B. Hossain, F. Akhter, AC Apou, R. Ahmed, N. Uddin
{"title":"Assessment of antenatal care of third trimester pregnant women attending in antenatal clinic at Mohammadpur Fertility Services & Training Centre of Dhaka, Bangladesh","authors":"B. Hossain, F. Akhter, AC Apou, R. Ahmed, N. Uddin","doi":"10.15406/IPCB.2021.07.00222","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15406/IPCB.2021.07.00222","url":null,"abstract":"In Bangladesh 37% of pregnant women are taking four step of ANC treatment. The main purpose of this study was to identify the factor associated with ANC checkup. A hospital based cross sectional study at Mohammadpur Fertility Services and Training Center (MFSTC), Mohammadpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh. This cross sectional study was conveyed 100 pregnant women who visited the Mohammadpur Fertility Services and Training Center for taking antenatal checkup. Total 100 pregnant women’s data was collected in which 12%, 2nd trimester and 88% , 3rd trimester of pregnancy. According to the amount 3rd trimester of pregnant women came this hospital for antenatal checkup. Demographic data and information on age height, weight, religion, educational qualification, birth control method, health problem, blood donor, physical test, tetanus vaccine, family income level, and economical effect were collected from the patient by using a questionnaire. A good number of the pregnant women normally eaten balanced food. Some of the patients maintain the proper antenatal instruction and take more seasonal fruits and vegetable, egg, milk, fish to satisfy their nutrients for maternal health care period","PeriodicalId":300833,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Pregnancy & Child Birth","volume":"305 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-02-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132160168","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Utility of modified mid-pregnancy body mass index in predicting obstetric outcomes in Middle Eastern population","authors":"M. Begam, Sultan M. Salahudheen","doi":"10.15406/IPCB.2021.07.00221","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15406/IPCB.2021.07.00221","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: To test the value of mid-pregnancy maternal body mass index (BMI) and weight gain in the second half of pregnancy in predicting pregnancy outcomes among Middle Eastern population where pre-gravid BMI was not available. Methods: Retrospective analysis of the obstetric outcomes of 290 women with singleton pregnancies who were categorized into underweight (UW), normal weight (NW), overweight (OW) and obese (OB) according to the BMI at 24-28 weeks of gestation and compared with recommended pre-gravid values by Institute of Medicine (2009). Results: The results showed that the gestational diabetes rate was significantly lower among the UW (2.4%) compared with the NW (8.8%, p<0.05), the OW (14.3%, p=0.006), and OB (20.5%, 0.001). The risk of having macrosomia was eight times higher among OW compared with NW women. The C-section rate was lowest among the UW group but there was no significant difference in terms C-section and low birth weight between groups. The obstetric outcomes among women whose weight gain was above the 90th and below the tenth centiles were not different. Conclusion: The prediction of obstetric outcomes by mid-pregnancy BMI is comparable to pre-gravid BMI. The results are encouraging, and further larger studies are needed to confirm the applicability","PeriodicalId":300833,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Pregnancy & Child Birth","volume":"27 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-02-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122858201","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Antenatal care during the pandemic in India: the problem and the solutions","authors":"R. Aggarwal, A. Sharma, K. Guleria","doi":"10.15406/IPCB.2021.07.00220","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15406/IPCB.2021.07.00220","url":null,"abstract":"According to the data released by UNICEF, India is projected to record the highest number of births since Covid-19 was declared a pandemic in March 2020, with 20.1 million babies expected to be born between March and December.6 This gives us a rough estimate that a large number of women are deprived of appropriate prenatal care during their pregnancy. The factors affecting these services are present on both supply and demand sides. As majority of health care delivery facilities are dedicated to COVID-19 care, staff getting engaged in emergency COVID-19 duties, several staff becoming positive and mandatory quarantines of staff have restricted delivery of ante-natal care. On the demand side, lack of information about availability of services, increased fears and concerns of being exposed, movement restrictions, loss of income, and social factors caused hindrance in seeking continuous antenatal care.7","PeriodicalId":300833,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Pregnancy & Child Birth","volume":"3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-02-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131682400","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Physiological and psychological outcomes of kangaroo mother care of preterm infants–an overview","authors":"Krisha Changrani, S. Menahem","doi":"10.15406/ipcb.2021.07.00219","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15406/ipcb.2021.07.00219","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Neonatal care especially for premature infants may require varying periods of intensive care which may limit parental involvement. Kangaroo mother care (KMC) allows for close contact between mother and infant, widely used by Indigenous populations but now introduced into neonatal nurseries. This paper reviews the growing literature highlighting the physiological and psychological impact of its introduction in the care of preterm infants. Methods: A brief introduction of current practices in the care of preterm infants is followed by discussing the rationale of KMC. The benefits or otherwise of such care is reviewed, drawing on the current literature. Future avenues of study are suggested. Results: KMC has been successfully undertaken of preterm infants. Such care improved the infant’s circulatory physiological parameters which included heart rate variability, oxygen saturations and temperature control. There also appeared to be a reduction in pain scores during uncomfortable neonatal procedures. An increase in successful breastfeeding, improved maternal-infant interaction and better neurodevelopmental progress has also been observed. Further study may utilise vital signs to affirm clinical outcomes. The administration of the relatively straight forward measure of the Alarm Distress Baby Scale may objectively assess infant well-being and their resultant social interactions. Conclusion: The current literature suggests multiple benefits for preterm infants exposed to KMC with improvement in physiological parameters and developmental outcomes. It also empowers mothers to be more intimately involved with their infants. These reported findings encourage the safe introduction of KMC into further nurseries","PeriodicalId":300833,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Pregnancy & Child Birth","volume":"52 7","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"113935794","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Ethical issues when non-paternity is an incidental finding","authors":"E. Howe","doi":"10.15406/IPCB.2021.07.00218","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15406/IPCB.2021.07.00218","url":null,"abstract":"Biological non-paternity is sometimes discovered incidentally as a result of genetic testing for other medical purposes. Providers may then struggle when deciding what they should do. This question is profoundly important because providers’ disclosing this information may be most destructive to families, and especially to children. This piece will review major concerns likely to arise in these cases. It will also present several different approaches care providers have taken in an attempt to resolve this dilemma both before and after this finding is discerned. The author will suggest that a framework not commonly applied to such questions, the Ethics of Care, may be particularly helpful to providers facing this question","PeriodicalId":300833,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Pregnancy & Child Birth","volume":"82 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131342112","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Large scale follow-up research study: SneakPeek® Early Gender DNA Test 99.9% accurate for fetal sex by live-birth confirmation","authors":"Haley Milot, A. Jerez, Chris Jacob","doi":"10.15406/IPCB.2020.06.00217","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15406/IPCB.2020.06.00217","url":null,"abstract":"Early fetal sex determination has become more prevalent among parents interested in planning for their unborn child. Current advances in non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) have facilitated this desire with safe and efficient methods such as the SneakPeek® Early Gender DNA Test (“SneakPeek”). Here, we report the accuracy of SneakPeek® from a large-scale clinical study of 1,029 pregnant women between 7 and 37 weeks of gestation (median =10 weeks). A follow-up survey was conducted on all study participants to determine whether the birth sex of their child matched the fetal sex test result reported by SneakPeek®. Venipuncture blood samples were collected from pregnant women in October through December of 2019, and subsequently analyzed with SneakPeek® to determine fetal sex. After birth, a survey was conducted to obtain live birth information for all participants in the study. Y-chromosome DNA was detected in 505 of the 506 samples from mothers that gave birth to baby boys, providing 99.8% sensitivity. Gender of all 523 newborn girls was identified correctly, resulting in 100% specificity. There were no cases of male DNA contamination identified in this study (i.e. no false positives). In the largest qPCR-based fetal sex test study to date, SneakPeek® test results were confirmed using the gold standard of the baby’s sex at birth. With 99.9% accuracy, SneakPeek® is the most reliable early fetal sex text available for expectant parents","PeriodicalId":300833,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Pregnancy & Child Birth","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122114308","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Functional hypothalamic amenorrhea remission, with spontaneous pregnancy after behavioral modifications","authors":"M. Campagnolo, M. Duarte, L. R. Santos","doi":"10.15406/IPCB.2020.06.00216","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15406/IPCB.2020.06.00216","url":null,"abstract":"Functional Hypothalamic Amenorrhea (FHA) is a disorder that generates a state of chronic anovulation due to a low calorie intake and high energy expenditure through intense physical activity. This energy deficit induce several hormonal changes that lead to decreased secretion of gonadotrophin releasing-hormone (GnRH) and luteinizing hormone (LH), resulting in a chronic state of hypoestrogenism and infertility. Loss of bone mineral content and delayed puberty may also arise from such condition depending on patient´s age. Herein we present a case of a patient with HFA that was reversible through behavioral modifications, resulting in spontaneous pregnancy","PeriodicalId":300833,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Pregnancy & Child Birth","volume":"17 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116773127","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Felipe Torres Obando, J. M. Velasco, N. Soto, D. Vergara
{"title":"Cell regeneration medicine in case of salih myopathy and hypoxic encephalopathyhy","authors":"Felipe Torres Obando, J. M. Velasco, N. Soto, D. Vergara","doi":"10.15406/IPCB.2020.06.00211","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15406/IPCB.2020.06.00211","url":null,"abstract":"(GW) have low immunogenicity due to the fact that they do not activate the proliferation of T cells, as they do not express the main histocompatibility complex class II (MHCII) or the cd40, cd80 and cd86 molecules, necessary for the activation of t cells.3 The world literature has not shown that when CMMGW is administered, the proliferation of lymphocytes is suppressed and also does not activate mhc20. For this reason, rejection after cell graft transplantation is minimal or null, even among individuals without any consanguinity.4 Another beneficial effect is that MSCs have an immunomodulatory effect on T and B lymphocytes, dendritic cells and NK cells, since it can inhibit the proliferation of immune cells and reduce the secretion of cytokines and the presence of the subtypes of cells infiltrated in tissue.3,5–8 which attenuates inflammation and promotes wound healing. These characteristics and properties of allogeneic CMMGW provide an advantage for tissue regeneration and thus achieve wound closure and avoid rejection.9–12","PeriodicalId":300833,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Pregnancy & Child Birth","volume":"49 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-10-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"120945844","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Dental considerations in pregnancy","authors":"S. Hassan","doi":"10.15406/IPCB.2020.06.00210","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15406/IPCB.2020.06.00210","url":null,"abstract":"Pregnancy is a unique state prompting a few physiological transient changes in the body frameworks including the oral depression. So as to keep up great oral wellbeing, the dental treatment ought not be retained. The dental management of pregnant patients includes uncommon contemplations. The dental management of pregnant patients requires extraordinary consideration. Dental specialists, for instance, may postpone certain elective techniques so they correspond with the times of pregnancy which are given to development versus organogenesis. At different occasions, the dental consideration experts need to adjust their ordinary pharmacological armamentarium to address the patients' needs versus the fetal requests. Applying the nuts and bolts of preventive dentistry at the essential level will expand the extent of the pre-birth care. Dental specialists ought to energize all the patients of the childbearing ages to look for oral wellbeing directing and assessments when they discover that they are pregnant. In this article we will tell how the dentist can prevent the diseases in pregnancy","PeriodicalId":300833,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Pregnancy & Child Birth","volume":"20 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-10-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122848062","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cecilie Cramon, Bjorg-maria BergRosendal, B. Andersen, M. Khalil
{"title":"Recurrent severe or irregular vaginal bleeding as an indication of arteriovenous malformations","authors":"Cecilie Cramon, Bjorg-maria BergRosendal, B. Andersen, M. Khalil","doi":"10.15406/IPCB.2020.06.00208","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15406/IPCB.2020.06.00208","url":null,"abstract":"An arteriovenous malformation (AVM) is a vascular shortcut of organs arterial and venous circulation which leads to increased vascularization.1 The true incidence of AV malformations is not known since the condition is rarely seen. Until 2005 <100 cases have been documented in the literature.2 Although quite rare, uterine AVM is a potentially life-threatening condition.3 AVM can be both congenital and acquired. In most cases, acquired malformations in the uterus emerge from previous uterine surgery including curettage, cesarean delivery and myomectomy.1 However, the patient of this report did not have any uterine surgery, but a standard medical evacuation for abortion.","PeriodicalId":300833,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Pregnancy & Child Birth","volume":"15 10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127516929","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}