Prenatal Screening for HIV in Nova Scotia: Survey of Postpartum Women and Audit of Current Prenatal Screening Practices

Cost-effectiveness of prenatal screening for postpartum thyroiditis.

Five percent of all pregnant women and 25% of pregnant women with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) develop postpartum thyroiditis (PPT) during the first year after delivery. PPT has significant morbidity and can be predicted prenatally by the presence of thyroid peroxidase (TPO) antibody. Our objective was to estimate the cost-effectiveness of screening pregnant women for the TPO anti...

Impact of prenatal counseling on postpartum cares among primigravida women

Abstract Introduction: Increasing knowledge and improving the practice of women in their own health and their infants during postpartum is an important strategy for maternal and neonatal health. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of prenatal counseling on knowledge and practice of postpartum care in primigravida women. Materials and Method: A quasi-experimental study was conducte...

P-226: Non-Invasive Prenatal Screening for Fetal Chromosomal Anomalies in South of Iran

Background: Prenatal diagnosis for Fetal Chromosomal anomalies currently relies on assessment of risk followed by a combination of biochemical and nuchal translucency. Trisomy 21 is the most common trisomy that is associated with intellectual disability. Pregnant women who receive a prenatal diagnosis of trisomy 21 currently have the option of continuing or terminating their pregnancy, but no f...

The New and Revised Nova Scotia Prenatal Record

T h e N S P r e n a t a l R e c o r d o f f e r s p r e n a t a l c a r e p r o v i d e r s a s t a n d a r d i z e d f o r m a t t o document assessment , inves t iga t ion and treatment during pregnancy. The prenatal r eco rd : · O u t l i n e s a s y s t e m a t i c , s e q u e n t i a l a p p r o a c h t o p r e n a t a l c a r e · Prov ides i n fo rma t ion r ega rd ing s c r e e n i n g a...

Ontario joins prenatal HIV-screening movement.