BACKGROUND Commercial swine breeds in North America undergo two waves of spontaneous fetal loss; one during peri-attachment and another during mid-gestation. Although an exact mechanism for this loss is not known, deficits in vasculature at the attachment sites appear to be a major cause. We hypothesized that a balance between pro-angiogenic and anti-angiogenic factors is needed at the maternal...

APPARATUS FOR CONTINUOUS MONITORING OF THE FETAL HEART RATE.* By Edward H. Hon, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yale University School of Medicine. During the past four years continuous monitoring of fetal heart rate during labor and delivery has permitted the accumulation of accurate, permanent records which may be of value for the assessment of fetal heart rate as an index of fetal e...

Abstract Purpose of Review Maternal prenatal substance use presents a multilevel risk to child development and parenting. Although parenting interventions are increasingly integrated into treatment, processes have not received equal attention within these interventions. This article aims synthesize the evidence on specific factors affecting early substance-using mothers, as well focusing those ...

The pregnancy and the adaptation to motherhood is one of the most signifcant events during a woman’s life time. The pregnancy is associated with major psychological and physical changes. The woman expects to attach to the fetus and prepare for the life as a mother. Interventions during pregnancy must be implemented with respect for the sensitive period as a pregnancy is. The aim with this chapt...

depression is a signifi cant mental and public health problem and may be one of the most disabling disorders among women of childbear-ing age. 1 Perinatal depression is associated with a multitude of negative sequelae for women, children, and families, including poor maternal-fetal attachment, adverse neona-tal outcomes (low birth weight, preterm birth, small for gestational age), poor infant a...

introduction:maternal diabetes mellitus is associated with depleted fetal iron stores and this is proportionate to the degree of maternal control, presence or absence of diabetes-related complications, and is not related to maternal iron status. in this study, we aim to assess the effect of maternal diabetes on cord blood serum ferritin. methods: the present prospective (case-control) study was...

background: pregnancy and accelerated fetal growth always are related with major metabolic changes and body fat redistribution and adiponectin is one of principle adipocyte hormones, so studying adiponectin changes during pregnancy may reveal some hidden parts of fetal metabolism. the aim of this study was to assess adiponectin and leptin levels in umbili cal cord and maternal serum, their rela...