OBJECTIVE To study the association between peri-conceptional A1C and serious adverse pregnancy outcome (congenital malformations and perinatal mortality). RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Prospective data were collected in 933 singleton pregnancies complicated by type 1 diabetes. RESULTS The risk of serious adverse outcome at different A1C levels was compared with the background population. The ...

Background Pre-conceptional supplementation with folic acid is recognized as essential for the prevention of neural tube defects. However, the reproductive effects of folic acid may extend well beyond this well-recognized effect and may have an important role in improving fertility and survival of the conceptus and fetus. MaterialsAndMethods We evaluated the association between pre-conceptional...

The realization of distributed DP systems requires efficient tools to support the design and analysis of computer network software, taking into account the performance characteristics of the hardware components used. Investigation of the efficiency and correctness of the communication software is of special importance. This work considers the problem of performance evaluation and prediction for...

A cross-sectional descriptive survey was undertaken to assess the knowledge and practice regarding pre-conceptional care among 95 maried couples in selected rural community, Paschim Medinipur with objectives practice, relationship them association of variables. Non-probability convenience sampling technique used. Conceptual framework based on Von Wagner’s The Health literacy skills framework. t...

BACKGROUND Pregnancy is a state of increased requirement of macro- and micronutrients, and malnourishment or inadequate dietary intake before and during pregnancy, can lead to adverse perinatal outcomes including stillbirths. Many nutritional interventions have been proposed during pregnancy according to the nutritional status of the mother and baseline risk factors for different gestational di...

Due to the increased demand for a sustainable source of energy, research on energy harvesting has in last twenty years. Energy aims gain from ambient environment and convert this into electrical power. There are different kinds renewable sources vibration (VEH) is most promising owing its low maintenance cost. This paper focuses an electromagnetic harvester based concept rotational harvesting. ...

BACKGROUND Evidence-based advice on alcohol consumption is required for pregnant women and women planning a pregnancy. Our aim was to investigate the prevalence, predictors and perinatal outcomes associated with peri-conceptional alcohol consumption. METHODS A cohort study of 61,241 women who booked for antenatal care and delivered in a large urban maternity hospital between 2000 and 2007. Se...

Although peri-conceptional folic acid (FA) supplementation can prevent a proportion of neural tube defects (NTD), there is increasing evidence that many NTD are FA non-responsive. The vitamin-like molecule inositol may offer a novel approach to preventing FA-non-responsive NTD. Inositol prevented NTD in a genetic mouse model, and was well tolerated by women in a small study of NTD recurrence. I...