scholarly journals COVID 19 in Pregnancy: Immunology Savior or Culprit

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (8) ◽  
pp. 01-03
Author(s):  
Brinderjeet Kaur
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Immune System ◽  
Pregnant Woman ◽  
Short Review ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Diagnosis And Treatment ◽  
Altered Physiology ◽  
Present Understanding ◽  
In Pregnancy

Corona pandemic has been a nightmare for health care, from the point of view of transmission, pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment, everything in doldrums. Pregnancy in itself encompasses altered physiology, immunity and often is characterized by unpredicted bodily responses. The short review is an attempt to summarize the knowledge gained so far in context with COVID 19 infection in pregnancy. The paper highlights gaps in our present understanding and emphasize on more research for understanding the double edged sword - immune system and its response to COVID 19 infection in pregnant woman.

scholarly journals Herbal Products Use During Pregnancy in North of Iran

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 134-137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gelareh Biazar ◽  
Bahram Naderi Nabi ◽  
Abbas Sedighinejad ◽  
Anoush Dehnadi Moghadam ◽  
Farnoush Farzi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Pregnant Woman ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Teaching Hospital ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Herbal Products ◽  
Gastrointestinal Complications ◽  
North Of Iran ◽  
Guilan Province ◽  
In Pregnancy

Objectives: The use of herbs which has been increasing worldwide, requires special considerations particularly in pregnant woman. The present study was conducted at Alzahra Teaching hospital (from March 2016 to August 2017) to explore the pattern of herbal use during pregnancy in Guilan province (North of Iran). Materials and Methods: Data were obtained from 836 eligible women, who were interviewed at postnatal ward, and were analyzed. Results: The results of the study showed that 19.6% of the women consumed herbs during pregnancy. The most commonly used herbs included mint, flixweld, and cinnamon; in addition, the most prevalent indications resulted from these herbs consumption were gastrointestinal complications and cold. The rate of herbal consumption in pregnancy was related to education (P=0.001) and resistance (P=0.008); however, no relation was found regarding age (P=0.203), employment (P=0.255), or gravity (P=0.935). Conclusions: Although the findings of this study were preferable to those of some other studies, due to the importance of the issue, it is vital that health care providers to be open to question the herbal use during pregnancy.

scholarly journals Web Resources that Address Psychiatric Disorders in Pregnancy

2003 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 50-52
Author(s):  
Mary Lou Montgomery
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Pregnant Woman ◽  
Psychiatric Disorders ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Life Stage ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Web Resources ◽  
In Pregnancy

Psychiatric disorders occur at every life stage, including pregnancy. This resource column highlights several Web resources that may be useful to childbirth educators and other health care providers who may care for pregnant woman experiencing one of these conditions.

scholarly journals Measuring the Quality of Health Services in the Benghazi Center for diagnosis and treatment of diabetes، from the Point of View Reviewers: تقييم جودة الخدمات الصحية المقدمة بمركز بنغازي لتشخيص وعلاج السكري من وجهة نظر المترددين

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatma Abdalla Omar, Faten Ali Qatrani, Hager M. Abeid
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Diagnosis And Treatment ◽  
Physical Factors ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Effective Measure ◽  
Treatment Of Diabetes ◽  
Quality Of Health Services

    Seen patient satisfaction as a source of information and an effective measure to evaluate the true and judgment on the level and the reality of health care provided to them، as well as an important tool in the field of management research and planning health care and policy-related. This study aimed to measure the quality of provided health services at the Benghazi Center for diagnosis and treatment of diabetes from the point of view patients، also the study suggested some of recommendations that contribute to the improvement and development of the reality of services in health centers and reduce the negative effects So as to achieve benefit for the management of the center and the beneficiaries. METHODOLOGY: Study Design: This is a quantitative research study (cross-sectional، descriptive study. Setting: This study conducted in the Benghazi Center for diagnosis and treatment of diabetes. Participants: this study included (378) Diabetes The sample size was determined using Epilno7 at 95% confidence Step 80% and the percentage of error of 5%.instrument: the study collected data by using a questionnaire that consisting of two parts: a part of the data relating to the description of the sample members، the second part of the collection of data related to the evaluation of the services provided by the center، Of 22 questions divided into 5 dimensions of quality (6) questions of melody (5) questions of reliability (3) questions of response (4) questions of safety and confidence (4) questions of empathy.. RESULTS:. the study found the Benghazi center for the diagnosis and treatment of diabetes medical service dimensions are available in it in terms of responsiveness، empathy، tangible، and safety and confidence level of the average acceptance except for - reliability dimension from the point of view and reviewers، The equivalent of (3.3) recorded for both response and empathy dimensions (3.1) for tangibility dimension (3.5) safety and confidence dimensions while the reliability dimension recorded approximately (2.8).The study concluded to Work to raise the quality of health services provided to patients by focusing on the following: Conducting lectures on education and awareness on an ongoing and periodic basis on diabetes mellitus. Providing various specialities، especially as it is known to link diabetes with several complications that require the existence of different specialities. There are several physical factors stand without providing a good quality service and acceptable to patients، including the difficulty of access to the center because of the signatory must، therefore، be the decision-makers and officials to establish other centers for patients diagnosed with diabetes to reduce the burden on patients and achieve the desired benefit.    

scholarly journals A case of tuberculosis in a pregnant woman and review of current literature

2010 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 161-163
Author(s):  
B C H Kwan ◽  
Y Yu ◽  
H Goldberg
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Woman ◽  
Current Literature ◽  
Diagnosis And Treatment ◽  
Current Management ◽  
Management Recommendations ◽  
Review Current ◽  
In Pregnancy

Tuberculosis (TB) in pregnancy can present with non-pulmonary symptoms, making diagnosis and treatment challenging. We present a case of TB in a pregnant woman and review current management recommendations.

scholarly journals Clinical Therapeutics in Pregnancy

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maisa N. Feghali ◽  
Donald R. Mattison
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Pregnant Woman ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Clinical Therapeutics ◽  
Fetal Safety ◽  
In Pregnancy ◽  
Better Than

Most drugs are not tested for use during pregnancy, consequently, labeling, which may include information about fetal safety, includes nothing about dosing, efficacy, or maternal safety. Yet these are concerns of health care providers considering treatment of disease during pregnancy. Therefore, the practitioner treats the pregnant woman with the same dose recommended for use in adults (typically men) or may decide not to treat the disease at all. However, is the choice of not treating a woman during pregnancy better than dealing with the challenges which accompany treatment? This paper, which summarizes metabolic and physiologic changes induced by pregnancy, illustrates that standard adult dosing is likely to be incorrect during pregnancy.

scholarly journals Voice in pregnancy context

2020 ◽  
Vol VI (2) ◽  
pp. 80-89
Author(s):  
Iulia ȘCHIOPU
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Woman ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Therapeutic Approach ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
The Body ◽  
Voice Disorder ◽  
Voice Changes ◽  
Altered Physiology ◽  
Symptoms And Signs ◽  
In Pregnancy

This paper wants to briefly review the available research on voice changes during pregnancy, to point out reasons why these changes could be subscribed to a voice disorder pathology and the need for these patients to be taken in charge with a suitable therapeutic approach. The available research literature looks mainly into identifying and exposing evidence of symptoms and signs against the presence of voice disorder in pregnant women and focuses poorly on proposing a therapeutic approach for the identified voice disorder within the context of pregnancy. This period of altered physiology and anatomic changes within the body of a pregnant woman is limited and transitory, most of times with no permanent visible impact on voice. However, pregnant women may benefit of not only being informed and aware about this disorder, but also counseling or therapy with the purpose of managing their voice in an optimal way, so that they avoid possible permanent phonotrauma.

scholarly journals Community-Acquired Pyelonephritis in Pregnancy Caused by KPC-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae

2015 ◽  
Vol 59 (8) ◽  
pp. 4375-4378 ◽  
Author(s):  
Asma Khatri ◽  
Nina Naeger Murphy ◽  
Peter Wiest ◽  
Melissa Osborn ◽  
Kathleen Garber ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Pregnant Woman ◽  
Klebsiella Pneumoniae ◽  
Effective Treatment ◽  
Neonatal Health ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Carbapenem Resistant ◽  
Maternal And Neonatal Health ◽  
In Pregnancy ◽  
Common Infections

ABSTRACTCarbapenem-resistantEnterobacteriaceae(CRE) usually infect patients with significant comorbidities and health care exposures. We present a case of a pregnant woman who developed community-acquired pyelonephritis caused by KPC-producingKlebsiella pneumoniae. Despite antibiotic treatment, she experienced spontaneous prolonged rupture of membranes, with eventual delivery of a healthy infant. This report demonstrates the challenge that CRE may pose to the effective treatment of common infections in obstetric patients, with potentially harmful consequences to maternal and neonatal health.

scholarly journals Preventive oral health care for mitigating the COVID-19 induced adverse maternal outcomes: View point from Sri Lanka on opportunities in crisis

2021 ◽  
pp. 036-041
Author(s):  
Perera Irosha ◽  
Perera Manosha ◽  
Ratnasekera Nadisha ◽  
Gajanayake Chandana ◽  
Epa Migara
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Pregnant Woman ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Dental Caries ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Oral Health Care ◽  
Adverse Outcomes ◽  
Maternal Outcomes ◽  
Care Services ◽  
In Pregnancy

Pregnancy marks a unique milestone in woman’s life cycle enriched with an array of physical, psychological, social and even spiritual needs. In this context, an optimal level of oral health status has become fundamental to overall health and well-being of a pregnant woman. This is evident more than ever before, for preventing exacerbation of poor oral health in pregnancy, possible control of adverse pregnancy outcomes whilst ensuring low risk for early childhood dental caries for the offspring. Nevertheless, pregnancy renders special oral health needs for a woman compounded by changes in dietary habits, oral hygiene practices and hormonal changes thereby increasing the risk of dental caries and periodontitis. The possible link between Periodontitis and adverse outcomes in pregnancy is well known. The pandemic caused by acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) compounded by emergence more virulent strains not only indelibly impacted on population, countries, economies and health systems across the globe but exposed vulnerable population groups to pervasive health catastrophes. There is accumulating concerns on periodontitis linking with severe complications of Covid-19 attributed to commonalities of exacerbated inflammatory responses. Moreover, adverse Covid-19 induced maternal and fetal outcomes has garnered attention of researchers based on the previous knowledge indicating adverse outcomes attributed to epidemics of human corona viruses. However, it is not known how maternal oral hygiene status and burden of periodontitis impact on Covid-19 induced adverse outcomes in pregnancy. However, it could be rational to argue that poor oral health of a pregnant woman could elevate her risks for adverse health outcomes. Oral health care in pregnancy has received recognition as an essential element of comprehensive antenatal health care provision. However, the persistent global public health emergency of Covid-19 has profoundly impacted on availability of and accessibility to routine oral health care services. Therefore, accessing routine oral health care services poses serious causes for concern among pregnant women. Against this backdrop, present opinion attempts to explore and expound the potential of preventive oral health care could offer to mitigate the potential risks of Covid-19 induced adverse maternal outcomes embracing the context of Sri Lanka: a developing lower middle-income country.

Radiation Damage in Ceramics

1982 ◽  
Vol 40 ◽  
pp. 600-603
Author(s):  
T. E. Mitchell ◽  
M. R. Pascucci ◽  
R. A. Youngman
Keyword(s):  
Radiation Damage ◽  
Outer Space ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Nuclear Waste Storage ◽  
Waste Storage ◽  
Storage Media ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Fundamental Point ◽  
Small Defect ◽  
Present Understanding

1. Introduction. Studies of radiation damage in ceramics are of interest not only from a fundamental point of view but also because it is important to understand the behavior of ceramics in various practical radiation enyironments- fission and fusion reactors, nuclear waste storage media, ion-implantation devices, outer space, etc. A great deal of work has been done on the spectroscopy of point defects and small defect clusters in ceramics, but relatively little has been performed on defect agglomeration using transmission electron microscopy (TEM) in the same kind of detail that has been so successful in metals. This article will assess our present understanding of radiation damage in ceramics with illustrations using results obtained from the authors' work.

Immunmodulatory Effects of LPS of Clinically Relevant Pathogens to the Fetale Immune System in Pregnancy

2009 ◽  
Vol 213 (S 01) ◽  
Author(s):  
E Schmalzbauer-Reuschel ◽  
L Deml ◽  
K Entleutner ◽  
U Zähringer ◽  
B Seelbach-Göbel
Keyword(s):  
Immune System ◽  
In Pregnancy
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