Introdução : a diabetes gestacional é a complicação mais frequente da gravidez e a sua prevalência tem vindo a aumentar na última década. Uma vez que se encontra associada a diversos outcomes materno-fetais negativos, é necessário valorizar as condições de risco para esta patolo…
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Introdução: as doenças hipertensivas da gravidez, como a pré-eclâmpsia, constituem uma das principais causas de morbilidade e mortalidade materno-fetais, porém, não existem métodos suficientemente eficazes de predição e prevenção destes distúrbios pelo que a investigação contínu…
É muito comum surgirem nos noticiários histórias de crianças que são abandonadas em condições sub-humanas, ou de mulheres que, influenciadas pelo estado puerperal, provocam a morte de um recém-nascido, ou, ainda, de interrupções de gravidezes feitas em clínicas clandestinas, com…
O presente trabalho serve o objetivo da análise jurídica sobre a especial proteção concedida pelo sistema português de direito do trabalho aos progenitores trabalhadores, em caso de parto prematuro. Uma análise a que nos propusemos anos antes da publicação da Lei n.º 90/2019, de…
The medicalization of childbirth has caused extensive debate concerning its influence on women's health. Healthcare institutions worldwide expose women to medical scrutiny and surveillance under institutional care so as to address problems related to childbirth, such as high mor…
Pregnancy and lactation induce drastic changes in skeletal physiology due to the increased calcium demand by fetal/infant growth. Although both clinical and animal studies have suggested that reproduction leads to long-lasting skeletal changes to exert protective effects on mech…
Num contexto histórico, a frequência de gestações trigemelares atingiu o seu auge nos finais do século XX e diminuiu significativamente a partir de então, registando-se atualmente uma frequência de 0,2 por 1000 grávidas. Atualmente, os grandes fatores etiológicos que estão na or…
The role of the early life social and maternal environments in the production of health inequalities was widely documented in the past few decades but the underlying mechanisms were often subject to suboptimal analytic practices. The developmental origins of health and disease (…
Възпроизводството на човека и динамиката на демографските процеси са един изключително сложен комплекс от икономически, социални, медицински, биологични, психологически, географски, религиозни и морално-етични компоненти, които дават много сериозно отражение върху цялостното раз…
In relation to pregnant African American women, this study explored the relationships between the utilization of prenatal and mental health screenings and sociodemographic and geodemographic variables. Additionally, this study sought to explore the treatment of African American …
A dearth of research exists examining the effects of historical trauma, expressed through mental and physical illness, on African-American mothers. The focus of this descriptive phenomenological study was to illuminate how African-American mothers understand historical trauma. P…
Aging cohort studies recruit participants at an age before most of the population will experience the study outcome to document its natural history and related risk factors. Usually assumptions regarding “normative” aging, including average age at onset, are based on data on Whi…
This study focused on the knowledge and exposure of obstetrical nursing supervisors to the practice of female genital mutilation/female circumcision. Anecdotal data indicates that immigrant women who are affected by FGM/FC, are frequenting delivery rooms in United States hospita…
Using multi-stage probability sampling methods, 424 clusters of 25-50 households, in urban slum areas of Dhaka, were surveyed periodically to identify women who were pregnant. The final sample consisted of 1506 women, who were pregnant at least 7 months, and who delivered in Dha…
The Nigerian criminal jurisprudence unduly restricts abortion. Abortion is prohibited except when it is aimed at saving the woman's life. As a result, many women and girls resort to non-physician providers to procure abortion secretly. These procedures turn out to be unhygienic …
In the developing world, millions of women suffer from the sequelae of reproductive morbidities (death due to botched abortions and cervical cancers, infertility, increased risk of HIV transmission, emotional distress, chronic pain and social ostracism). While recent community-b…
This study was conducted in an effort to assess the possible teratogenic effects of fetal exposure to "crack" cocaine on the development of infants during the neonatal period. The principle assessment tool employed in this study was the Brazelton Neonatal Assessment Scale (NBAS)…
The prevalence of postpartum mortality and morbidity is extremely high in Pakistan. Yet postpartum care remains neglected and limited data is available on postpartum care practices. This study reviews the traditional maternal and neonate care rituals and care seeking behaviors a…
This thesis traces and analyses the evolution of obstetrical and midwifery doctrine and use of episiotomy in the United States and United Kingdom. In the U.S., the routinization of episiotomy resulted from strenuous lobbying efforts of a small group of obstetrician/gynecologists…