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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Postpartum health"”.
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Developing a patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) for postpartum care in Ireland
… COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of health Measurement Instruments (COSMIN). Twenty-one postnatal PROMs were recommended with 17 covering mental health, 4 addressing health-related quality of life, 4 focusing on breastfeeding and 3 on role transition. Gaps were found in postpartum …
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Unseen Motherhood
… based this project on research about maternal health, how motherhood is shown in culture, and the history of photography. I noticed that mothers were often made invisible, both in the past and now. In the nineteenth century, there was something called the "hidden mother phenomenon", where …
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Differences in Load Symmetry of the Lower Extremities in Postpartum Women During Daily Tasks and Childcare Loading Conditions
… over three and a half million women entered the postpartum period in the United States [1]. Despite their prevalence, postpartum health is a largely overlooked area. After delivery, 25% of women within this population experience lumbopelvic or pelvic pain during the typical postpartum period [3], …
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Differences in Balance and Limb Loading Symmetry in Postpartum and Nulliparous Women During Childcare Related Activities
… about 67.9% delivering vaginally. Over 80% of postpartum (PP) women experience chronic pain in the pelvis, lower back, hip, and legs at 24 weeks after birth, and 20% continue to experience these issues 3 years later. PP women often face pelvic instability and weakness, which disturb balance and …
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Field study of the effect of an anionic supplement on the incidence of hypocalcemia, clinical disease, production, and reproduction in early lactation in dairy herds
… dietary cation-anion difference (DCAD) diet on postpartum health, immune function, production, and reproductive performance, as well as culling risk in dairy herds. The main study was a randomized clinical trial of a negative DCAD diet, including more than 1000 cows from 4 commercial farms. …
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Determinants of Reproductive Performance in Dairy Herds using Activity Monitors
… of variability among herds. At the cow level, postpartum uterine diseases, excessive loss of body condition, and milk yield in the top third of the herd were associated with decreased odds of detection in estrus during the breeding period. We found substantial variability among herds in the …
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A Biopsychosocial Approach to Persistent Postpartum Pain and Postpartum Sexual Function
… has been a push for a maternal-focused model of postpartum care; however, this model of care tends to focus on postpartum depression. Two issues that are related to postpartum depression but may go unaddressed by health-care professionals are persistent postpartum pain (PPP) and postpartum sexual …
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Dietary Energy Restriction During Late Gestation in Multiparous Holstein Cows
… to evaluate the effects of prepartum intake and postpartum health status on periparturient metabolism. Cows were fed a diet at either A or R intake from dry-off to parturition. At 4 days in milk (DIM), healthy cows were assigned to the control group or the ketosis induction (feed restriction) …
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Formative research for the development of an appropriate, acceptable and feasible intervention aimed at reducing type 2 diabetes risk in disadvantaged women after gestational diabetes in South Africa
… in adulthood. Prioritising GDM as a public health issue is critical for improving maternal and child health care services and non-communicable disease prevention efforts. There is consistent evidence demonstrating that, in at-risk populations, lifestyle change can reduce the risk of …
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Inflamatory status and leukocyte function during the peripartum period and subsequent effects on reproduction and lactational performance in dairy cattle
… study, the association of the development of postpartum health events and altered neutrophil function was explored. Seventy-five cows in their 1st to 8th lactation from one large commercial dairy in Eastern New Mexico were included in the study. Whole blood was collected via jugular …