PRENATAL careThe concept of screening for complications prior to delivery originated more than 100 years ago. Initially, prenatal care focused on detecting pre-eclampsia to reduce maternal mortality, with visits weighted towards the third trimester. This, together with increasing hospitalisation and early...
The prenatal ultrasound detection of cleft lip with or without cleft palate (CL/P) and its continuous management in the prenatal, perinatal, and postnatal periods using a multidisciplinary team approach can be beneficial for parents and their infants. In this report, we share our experiences with...
Ultrasound is safe for you and your baby when done by healthcare professionals – Obstetricians or a diagnostic medical sonographer. Because ultrasound uses sound waves instead of radiation, it’s safer than X-rays. Providers have used ultrasound for more than 30 years, and they have not found ...
The study population included pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Centro Hospitalar de São João (CHSJ). Inclusion criteria comprised women of all ages that spoke Portuguese and singleton pregnancy. Women with infectious diseases, mental and physical disabilities were excluded as well as pregna...
Predicting Birth Weight: Relative Importance of Sociodemographic, Medical, and Prenatal Care Variables.The article examines the relative importance of sociodemographic factors, medical-risk factors, and prenatal care in predicting birth weight. It analyzes both aspects of birth weight, that is, length ...
number of reasons: 1) As we hypothesize above, there are likely as yet undiscovered rare genetic variants associated with CAS; 2) To translate these findings to clinical care, extensive clinical characterization of the implications of these variants is needed; and 3) As causal variants are ...
Because of the uncertainty of whether the NIPS result was a true or false positive, and the screening nature of the prenatal ultrasound, a recommendation to deliver at a tertiary-care center for a detailed postnatal exam- ination was made. The mother developed severe preeclampsia and delivered ...
the objectives proposed by the Doting Mother Program fit the profile of the actions of the nurse and is necessary its performance in the Doting Places. The nurse has the ability to evaluate the individual holistically, identifying health problems of biopsychosocial order. Child Care; Prenatal; ...
articles analyzed data collected during the Great Recession and were subsequently published in the shadow of the economic downturn. Therefore, a focus on the economy (national and global macroeconomic sites of labor, production, and consumption) and economic environments (local and regional economic ...
many anomalies are not identified on routine prenatal ultrasound.4–7Prenatal diagnosis of severe CHD can improve outcomes.5,7–9Signs and symptoms are related to the type and severity of the heart defect. Many, but not all, cardiac lesions are identified in childhood. Surgical repair creates ...