Alternative Labor Policy in Multigravida Pregnant Women History Sectio Caesarea at Graha Juanda Hospital, Bekasi

Prevalence of bacterial vaginosis in Thai pregnant women with preterm labor in Siriraj hospital.

OBJECTIVE To study the prevalence of bacterial vaginosis (BV) in pregnant women with preterm labor in Siriraj hospital. MATERIAL AND METHOD A cross-sectional study of 158 pregnant women with suspected preterm labor was performed between January and July 2005. The subjects enrolled in the present study were between 28+0 and 36+6 menstrual weeks. BV blue test was performed on the vaginal fluid ...

A Clinical Randomized Trial on Endocervical Inflammatory Cytokines and Betamethasone in Prime-Gravid Pregnant Women at Risk of Preterm Labor

Background: There are strong evidences suggesting the secretion of different cytokines in cervical fluid during preterm labor. Betamethasone is widely administered for several reasons in preterm conditions. Objective: To Investigate the possible effect of betamethasone on endocervical cytokine concentration of women at risk of preterm labor. Methods: In a randomized clinical trial of 80 prime-g...

Overweight in Pregnant Women and their Offsprings at Birth

The birth weight of a newborn is a significant determinant of neonatal and postnatal infant mortality. Maternal weight gain during pregnancy is one of the significant factors that influences on birth weight. Our purpose of this study is that to determine the effect of maternal eight gain on neonatal birth weight. This descriptive study is done on women who delivered in Mahdieh Hospital since M...

Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D in pregnant women during preterm labor.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Pregnancy complications hypothesized to be related to vitamin D include preeclampsia, gestational diabetes, low birth weight, preterm delivery, Cesarean section and infectious disease. There have been a few studies which have demonstrated maternal serum vitamin D to be associated with preterm labor. The objective was to evaluate the serum vitamin D concentrations in Th...

Challenges and Barriers to Pregnant Women\'s Nutrition: Policy Recommendations