Obstetricians use a unique form of classification of diabetes in pregnancy originally proposed by Dr. Priscilla White. The system was designed to estimate the prognosis for pregnancy outcome for women with diabetes who become pregnant. White first described her classification system in a report entitled, “Pregnancy Complicating Diabetes.” The prognostic system was based on the observation that ...

Women have been increasingly delaying the start of motherhood in recent decades. The same trend is seen also for men. The influence of maternal age on fertility, chromosomal anomalies, pregnancy complications, and impaired perinatal and post-natal outcome of offspring, has been thoroughly investigated, and these aspects are clinically applied during fertility and pregestational counseling. Male...

The growing complexity of biomedical research requires new methods of discovery; scientists must use an interdisciplinary approach and explore new models of team science, as underscored in the Roadmap of the National Institutes of Health. In March 2003, the National Institute of Nursing Research convened a working group of scientists and clinicians with a wide range of backgrounds to address "O...

The left atrium is the most common location of myxomas, which are benign tumors. Only a few cases of myxomas in pregnancies have been reported. Our thorough medical literature search showed only 17 reported cases in the course of pregnancy. Myxomas during pregnancy and in the preterm period constitute a serious phenomenon that can mimic an early sign of a life-threatening pathology like severe ...

Background: Pruritic dermatoses of pregnancy are important and common dermatoses during pregnancy. Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence and specificity or non-specificity of pruritic dermatoses of pregnancy and their effects on health of mother and fetus, during a period of one year. Patients and Methods: The data were gathered by questionnaires completed by midwi...

OBJECTIVE To estimate the proportion of interfacility transfers (IFTs) transported by '108' ambulances and to compare the characteristics of the IFTs and non-IFTs to understand the pattern of use of '108' services for pregnant women in India. DESIGN A cross-sectional analysis of '108' ambulance records from five states for the period April 2013 to March 2014. Data were obtained from the call ...

During gestation, the female body undergoes a number of changes; accordingly, her microbiota also marked changes throughout duration pregnancy. Some shifts in microbial community are imprinted even before pregnancy and may affect woman's ability to conceive. Prepregnancy obesity inflammatory bowel disease associated with gestational dysbiosis, as several conditions occurring during pregnancy, i...

A case of successful gestation, delivery, and postpartum recovery in a woman with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) is presented. The rarity of pregnancy in patients with PNH and the nature and high rate of complications in such cases are discussed. Finally, suggestions are made for both antepartum and postpartum management of these unusual and complicated pregnancies.

OBJECTIVE in the UK, midwives are facing a policy-drive to include men in antenatal care, and men will soon receive paternity leave to enable their involvement. As a result, more men will be able to attend screening, support women and participate in decision-making. We therefore conducted a timely exploration of what being involved means for men and what they want from antenatal screening and m...