Objective Cervical length is often measured during the third trimester, especially in cases of threatened preterm labour. The gold standard is the transvaginal (TV) approach. A transabdominal approach is an alternative but it is often difficult to achieve a satisfactory image of the cervix in the third trimester. Transperineal (TP) ultrasound is considered less invasive and could offer a reliab...

INTRODUCTION HIV counseling and testing during labour can be emotional, but is important because it allows mothers and babies to receive PMTCT prophylaxis if previous identification of HIV infection has not occurred. The study explores how HIV testing and counseling during early labour affects women. METHODOLOGY This was a qualitative exploratory study to understand women's experiences during...

— This paper compares the early labor market experience of mature and young cohorts of women in Bogot a and Caracas. The cross-country, cross-cohort comparisons demonstrate the importance of both rising women’s human capital and family regimes to women’s labor market behavior. While divorce was a central stimulus of women’s work in both contexts, the more stable, patriarchal family regime in Bo...

Of the 58 women delivered in the house 30 were primiparse, and 28 were multipara. The numbers were as follows:?30 i.-parse, 16 ii.-parse, 3 iii.-parse, 4 i v.-parse, 1 v.-para, 2 vi.-parse, and 2 x.-parse. The average age of the primiparse was 21'66 years?the oldest being 35, the youngest 15. The average age of the multiparse was 27'25 years?the oldest being 40, and the youngest 20 years of age...

Objectives. Worldwide, over 200 million children are involved in child labor, with another 20 million children subjected to forced labor, leading to acute and chronic exposures resulting in safety and health (S&H) risks, plus removal from formal education and play. This review summarized S&H issues in child labor, including forced or indentured domestic labor as other sectors of child labor. Sp...

Fatal sepsis due to a particular biotype of Streptococcus milleri occurred in two neonates born at 26 weeks' gestation. The clinical importance of this biotype in association with premature labour and neonatal sepsis is discussed.

Cuando la Secretaría de Salud todavía tenía el logotipo azul que decía SSA, corrían tiempos difíciles porque no había dinero y la idea de crear nuevas instituciones era recibida con reservas, no sólo por el Presidente Zedillo, siempre generoso y atento a las necesidades de salud de la población, sino también, como ya es costumbre, por el secretario de Hacienda, responsable de cuidar el erario p...

Wage inequality in the United States has risen dramatically over the past few decades, prompting scholars to develop a number of theoretical accounts for the upward trend. This study argues that large firms have been a prominent labor-market institution that mitigates inequality. By compensating their lowand middle-wage employees with a greater premium than their higher-wage counterparts, large...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether sonographically measured cervical length is an effective predictive tool in women with threatened preterm labor and a history of past spontaneous preterm delivery. METHODS This was a retrospective cohort study of all women with singleton pregnancies who presented with preterm labor at less than 34 + 0 weeks' gestation and underwent sonographic measurement of cer...

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com of preventive measures taken at the preconception stage [4] is also important since it is practically impossible to influence the risk factors during pregnancy [5]. The aim of the survey was to study the state of women’s health after preterm labor and treatment of their diseases, considering the given relevance of rehabilitation after unfavorable pe...