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Showing 1 to 20 of 22 for “"live birth"”.
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Studies on the factors that improve the outcome of IVF-ET
… made in reproductive treatment since before the birth of Louise Brown in 1978, and a retrospective analysis of the result of a single IVF unit over a 6 year period from 1999 to 2005. This identified a number of factors on which IVF pregnancy rates depend.I found that there is a decrease in the …
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Outcome of assisted reproductive technology in women with poor ovarian response undergoing infertility treatment in the reproductive medicine unit of Groote Schuur hospital: a five-year review
… embryo transferred. The clinical pregnancy and live birth rates were 10.0% and 5.0% respectively, per cycle initiated. Half of those with failed IVF due to poor ovarian response withdrew from the program. Conclusion: The prevalence of poor ovarian response among women who underwent assisted …
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Mammographic breast density as a mediator and surrogate marker for breast cancer risk
… including age, menopausal status, age at first live birth, parity, body mass index, physical activity, alcohol consumption, hormone replacement therapy, endogenous levels of IGF-I and prolactin, family history of breast cancer, tamoxifen use and others. A question of interest is whether …
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Predictive role of fresh and post-selection total motile sperm count in the success of autologous and oocyte-donor ICSI cycles [Ruolo predittivo del numero totale di spermatozoi mobili su campione fresco e post-selezione nel successo dei cicli ICSI autologhi e con ovodonazione]
… la qualità embrionale e la cumulative live birth rate (CLBR), calcolata per numero di ovociti inseminati, embrioni trasferiti e trasferimenti effettuati. Nei cicli autologhi, il TMSC fresh ha mostrato una correlazione significativa con il tasso di fertilizzazione: i campioni con TMSC …
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Investigating the association between socio-economic position and stillbirth in Brazil and the UK
Stillbirths are under-researched in comparison to other child health outcomes. They rarely appear in national health targets or commitments, despite being an immense global burden with 2.6 million cases annually. Using routine national datasets, this thesis compares the social disparities in …
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Determinants of Prenatal Care and Supplement Use: The Case of Honduras
… in a sample size of n = 5647 women who had a live birth since January 1996. Bivariate and multivariate analyses were used to examine factors associated with prenatal care and supplement use.Results: Current education level was highly positively related to prenatal care and supplement use. …
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Breastfeeding interventions in Kansas: An exploration of mothers' breastfeeding practices, views, and perceived barriers
… to participate in this research. Women who had a live birth between July 1, 2010, and April 30, 2012, were eligible to participate. The Breastfeeding Initiative Evaluation Survey was designed and consisted of selected items from the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System survey and additional …
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Race differences in infant mortality
Based on a sample of 57,645 birth and death certificates, this study examines infant mortality in Illinois among the 1985-1988 white and African American live birth cohorts. The primary focus is on race differences in the effects of maternal age, education, marital status, and prenatal care on the …
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Infertility and recurrent miscarriage: an examination of pregnancy outcomes, services and patient experience
… health conditions which profoundly impact the lives of women and men affected. Although miscarriage is the most common complication of pregnancy affecting an estimated 23 million women globally a year, it remains poorly understood (1). There is a limited evidence base for investigation and …
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Recidivism Among Jamaican Teenage Mothers : A Historical Cohort Study 1995-1998
… Jamaican adolescent mothers 12-16 years who gave birth in 1994 in the parishes of Kingston & St. Andrew, St. Catherine and Manchester was selected from vital records and interviewed for this study in 1998.</p> <p>The results confirmed that the WCJF Program exerts a considerable effect on the …
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Role of Breastfeeding and Current Lifestyle on Maternal Long-Term Weight Change
… the Adventist Health Study-2 and had at least 1 live birth. Measures observed were duration of breastfeeding over all pregnancies, recall of body weight across 10-year intervals, sociodemographic factors, and current lifestyle behaviors (dietary pattern, physical activity, sleep duration, and …
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Unwanted fertility and the underinvestment hypothesis: a Philippine study
… mechanism. Unwanted fertility was defined as a live birth that deviated from parental expectation in some distinguishable characteristics or set of characteristics. Births defined as unwanted were: 1) births which respondent indicated she preferred to have occurred later or births which she did …
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Birth-to-pregnancy intervals and adverse perinatal outcomes among African-born black women in Washington State.
Background: Short birth-to-pregnancy (BTP) intervals are associated with adverse perinatal outcomes. The number of African-born blacks currently living in the U.S. exceeds 1.6 million. However, little is known about BTP intervals and the risk factors and outcomes related to short BTP intervals …
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Gestational Weight Gain Patterns
… to increased rates of cesarean sections, preterm births, hypertensive disorders, gestational diabetes, large for gestational age newborns, postpartum weight retention, long-term obesity for the woman and her children. Conversely, adverse outcomes resulting from weight gain below recommendation …
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The inconsistent application of the status of the foetus under South African law: Comparative insights from the UK, Kenya and Colorado
… law, legal personality is conferred only upon live birth, in line with the common law “born alive” rule. Under this rule, a foetus is not considered a legal subject and therefore cannot hold rights or duties in law. However, this position is challenged by statutory provisions that offer …
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Utilising Light in Assistive Reproductive Technologies
… or invasive and importantly, do not improve live birth rate. This highlights the need for objective methods for evaluating oocyte and embryo quality. Light-based technologies, such as optical imaging, show promise in assessing intrinsic indicators of quality including metabolic activity. …
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Stress and Recurrent Miscarriage
… appeared to have an increased likelihood of live birth. Based on the findings in the present study we speculate that stress coping strategies adopted by individuals may have a prognostic value on subsequent pregnancy outcomes more than stress levels in women with RM. The next part of this …
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The genetic causes of mental retardation in Estonia: fragile X syndrome and creatine transporter defect
… on Caucasian males. Furthermore, the overall live-birth prevalence rate of FXS from 1984 to 2005 was 1:27,115. The clinical phenotype of the boys with FXS was similar to previously reported cases. The main clinical feature of the females with FXS premutation was premature ovarian insufficiency …
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Essays in applied microeconomics: Public policies and their impacts on health
… (μg/m³) in annual PM2.5 does not affect the birth rate. However, it corresponds to an increase in fetal mortality of 4.69 deaths per 100,000 population of women in their reproductive age. The CAA lowered PM2.5 concentration by an average of 1.93 μg/m³ in counties with higher baseline levels. …
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The incidence of subsequent pregnancies in women enrolled in the DolPHIN 2 studies
… Among women with outcome data, 66% (n=23) had a live birth, 11% (n=4) had a termination of pregnancy, and most infants had a normal birth weight (90%, n=19). Conclusion This secondary analysis demonstrated that a high proportion of women had a subsequent pregnancy during the study period. There …
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