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Showing 1 to 20 of 45 for “"second trimester"”.
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Anchoring and Uptake of Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing In The First and Second Trimester
<p>Non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) is a highly sensitive and specific screen for common aneuploidies that eliminates the risk of miscarriage that diagnostic tests carry. It is unclear how this new prenatal option will impact pregnant women’s decision making process. Women undergoing genetic …
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The value of routine histological examination of curettings in all first and second trimester abortions
… was carried out to assess whether, in first and second trimester abortions, the clinical diagnosis together with the macroscopic appearance of the curettings was an accurate guide to the correct diagnosis, and whether routine histological examination of all curettings was therefore necessary. The …
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Maternal anthropometric measures and nutrient intake during the second trimester of pregnancy of normal weight and overweight gravidas
… pregnant women every four weeks during their second trimester of pregnancy. The mean weight gain and food intake values were not significantly different for both groups. Measurements increased at a greater rate for the normal weight gravidas than for the overweight gravidas in almost every …
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the Order of Genetic Counseling and Ultrasound In the Second Trimester For Patients Screen Positive Down Syndrome: Effects On Patient Knowledge, Anxiety, Decision-Making, and Satisfaction
<p>The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) recommends women whose prenatal screening results indicate an increased risk for fetal aneuploidy be offered a detailed ultrasound exam, diagnostic testing, and genetic counseling as follow-up to their positive screening result (ACOG …
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Prenatal stress, the placenta and maternal microbial transmission; implications for health and disease
… and provided saliva and fecal samples in the second and/or third trimester of pregnancy. Vaginal swabs, placenta samples and newborn hair were acquired at birth and infant fecal samples were subsequently collected across the first 5 months of life. We first used this cohort to further examine …
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Knowledge and Perception of The Role of Targeted Ultrasound In Detecting Down Syndrome Among A High Risk Population
… positive for Down syndrome in the first or second trimester, and to assess the perceived detection rate of Down syndrome by targeted ultrasound in this population. While several studies have reported patient perceptions’ of routine ultrasound, no study has specifically examined knowledge …
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Fetal responsiveness to auditory and tactile stimulation
… stimulation. Responses were examined for the second- and third-trimester fetuses (second-trimester ≤ 27 gestational weeks (wGA), third- trimester >27 wGA), in both experiments, respectively.<br/><br/>Experiment 1 of this thesis examined fetal behavioural responses to the mother’s recorded and …
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Η επίδραση της εγκυμοσύνης στην ανάπτυξη λιθίασης των χοληφόρων: Προοπτική μελέτη
… of the pregnancy and at the end of every trimester, according to the protocol. The main tests at every period of the study were, real time ultrasonography of liver, biliary tract, pancreas and kidneys, as well as biochemical assays as bilirubin, transaminase, alkaline phosphatase, LDH, …
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CONTRIBUTIONS OF PRENATAL INFECTION AND ANTIBIOTIC EXPOSURE TO OFFSPRING INFECTION AND ASTHMA RISK
… and their offspring. Results indicated that second trimester prenatal infection was associated with an increased risk of offspring infection from birth through age five. Both offspring infection and antibiotic exposure from birth through age five were significantly associated with a diagnosis …
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Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 (PARP-1) induces human trophoblast syncytialization
… in human chorionic villi from first and second trimester as well as from term pregnancy was conducted. Furthermore, co-localization between PARP-1 and Snail-1 were evaluated. Lastly, human PARP-1 was overexpressed in the BeWo trophoblast derived cell line, under fusion promoting …
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A prospective study on the influence of stress, social support and coping on birth outcomes and depressive symptomology during pregnancy and the postpartum
… (DACL) were collected monthly. As well, in each trimester social support and coping strategies (CISS) were assessed, as were lifestyle behaviors such as smoking, caffeine and alcohol intake, and pregnancy progress. Approximately 4-5 weeks following delivery, information on labor, delivery and …
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Strengthening medical abortion in South Africa
… following the introduction of mifepristone into second trimester medical abortion services. Published or submitted papers included in this thesis are from four prospective studies evaluating interventions and interviewing women and health care workers in South African public sector and …
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Utilization of abortion services: a local level analysis
… and the number of providers declines with second trimester abortions, the findings suggest that this lack of timely information could put the option of abortion out of reach for some women.
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Effects of Perceived Fetal Movement and Fetal Ultrasound Imagery on Maternal-Fetal Attachment
… were 16-39 years of age and in the first or second trimester of pregnancy. Subjects completed a Demographic Questionnaire and the prenatal Maternal Attachment Scale (PMAS). Pregnant women who perceived fetal movement did not score significantly higher on the PMAS than pregnant women who had …
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Exposure to air pollution during pregnancy and health risks for mother and child
… in areas of elevated levels of NOx during third trimester or ozone during second trimester. Our studies suggest that air pollution during pregnancy might be a health risk for mother and child, even at levels below current air quality guidelines.
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Clinical utility of 3D power doppler ultrasound and maternal biomarkers in the prediction of pre-eclampsia in high-risk pregnancies
… Endoglin (sEng)) measured in the first and second trimesters of pregnancy to predict pre-eclampsia in high-risk women.<br/><br/>To determine the added clinical utility and predictive value of these biophysical and biochemical parameters, a prospective longitudinal observational study of …
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Cells of the Developing Human Heart and Great Vessels
… a high-resolution atlas of the first and second-trimester human heart and great vessels using single-cell genomics. The atlas contains 63 cell types with distinct identity, function, or location-specific signatures, such as the cardiomyocytes of different chambers and the vessel components …
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The Placenta Methylome: Novel Insights into DNA Modifications in the Human Placenta
… differences in mCH between the first (7-8wk), second (13-14 wk) and term (38-40wk) placentas were studied to provide insights into its potential role in modulating the placental phenotype throughout gestation. Furthermore, DNA methylation and alternative splicing are proposed as plausible …
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Mucin expression in normal and diseased states of the stomach : a histochemical and immunohistochemical study
… MUC4, 5 and 6 were present from the early second trimester onwards. There was no significant difference between dysplasia and intestinal metaplasia, both categories showing expression of MUC2 and 3 predominantly. Early intestinal type adenocarcinomas did not show any mucins in the majority …
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