BACKGROUND The objective of this study was to investigate if food intake (dairy, snacks, caloric beverages, bread, cheese, margarine/butter, potato/rice/pasta/grains, red meat, fish and fruit/berries/vegetables) is associated with gestational weight gain (GWG) in Swedish women. METHODS Four day food records from 95 pregnant Swedish women were collected in the last trimester. GWG was calculate...

BACKGROUND Disturbed sleep is a significant health issue for pregnant women. Inadequate vitamin D intake is common among pregnant women and can affect many bodily systems. The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to test the hypothesis that serum vitamin D levels are low in pregnant women who have poor sleep quality in their last trimester. METHODS We enrolled 92 pregnant women who were ...

introduction: the symptoms of infections caused by toxoplasma gondii range from asymptomatic or mild to severe infection in pregnant women, which results in severe congenital infection, abortion or fetal still birth. the aim of this study was to assess the risk factors and seroepidemiology of toxoplasmosis in pregnant women in their first trimester in bandar abbas. methods: this cross-sectional...

Rev Assoc Med Bras 2009; 55(5): 563-8 *Correspondência: Trav. Sebastião da Hora, 204 Gruta de Lourdes Maceió-AL 57052-835 Summary Objective. This study aims to evaluate the sexual function and to determine the prevalence of sexual dysfunction among teenagers and adult women during pregnancy using the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI). MethOds. A cohort study was conducted with 271 healthy pre...

Neuroendocrine changes play a vital role in systemic alterations of gestation and are critical in directing fetal growth and development. The duration of the average pregnancy is approximately symptoms 275 days which is divided into 3 trimesters. The clinical symptoms in the first trimester are cessation of the menstrual flow, nausea, vomiting and breast enlargement [6]. There is also a tendenc...