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Preconception counseling. Screening and periconceptional health
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Maternal Nutrition Supplementation during Preconception and Pregnancy and Human Milk Composition
… the effects of a maternal supplementation from preconception throughout pregnancy until birth on HM nutrient composition were investigated in association with a range of maternal and infant factors. Moreover, longitudinal changes in HM nutrients were characterised over 12 months of lactation. …
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Addressing the Unmet Need of Preconception Counseling for HIV Positive Women
… and Gynecologists (ACOG) recommend routine preconception care (PCC) for all WLWHIV. Unfortunately, more than 70% of WLWHIV of childbearing age are not offered PCC or family planning counseling as part of their routine medical care, contributing to the challenge of preventing mother-to-child …
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Preconception maternal exposure to Nippostrongylus brasiliensis transfers protection against Nb to her offspring
In early life the immature immune system has a reduced ability to control infection. This susceptibility is offset by transfer of protective immune components from the mother. Helminth infections are widespread and can have a long lasting influence on host immunity. Children of mothers exposed to …
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Alterations in preconception, antenatal, and postnatal maternal gut microbiota influence offspring intestinal microbiota and immunity
… Further, we investigate the effect of preconception helminth infections on maternal and infant gut microbiota. For maternal antibiotic experiments, dams were fed vancomycin, polymyxin B, or both, in drinking water during gestation, nursing or gestation plus nursing, and their offspring …
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Exploring the factors associated with preconception health behaviors among women of childbearing age: a naturalistic inquiry
… and instead have emphasized the importance of preconception care (PCC). Evidence-based studies reveal that those who received PCC services have better pregnancy outcomes than those who did not. Most published research on preconception are clinical studies, little is known about women?s …
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Preconception and Interconception Health and Routine Health Service Use Among Women in a Rural Midwestern Community
Advancement of preconception and interconception health is a key element to improve women’s health as well as pregnancy outcomes. Little is known about the preconception and interconception health status of rural Midwestern populations in the United States. The primary objective of this study was …
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Knowledge among childbearing-age women regarding preconception healthcare services in the rural areas of Thulamela Municipality, Vhembe District
Background: Although Preconception Care (PCC) and Reproductive Life Planning (RLP) programmes were established by the National Department of Health (NDoH) for all women of childbearing age, most women do not receive the services. Although PCC is free throughout South Africa, including the area …
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Development of Strategies for Implementation of Preconception Care: A Tool to Improve Perinatal Outcomes in Selected Districts of Limpopo Province
Preconception care (PCC) is the provision of biomedical, behavioural, and social health interventions to women and couples before they fall pregnant. The purpose of PCC is to lessen factors leading to maternal conditions; thus, reducing maternal and perinatal mortality rates. PCC focuses on the …
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Preconception Stress, Affect-Biased Attention, and Negative Affectivity: Assessing Pathways and Early Markers of Psychopathological Risk in Infancy and Childhood
… the current dissertation was to explore how both preconception and postnatal experiences influence negative affectivity, a robust and transdiagnostic risk factor for later psychiatric symptoms. The present dissertation accomplished this goal by completing two independent studies, each of which are …
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Knowledge, Trait Mindfulness and Perceived Discrimination as it Relates to Coping Self-Efficacy in African American Women
… study that investigated the relationship between preconception care knowledge, trait mindfulness, perceived discrimination, and coping self-efficacy. It addressed the lack of research into the effects of pregnancy-related distress on maternal mortality in African American women. There were 117 …
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Influence of Pregnancy on Renal Function and Feturs in Women with Underlying Renal Disease
… status, and the pregnancy outcome each at the preconception state, at a three months minimum after delivery, and finally at one year follow-up after delivery. RESULTS: In the group with a preconception glomerular filtration rate exceeding 60 ㎖/min/1.73m2 (n=31) compared to the group with lower …
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The influence of negative beliefs about parenting on harsh couple interaction, harsh parenting, and child externalizing behavior: A longitudinal study from preconception to middle childhood
The current study examined the associations among negative beliefs about parenting, harsh couple interaction, harsh parenting, and child externalizing behavior using a prospective longitudinal design. We assessed the influence of negative beliefs about parenting before becoming a parent on later …
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Maternal body mass index and proinflammatory immune markers in HIV-infected pregnant woman on antiretroviral treatment in Cape Town, South Africa
… BMI in WLWH initiating ART in pregnancy or preconception will be evaluated. Methods. In this mini-dissertation is a protocol (Part A), journal formatted manuscript (Part B) and Appendices (Part C) for a study on maternal BMI and inflammation in WLWH. A subset cohort from the Prematurity …
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Maternal Adverse Childhood Experiences and Infant DNA Methylation: Examining an Epigenetic Biomarker of Intergenerational Risk
… New evidence in animal models suggests that “preconception stress” may also predict DNA methylation (DNAm; one component of epigenetics) in offspring, potentially impacting developmental health outcomes. Thus, the purpose of this study was to investigate the association between human mothers’ …
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Prevalence of pregnancy and postpartum hypertension in obese women living with HIV In Cape Town, South Africa
… were those who were on ART before pregnancy (preconception) and those who initiated ART during pregnancy (post conception). Other risk factors associated with PIH and PPH were also determined. Hypertension was classified according to American hypertension guidelines. Descriptive analysis of …
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