AfterAfter Tiller: the impact of a documentary film on understandings of third-trimester abortion

2015 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 695-709 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gretchen Sisson ◽  
Katrina Kimport
Keyword(s):  
Documentary Film ◽  
Third Trimester ◽  
Trimester Abortion ◽  
The Impact

The impact of maternal obesity on fetal adiposity in the third trimester

2010 ◽  
Vol 95 (Supplement 1) ◽  
pp. Fa25-Fa25
Author(s):  
N. Farah ◽  
M. Kennelly ◽  
V. Donnelly ◽  
B. Stuart ◽  
M. Turner
Keyword(s):  
Maternal Obesity ◽  
Third Trimester ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Predictors of Sensitivity in Mothers of 8-Month-Old Infants

2013 ◽  
Vol 23 (56) ◽  
pp. 311-320 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia Alvarenga ◽  
Maria Virginia Machado Dazzani ◽  
Eulina da Rocha Lordelo ◽  
Cristiane Ajnamei dos Santos Alfaya ◽  
Cesar Augusto Piccinini
Keyword(s):  
Postpartum Depression ◽  
Maternal Mental Health ◽  
Maternal Sensitivity ◽  
Multiple Regression Model ◽  
Third Trimester ◽  
Child Interaction ◽  
Mother Child Interaction ◽  
Maternal Fetal Attachment ◽  
Fetal Attachment ◽  
The Impact

This longitudinal study investigated the impact of maternal mental health, including postpartum depression, and of maternal-fetal attachment, on maternal sensitivity when babies were eight months old. The study included 38 mother-infant dyads. The women answered the SRQ-20 and the Maternal-Fetal Attachment Scale in the third trimester of pregnancy, and the BDI, for evaluation of postpartum depression in the first month following birth. Maternal sensitivity was examined through an observation of mother-child interaction when babies were eight months old. The multiple regression model considering the three factors explained 18.6% of the variance in sensitivity, and only maternal-fetal attachment was a significant predictor. The results indicate the importance of interventions to promote the bond of pregnant women with their babies, which may even minimize possible harmful effects of postpartum depression on mother-child interaction.

Abstract P206: Prenatal Cadmium Burden, Birth Weight, And Offspring Adolescent Blood Pressure

Hypertension ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 76 (Suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Megan K Suter ◽  
Daniel Enquobahrie ◽  
Catherine Karr ◽  
Sheela Sathyanarayana ◽  
Joseph T Flynn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Birth Weight ◽  
High Blood Pressure ◽  
Cadmium Concentration ◽  
Effect Modification ◽  
Childhood And Adolescence ◽  
Environmental Toxicants ◽  
Third Trimester ◽  
Stage 1 ◽  
The Impact

Background: Cadmium is a ubiquitous, toxic heavy metal associated with several adverse health outcomes, including high blood pressure, in adults. The impact of maternal cadmium burden on offspring birth weight and have not been thoroughly explored. We investigated associations of prenatal cadmium burden with birth weight and offspring blood pressure in childhood and adolescence. Methods: We analyzed data from 202 mother-child pairs who were recruited for the Early Life Exposure in Mexico to Environmental Toxicants (ELEMENT) study in Mexico City (1997-2000). Prenatal cadmium burden was characterized using maternal urine collected in the third trimester of pregnancy - continuous and quartile specific-gravity adjusted cadmium (log-UCd, μg/L). Outcomes were offspring birth weight and blood pressure (measured at age 7-15 years). Blood pressure status (normal, elevated, stage 1 hypertension) was defined based on the 2017 American Academy of Pediatrics Guidelines. Those with elevated or stage 1 hypertension were categorized as having high blood pressure. Linear and logistic regression models were used to examine associations, adjusted for potential confounders. Potential effect modification by offspring sex was assessed using interaction terms and sex-stratified models. Results: Study participants included 93 males and 109 females, with a mean age of 10.0 (SD=1.5) years. Median third trimester urinary cadmium concentration was 0.17 μg/L (IQR=0.12, 0.26). The prevalence of high blood pressure was 19.3% (39/202). Prenatal cadmium was not associated with birthweight (β=-58.94 grams, 95%CI: -138.07, 20.19), offspring systolic blood pressure (β=-0.90 mmHg, 95%CI: -2.87, 1.06), diastolic blood pressure (β=-1.21 mmHg, 95%CI: -2.68, 0.26), or high blood pressure (OR=0.64, 95%CI: 0.34, 1.21). We found similar results when prenatal cadmium was modeled with quartiles. There was no evidence of effect modification by sex for any of the outcomes. Conclusions: In the current study, maternal third trimester was not associated with offspring blood pressure or birth weight, however future studies are needed to confirm these findings.

scholarly journals TORCH screening used appropriately in China?─three years results from a teaching hospital in northwest China

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lin-Chuan Wang ◽  
Fang Yan ◽  
Jing-Xiong Ruan ◽  
Yao Xiao ◽  
Yan Yu
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Hospital ◽  
Northwest China ◽  
Reproductive Age ◽  
Third Trimester ◽  
Reproductive Age Women ◽  
Serological Data ◽  
Simplex Virus ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Torch Infections ◽  
Hsv 1

Abstract Objectives TORCH infections caused by Toxoplasma gondii (TOX), rubella virus (RV), cytomegalovirus (CMV) and herpes simplex virus 1,2 (HSV-1,2) are associated with congenital anomalies. The study aimed to analyze the characteristics of TORCH screening in reproductive age women. Methods A total of 18,104 women (2015–2017) from a teaching hospital in Xi’an, China, were enrolled in the study. The characteristics of TORCH screening, i.e., the application of TORCH test, the seroprevalence, the impact of age, periods of gestation and woman with bad obstetric history (BOH) on the serological data were investigated. Results In the study, 319 women (1.76%) performed dynamic TORCH test. 51.66, 20.44 and 3.83% of the population did the test in the pre-gestation period, the first and third trimester, respectively. Quite a few pre-gestation women (29.74%) ignored screening of IgG antibodies. The overall IgG/IgM seropositvity of TOX, RV, CMV, HSV-1 and HSV-2 was 4.35%/0.35, 90%/0.63, 96.79%/0.97, 81.11%/0.14 and 6.1%/0.19%, respectively. The age-specific distributions and periods of gestation had no significant effect on the seroprevalence of TORCH agents, p>0.05. However, BOH was significantly associated with higher seropositvity of IgM (RV, CMV, HSV-1 and HSV-2) and IgG (CMV and HSV-1) antibodies, p < 0.05. Conclusion In Xi’an region, more attentions should be paid to TOX, CMV, HSV-2 and the women with BOH for TORCH screening. Meanwhile, a greater emphasis needs to be placed on TORCH test used inappropriately in China.

scholarly journals 57 Impact of weaning strategy on beef cow performance

2019 ◽  
Vol 97 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 1-1
Author(s):  
Mary Clarke Worthington ◽  
Grace C Ott ◽  
Matthew H Poore ◽  
Carrie L Pickworth
Keyword(s):  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Second Trimester ◽  
Third Trimester ◽  
Beef Cow ◽  
Lactating Cows ◽  
Weaning Stress ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Period Data ◽  
Cow Performance ◽  
The Impact

Abstract It has been shown that physiologic stress in beef cattle can impact animal performance. Weaning stress is recognized as a major stress in a calf’s life. However, less is known of its impacts on the dam or developing fetus, as the dam is at the end of the second trimester at weaning. Therefore, the objective was to investigate the impact of weaning stress on cow performance. A total of 240 cows from two locations were assigned to one of three weaning strategies: abrupt removal of the calf on d 0 (n = 80), d 7 cow-calf fenceline contact (n = 81), and late weaning on d 84 (n = 79). Cows averaged 16 and 24 weeks of gestation on d 0 and d 84 respectively. Weights and BCS were obtained monthly. Behavioral observations occurred over the week before and after weaning for each weaning period. Five late-wean cows per location were milked on d 14 and d 70 to estimate milk yield throughout the late wean period. Data were analyzed using the MIXED procedure of SAS with BW and BCS utilizing repeated measures. Means are declared different at P ≤ 0.05. The ADG over the course of the study was lower (P < 0.05) for the late weaned cows compared to the abrupt weaned cows. This was also reflected by change in body condition where late weaned cows dropped from a 5.7 to a 4.9 (P < 0.05) over the 105 d. Milk production in late weaned cows decreased over time (6.0 and 4.4 kg/d for d 14 and 70, respectively; P = 0.05). Energy expenditure for lactation may have contributed to the drop in BCS of the late weaned compared with the non-lactating cows and could compromise third trimester growth of calf in utero. The results of this study warrant further exploration of the effect of weaning stress on dams and their developing fetuses.

scholarly journals Effects of long-term vaccination against Coxiella burnetii on the fertility of high-producing dairy cows

2015 ◽  
Vol 63 (2) ◽  
pp. 223-233
Author(s):  
Irina Garcia-Ispierto ◽  
Irene López-Helguera ◽  
Joan Tutusaus ◽  
Ramón Mur-Novales ◽  
Fernando López-Gatius
Keyword(s):  
Dairy Cows ◽  
Coxiella Burnetii ◽  
Pregnancy Loss ◽  
Fetal Loss ◽  
Odds Ratios ◽  
Third Trimester ◽  
Final Study ◽  
Study Population ◽  
The Impact

The impact of long-term vaccination against Coxiella burnetii on the fertility of cows was studied. Double vaccinations three weeks apart at the start of the third trimester of gestation in each of two consecutive pregnancies were applied. The final study population consisted of 410 cows after the first vaccination round. Based on the odds ratios, the likelihood of early fetal loss (pregnancy loss following a positive pregnancy diagnosis before Day 90 of gestation) was higher in control cows (OR = 1.42) than in vaccinated cows. The final study population consisted of 336 cows after the second round of vaccination. According to the odds ratios, vaccinated C. burnetii seronegative cows were less likely to be subfertile (> 3 AI) (OR = 0.4) compared to non-vaccinated seronegative animals, and the likelihood of early fetal loss was lower in vaccinated C. burnetii seropositive animals (OR = 0.3) compared to non-vaccinated seronegative cows. Seropositivity to C. burnetii was positively related to twin pregnancy after the two rounds of vaccination (OR = 2.1 and 3.5, respectively). These results indicate that two consecutive vaccination rounds against C. burnetii in advanced gestation reduce subfertility and early fetal loss in dairy cows.

P19 Attitudes about second-trimester abortion and the impact of restrictive laws among reproductive-aged Texas women

Contraception ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 102 (4) ◽  
pp. 283
Author(s):  
K. White ◽  
G. Sierra ◽  
S. Baum ◽  
K. Hopkins ◽  
J. Potter ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Second Trimester ◽  
Trimester Abortion ◽  
Second Trimester Abortion ◽  
Texas Women ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Vitamin B-12 Supplementation during Pregnancy and Early Lactation Does Not Affect Neurophysiologic Outcomes in Children Aged 6 Years

2020 ◽  
Vol 150 (7) ◽  
pp. 1951-1957 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krishnamachari Srinivasan ◽  
Susan Thomas ◽  
Shilpa Anand ◽  
Mahesh Jayachandra ◽  
Tinku Thomas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Mismatch Negativity ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Event Related Potentials ◽  
P300 Amplitude ◽  
Vitamin B ◽  
Third Trimester ◽  
Related Potentials ◽  
Vitamin B 12 ◽  
The Impact

ABSTRACT Background Deficiency of vitamin B-12 is common in pregnant Indian women. Assessment of neurophysiological measures using event-related potentials (ERPs) may yield additional information on the effects of maternal B-12 supplementation on child brain function. Objectives The objective of the study was to evaluate the effects of vitamin B-12 supplementation (50 μg daily orally) during pregnancy on the childhood ERP measures of positive waveform ∼300 ms after stimulus (P300) and mismatch negativity. Methods This study was a follow-up of children born to pregnant women who received oral vitamin B-12 supplements (n = 62) compared with children of pregnant women who received placebo (n = 70) from a randomized controlled trial. The mean ± SD child age was 72 ± 1 mo. We used the Enobio system to assess the ERP measures P300 and mismatch negativity. Results There were no significant differences in the primary outcomes, amplitudes, and latencies of the P300 results and the mismatch negativity between children in the supplementation and placebo groups. We combined the intervention and placebo groups for secondary analyses. On multiple variable regression analysis after adjusting for treatment group, intrauterine growth restriction, and home environment, P300 amplitude in children was significantly higher in the lowest tertile of third-trimester maternal methylmalonic acid (MMA) concentrations (β = 3034.04; 95% CI: 923.24, 5144.83) compared with the highest MMA tertile (β = 1612.12; 95% CI: −258.86, 3483.10, P = 0.005). Conclusions While no significant effects of maternal vitamin B-12 supplementation on children's ERP measures were seen at 72 mo, elevated maternal MMA concentrations in the third trimester were negatively associated with P300 amplitude in children. It may be worthwhile to study the impact of maternal and infant vitamin B-12 supplementation on childhood brain structure and function in longer and larger trials. The parent trial was registered at clinicaltrials.gov as NCT00641862.

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