Progestogen only contraception in women with congenital heart disease by Francesc Baró-Mariné, Antonia Pijuan-Domènech, Maria del Mar Goya, Elena Suárez-Edo, Berta Miranda-Barrio, Laura Dos-Subirà, Maria Luisa Pancorbo, Ignacio Ferreira-Gonzalez, Elena Carreras-Moratonas

“…ESC classification regarding pregnancy risk, WHOMEC classification for combined oral contraceptive safety was collected.Results Six hundred and fifty-three patients. …”
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Sperm Cryopreservation before Testicular Cancer Treatment and Its Subsequent Utilization for the Treatment of Infertility by Jana Žáková, Eva Lousová, Pavel Ventruba, Igor Crha, Hana Pochopová, Jaroslava Vinklárková, Eva Tesařová, Mohamed Nussir

“…Seminoma was diagnosed in 283 men (54.1%) and nonseminomatous germ cell tumors in 240 men (45.9%). 34 patients who returned for infertility treatment underwent 46 treatment cycles with cryopreserved sperm. Totally 16 pregnancies were achieved, that is, 34.8% pregnancy rate. …”
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Mapping neonatal vulnerability using the Small Vulnerable Newborn (SVN) framework—secondary analysis of PRISMA Pakistan studyResearch in context by Hajra Malik, Nida Yazdani, Sameeta Kumari, Sheikh Asad Jamal, Muhammad Kashif, Azqa Mazhar, Zahra Hoodbhoy

“…Methods: This secondary analysis leverages data from PRISMA (Pregnancy Risk Infant Surveillance, and Measurement Alliance)—Pakistan. …”
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Human Defence Factors in Different Gestational Week Placenta: A Pilot Study by Andris Kamergrauzis, Mara Pilmane, Anna Junga

“…The high number of statistically significant positive and negative correlations between positive cells show a strong network to sustain distressed placental growth and therefore pregnancy.…”
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What do medical students think about conscientious objection? A cross-sectional study from Turkey by M. Murat Civaner, Eylül Yalçinkaya, Arlene Macdonald

“…The participants stated that they would most frequently object to requests for extreme aesthetic interventions (splitting the tongue in half − 39.1%, changing eye color – 28.2%, removing the lowest rib – 26.8%), euthanasia (23.2%), hymen restoration (17.3%), gender change (16.5%), and optional pregnancy termination (14.0%). Conclusions Developing undergraduate and post-graduate education that integrates CO as a specific topic, clarifying the conceptual definitions, and improving/developing protocols for exercising CO seem crucial to prevent possible violations of rights and to protect health professionals’ integrity. …”
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Predictors of Length of Hospitalization for Neonatal Sepsis at Kenyatta Nation Hospital, Kenya: A Prospective Cross‐Sectional Study by Athman Khaltuma Tisho, Patrick Mwirigi Mbugua, Rose Bosire, Simon Muturi Karanja

“…The findings identified that maternal age ≥ 35 years (OR = 3.72, 95% CI: 1.61–8.59, p = 0.03), UTI during pregnancy (OR = 1.82, 95% CI: 1.07–3.11, p = 0.03), not breastfeeding (OR = 2.31, 95% CI: 1.29–4.14, p = 0.005), convulsion (OR = 2.03, 95% CI: 1.22–3.37, p = 0.01), jaundice (OR = 1.45, 95% CI: 1.10–1.91, p = 0.002), reduced movements (OR = 1.72, 95% CI: 1.08–2.72, p = 0.02), low birthweight (OR = 6.1, 95% CI: 2.48–14.99, p < 0.001) and preterm birth (OR = 3.1, 95% CI: 1.64–5.86, p < 0.001) were significant predictors of longer hospital stay. …”
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Effectiveness and safety of herbal medicines for induction of labour: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Edward Fottrell, Carina King, Chrispin Mandiwa, Collins Zamawe, Hannah Maria Jennings

“…We assessed the efficacy and safety of herbal medicines for IOL.Design Systematic review and meta-analysis of published literature.Data sources We searched in MEDLINE, AMED and CINAHL in April 2017, updated in June 2018.Eligibility criteria We considered experimental and non-experimental studies that compared relevant pregnancy outcomes between users and non-user of herbal medicines for IOL.Data extraction and synthesis Data were extracted by two reviewers using a standardised form. …”
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Incidence, Causes, and Perinatal Outcomes of “Near-Miss” Obstetric Emergencies during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Experience from a Tertiary Referral Center of Western Rajasthan, India... by Garima Yadav, Charu Sharma, Pratibha Singh, Vrushti Solanki, Swati Chhabra, Priyanka Kathuria, Meenakshi Gothwal, Manisha Jhirwal, Shashank Shekhar

“…Materials and Methods: All women admitted to our facility with pregnancy-related complications for birth or in the puerperium who required critical care unit (CCU) or high dependency unit (HDU) admission were included in the study. …”
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Validation Spanish of the Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Scale in the Postpartum - City BITS by Ayelén Acosta, Aquiles Pérez Delgado, Mercedes Lotufo, Angela Zayas, Sandro Giovanazzi

“…Background: Postpartum post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has a prevalence of 3-4% in women, rising to 15-19% in the presence of risks during pregnancy or childbirth, and reaching 39% in the case of neonatal death. …”
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Effect of multiple counselling contacts along the continuum of care on use of postpartum family planning in a cohort of Ethiopian women: a dose-response analysis by Saifuddin Ahmed, Anne Pfitzer, Firew Ayalew, Gebi Husein Jima, Deborah Sitrin

“…Competing risks regression analysis examined the dose effects in HRs by the number of maternal, newborn or child health (MNCH) contacts where FP was discussed, adjusted for confounding covariates.Setting Two Arsi zone woredas: Oromia and Ethiopia.Participants and measures 722 pregnant women enrolled, and 706 successfully reinterviewed 12 months postpartum about each MNCH contact during pregnancy, delivery and later visits, whether these included any PPFP counselling and PPFP use.Main results Two-thirds of the cohort delivered at home. …”
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Magnitude and Determinants of Food Insecurity Among Pregnant Women in Nigeria: Evidence from a Nationwide Cross-Sectional Survey by Daniel C. Ogbuabor

“…Background: Food security is essential for improving maternal nutrition during pregnancy. However, evidence regarding the extent and social determinants of food insecurity among pregnant women is limited in Nigeria. …”
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A Pregnant Woman with Excess Vasopressinase-Induced Diabetes Insipidus Complicated by Central Diabetes Insipidus like Lymphocytic Infundibulo-Neurohypophysitis by Shinnosuke Yanagisawa, Yoichi Oikawa, Mai Endo, Kazuyuki Inoue, Ritsuko Nakajima, Shigemitsu Yasuda, Masayasu Sato, Naoko Iwata, Haruki Fujisawa, Atsushi Suzuki, Yoshihisa Sugimura, Masashi Isshiki, Akira Shimada

“…Gestational diabetes insipidus (DI) is a very rare complication of pregnancy. We present a case of gestational DI combining two different types of DI. …”
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Determinants of breast cancer screening among women of reproductive age in sub-Saharan Africa: A multilevel analysis. by Beminate Lemma Seifu, Yohannes Mekuria Negussie, Angwach Abrham Asnake, Fraol Daba Chinkey, Bezawit Melak Fente, Zufan Alamrie Asmare

“…Age (20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, and 45-49 years), secondary and higher education, wealth index, media exposure, parity, contraceptive use, pregnancy status, breastfeeding status, and visiting a healthcare facility in the last 12 months were identified as significant positive determinants of breast cancer screening. …”
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To Study the Iodine Concentration of Mothers’ Consumed Salt, Water, and Staple Food in the Neonatal Screening Program of Rural and Urban Vidarbha Region by Ankita Kondhalkar, Meghali Kaple, Ranjit S. Ambad, Archana Dhok, Ashsish Anjankar

“…A developing fetus relies on a consistent supply of iodine for proper brain and body development. During pregnancy, only the mother can provide the necessary iodine levels. …”
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Perinatal Development of the Motor Systems Involved in Postural Control by Laurent Vinay, Faïza Ben-Mabrouk, Frédéric Brocard, François Clarac, Céline Jean-Xavier, Edouard Pearlstein, Jean-François Pflieger

“…Here we try to extrapolate to human development and suggest that the abnormalities in motor control observed in childhood—e.g, deficits in motor coordination—might have their roots in the prenatal period, in particular serotonin depletion due to exposure to several environmental and toxicological factors during pregnancy.…”
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Successful Management of Thyrocervical Trunk Aneurysm Ruptured into the Thoracic Cavity After Cesarean Section in Nonstable Patient with Neurofibromatosis Type I by Nikola Mirković, Marko Prokić, Marija Novčić, Miloš Arsenijević, Snežana Sretenović, Dragan Knežević, Vojin Kovačević, Marija Šorak, Olivera Kostić

“…It is an urgent condition due to hemorrhagic shock by massive hemothorax with potentially fatal consequences. Pregnancy and puerperium are additional risk factors for a rupture of the thyrocervical trunk aneurysm in patients with neurofibromatosis and aneurysms. …”
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Women’s satisfaction with the quality of antenatal care services rendered at public health facilities in Northwest Ethiopia: the application of partial proportional odds model by Amanu Aragaw Emiru, GD Alene, Gurmesa Tura Debelew

“…We also observed a significant but lower satisfaction among women in the late trimester of pregnancy (aOR1 = aOR2; 0.87 (95% CI 0.78 to 0.97)). …”
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Parents’ Experiences and Sexual Topics Discussed with Adolescents in the Accra Metropolis, Ghana: A Qualitative Study by Elizabeth AKu Baku, Isaac Agbemafle, Agnes Millicent Kotoh, Richard M. K. Adanu

“…Parents discussed sexuality issues with adolescents to prevent them from premarital sex, pregnancy, and sexually transmitted infections. Parents sourced their knowledge about sexuality from books, television, radio, and personal experiences. …”
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From Blocking Shots to Blocking GI Transit, This Professional Basketball Player Does It All: A Case Report on Small Bowel Obstruction by Emily L. DeMaio, Richard C. Jarvis, Jessica A. Cohen, Courtney N. Gleason

“…Initial differential diagnosis included appendicitis, ruptured ectopic pregnancy, and other genitourinary pathology. Computed tomography with contrast revealed distended loops of small bowel with wall thickening, enhancement, and decompressed loops of bowel distally, consistent with an SBO. …”
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Hidden in Plain Sight: Incidental Diagnosis of Metastatic Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma Without Radiologically Apparent Thyroid Tumor by Natalie Rivera Vargas, MD, Moises Matos, MD, Mustafa Kinaan, MD, FACE

“…This was thought to be a lipoma, and no workup was performed until it began to grow during pregnancy 3 to 4 years after initial presentation. …”
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