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Filter by:One of the most special life events of the fertile period is pregnancy. Pregnancy causes many physiological, metabolic, mental and social changes. These changes may adversely affect the sleep quality and comfort levels of pregnant women. Sleep is one of the basic life activities. Comfort is the state of being physiologically, mentally and socially comfortable. The woman who completes her pregnancy comfortably has a high self-confidence and quality of life. On the other hand, it is known that stress, anxiety and depression are experienced more and pregnancy and birth complications increase. For this reason, it is important to determine the comfort levels of pregnant women and to know the factors affecting them. It should not be forgotten that sleep quality in the prenatal period may be effective on the comfort levels of individuals. Evaluation of sleep quality and comfort levels of pregnant women is a routine part of prenatal care. Various interventions can be used to improve the sleep quality of pregnant women. The use of a pregnant pillow in the prenatal period is one of these applications. By providing support and relaxation to 5 different parts of the body simultaneously, the pregnancy pillow helps to increase the sleep quality of expectant mothers during pregnancy and to reduce the neck, abdomen, waist, back and leg pains they experience. It is known that sleep problems are experienced especially in primaries and third trimesters. For this reason, using the pregnant pillow in the third trimester, when sleep problems increase and comfort is adversely affected, may help improve the sleep quality and comfort level of pregnant women. With this planned study, it was aimed to examine the effect of the pregnant pillow used in the last trimester on sleep and comfort. This research will be carried out with pregnant women who applied to Amasya University Sabuncuoğlu Şerefeddin Training and Research Hospital NST and polyclinic unit between 01 March and 31 August 2023. The data of the study will be collected by using Personal Information Form, Information Form on Sleep in Pregnancy, Prenatal Comfort Scale and Pitsburg Sleep Quality Scale.
Pregnancy follow-up in a country with limited resources in decentralized areas usually consists of a clinical examination exclusively because of a lack of access to additional examination equipment and qualified personnel to use them. However, the pregnancy follow-up relies in part on the visual investigation by ultrasound scanners that estimate the risks of morbi-mortality for the mother and child during and after pregnancy. The WHO recommendations support at least one ultrasound before 24 weeks of amenorrhea. Thus, at the same time as a usual clinical examination, the possibility of visually assessing certain relevant criteria would help to increase the effectiveness of follow-up visits without complicating the care journey. A simple ultra-portable device would be an opportunity for caregivers to facilitate the detection of complications and thus offer a more adapted follow-up and orientation. This would allow, in contexts where resources are limited, to improve monitoring and limit the risks of complications due to inappropriate management.
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare post-operative uterine scar thickness in people who have had the uterus closed during cesarean sections by one of three different methods. The main questions it aims to answer are: - Residual myometrial thickness at the scar site assessed by MRI performed 4 months after the procedure - Myometrial niche formation assessed by MRI performed 4 months after the procedure - Scar healing ratio (HR) difference as defined by HR= residual myometrial thickness/total myometrial thickness - Post-operative change in hemoglobin - Time required for hysterotomy closure - The number of extra sutures required to achieve surgeon-acceptable hemostasis Participants undergoing scheduled cesarean sections will be randomized to one of three different uterine closure methods. The methods are: 1. Single layer closure using the following technique: Closure of the myometrium and serosa with one barbed suture using a running unlocked technique. The endometrium should be excluded. 2. Double layer closure using the following technique: Closure of the full thickness of the myometrium with one smooth suture using a running locked technique. The endometrium should be excluded. Followed by imbrication of the second layer with one smooth suture using a running unlocked technique. 3. Triple layer closure of Endometrium, Myometrium and Serosa (EMS) using one of the the following two techniques: Closure of the endometrium and 2-4 mm of internal myometrium with one barbed suture using a running unlocked technique followed by closure of the remaining myometrium and serosa with one barbed suture using a running unlocked technique. Or, Closure of the endometrium and 2-4 mm of internal myometrium with one barbed suture on using a running unlocked technique followed by closure of the remaining myometrium with one barbed suture a running unlocked technique followed by closure of the serosa with one barbed suture using a running unlocked technique. Four months after the surgery, participants will have a MRI of the pelvis to assess the scar on the uterus.
This is a retrospective cohort study that will be conducted using secondary de-identified electronic healthcare data (EHD) that originally were collected for the purposes of health insurance billing and/or routine patient care from healthcare providers (HCPs). The study is designed to evaluate the association between relugolix combination therapy (relugolix 40 mg, estradiol 1 mg, and norethindrone acetate 0.5 mg) exposure during pregnancy and subsequent fetal and infant outcomes.
The exact prevalence of sleep-disordered breathing in pregnant women is not known. The results of a analysis of a small cohort of 105 pregnant women adjusted to body mass index estimate a prevalence of 8.4% in first quarter and 19.7% in the third quarter. In this context, this study proposes to assess the prevalence of sleep-disordered breathing in pregnant women of the Private Hospital of the Loire and to identify the risks associated with these disorders by systematically proposing a polysomnography.
To evaluate the effects of breathing exercises and upper limb endurance exercises in pregnant women presented with physiological dyspnea
The purpose of this study is to pilot a clinic-level supplementation intervention at up to 15 antenatal clinics throughout Botswana. The overall objective of this study is to improve access to and uptake of MMS among pregnant women in Botswana. The investigators will evaluate both implementation outcomes (adoption, penetration, fidelity, and feasibility) and clinical outcomes (adverse birth outcomes, weight gain in pregnancy, and anemia) through linkage with the Tsepamo birth outcomes surveillance study.
This is a cross-sectional study of a representative sample of women who gave birth in the 3 maternity hospitals of French Guiana. The main objective is to estimate the prevalence of food insecurity among pregnant women admitted for delivery in one of the maternity hospitals of French Guiana. A biological assay of deficiencies and toxic metals as well as the completion of a questionnaire will answer the research question
Vaccine hesitancy is defined by World Health Organization(WHO) "Vaccine Hesitancy Working Group" as a delay in acceptance or refusal of vaccines despite availability of vaccination services(MacDonald,2015). WHO listed "vaccine hesitancy" as one of the ten global health threats that require immediate solution in 2019(WHO, 2019). It was found out that the primary causes of vaccine hesitancy are the risk-benefit ratio concerns, including "concerns about the safety of vaccines" or "their potential side-effects", and secondary causes are the lack of information and awareness about vaccines and their importance and religious, cultural, social gender and socioeconomic perceptions of vaccination(Lark et al., 2018).It is estimated in social studies that the prevalence of vaccine hesitancy is about 25-70% in the top-ranking France, 15% in Switzerland and 19% in Canada(Ward et al.,2019; Shen and Dubey,2019). In the case of pregnant women, on the other hand, childhood vaccine hesitancy has been detected to vary between 6% and 12%(Mohd et al.,2017; Corben and Leask,2018). There is a critical increase in the number of unvaccinated children in Turkey(Turkish Medical Association, 2018).Based on the data from Ministry of Health, number of families that refused to get their children vaccinated rose from 183 in 2011 to 12000 in 2016, and to 23600 in 2017(Turkish Medical Association, 2018). Motivation is the probability of the individual to adopt, continue and adhere to the special strategies of change.MI is a directive and counselee-oriented approach, which is employed to help the patients explore and overcome the ambivalence/dilemma in adopting the behaviors that will enhance and improve their overall health. Studies conducted in recent years have found out that motivational interviewing technique is actually effective in parents' acceptance of childhood vaccines. The main purpose of the MI technique is to explore the ambivalences of the target individuals and attain behavioral change by helping them overcome such ambivalences. This method is particularly useful with parents that are hesitant or ambivalent to get their children vaccinated, or those that fail to get them vaccinated. In MI, which focuses on the parents' concerns, questions and curiosities about the vaccines, the behavioral change takes place depending on the personal values of each individual. MI is a special means of aid to help individuals understand their problems and encourage them to take action(Danchin et al.,2017). In order to enhance vaccination services, studies must be conducted on the issue of vaccine opposition and hesitancy of families, and underlying reasons must be revealed(Topçu et al.,2019; Akbaş,2020). Due to the fact that pregnancy and antenatal periods are the time spans when the first perspectives and beliefs about childhood vaccination are formed, these periods are particularly important for providing information pediatric vaccines. Determining the prevalence of vaccine opposition within the society, and monitoring it in upcoming years, as well as making programs on inspection and education, are assumed to be crucial in the struggle with vaccine hesitancy. This study is particularly important as it will help eradicate vaccine hesitancy through using Motivational Interviewing (MI) method and revealing the ambivalent emotions about vaccine hesitancy in pregnant women.
Randomized, open-label, multicenter study to investigate the efficacy and safety of IVIg plus low-dose recombinant thrombopoietin in pregnant patients with corticosteroid or IVIg monotherapy-resistant ITP.