High-quality embryos retain their implantation capability in overweight women

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...

[Sleep quality in overweight pregnant women].

PURPOSE To compare sleep quality of overweight versus normal weight women in the second and third trimesters of pregnancy. METHODS A cross-sectional study involving 223 women with 14 or more weeks of pregnancy, 105 of them overweight (pre-pregnancy body mass index - BMI - ≥25.0 kg/m2) and 118 of normal weight (BMI 18.5-24.9 kg/m2), attending the prenatal care clinic. The Brazilian version of ...

Stenberg v. Carhart: women retain their right to choose.

Melatonin upregulates ErbB1 and ErbB4, two primary implantation receptors, in pre-implantation mouse embryos

Objective(s): To evaluated the effects of melatonin on early embryo competence and the expression rate of the primary implantation receptors (ErbB1 and ErbB4). Materials and Methods: Two-cell mouse embryos were cultured in 3 groups: simple media, melatonin-treated (10-9 M melatonin) and Luzindole-treated (10-9 M luzindole). Then, the rate of ErbB1 and ErbB4 gene and protein expression, the leve...

Producing Cells Retain and Recycle Wingless in Drosophila Embryos

There is considerable interest in the mechanisms that drive and control the spread of morphogens in developing animals. Although much attention is given to events occurring after release from expressing cells, release itself could be an important modulator of range. Indeed, a dedicated protein, Dispatched, is needed to release Hedgehog from the surface of expressing cells. We find that, in Dros...