Birth prevalence and determinants of neural tube defects among newborns in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Beminet Moges Gebremariam, Dejene Hailu, Barbara J Stoecker, Afework Mulugeta

“…Women's intake of folic acid supplements and planned pregnancy were identified as protective factors for NTDs, while stillbirth history, use of any drugs during pregnancy, exposure to radiation, and pesticides during pregnancy were risk factors for neural tube defects.…”
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Recipient synchronization with various prostaglandin f<sub>2α</sub> protocols for embryo transfer in cows by Mesut Kırbaş, Şükrü Dursun, Mehmet Köse, Bülent Bülbül, Mehmet Çolak, Hasan Mutlu

“…All cows were transferred embryos cryopreserved by ethylene glycol on d 7 (oestrus 0). Pregnancy diagnoses were performed on d 28 by ultrasonography.…”
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Immunolocalization of SP22 (Park7) on the human sperm membrane is indicative of live birth by Gary R Klinefelter, Michael P Diamond, Stephen A Krawetz

“…Using a recombinant antibody to the functional epitope of SP22, we compared sperm from donors who achieved a live birth to donors who were not able to achieve a pregnancy. Sperm SP22 was significantly reduced in a group of donors not able to achieve a pregnancy. …”
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A Pilot Study on Dietary Approaches in Multiethnicity: Two Methods Compared by Romina Valentini, Maria Grazia Dalfrà, Michela Masin, Antonella Barison, Marcon Marialisa, Eva Pegoraro, Annunziata Lapolla

“…This preliminary study indicates the positive effect of an ethnic approach to diet on the outcome of pregnancy.…”
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Serum Glucose-Dependent Insulinotropic Polypeptide (GIP) and Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 (GLP-1) in association with the Risk of Gestational Diabetes: A Prospective Case-Control Study by Maryam Mosavat, Siti Zawiah Omar, Sajad Jamalpour, Peng Chiong Tan

“…Furthermore, lowered levels of these peptides may play an important role in the abnormality of glucose regulation following pregnancy.…”
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Effect of autologous platelet-rich plasma treatment on patients with thin endometrium by Tung Nguyen Thanh, Ai Hoang Van, Son Trinh The, Lan Do Ngoc, Hang Doan Thi, Trang Quan Van, Khoa Ba Tran, Sang Trieu Tien

“…Introduction: The success of frozen embryo transfer cycles depends on a delicate interaction between embryo quality and endometrium. Low pregnancy rates are associated with a thin endometrium. …”
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PPAR-γ Regulates Trophoblast Differentiation in the BeWo Cell Model by Khrystyna Levytska, Sascha Drewlo, Dora Baczyk, John Kingdom

“…Common pregnancy complications, such as severe preeclampsia and intrauterine growth restriction, disrupt pregnancy progression and impair maternal and fetal wellbeing. …”
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Congenital malformations in children of epileptic pregnant women in the Cienfuegos province (2008-2018) by María Soledad Vilches León, Carmen Niurka Piña Loyola, Maylé Santos Solís, Vivian Rosa Vázquez Martínez, Cristóbal Jorge Torres González, Niurys Gonzales Cano

“…<br /><strong>Conclusion</strong>: the risk factors associated with congenital malformations in children of epileptic mothers were: maternal age over 35 years, history of previous pregnancy with malformation and genetic interruption of pregnancy.…”
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Maternal Perception of Decreased Fetal Movement in One Twin: A Clue Leading to the Early Detection of Absent Variability due to Acute Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome by Hirotada Suzuki, Tomoyuki Kuwata, Akihide Ohkuchi, Yukari Yada, Shigeki Matsubara, Mitsuaki Suzuki

“…It is unknown whether this also holds true for twin pregnancy. A 27-year-old primiparous woman with monochorionic diamniotic (MD) pregnancy had a slight difference of amniotic fluid volume at 312/7 weeks of gestation. …”
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No Little Feet: Managing Pseudocyesis in a Homeless, Acutely Manic Patient with Schizoaffective Disorder, Bipolar Type by Talitha West, Omotola Ajibade, Anthony Fontanetta, Samreen Munir

“…Pseudocyesis is a complex psychiatric manifestation of the physical symptoms of pregnancy. Although not pregnant, the pseudocyetic patient displays signs and symptoms consistent with pregnancy, such as abdominal distention, cramping, and/or sensations of fetal movement. …”
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Midwives’ experiences of pregnant women’s adherence to nutritional recommendations after bariatric surgery: a qualitative study by Anne Christenson

“…Conversations about weight during pregnancy may be easier with women who have undergone bariatric surgery.…”
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Risk factors for macrosomy in newborn children with pregnant diabetes mothers. by Cristóbal Torres González, Esteban Hernández Barrios, Joselin Moreno Torres, Angel Rodríguez Cabrera, Vivian Vázquez Martínez

“…<strong>Backgroud:</strong> Diabetes represents one of the medical conditions complicating pregnancy more frequently, and has the major repercussion not only on mother and foetus but also in the new born child. …”
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Genotype Distribution and High-Risk Factors Analysis of Group B Streptococcus in Late-Stage Pregnant Women in the Linyi Region by Weiping Zhou, Xiaoyan Chen, Jie Chen, Xiuhua Zheng, Xueqiang Zhang, Yubin Chen, Yuehua Pan, Chunling Ma

“…Conclusion: The colonization rate of GBS in the reproductive tract of pregnant women in late pregnancy in the Linyi region is 7.07%. Having a college degree or above, absence of pregnancy vomiting, elevated levels of albumin, globulin, direct bilirubin, glutamyl transferase, and total bile acids, and decreased levels of alkaline phosphatase and lactate dehydrogenase are high-risk factors for GBS infection; ST10, ST19, ST529, and ST862 are the main genotypes prevalent in this region; there are regional differences in the distribution of GBS genotypes and CC groups; there are statistically significant differences in the distribution of virulence factors among GBS strains with different MLST genotypes (p<0.05); GBS shows high sensitivity to penicillin drugs and can still be used as the preferred medication for the prevention and treatment of GBS infection.…”
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Extragastrointestinal Stromal Tumor during Pregnacy by Ilay Gözükara, T. U. Kutlu Dilek, Hüseyin Durukan, Duygu Düsmez Apa, Suna Kabil Kucur, Saffet Dilek

“…In this paper, we presented the first EGIST case during pregnancy in the literature.…”
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A Case Report of Melanoma as Acute Mastoiditis in a 10-Month-Old Female Child by Konstantina Chrysouli, Michael Tsakanikos, Sofia Stamataki

“…During her pregnancy, she presented with a recurrence of the disease and died 3 months after delivery. …”
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Acute Hemorrhage into Adrenal Pseudocyst Presenting with Shock: Diagnostic Dilemmas Report of Three Cases and Review of Literature by Amarapathy Sivasankar, Sathyanesan Jeswanth, Maria Antony Johnson, Palaniappan Ravichandran, Shanmugasundaram Rajendran, Devy Gounder Kannan, Rajagopal Surendran

“…We believe that our cases, complicated by intracystic hemorrhage, may be related to pregnancy.…”
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Prenatally Diagnosed Isolated Coronary Arterial Fistula Leading to Severe Complications at Birth by A. Wacker-Gussmann, T. Esser, S. M. Lobmaier, M. O. Vogt, E. Ostermayer, R. Oberhoffer

“…Monitoring of these fetuses is essential as severe complications can occur during pregnancy or at birth.…”
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Peripartum cardiomyopathy: current state of the problem by Ya.M. Lutai

“…Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PCMP) is cardiomyo-pathy with left ventricular systolic dysfunction that develops in late pregnancy or in the first months of postpartum period. …”
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A Meta analysis on effect of auricular point sticking and pressing therapy in the treatment of hyperemesis gravidarum (耳穴贴压法治疗妊娠恶阻临床疗效的Meta分析) by TIAN Tian (田恬), XIE Wei (谢薇), DENG Yunyan (邓云燕), LI zhongqing (李忠琴), ZHANG yang (张杨), ZHAO Su (赵苏)

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Effect of a prepartum and postpartum, complex interdisciplinary lifestyle and psychosocial intervention on metabolic and mental health outcomes in women with gestational diabetes m... by Umberto Simeoni, Antje Horsch, Arnaud Chiolero, Yvan Vial, Nicole Sekarski, Jardena J Puder, Pascal Bovet, Yvan Mivelaz, Adina Mihaela Epure, Bobby Stuijfzand, Leah Gilbert, Stefano Lanzi, Justine Gross, Didier Hans, Stefano Di Bernardo, Elena Gonzalez-rodriguez, Alain Lacroix, Jean-Benoît Rossel, Dan Yedu Quansah, Amar Arhab, Sandrine Estoppey Younes, Seyda Mayerat

“…Objective To test the effect of a complex, interdisciplinary, lifestyle and psychosocial intervention on metabolic and mental health outcomes in women with gestational diabetes mellitus during pregnancy and in the post partum.Design Single centred, single blinded, randomised, controlled trial (the MySweetheart trial).Setting Lausanne University Hospital, Switzerland, from 2 September 2016 to 25 October 2021.Participants 211 women aged at least 18 years with a diagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus at 24-32 gestational weeks were randomly assigned (1:1) to the intervention (n=105) or to usual care (n=106).Interventions In addition to a comparator based on active guidelines for prepartum and postpartum usual care, the intervention consisted of four individual lifestyle visits during pregnancy and four interdisciplinary visits in the postpartum group, a peer support group workshop in pregnancy and post partum, and a bimonthly lifestyle coach support through telemedicine. …”
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