physical activity may reduce the risk of adverse maternal outcomes, yet there are very few studies that have examined the correlates of exercise amongst obese women during pregnancy. We examined which relevant sociodemographic, obstetric, and health behaviour variables and pregnancy symptoms were associated with exercise in a small sample of obese pregnant women. METHODS This was a...

Background: One in ten people in the U.S. are affected by a substance use disorder (SUD), roughly one third of whom are women. Rates of unintended pregnancy are higher in this population than in the general public. Little is understood about how women with SUD use prescription contraception and think about pregnancy. Methods: By analyzing Medicaid claims data and conducting qualitative intervie...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate long-term pregnancy experiences of women exposed to diethylstilbestrol (DES) in utero compared with unexposed women. METHODS This study was based on diethylstilbestrol-exposed daughters, the National Collaborative Diethylstylbistrol Adenosis cohort and the Chicago cohort, and their respective nonexposed comparison groups. Subjects who could be traced were sent a detailed...

Objectives: Pregnancy pica is harmful to the mother and her baby. This study aimed update global prevalence of in pregnant women. Methods: Scopus, Science Direct, Wiley online, Google Scholar, PubMed databases were searched for observational studies until July 2021. search was done with keywords "pregnancy pica", "prevalence "pica frequency". After evaluating extracted based on inclusion exclus...

This review highlights factors of importance for the clinical care of pregnant women with pregestational diabetes and microalbuminuria or diabetic nephropathy with particular focus on the role of intensive antihypertensive treatment during pregnancy. Most information in the literature comes from women with type 1 diabetes and diabetic nephropathy, but this is probably also valid for women with ...

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES Little is known about the risks and outcomes of pregnancy in women with Brugada syndrome. We therefore evaluated pregnancy outcomes and the influence of pregnancy in patients with Brugada syndrome. METHODS A retrospective analysis was performed in all pregnant women with Brugada syndrome. We included 104 women with a total of 219 deliveries. RESULTS There were 15...