Psycho-educational program for high school females by Perla Caridad López Hernández, Laura López Angulo, Eneida Bravo Polanco, Carmen Benítez Cabrera, Lisbet Cepero Águila, Rafael Luis Pino Pich

“…<br /><strong>Results:</strong> after applying the psycho-educational program, knowledge standard on the right time to begin with sexual intercourses (18% to 71%), the risk of pregnancy at first sexual intercourse (37% to 75%) and the consequences of pregnancy and abortion in adolescence (from 57% to 71%) increased. …”
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Toxoplasma gondii in Slaughtered Sheep in High- and Low-Humidity Regions in the South of Iran: Molecular Prevalence and Genotype Identification by Seyedeh Zahra Khademi, Fatemeh Ghaffarifar, Abdolhossein Dalimi, Mohammad Saaid Dayer, Amir Abdoli

“…Sheep (Ovis aries) is one of the main reservoirs of T. gondii worldwide, and the infections induce various sequels, such as abortion and stillbirth. The present study aimed to identify the effects of humidity on the prevalence of T. gondii in sheep in high- and low-humidity regions. …”
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Derek Parfit and yearning for personal identity (we do not exist, but really want to) by U. V. Dobronravova

“…For example, Parfit claims that abortion or euthanasia wouldn’t be a crime. This article discusses some of the most debatable basics of Parfit’s position and suggests at least three points worth of next thinking. …”
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KNOWLEDGE AND FACTORS INFLUENCING THE USAGE OF EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION AMONG STUDENTS OF TERTIARY INSTITUTION IN SOUTHERN SENATORIAL ZONE OF KADUNA STATE by AKPOKOS JAMES AMOS, JOY YAHAYA YODEL

“…Each year between 2.2 to 4 million female adolescents resort to unsafe abortion globally, and about 2million are exposed to the risk of reproductive health complications. …”
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Analysis of Maternal Mortality in the Province of Imbabura in the Period 2017-2021 by Mónica Gabriela Chachalo Sandoval, Camila Dayaneth Mier Báez, Ariana Celeste Castro De la Cruz

“…To determine the causes of maternal mortality, the diagnoses defined by ICD 10 were taken into account: hypertensive disorders in pregnancy, bleeding during pregnancy or childbirth, pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium infection, abortion, complications during labor and delivery. childbirth, ectopic pregnancy, puerperal sepsis, obstetric embolism, deaths from unspecified causes, among others <br /><strong>Results</strong>: during 2017 the highest number of maternal deaths occurred, it was 20. …”
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Perinatal Outcome of Previable Premature Rupture of Membranes Before 24 Weeks of Gestation: A Single-Centered Retrospective Cohort Study by Yasemin Dogan, Ercan Kockaya, Muzeyyen Dilsad Eser, Ayla Gunlemez

“…RESULTS: Seventy-eight women were diagnosed with PPROM before 24 weeks, 42 patients (54%) opted for termination of pregnancy, and seven patients (9%) had spontaneous abortion. Twentynine patients (37%) gave live birth after a median latency of 47 days. …”
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Individual, health facility and wider health system factors contributing to maternal deaths in Africa: A scoping review. by Francis G Muriithi, Aduragbemi Banke-Thomas, Ruth Gakuo, Kia Pope, Arri Coomarasamy, Ioannis D Gallos

“…The leading causes of maternal deaths in Africa are preventable direct obstetric causes such as haemorrhage, infection, hypertension, unsafe abortion, and obstructed labour. There is an information gap on factors contributing to maternal deaths in Africa. …”
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Antenatal Depression and Associated Factors among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care Service in Kochi Health Center, Jimma Town, Ethiopia by Yonas Tesfaye, Liyew Agenagnew

“…A chi-square test of independence analysis showed a significant association between antenatal depression and marital status, family history of depression, pregnancy planning, history of abortion, social support, and intimate partner violence (P<0.00001). …”
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Perinatal Palliative Care: Barriers and Attitudes of Neonatologists and Nurses in Poland by Aleksandra Korzeniewska-Eksterowicz, Maria Respondek-Liberska, Łukasz Przysło, Wojciech Fendler, Wojciech Młynarski, Ewa Gulczyńska

“…Most of respondents accepted conditions for abortion pointed by the Polish law. The most common barriers pointed out by both groups were insufficient knowledge of the personnel on palliative medicine and family preference for life sustaining treatment. …”
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Prevention of Foodborne Listeriosis by JM Farber, J Harwig, A Carter

“…Primary manifestations of the disease include meningitis, spontaneous abortion and septicemia. Mortality rates in foodborne listeriosis outbreaks are approximately 30%. …”
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Study on clinically manifested reproductive health problems of dairy cows managed under intensive and semi-intensive production systems in Wondo Genet district, Southern Ethiopia by Amene Fekadu, Yifat Denbarga, Tesfaye Belay, Desie Sheferaw, Fufa Abunna, Kebede Amenu, Rahmeto Abebe, Mesele Abera, Berhanu Mekibib

“…Retained fetal membrane, abortion, uterine infections, anestrous and repeat breeding are the major reproductive disorders encountered followed by dystocia, milk fever and prolapses of the vagina and/or uterus. …”
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Study on clinically manifested reproductive health problems of dairy cows managed under intensive and semi-intensive production systems in Wondo Genet district, Southern Ethiopia by Amene Fekadu, Yifat Denbarga, Tesfaye Belay, Desie Sheferaw, Fufa Abunna, Kebede Amenu, Rahmeto Abebe, Mesele Abera, Berhanu Mekibib

“…Retained fetal membrane, abortion, uterine infections, anestrous and repeat breeding are the major reproductive disorders encountered followed by dystocia, milk fever and prolapses of the vagina and/or uterus. …”
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Pathological Vaginal Discharge among Pregnant Women: Pattern of Occurrence and Association in a Population-Based Survey by Tânia Maria M. V. da Fonseca, Juraci A. Cesar, Raúl A. Mendoza-Sassi, Elisabeth B. Schmidt

“…The adjusted analysis showed that younger women of lower socioeconomic condition, those with a past history of abortion, vaginal discharge in a previous pregnancy, and treated for depression, anemia, and urinary tract infection during their current pregnancy, were more likely to have pathological vaginal discharge. …”
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Emergence of a novel porcine pestivirus with potential for cross-species transmission in China, 2023 by Li-shuang Deng, Tong Xu, Zhi-wen Xu, Ling Zhu

“…Clinically, PAAPeV causes abortions in sows and leads to congenital tremors and death in piglets. …”
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Bioethics knowledge, attitudes, and practices among healthcare professionals in Cameroon: a cross sectional analytical observational study of doctors and nurses in Cameroon’s South... by Kevin T. J. Dzi, Oscaline N. Ndong, Elisabeth Z. Menkem, Nicholas Tendongfor

“…Nurses were three times more likely to agree with the statements that doctors cannot refuse abortion if the law allows it and that patients who want assisted suicide should be assisted to get it. …”
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Familial Pulmonary Capillary Hemangiomatosis Early in Life by Johannes Wirbelauer, Helge Hebestreit, Alexander Marx, Eugene J. Mark, Christian P. Speer

“…The third pregnancy ended as spontaneous abortion. The foetus showed histological signs of PCH. …”
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Effectiveness and safety of therapeutics used for treatment of experimental or spontaneous <i>Mycoplasma</i> infections by V. A. Agoltsov, L. P. Padilo, O. P. Biryukova, M. M. Ligidova

“…Mycoplasma spp. cause inflammatory respiratory diseases, diseases of joints and meninges, keratoconjunctivitis, mastitis and endometritis,  abortion and stillbirths. Etiotropic therapy of mycoplasmal infections consists in prescribing antibiotics: enrofloxacin, difloxacin, oxytetracycline, chlortetracycline, doxycycline, tylosin, tilmicosin, tylvalosin, tiamulin, florfenicol, lincomycin, spectinomycin, tulathromycin. …”
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Scoping review of qualitative studies investigating reproductive health knowledge, attitudes, and practices among men and women across Rwanda. by Julie M Buser, Ella August, Gurpreet K Rana, Rachel Gray, Olive Tengera, Faelan E Jacobson-Davies, Madeleine Mukeshimana, Diomede Ntasumbumuyange, Gerard Kaberuka, Marie Laetitia Ishimwe Bazakare, Tamrat Endale, Yolanda R Smith

“…This scoping review examines individual and contextual factors shaping knowledge, attitudes, and practices in the domains of: 1) family planning, 2) abortion care, and 3) other SRHR in Rwanda. Recognizing that individual, community, and societal factors influence RH, this review is guided by Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Systems Theory.…”
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Research update on the effects of probiotic supplementation during pregnancy on pregnancy complications: a systematic literature review by Jing YANG, Xiaochuan WANG, Borui LIU, Xiaoyan ZHANG, Xiaoyu GAO, Jiajin HU

“…This review aims to summarize the potential effects of probiotic supplementation during pregnancy on common pregnancy complications, including gestational diabetes mellitus, preeclampsia, intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy, premature birth and spontaneous abortion, due to the current limitations in clinical research on probiotics and the heterogeneity of existing findings. …”
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Obstetric Characteristics in Women with Congenital Uterine Anomalies who Gave a Live Birth by Duygu Altın Başkak, Mert Turğal, Sinan Beksaç

“…The mFD and MFD groups were not statistically different in terms of maternal gravida, parity, dilatation and curettage (D&C) and abortion history. Besides, the two groups were similar in terms of gestational week of birth, birth weight and type of fetal presentation. …”
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