scholarly journals The art of death and childbirth in Renaissance Italy

2011 ◽  
pp. 93-98
Author(s):  
Elaine Hoysted
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Fifteenth Century ◽  
Post Partum ◽  
Vast Array ◽  
Mother And Child ◽  
The Dead ◽  
Renaissance Italy

Pregnancy was a dangerous event in the life of a fifteenth-century Florentine patrician woman. One-fifth of all deaths among females that occurred in Florence during this period were in fact related to complications in childbirth or ensuing post-partum infections. In the years 1424-25 and 1430, the Books of the Dead recorded the deaths of fifty-two women as a result of labour. As conditions for pregnant women did not improve in the ensuing half a century, childbirth remained a dangerous event for women to endure. Husbands took many precautions to ensure a successful birth as can be seen in the vast array of objects associated with this event created at this time. People turned to religion and magic in order to ensure that both the mother and child would survive this perilous process. Death in childbirth affected women from all classes and wealth did not act as a deterrent. The loss ...

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 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.

scholarly journals Between a woman and her fetus: Bedouin women mediators advance the health of pregnant women and babies in their society

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel Sharaby ◽  
Hagit Peres
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Narrative Analysis ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Medical Knowledge ◽  
Perinatal Health ◽  
Child Health Services ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Active Approach ◽  
Mother And Child

Abstract Introduction Bedouin women in Israel confront a challenging circumstance between their traditional patriarchal society and transition to modernity. In terms of reproductive health, they face grave disparities as women, pregnant women and mothers. In this article we aim to understand the challenges of Bedouin women who work as mediators in the promotion of Bedouin women’s perinatal health. We explore their challenges with the dual and often conflictual role as health peer-instructors-mediators in mother-and-child clinics, and also as members of a Bedouin community, embodying a status as women, mothers, and family caretakers. Drawn upon a feminist interpretative framework, the article describes their challenges in matters of perinatal health. Our research question is: how do women who traditionally suffer from blatant gender inequality utilize health-promotion work to navigate and empower themselves and other Bedouin women. Methods Based on an interpretive feminist framework, we performed narrative analysis on eleven in-depth interviews with health mediators who worked in a project in the Negev area of Israel. The article qualitatively analyses the ways in which Bedouin women mediators narrate their challenging situations. Results This article shows how difficult health mediators’ task may be for women with restricted education who struggle for autonomy and better social and maternal status. Through their praxis, women mediators develop a critical perspective without risking their commitments as women who are committed to their work as well as their society, communities, and families. These health mediators navigate their ways between the demands of their employer (the Israeli national mother and child health services) and their patriarchal Bedouin society. While avoiding open conflictual confrontations with both hegemonic powers, they also develop self-confidence and a critical and active approach. Conclusions The article shows the ways by which the mediator’s activity involved in perinatal health-promotion may utilize modern perinatal medical knowledge to increase women’s awareness and autonomy over their pregnant bodies and their role as caregivers. We hope our results will be applicable for other women as well, especially for women who belong to other traditional and patriarchal societies.

GAMBARAN PENGETAHUAN, UMUR,DUKUNGAN SUAMI, DAN EKONOMI, PADA IBU HAMIL TENTANG KEPATUHAN PEMERIKSAAN KLINIK PRATAMA SANTA ELISABETH MEDAN

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (02) ◽  
pp. 80-88
Author(s):  
Lilis Sumardiani
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Antenatal Care ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Frequency Distribution ◽  
Post Partum ◽  
Number Of Children ◽  
Mothers And Children ◽  
Knowledge Age ◽  
Husband Support ◽  
In Pregnancy

Introduction :antenatal care is an examination of pregnant women both physically and mentally as well as saving mothers and children in pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium, so that they post partum healthy and normal not only physically but also mentallyMethod : The study was conducted by distributing questionnaires to pregnant women with emesis gravidarum. Data analysis using univariants for frequency distribution. Result : The results showed an overview of knowledge of pregnant women with good knowledge of 13 people (65%), sufficient knowledge of 5 people (25%) and lack of knowledge of 1 person (5%) while lacking knowledge of pregnant women who did not comply did 1 pregnancy check up (5) %). overall obedient pregnant women undergo pregnancy examinations aged <20 years 7 people (35%), 20-30 years there are 7 people (35%) and there are 4 people> 35 years (20%). while those aged <20 years who are not compliant pregnant women do pregnancy examinations 2 people (10%). pregnant women about compliance with antenatal care namely, support from the husband is very good there are 12 people (60%), good 4 people (20%) and enough 4 people (40%). 20%), the middle economy there are 13 people (65%), and the low economy 4 people (20%), while the economy is lacking in pregnant women who do not comply with one pregnancy checkup (5%). parity, shows that the total number of pregnant women regarding compliance with antenatal care is, that has children who live 1 times 4 people (20%), the number of children who live 2-5 times 11 people (55%), and the number of children who live> 5 times 5 people (25%) while parity, in pregnant women who do not comply with pregnancy examination 1 person (5%) Duscussion:From this study it can be concluded that knowledge, age, husband support, economy and parity in pregnant women regarding compliance with antenatal care in the Klinik Pratama Santa Elisabeth Medan is said to be a minority who are disobedient and more who are obedient do ANC visits

The Risk of Birth

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-31
Author(s):  
Hannah Barker
Keyword(s):  
Maternal Mortality ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Fifteenth Century ◽  
Life Insurance ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Potential Contribution ◽  
Reproductive Labor ◽  
Enslaved Women

Abstract Why did fifteenth-century Genoese slaveholders insure the lives of enslaved pregnant women? I argue that their assessment of the risks associated with childbirth reflected their views on the connection between slavery, property, and lineage. Genoese slaveholders saw the reproductive labor of enslaved women as a potential contribution to their lineage as well as their property. Because their children by enslaved women might become their heirs, Genoese slaveholders were inclined to worry about and seek protection against the risk of maternal mortality. In the context of the commercial revolution and the rise of third-party insurance, they developed life insurance for enslaved pregnant women to complement the fines already required of those who illegally impregnated enslaved women and thereby endangered their lives.

Preference for Sex of the Child Among Pregnant Women

1971 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 267-280 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Uddenberg ◽  
P.-E. Almgren ◽  
Å. Nilsson
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Field Dependence ◽  
Main Part ◽  
Post Partum ◽  
Psychological Tests ◽  
Nulliparous Women ◽  
Field Dependent ◽  
Mental Symptoms ◽  
Opposite Sex ◽  
The Common

One hundred and fifty-two randomly selected pregnant women were examined and followed up by interviews and psychological tests during pregnancy and after parturition. The present paper is focused upon factors which determine the woman's preference for the sex of her expected child. It was shown that women who already have one or more children generally wanted the expected child to be of the opposite sex to her youngest child. Thus, the main part of the study was limited to eighty-one nulliparous women.Associations were found between the woman's preference for the sex of the child and several factors such as the sex of her own siblings and her position among them, her education, intelligence and degree of field-dependence indicating immaturity and lack of autonomy.Several of the findings presented refute the common supposition that nulliparous women generally want to give birth to a son, and that the arrival of a son is more satisfactory. Women wishing for a son were found to be somewhat more field-dependent than other women and somewhat more often reported that they had experienced a range of mental symptoms before the current pregnancy. Women wishing for a boy also reported more mental symptoms during the post-partum period. Moreover, those women who gave birth to a son reperted more symptoms at this time than those who gave birth to a daughter, and paradoxically the most affected were those who had wished for a son and had had their wishes fulfilled. The arrival of a daughter therefore seems to be equally satisfactory to the mother, at least as measured by the criteria used in this investigation.

scholarly journals Sleep Disorders in Pregnancy

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrizia Moretti ◽  
Giulia Menculini ◽  
Lucia Gonfia
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Circadian Rhythms ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Sleep Disorders ◽  
Sleep Disturbances ◽  
Pharmacological Treatments ◽  
Mother And Child ◽  
Physiological Sleep ◽  
In Pregnancy

Sleep disturbances and changes in circadian rhythms are commonly observed in pregnant women. These disorders can result from anatomical, physiological, psychological, and hormonal alterations that can influence sleeping during this phase. Sleep disorders during pregnancy can be responsible for detrimental effects on both mother and foetus. In this chapter we will focus on the epidemiology of sleep disorders, physiological sleep mechanisms and their alterations during pregnancy, as well as on risk factors for sleep disorders in pregnancy. We will then focus of the most frequent sleep disorders during pregnancy, also considering eventual adverse implications for both mother and child, prognosis, and possible pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments.

scholarly journals Medical report of the obstetric department of the clinic prof. K.F. Slavyansky for 1894 and 1895

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 1009-1029
Author(s):  
M. V. Poroshin
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Post Partum ◽  
Labor Pain ◽  
Medical Report ◽  
Obstetric Department

During 1894-95. to the obstetric department of the clinic prof. K. F. Slavyanskogo accepted 1527 women in labor, 44 pregnant women and 5 women in childbirth soon post partum. Of the pregnant women, 17 after a certain time were resolved in the clinic, the rest were discharged before resolution in most cases due to the cessation of labor pain. Some of the latter were again admitted to the clinic at the onset of childbirth and were included in the total number of resolved.

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