Komori, Mayuko Hayata, Eijiro Nakata, Masahiko Yuzawa, Hitomi Oji, Ayako Morita, Mineto
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Case reports in women's health
We report the case of a 35-year-old pregnant woman (gravida 3, para 1) with antithrombin deficiency who was successfully treated with apixaban. She had a history of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia and venous thromboembolic events. Pregnancy was confirmed while the patient was having anticoagulant therapy for a persistent thrombus. Choice of antico...
Lechner, M Bittner, R Borhanian, K Mitterwallner, S Emmanuel, K Mayer, F
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Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery
Short-term effects of round ligament varicosity (RLV) in pregnancy have been investigated in small-scale studies. The long-term effects are unknown. This study aims to evaluate the risk of groin hernia manifestation after RLV in pregnancy, to delineate possible risk factors and to analyze the natural course of pregnancy and post-partum period with ...
Murnane, Pamela M Miller, Joshua D Tuthill, Emily L Collins, Shalean M Neilands, Torsten B Onono, Maricianah Cohen, Craig R Weiser, Sheri D Laudenslager, Mark L Young, Sera L
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AIDS and behavior
Stress and food insecurity (FI) are associated with poor perinatal and HIV outcomes. We hypothesized that FI would increase postpartum stress among women in Kenya, and that the impact would be greater in women with HIV. Among 371 pregnant women, we identified latent FI trajectories across the perinatal period, and estimated their association with p...
Yan, Jing Zhu, Yun Cao, Lu-Jia Liu, Yu-Yan Zheng, Yu-Zhi Li, Wen Huang, Guo-Wei
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European journal of nutrition
This study aimed to explore effects of maternal folic acid (FA) supplementation during pregnancy on neurodevelopment in 1-month-old infants and to determine whether effects may be related to maternal circulating inflammatory cytokine concentrations. This birth cohort study recruited 1186 mother-infant pairs in Tianjin, China, between July 2015 and ...
Briand, Valérie Cottrell, Gilles Tuike Ndam, Nicaise Martiáñez-Vendrell, Xavier Vianou, Bertin Mama, Atika Kouwaye, Bienvenue Houzé, Sandrine Bailly, Justine Gbaguidi, Erasme
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Malaria Journal
BackgroundWhile sub-microscopic malarial infections are frequent and potentially deleterious during pregnancy, routine molecular detection is still not feasible. This study aimed to assess the performance of a Histidine Rich Protein 2 (HRP2)-based ultrasensitive rapid diagnostic test (uRDT, Alere Malaria Ag Pf) for the detection of infections of lo...
Hull, Holly R. Herman, Amy Gibbs, Heather Gajewski, Byron Krase, Kelli Carlson, Susan E. Sullivan, Debra K. Goetz, Jeannine
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BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
BackgroundInterventions to prevent excessive gestational weight gain (GWG) have had limited success This pilot study examined the effectiveness of a single goal (SG) high dietary fiber intervention to prevent excessive GWG.MethodsTwelve weekly lessons focused on consuming a high fiber diet (≥30 g/day). Snacks containing 10–12 g of dietary fiber wer...
Kuiper, Jordan R. Stapleton, Heather M. Wills-Karp, Marsha Wang, Xiaobin Burd, Irina Buckley, Jessie P.
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Environmental Health
BackgroundOrganophosphate esters (OPEs) are synthetic chemicals used as flame retardants and plasticizers in a variety of goods. Despite ubiquitous human exposures and laboratory evidence that prenatal OPE exposures may disrupt offspring metabolism, perinatal studies of OPE health effects are limited. The objectives of this study were to: 1) Determ...
Hannan, Natalie J. Stock, Owen Spencer, Rebecca Whitehead, Clare David, Anna L. Groom, Katie Petersen, Scott Henry, Amanda Said, Joanne M. Seeho, Sean
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BMC Medicine
BackgroundFetuses affected by placental insufficiency do not receive adequate nutrients and oxygenation, become growth restricted and acidemic, and can demise. Preterm fetal growth restriction is a severe form of placental insufficiency with a high risk of stillbirth. We set out to identify maternal circulating mRNA transcripts that are differentia...
Bonora, Benedetta Maria Avogaro, Angelo Fadini, Gian Paolo
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Current Diabetes Reports
Purpose of ReviewDiabetic ketoacidosis is a life-threatening complication of diabetes characterized by hyperglycemia, acidosis, and ketosis. Ketoacidosis may occur with blood glucose level
Krakowiak, Daisy Makabong’o, Pamela Goyette, Marielle Kinuthia, John Osoti, Alfred Onyango Asila, Victor Gone, Molly Ann Mark, Jennifer Farquhar, Carey
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BMC Public Health
BackgroundGlobally only 79% of adults living with HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) know their status and men in sub-Saharan Africa are considered a particularly hard-to-reach population for HIV testing. Home-based HIV couple testing during the antenatal period is a safe and effective method that has been used to test male partners of pregnant wom...
