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Filter by:In this study glucose metabolism of pregnant women with a history of bariatric surgery, obese pregnant women and normal weight pregnant women was investigated. Three to six months after delivery the assessment of Glucose metabolism was repeated and the amount of ectopic lipids in the liver, heart and muscle was measured.
The aim of this proposal is to evaluate the causal relationship between Zika virus (ZIKV) infections in pregnancy and congenital malformations. We will estimate the absolute and relative risks of congenital malformations and other adverse outcomes of pregnancy among women who become infected with ZIKV during pregnancy compared to uninfected pregnant women, also leading to further validation of the Congenital Zika Syndrome.
Preventing maternal and newborn deaths remain high on the global agenda. To address this, the Academic Model Providing Access to Healthcare (AMPATH), in partnership with the Government of Kenya, launched Chama cha MamaToto, a community-led peer-support model that groups women together in pregnancy and infancy. Central to the chama approach is the integration of health, social and financial literacy education with a savings/loans program.
This proposal is a program evaluation of a group care delivery model designed for pregnant women that was implemented as a pilot project in Teso District, Kenya in 2012.
This team has shown that chamas can be tailored to increase the uptake of health services in pregnancy and infancy, sustain themselves beyond the period of funding and become integrated within a county's health strategy. However, further investment is warranted to validate this intervention in a new region to ensure the positive effects on MNCH are a result of chamas and can be replicated. The purpose of this study is to demonstrate that chamas are an effective service-delivery platform for improving women's and children's health and well-being in western Kenya.
The purpose of this study is to explore the differences between stress, depression, childbirth self-efficacy, mindfulness and postnatal maternal outcomes in pregnant women with Mindfulness-Based Childbirth and Parenting education program.
To avoid iodine deficiency and its consequences in pregnant women and their offspring, women should reach a sufficient iodine intake long before conception. To monitor iodine status, median urinary iodine concentration (UIC) is widely used in pregnant women (PW). Thyroglobulin (Tg) us another marker used to assess iodine status . In this study, urine samples as well as dried blood spots will be collected to measure UIC and Tg (as well as other hormones to define thyroid function) in PW. The results shall be used to reassess the threshold which defines iodine status in PW according to UIC.
Due to potential to improve family planning, clinicians are increasingly interested in shortening the time to postpartum visits, but lack an evidence base to change policy.There are no studies that have examined the effectiveness of shortened interval to postpartum visit on attendance rate, contraception use, and rapid repeat of pregnancy (RROP). With this research, the investigators propose to conduct a randomized controlled trial (RCT) to examine the effect of reduced time interval to postpartum visit (3-4 weeks rather than 6-8 weeks) on postpartum visit attendance rate, contraceptive use, and RROP.
This study will be conducted on women in labor. Fetal heart rate monitoring will be conducting using the Novii Fetal ECG/EMG system and comparing it to current standard of care external fetal heart rate and tocometry. These approaches will be compared with the respect to need for additional monitoring, amount of nursing intervention, cost and satisfaction of patients and healthcare providers.
Issue: The prevalence and severity of sleep-disordered breathing increases during pregnancy due to weight gain, physiological and hormonal changes. These sleep breathing disorders have a negative impact on perinatal health for both the mother and the child.The optimal treatment of obstructive sleep apnea in pregnancy is unknown. Although CPAP therapy is often the treatment of choice, the mandibular advancement appliance would be an interesting alternative to solve the matter. Objectives: The main objective of this pilot study is to evaluate the feasibility of mandibular advancement device to treat sleep apnea during the 2nd and 3rd trimesters of pregnancy. Secondary objectives will be tools to plan a future randomized controlled trial to determine the efficacy of this treatment.