1 Although SARS-CoV-2 infection in pregnant women is mostly asymptomatic or mild,2,3 it may result in severe complications, including admission to the intensive care unit and mechanical ventilation,4,5 particularly during the third trimester.6 Symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infections in women also have...
Maternal vitamin D deficiency, which is highly prevalent in pregnant women in Europe, is linked to adverse health effects for both the mother and child. The objective was to assess vitamin D status in pregnant women by evaluating their dietary and supple
Blood samples were taken at each of the scheduled visits for the pregnant women so that determinations were made in the first trimester (T1; between 6 and 9 weeks of gestation), second trimester (T2; 26 weeks of gestation), and third trimester (T3; 35 weeks of gestation). ...
There was a predominance of cross-sectional studies (12 studies), with a concern in the evaluation of the three gestational trimesters (nine studies), and the main measure of internal consistency was Cronbach’s α (12 studies). Out of the 13 studies, seven of them performed both EFA (exp...
(odds ratio = 2.62, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.32, 5.22) in the first trimester. Severe vitamin D deficiency and high UIC interacted positively for the risk of TrAb positivity (relative excess risk due to interaction = 1.910, 95%CI: 0.054, 3.766; attributable proportion = 0.700, 95%...
that women with high state anxiety were more anxious at pre-scan (p= 0.001). Conclusion: Ultrasound scan in the second trimester is correlated with a significant anxiety for women who are prone to this psychological trait. It is also a good opportunity to screen for highly anxious women who...
This study achieved the following goals through a 3-day metabolic trial on women in the second trimester: firstly, to observe the daily TWI and the sources of water intake of pregnant women under free-living conditions; secondly, to explore the relationship between maternal water intake and bioma...