BACKGROUND The trend to delay motherhood to the age of 30 and beyond is established in most high-income countries but relatively little is known about potential effects on maternal emotional well-being. This study investigates satisfaction with life during pregnancy and the first three years of motherhood in women expecting their first baby at an advanced and very advanced age. METHODS The st...

OBJECTIVE To estimate the direct costs of hospital stay for premature newborns of adolescent mothers, in a public hospital. METHODS A cost estimate study conducted between 2009 and 2011, in which direct hospital costs were estimated for premature newborns of adolescent mothers, with 22 to 36 6/7 gestational weeks, and treated at the neonatal unit of the hospital. RESULTS In 2006, there were...

In a randomised, double blind crossover study the effect of high dose ipratropium bromide (200 pg three times daily given by metered dose inhaler for four weeks) on lung mucociliary clearance and on the wet weight and mean apparent viscosity of sputum was compared with that of placebo. Six smokers, six ex-smokers, and three non-smokers (12 men and three women, median age 60 years) were studied....

abstract effect of different concentrations of salicylic acid on postharvest life of kiwifruit (actinidia deliciosa) cultivar hayward at 0 ±.5 °c and 90-95% rh was studied. fruits were treated with salicylic acid (0, 1 and 2 mmol/l-1) and stored at 0±.5°c for 16 weeks. fruit quality attributes assessment including firmness, total acidity, soluble solid content, ascorbic acid, antioxidant activi...

Background and Study Aim. This study aimed to investigate the effect of 8-weeks wrestling training on unilateral muscle imbalances.
 Material Methods. Eight male elite Greco-Roman wrestlers (wrestling group) (age 21.25±2.7 years, height 176.6±6.8 cm, body weight 81.00±9.3 kg) seven recreationally active (control 21.3±3.2 173.6±4.7 67.3±5.3 voluntarily participated in study. Both group part...

This study was performed to investigate the effect of of transdermal testosterone gel (TTG) on controlled ovarian stimulation (COS) and IVF outcomes and ovarian morphology according to pretreatment duration in poor responders. A total of 120 women were recruited for this pilot study. They were randomized into control, 2 weeks, 3 weeks or 4 weeks TTG treatment groups. For three TTG treatment gro...