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Filter by:The primary objective of this study is to demonstrate that plasma concentrations of nucleosomes and free DNA differ between three groups: 1. pregnant patients with complications typical of placental insufficiency or venous thrombosis (group P), 2. healthy women (Group T1) and 3. healthy pregnant women (Group T2).
The purpose of this study is to collect amniotic fluid samples from pregnant women. Amniotic fluid samples will be tested for meconium with a new assay. The results will be correlated with other laboratory tests.
The Specific Aim of this supplemental project is to evaluate the Mindful Eating Questionnaire (MEQ) to determine if it is a valid instrument for pregnant women. During this project, the MEQ will be qualitatively evaluated in a sample of pregnant women who are similar in age, ethnicity, education, and marital status to the women targeted for recruitment in the parent study. The qualitative evaluation will include a focus group with 10 participants followed by 30 individual cognitive interviews. Comments from the interviews will be summarized and analyzed systematically for each of the 28 questions of the MEQ and the interviewer will use findings from initial interviews to inform subsequent interviews. Content validity will be evaluated based on responses from the focus group and cognitive interviews, and MEQ items will be evaluated for comprehension, retrieval, judgment, and response. Strengths, weaknesses, relevance, comprehensiveness, and interpretations will be reported for each of the MEQ questions. We will also have some of the more traditional validation parameters (the inclusion of other questionnaires) in the study to collect data on convergent and discriminant validity. The resulting publication will provide readers with a thorough report on the utility and appropriateness of using the MEQ to quantify mindful eating in pregnant women.
A new technique based on the motile sperm organelle morphology examination (MSOME) at a magnification of at least ×6000 has been developed. The MSOME assesses the nucleus, for both shape and chromatin content, which is the most important sperm organelle in influencing intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) outcomes.
This multi-reader multi-case study was designed to evaluate the performance of SureCALL® Labor Monitor® (SureCALL®) directly to the standard Tocodynamometer device (TOCO).
Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological disorders affecting women of childbearing age. Poor pregnancy outcomes are increased in these women and their children. The proposed studies will increase our knowledge on multiple levels to improve care and reduce adverse outcomes in these mothers and children. An overall goal of this study is to establish the relationship between antiepileptic drug exposure and outcomes in the mother and child as well as describe and explain the variability in antiepileptic drug exposure and response.
The (motile sperm organelle morphology examination) MSOME allows the detection of sperm vacuoles that seems to be related to sperm DNA damage. The investigators hypothesized that couples with unexplained infertility could benefit from the injection of spermatozoa selected under high-magnification (x6600)
Current research on sperm morphology has been directed towards the dysmorphisms of the sperm head. A new technique based on the motile sperm organelle morphology examination (MSOME) allows the detection of sperm with large nuclear vacuoles (SLV). Large nuclear vacuoles are specific sperm alterations observed under high magnification, and their presence has been related to increased DNA fragmentation and denaturation.
The purpose of this study was to examine the behavior of the fetal heart rate in response to different intensities of acute maternal exercise in training and non-training pregnant women
The main aim of this study was to analysed the security of a supervised exercise program on maternal cardiovascular system and assess the positive effects of this program on maternal cardiovascular function and structure