scholarly journals Domestic violence against pregnant women and post-partum period: What are the solutions?

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (25.0) ◽  
pp. 90-99
Author(s):  
Magda Sayed
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Post Partum ◽  
Post Partum Period

Risk factors in pregnant women with an oncological diagnosis and their impact in the post-partum period.

2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e23166-e23166
Author(s):  
Flavia Faccio ◽  
Chiara Ionio ◽  
Eleonora Mascheroni ◽  
Fedro Peccatori ◽  
Giulia Ongaro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Parenting Stress ◽  
Post Partum ◽  
Mood States ◽  
Post Traumatic ◽  
Post Partum Period ◽  
Traumatic Symptoms

e23166 Background: An oncological diagnosis during pregnancy, or the choice of motherhood following cancer may be accompanied by anxiety, distress and depression. The aim of the study is to explore the possible risk factors in the perinatal period in women who experienced an oncological diagnosis before or during pregnancy. Methods: 32 pregnant women (25 breast, 3 cervix, 1 lung, 1 Hodgkin's lymphoma, 1 perivascular epithelial cell neoplasia, 1 epatic PEComa) were assessed during their 3rd trimester (T1) and three months’ post-partum (T2). At T1 mood states and post-traumatic symptoms were evaluated, at T2 parenting stress and perceived quality of life (QoL). Results: Depression, anger and anxiety correlated with lower physical and psychological QoL in the post-partum. Moreover, mothers who expressed higher levels of fatigue and confusion during pregnancy are associated to lower levels of perceived psychological QoL. Women who manifested hypervigilance and hyperarousal during pregnancy were more likely to perceive lower psychological QoL three months after birth. Finally, post-traumatic symptoms of intrusiveness during pregnancy correlated with higher levels of parenting stress and higher risk of dysfunctional parenting, together with a stronger perception of having a child with a difficult temperament in the post-partum period. Conclusions: Mood states and post-traumatic symptoms can decrease the mother’s quality of life and heighten parental distress. These preliminary results suggest implementing psychological support for women with current or previous oncological diagnosis during pregnancy in order to prevent the onset of dysfunctional parenting and/or problem behaviours in their children. [Table: see text]

scholarly journals Variation of Transaminases, HCV-RNA Levels and Th1/Th2 Cytokine Production during the Post-Partum Period in Pregnant Women with Chronic Hepatitis C

PLoS ONE ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. e75613 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ángeles Ruiz-Extremera ◽  
José Antonio Muñoz-Gámez ◽  
Ana Abril-Molina ◽  
María Angustias Salmerón-Ruiz ◽  
Paloma Muñoz-de-Rueda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Hepatitis ◽  
Hepatitis C ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Chronic Hepatitis C ◽  
Cytokine Production ◽  
Post Partum ◽  
Hcv Rna ◽  
Th2 Cytokine ◽  
Post Partum Period ◽  
Rna Levels

scholarly journals Food Consumption during Pregnancy and Post-Partum. ECLIPSES Study

Nutrients ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 2447 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristina Jardí ◽  
Estefania Aparicio ◽  
Cristina Bedmar ◽  
Núria Aranda ◽  
Susana Abajo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Class ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Mediterranean Diet ◽  
Food Consumption ◽  
Post Partum ◽  
Dietary Guidelines ◽  
Processed Meat ◽  
Maternal Factors ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Post Partum Period

Inadequate maternal diet can adversely affect mother and child. Our aim was to assess adherence to the Spanish dietary guidelines and to the Mediterranean diet, to analyze changes in diet during pregnancy and post-partum, and to identify maternal factors associated with food consumption. A total of 793 healthy pregnant women were recruited during the first prenatal visit and followed until the post-partum period. Data from the clinical history, anthropometric measurements, and lifestyle habits were collected. Food consumption was evaluated using a food frequency questionnaire. The results show that in pregnant women the consumption of healthy foods did not meet recommendations, whereas consumption of red and processed meat and sweet food exceeded recommendations. The results also show a medium adherence to the Mediterranean diet that remained unchanged throughout pregnancy. A significant decrease was observed in the consumption of fruits, followed by vegetables and then salted and sweet cereals from pregnancy to post-partum. A better adherence to the Mediterranean diet has been reported by pregnant women that are older, of higher social class, and higher education level, and who do not smoke nor drink (p < 0.005). In conclusion, the diet of pregnant women from Spain departs from recommendations, medium adherence to the Mediterranean diet was maintained throughout the pregnancy and post-partum, and a decreasing consumption of healthy food from the first trimester to the post-partum period was observed. Maternal factors such as age, social class, education, and smoking influence diet quality.

scholarly journals Traditional Chinese medicine in the treatment of postpartum bell´s palsy

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Huang Wei Ling
Keyword(s):  
Chinese Medicine ◽  
Traditional Chinese Medicine ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Cold Water ◽  
Post Partum ◽  
The Body ◽  
Medicine Physician ◽  
The Face ◽  
Post Partum Period ◽  
The Right

Introduction: Pregnant women have more risk for Bell´s palsy compared to non-pregnant women. The majority of cases occur in the third semester of the immediate period post-partum. In traditional Chinese medicine, Bell´s palsy occurs due to the invasion of the external pathogenic factor Wind-Cold attacking the face´s channel. The purpose of this study is to demonstrate why women in post-partum period had more propensity to Bell’s palsy and that the patient has chakras’ energy deficiencies that leads to propensity to develop this problem. Methods: through one case report, 36 years old women who had cesarean section in on November 14th 2020. She wakes up in the next day with the face completely deviated to the right side and cannot close her eyelid in the right eye. She searched for Western medicine physician that orientate her to intake corticosteroids. She went to the author´s clinic and told the doctor that she always turns on the fan on top of her because she was felling much hot in her body during the pregnancy and after the partum. The treatment consisted in Chinese dietary counseling, auricular and systemic acupuncture. It was orientated to restart to intake the homeopathies, crystal based medications that was recommended to her one year ago, and she stopped to intake during the pregnancy. Results: After the first acupuncture session, her face improved very well (50 percent) and she could smile and move the tongue, close her right eyelid better, and the deviation reduced completely using three acupuncture sessions. She also was orientated to avoid raw foods, cold water and walk barefoot and dry the hair after washing it and avoid to go outside her home during the guard period (for a period of 40 days). Conclusion: Women in the post-partum period has more propensity to develop Bell´s palsy because they lost very much Blood and other fluids during the child-birth and usually loose much energy in this process weakening the body and had more propensity to the invasion of Cold and Wind, generation in this form, Bell´s palsy symptoms.

scholarly journals Pregnancy in Women with Aortic Stenosis

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 448-451
Author(s):  
Teodor Garnizov ◽  
Vangeliya Atanasova ◽  
Mariela Filtcheva
Keyword(s):  
Aortic Stenosis ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Post Partum ◽  
Left Ventricular ◽  
Functional Class ◽  
Defect Correction ◽  
Apgar Scores ◽  
Nyha Functional Class ◽  
Post Partum Period ◽  
Clinical Conditions

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to provide data about the course and outcome of pregnancy in the women with aortic stenosis (AS) with special attention to complications in pregnant with severe AS, which was asymptomatic prior to conception.METHODS: Eleven pregnant women with different grades of AS were monitored in ambulatory and clinical conditions during pregnancy, childbirth and the post-partum period. The Apgar scores of the neonates born by mothers with AS were compared to those of neonates born by healthy mothers, using the variation statistical analysis.RESULTS: In the group with severe AS, asymptomatic prior to conception, aggravation of the NYHA functional class (FC) with left ventricular heart failure was observed. Pregnancy, childbirth and post-partum period were normal in the group with moderate aortic stenosis and in those with ventricular defects, corrected prior to conception. The sums of the Apgar scores for the whole group did not differ from those for the neonates, born by healthy mothers.CONCLUSION: The results suggest that there is a need of consensus for the complex of examinations, enabling diagnostic differentiation of pregnant women with severe AS requiring urgent defect correction and, the prognosis of pregnancy in women with asymptomatic severe AS.

Low back pain in pregnancy and post-partum period. Principles for medical rehabilitation

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (19) ◽  
pp. 22
Author(s):  
Iulia Filipescu ◽  
Mihai Berteanu ◽  
George Alexandru Filipescu ◽  
Radu Vlădăreanu
Keyword(s):  
Low Back Pain ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Post Partum ◽  
Medical Rehabilitation ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Post Partum Period ◽  
In Pregnancy

Study of Possible Relation between Fasting Plasma Glucagon, Gestational Diabetes and Development of Type 2 DM

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 148-155 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashraf Okba ◽  
Salwa Seddik Hosny ◽  
Alyaa Elsherbeny ◽  
Manal Mohsin Kamal
Keyword(s):  
Gestational Diabetes ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Post Partum ◽  
Plasma Glucagon ◽  
Type 2 Dm ◽  
Fasting Plasma ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Two Phases

Background and Aims: Women who develop GDM (gestational diabetes mellitus) have a relative insulin secretion deficiency, the severity of which may be predictive for later development of diabetes. This study aimed to investigate the role of fasting plasma glucagon in the prediction of later development of diabetes in pregnant women with GDM. Materials and Methods: The study was conducted on 150 pregnant women with GDM after giving informed oral and written consents and being approved by the research ethical committee according to the declaration of Helsinki. The study was conducted in two phases, first phase during pregnancy and the second one was 6 months post-partum, as we measured fasting plasma glucagon before and after delivery together with fasting and 2 hour post-prandial plasma sugar. Results: Our findings suggested that glucagon levels significantly increased after delivery in the majority 14/25 (56%) of GDM women who developed type 2 DM within 6 months after delivery compared to 6/20 (30%) patients with impaired fasting plasma glucose (IFG) and only 22/105 (20%) non DM women, as the median glucagon levels were 80,76, 55, respectively. Also, there was a high statistical difference between fasting plasma glucagon post-delivery among diabetic and non-diabetic women (p ≤ 0.001). These results indicated the useful role of assessing fasting plasma glucagon before and after delivery in patients with GDM to predict the possibility of type 2 DM. Conclusion: There is a relatively high glucagon level in GDM patients, which is a significant pathogenic factor in the incidence of subsequent diabetes in women with a history of GDM. This could be important in the design of follow-up programs for women with previous GDM.

scholarly journals Using Anti-Cancer Agents during the Post-Partum Period: Not that Simple

Onkologie ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 33 (8-9) ◽  
pp. 419-419 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olivier Mir ◽  
Paul Berveiller ◽  
Raphaël Serreau
Keyword(s):  
Post Partum ◽  
Anti Cancer ◽  
Post Partum Period

scholarly journals Physical Activity Advice and Counselling by Healthcare Providers: A Scoping Review

Healthcare ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 609
Author(s):  
Uchenna Benedine Okafor ◽  
Daniel Ter Goon
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Post Partum ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Original Research ◽  
Eligibility Criteria ◽  
Physical Activity Advice ◽  
Scoping Reviews ◽  
Physical Activity And Exercise

Background: Despite scientific evidence on prenatal physical activity and exercise, synthesized evidence is lacking on the provision of prenatal physical activity and exercise advice and counselling by prenatal healthcare providers. The scoping review seeks to fill this gap by synthesizing available literature on the provision of prenatal physical activity and exercise advice and counselling by prenatal healthcare providers to women during antenatal visits. Methods: The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses (PRISMA) search framework for scoping reviews was applied to retrieve original research articles on the prenatal physical activity and exercise practices of healthcare providers with pregnant women, published between 2010–2020, and available in English. The search databases included Google Scholar, PubMed, Science Direct, Scopus, EMBASE, The Cumulative Index for Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), BIOMED Central, Medline and African Journal Online. Studies that fulfilled the eligibility criteria were retrieved for analysis. Results: Out of the 82 articles that were retrieved for review, 13 met the eligibility criteria. Seven of the articles were quantitative, four qualitative, one mixed-method and one controlled, non-randomised study, respectively. Three themes emerged as major findings. Healthcare providers affirmed their responsibility in providing prenatal physical activity advice and counselling to pregnant women; however, they seldom or rarely performed this role. Major barriers to prenatal physical activity and exercise included insufficient time, lack of knowledge and skills, inadequate or insufficient training, and lack of resources. Conclusion: This review highlights salient features constraining the uptake of prenatal physical activity and exercise advice/counselling by prenatal healthcare providers in both community and clinical settings. Prenatal physical activity advice and counselling are key components to the promotion of physical activity adherence during and post-partum pregnancy; this requires adequate knowledge of physical activity prescriptions and recommendations, which are personalised and contextual to environment. Research is needed to examine the prenatal physical activity advice and counselling from prenatal healthcare providers on issues hindering effective delivery of the aforementioned in the context of promoting prenatal physical activity in clinical or community settings.

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