Emerging Trends in Pregnancy-Loss Memorialization in American Catholicism

Horizons ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 369-398
Author(s):  
Maureen L. Walsh
Keyword(s):  
Pregnancy Loss ◽  
Ethnographic Research ◽  
American Catholicism ◽  
Public Monuments ◽  
Emerging Trends ◽  
Women's Lives ◽  
Catholic Organizations ◽  
To Receive ◽  
In Pregnancy

Pregnancy loss (miscarriage, stillbirth, and abortion) is an age-old, and typically hidden, part of women's lives, yet only in recent years has it started to receive recognition to match its prevalence. Based on ethnographic research, this article analyzes liturgical and memorial practices developing within American Catholicism to acknowledge and commemorate pregnancy losses. Growing efforts have emerged as parishes, dioceses, and other Catholic organizations across the country have developed rites and memorials that provide formal ways to attend to grief that often accompanies experiences of miscarriage, stillbirth, and abortion. The memorials range from “miscarriage masses” to public monuments to postabortion ministry retreats. This article argues that these memorial practices seek to change how pregnancy-loss experiences are understood or “known” by ritual participants by reframing them within Catholic narratives of forgiveness and healing, thereby transforming situations of isolating loss into stories of grace, community, and shared sorrow.

Accessory corpus luteum regression during pregnancy II: reproductive outcomes

Reproduction ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 162 (6) ◽  
pp. 483-495
Author(s):  
Pedro L J Monteiro ◽  
Caio A Gamarra ◽  
Rodrigo S Genari ◽  
Alexandre B Prata ◽  
Rafael V Barletta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dairy Cows ◽  
Corpus Luteum ◽  
Artificial Insemination ◽  
Pregnancy Loss ◽  
Hormone Treatment ◽  
Treatment Control ◽  
Abrupt Decrease ◽  
Gonadotrophin Releasing Hormone ◽  
To Receive ◽  
In Pregnancy

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of accessory corpus luteum (CL) induction on fertility in dairy cows. On day 5 after artificial insemination (AI), lactating Holstein cows were assigned unequally to receive gonadotrophin-releasing hormone treatment (GnRH) (n = 641) or no treatment (control; n  = 289). Cows had their blood sampled for progesterone (P4), and ovaries were scanned by ultrasound on days 5, 12, 19, 26, 33, 47, and 61 after AI. Pregnancy diagnosis was performed on days 26, 33, 47, and 61. On day 12, cows treated with GnRH were allocated to ipsilateral (n = 239) or contralateral (n = 241) groups based on the side of accessory CL formation relative to previous ovulation. Accessory CL cows had greater P4 than controls. In total, 52.7% (78/148) of pregnant cows in contralateral group had accessory CL regression earlier (<day 33; 30.8%) or later (days 33–61; 69.2%) in pregnancy with coincident decrease in P4. No cows with ipsilateral accessory CL underwent regression. There was no difference in pregnancy/AI among groups. Cows with contralateral accessory CL that underwent early regression had greater pregnancy loss (30%) than controls (10%), or cows with ipsilateral CL (3%) or contralateral CL with either later or no regression (12%). Cows with ipsilateral accessory CL had lower pregnancy loss than controls. In conclusion, elevating circulating P4 by the induction of accessory CL, particularly ipsilateral CL, increases P4 and reduces pregnancy loss. However, contralateral accessory CL that undergoes regression before day 33 of pregnancy has increased pregnancy loss, possibly due to an abrupt decrease in P4 at a pivotal period of pregnancy (days 26–33).

Placental pathology in pregnancy loss

Placenta ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 103 ◽  
pp. 256
Author(s):  
Daisuke Fujita ◽  
Misa Nunode ◽  
Masami Sawada ◽  
Yoko Nagayasu ◽  
Takumi Sano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pregnancy Loss ◽  
Placental Pathology ◽  
In Pregnancy

Miscarriage After Noninvasive Prenatal Screening—The Value of Genetic Testing in Pregnancy Loss [34J]

2018 ◽  
Vol 131 ◽  
pp. 117S
Author(s):  
Melissa Maisenbacher ◽  
Wendy DiNonno ◽  
Katrina Merrion ◽  
Michael Young ◽  
Styrmir Sigurjonsson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Testing ◽  
Pregnancy Loss ◽  
Prenatal Screening ◽  
Noninvasive Prenatal Screening ◽  
In Pregnancy

Stillbirth as the primary manifestation of disseminated tuberculosis in a young immunocompetent mother with multiple perforations of the ileum

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. e239386
Author(s):  
Deepak Rajput ◽  
Amit Gupta ◽  
Ravi Roshan ◽  
Arvind Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Pregnancy Loss ◽  
Clinical Presentation ◽  
Delayed Presentation ◽  
Female Reproductive System ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Low Middle Income Countries ◽  
Mother And Child ◽  
In Pregnancy

Tuberculosis (TB), a significant cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, is particularly relevant in low/middle-income countries like India, where the disease is endemic. The female reproductive system is very vulnerable to this infection with, the clinical presentation being utterly silent in most patients. Symptoms of TB in pregnancy may initially be attributed to the gravidity itself besides temporary concealment of associated weight loss by the normally occurring weight gain during the pregnancy. Untreated TB may cause pregnancy loss by either placental damage or direct harm to both the mother and child. We report a case of latent disseminated TB in a young immunocompetent female that was revealed in the postpartum state (after full-term stillbirth delivery at home) as 20 ileal perforations secondary to intestinal TB. Due to ongoing sepsis and delayed presentation to the hospital, the patient could not be salvaged despite the best possible efforts.

The role of male factor in pregnancy loss

Urologiia ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4_2021 ◽  
pp. 152-157
Author(s):  
M.N. Korshunov Korshunov ◽  
E.S. Korshunova Korshunova ◽  
Yu.V. Kastrikin Kastrikin ◽  
E.A. Efremov Efremov ◽  
S.P. Darenkov Darenkov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pregnancy Loss ◽  
Male Factor ◽  
In Pregnancy

scholarly journals The Role of Glucocorticoids in Pregnancy: Four Decades Experience with Use of Betamethasone in the Prevention of Pregnancy Loss

10.5772/50797 ◽  
2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fortunato Vesce ◽  
Emilio Giugliano ◽  
Elisa Cagnazzo ◽  
Stefania Bignardi ◽  
Elena Mossuto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pregnancy Loss ◽  
In Pregnancy

In vitro-produced horse embryos exhibit a very narrow window of acceptable recipient mare uterine synchrony compared with in vivo-derived embryos

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (12) ◽  
pp. 1904 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Cuervo-Arango ◽  
Anthony N. Claes ◽  
Tom A. E. Stout
Keyword(s):  
Pregnancy Rate ◽  
Pregnancy Loss ◽  
Oestrous Cycle ◽  
Ongoing Pregnancy ◽  
Ongoing Pregnancy Rate ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
In Pregnancy

In recent years, the number of equine invitro-produced embryos (IVP) has increased markedly; as yet, there are few reports on what constitutes an ‘ideal’ recipient for an IVP embryo. This study retrospectively investigated the effects of recipient mare oestrous cycle characteristics on the likelihood of pregnancy after transfer of IVP (n=264) and invivo-derived embryos (n=262). IVP embryos tolerated only a narrow window of recipient mare ‘synchrony’, with transfer on Day 4 after ovulation resulting in a higher likelihood of ongoing pregnancy (69%) than transfer on Days 3, 5 or 6 (53.2%, 41.3% and 23.1% respectively; P=0.02). In contrast, Day 8 invivo-derived embryos tolerated a wide range of uterine (a)synchrony, with no difference in pregnancy or pregnancy loss for recipients that ovulated between Day 4 and Day 9 before transfer. However, transferring invivo-derived embryos to recipients that had a longer oestrus preceding transfer resulted in higher Day 12 and ongoing pregnancy rate (P&lt;0.01). This effect was not significant in IVP embryos. In conclusion, Day 6–8 IVP blastocysts survive best after transfer to Day 4 recipient mares; Day 8 invivo-derived embryos survive equally well in Day 4–9 recipients, but do better in mares that have a long preceding oestrus.

Premorbid Hemostasis in Women with a History of Pregnancy Loss

2019 ◽  
Vol 119 (12) ◽  
pp. 1994-2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alina D. Peshkova ◽  
Svetlana I. Safiullina ◽  
Natalia G. Evtugina ◽  
Yelena S. Baras ◽  
Fazoil I. Ataullakhanov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pregnancy Loss ◽  
Blood Clot ◽  
Significant Inhibition ◽  
Obstetric Complications ◽  
In Vitro Assays ◽  
History Of ◽  
Clot Contraction ◽  
Hemostatic Disorders ◽  
In Pregnancy

Abstract Background Congenital and acquired hemostatic disorders are among the pathogenic factors of pregnancy loss. Studying mechanistic relations between impaired hemostasis and fetal losses is important for the prognosis and prophylaxis of obstetric complications. Objective This article aims to establish latent hemostatic disorders in nonpregnant women as an important premorbid risk factor of pregnancy loss. Methods and Results Hemostasis was characterized using two relatively new in vitro assays, namely thrombodynamics (spatial clot growth) and kinetics of blood clot contraction, which together reflect the hemostatic or thrombotic potential. In addition, platelet functionality was assessed using flow cytometry. Our study included 50 women with a history of pregnancy loss and 30 parous women without previous obstetric complications. In patients with pregnancy loss, hypercoagulability was observed along with significant impairment of blood clot contraction associated with chronic platelet activation and dysfunction. Both hypercoagulability and defective clot contraction were significantly more pronounced in patients with a history of three or more miscarriages compared with patients with a history of one or two miscarriages. In addition, a significant inhibition of clot contraction was found in patients with miscarriage occurring after 10 weeks of gestation compared with those who lost a fetus earlier in pregnancy. Conclusion These results indicate that chronic hypercoagulability and impaired clot contraction constitute a premorbid status in patients with pregnancy loss. The data confirm a significant pathogenic role of hemostatic disorders in pregnancy loss and suggest the predictive value of thrombodynamics and blood clot contraction assays in evaluating the risk of pregnancy loss.

Hidden in the Light: Occupational Norms among Crack-Using Street-Level Sex Workers

1996 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 143-173 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa Maher
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
Sex Work ◽  
York City ◽  
Sex Workers ◽  
Cultural Practices ◽  
Ethnographic Research ◽  
Street Level ◽  
Women's Lives ◽  
Crack Users

This article explores the “hypersexuality” hypothesis and, in particular, the phenomenon of sex-for-crack exchanges, by drawing on recent ethnographic research with women crack users engaged in street-level sex work in New York City. Viewing sex work as work, the study identifies the existence of a hitherto hidden set of occupational norms which cohere around the concept of discrimination as a central organizing principle in street-level prostitution. The article describes the ways in which established norms in relation to price, sex acts, clients, and bartering practices govern commercial sex transactions at the street level and examines their effects in regulating both individual and collective conduct. The analysis draws attention to the deficits of previous research and, specifically, the absence of context and the lack of attention to shared cultural practices and occupational norms which have made possible the erasure of agency from representations of these women's lives.

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