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Showing 1 to 20 of 23 for “"subsequent pregnancy"”.
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A narrative inquiry into early pregnancy loss, subsequent pregnancy and maternal attachment
Early pregnancy loss is a multi-layered phenomenon with profound physical, emotional and psychological implications. Existing research has consistently recognised that it can lead to psychological sequelae in a significant proportion of women, affecting many areas of their lives and having broader …
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Maternal and fetal outcome of subsequent pregnancy in patients with documented peripartum cardiomyopathy
AIM: Subsequent pregnancies (SSPs) in patients with peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) have a high risk of heart failure relapse. We report on outcome of SSPs in PPCM patients in South Africa. METHODS AND RESULTS: Of the 18 PPCM patients with a SSP, 3 patients died within 6-months follow-up. Overall …
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Hesitantly Happy: The Influence of a Late Term Pregnancy Loss during the Subsequent Pregnancy
This research explores the influence of pregnancy loss and coping strategies employed while connecting to the fetus in a subsequent pregnancy following a late term loss. Nine participants were interviewed using a qualitative, phenomenological methodology to determine participant's experience. Four …
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Orthodox Jewish women’s lived experience of pregnancy following a previous miscarriage
… to recovery time. Many women choose to attempt a subsequent pregnancy as part of their healing. Purpose: This study aims to explore the lived experience of pregnancy post-miscarriage, specifically in the Orthodox Jewish community, as little research has been undertaken in this area. Method: Seven …
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Stress and Recurrent Miscarriage
… by individuals may have a prognostic value on subsequent pregnancy outcomes more than stress levels in women with RM. The next part of this thesis investigated the biochemical stress markers including natural killer cells, cortisol and prolactin in the same cohort of women with unexplained RM. …
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Experiences of couples in pregnancy after stillbirth: an interpretative phenomenological analysis
… globe. The majority of couples will proceed to a pregnancy after loss, often within a very short timeframe of their index loss. However, little is known about how couples, as a unit, negotiate the experience of pregnancy after loss. Aim: To understand how couples, as a dyad, make sense of a …
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Role of Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress in Trophoblast Stem Cell Differentiation
… stem cells (TSCs), placental development, and subsequent pregnancy outcome. To address this question, I first used an in vitro mouse TSC model. Morphological observations suggest that upon ER stress, TSCs lose stemness by differentiating into specialized trophoblast cell subtypes. Second, I …
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The experiences of expatriate mothers regarding pregnancy, childbirth and motherhood in the host city Cape Town, South Africa
… explored the experiences of expatriate mothers' pregnancy, childbirth and motherhood in a host city. This included identifying how expatriate mothers access public healthcare, and adapt to motherhood in a host country in a subsequent pregnancy. These expatriate mothers had previously experienced …
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The incidence of subsequent pregnancies in women enrolled in the DolPHIN 2 studies
… safety and efficacy data for medications during pregnancy, particularly for antiretroviral therapy (ART) regimens, stems from the exclusion of pregnant and postpartum women from clinical trials. Despite global efforts, challenges persist in enrolling this population. In the context of …
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Infertility and recurrent miscarriage: an examination of pregnancy outcomes, services and patient experience
… 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 treatments for miscarriage or recurrent miscarriage (RM), and approximately half of …
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Termination Rates Following Prenatal Diagnosis For Down Syndrome: A Systematic Review
… provide an estimate of the risk of an affected pregnancy. Even with recent improvements in screening tests, definitive prenatal diagnosis can only be made by karyotyping cultured fetal cells, which must be obtained via an invasive procedure such as chorionic villus sampling (CVS) or …
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Self-Efficacy of School Nurses in Providing Support for Pregnant and Parenting Teenagers
<p>Although teenage pregnancy and birth rates have decreased during the last two decades, there are over 330,000 children born to teenage mothers every year in the United States. This is a significant public health problem, as teenage childbearing is associated with increased risk of dropping out …
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Non-elective caesarean sections in the Khomas Region, Namibia: implications for midwifery practice
… section (CS) are likely to have a repeat CS in a subsequent pregnancy, thus increasing the CS rate in the country, which is not ideal in a resource constrained setting. The occurrence of high maternal mortality among women who have nonelective CS is usually due to indications for prior CS such as …
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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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Role of conceptus-induced vasodilation in controlling utero-ovarian function of ewes, cows and sows
<p>During early pregnancy, estrogens (E) and (or) prostaglandin E(,2) (PGE(,2)), secreted from the gravid uterus, may reduce the function of periarterial sympathetic vasoconstrictor nerves (PSVN), resulting in transient increases in uterine and overian blood flow (BF) previously observed on days …
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Effect of the timing of OvuGel administration on reproductive performance in gilts sycnhronized for estrus
… both the timing of estrus and ovulation and on subsequent pregnancy and farrowing rates and litter size. Further research is needed to establish the optimum time for administration of OvuGel® in gilts that have been synchronized for estrus.
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Managing the lactating sow to stimulate lactation ovulation
… the effect of these strategies on piglet growth, subsequent pregnancy rate, farrowing rate and litter size. The mechanisms investigated were focused on: reducing the suckling input to the sow through split weaning or low-confinement alternative lactation housing; and fence, or full physical, boar …
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Effects of a short interpregnancy interval on pregnancy outcomes
The interval between one pregnancy and the next may affect the outcome of pregnancy. Both short and long interpregnancy intervals (IPI) have been associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes and most of these occur with a short IPI. Our primary objective was to determine the effects of a short IPI (< …
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Intrauterine effects of maternal weight dynamics
Maternal obesity, and weight gain during or after pregnancy, are associated with adverse perinatal outcomes, as well as long-term cardiometabolic disease in the mother and offspring. Previous studies have demonstrated an association between maternal obesity and cardiovascular maladaptation to …
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A study to determine women's intention to prevent Vesico-Vaginal Fistula recurrence in two repair centres in Zambia
… antenatal check up four times in the most recent pregnancy.Majority of the respondents (80%) delivered their last baby at the hospital. Almost two thirds of the respondents (69%) were in labour for more than 24 hours during the pregnancy that resulted in the development of Vesico vaginal Fistula. …
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