CONTEXT Postpartum psychosis occurs in 1 to 2 cases per 1000 live births. Most studies have not distinguished postpartum psychosis from bipolar disorder or the proportion of the incidence attributable to prepregnancy psychiatric morbidity. OBJECTIVE To determine the incidence of postpartum psychosis and bipolar disorder attributable to previous psychiatric hospitalization. DESIGN Population...

BACKGROUND Prolonged sexual abstinence after childbirth is a socio-cultural practice with health implications, and is described in several African countries, including Tanzania. This study explored discourses on prolonged postpartum sexual abstinence in relation to family health after childbirth in low-income suburbs of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. METHODS Data for the discourse analysis were col...

A retrospective analysis was carried out according to the archival material of center perinatology and pediatric cardiac surgery in Almaty for 2020.
 The pregnant women with COVID-19, a total 150 stories were examined. features course pregnancy childbirth assessed by studying data laboratory diagnostic methods research, clinical symptoms, X-ray, ultrasound, Doppler studies. study highlight...

The months following childbirth are a time of heightened vulnerability to depressive mood changes. Because of the abrupt and dramatic changes occurring in hormone levels after delivery, many studies have examined the role of hormonal factors in postpartum depression. The authors review the literature on potential hormonal etiologies in postpartum depression, in particular for progesterone, estr...

BACKGROUND Postpartum depression (PPD) is a common illness, but due to the underlying processes and the diversity of symptoms, some variability is exhibited. The risk of postpartum depression is great if the mother has previously suffered from depression, but there is some evidence that a certain subgroup of women only experience depression during the postpartum period. METHODS The study grou...

BACKGROUND Risk factors of postpartum depression, although relatively well investigated, remain largely unclear. The aim of this study was to identify the most relevant predictors of postpartum depressive symptomatology that are of clinical importance using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) 3-5 days and 6 to 9 weeks after childbirth. SUBJECT AND METHODS In order to explore predi...

This article examines the effect of anticoagulant prophylaxis on pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum period in women with heart disease. Тhe main mechanisms formation side effects from pregnant diseases cardiovascular system were studied by means laboratory research methods,. Have been interaction different types aspirin primary hemostasis. An algorithm for diagnosing negative anticoagulants p...

BACKGROUND An understanding of maternal knowledge of the danger signs of obstetric and newborn complications is fundamental to attaining universal health coverage. In Northern Ghana, where maternal and newborn morbidity and mortality is high, little is known about the current knowledge level and associated determinants of these danger signs. This study assessed the effect of social behavior cha...

Portal hypertension (PH) is a pathological condition characterized by persistent increase in pressure the portal vein pool (>10 mmHg) caused blood circulation blockage at various levels of system. PH accompanied varicose veins development (VV) esophagus and stomach. With progression main disease, severe complications occur (bleeding from stomach, liver failure). The combination pregnancy ser...

BACKGROUND Postpartum sexual abstinence until when the child is weaned from breast milk is deeply rooted in most cultures in Nigeria. AIM The study aimed at describing the current sexual practices of postpartum women, sexual morbidity, contraceptive prevalence and predictive factors for early postpartum sexual intercourse and associated sexual problems in our setting. SUBJECTS AND METHODS T...