Clinical data were recorded at the first prenatal visit, including: age; occupational, educational and marital status; gestational age; parity status; cardiac conditions, prior cardiac events and therapy; NYHA functional class; cyanosis; comorbid conditions; and anaemia. Treatment and outcome data were...
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Care guide for Diabetes and Pregnancy. Includes: possible causes, signs and symptoms, standard treatment options and means of care and support.
Any condition that causes pelvic congestion, such as a pelvictumour, may cause duskiness of the genital tissues. At times a soft tumour of the uterus may simulate a pregnancy. The question of pregnancy may be raised if the woman does not menstruate regularly; the absence of other symptoms an...
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block luteolysis has been identified in mares with embryonic loss prior to day 20 and was characterized by the presence of embryonic vesicles that were too small for days of age and by failure of fixation. In these mares, serum progesterone concentrations were lower at days 12, 15, and 18[...
(GDM) and stillbirths19,20,21. In some rural areas in China, patients are at low educational level. Lack of antenatal care and ignorance of pregnancy complication related symptoms may pose great threat to maternal and fetal health. With the advent of “universal two-child policy”, their ...
In a woman without symptoms there are very few medical indications for a urine pregnancy test. However, it is by far the commonest and most popular of all ‘home-use’ tests, a marketplace supplied by highly convenient dipstick procedures. Threatened Abortion Threatened abortion can occur at ...
Impact of prenatal tobacco smoking on infant telomere length trajectory and ADHD symptoms at 18 months: a longitudinal cohort study Prenatal maternal tobacco smoking is a predictor of child attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and is associated with offspring telomere length (TL). In this...
The optimal delivery term is at 37 weeks of gestation, as the risk of fetal and maternal complications increases as delivery occurs earlier than this gestational age [59]. While advances in medical management have led to a reduction in complication rates, premature infants continue to experience ...