Liotti proposed that interactions during infancy with a parent suffering unresolved loss could lead to vulnerabilities to altered states of consciousness. Hesse and van IJzendoorn provided initial support for Liotti's hypothesis, finding elevated scores on Tellegen's Absorption Scale - a normative form of dissociation - for undergraduates reporting that their parents had experienced the loss of...

OBJECTIVE To investigate whether gestational weight loss (GWL) after the diagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in overweight and obese women is associated with improved perinatal outcomes. Obesity and GDM are risk factors for adverse perinatal outcomes, but few studies have investigated weight loss during pregnancy in women with these comorbidities. DESIGN AND METHODS Retrospective...

AIMS To describe the birthweight specific rate of severe vision loss among babies born between 1 January 1984 and 31 December 1987 to mothers resident in a geographically defined area, to classify the causes of vision loss by time of origin, and to describe the associated sensory and motor impairments and disabilities. METHODS Cases were identified from a population register of children with ...

Despite important progress during recent decades, perinatal mortality is still a problem of major national importance. Today nearly 3 per cent. of all births result in perinatal death. To reduce this loss requires a better understanding of the way in which a large number of inter-related social and medical factors influence perinatal mortality risk. We are developing a series of studies to sepa...

antedates pregnancy, is a cause of increased perinatal mortality1-3 while the role of gestational diabetes in perinatal mortality remains doubtful.4 Although the multidisciplinary approach to the management of these diabetic pregnant patients remains the key to successful outcome; the obstetrician who has had some exposure to the management of diabetes might occasionally be faced with managing ...

Abortion have different types of stressors, and this stressors lead to anxiety and grief. This study aims to explore experiences of women with spontaneous abortion in terms of physical, social, psychological, financial, and any other aspect expressed by the women. Methods: A PubMed, SCOPUS and Google scholar (2002-2016) literature review was undertaken to define sources of financial, social, ps...

Recent publications indicate that the prevalence of perinatal mortality has increased in some dairy industries and an increased proportion of this loss is not associated with the traditional risk factors for perinatal mortality. The objectives of this study were to establish the prevalence of perinatal mortality (calf death within 24 h of calving) in Irish dairy herds and to determine the curre...

Hardiness is a personal resource that can potentially diminish negative effects of life stress. To increase understanding of the role that it can have on the health protection and promotion of bereaved parents following a perinatal loss, this article uses J. Wilson's (1969) method to present a concept analysis of hardiness. This analysis provides not only a fresh perspective for understanding t...