OBJECTIVE To identify psychosocial risk factors for postnatal depression among Hong Kong Chinese women. DESIGN Prospective longitudinal study involving self-report questionnaires and face-to-face interviews. SETTING University teaching hospital, Hong Kong. PARTICIPANTS Two hundred and twenty consecutive Chinese women who were admitted to the postnatal ward of the Department of Obstetrics ...

OBJECTIVE Our aim was to study risk factors associated with the prevalence, incidence and remission of urinary incontinence (UI) between 4 and 24 months postpartum. DESIGN Longitudinal study (EDEN cohort). SETTING Two French university hospitals. POPULATION 1643 women completed the questionnaire at 4 months and 1409 at 24 months, including 1354 who completed it both times. METHODS Multi...

Background: Mood disorders constitute a prevalent problem during postnatal period. Nonetheless, three is not adequate information on the underlying mechanism of postpartum depression (PPD). Objectives: Therefore, this study aimed to investigates the role of early maladaptive schemas (EMSs) and premenstrual syndrome (PMS) in mothers with postpartum depression (PPD) referring to health centers i...

BACKGROUND Slow progress has been made in achieving the Millennium Development Goals 4 and 5 in Ghana. Ensuring continuum of care (at least four antenatal visits; skilled birth attendance; postnatal care within 48 hours, at two weeks, and six weeks) for mother and newborn is crucial in helping Ghana achieve these goals and beyond. This study examined the levels and factors associated with conti...

INTRODUCTION Postpartum depression (PPD) affects women in various sociocultural environments around the world during a sensitive period of their lives. The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence and time course of PPD in a Greek urban environment as well as possible relations of PPD with certain clinical and sociodemographic factors. METHOD The study was performed on a sample...

The study evaluated the impact of essential newborn-care interventions at the household level in the Saving Newborn Lives project areas. Two household surveys were conducted following the 30-cluster sampling method using a structured questionnaire in 2002 (baseline) and 2004 (endline) respectively. In total, 3,325 mothers with children aged less than one year in baseline and 3,110 mothers in en...

Uterine artery (UtA) adenovirus (Ad) vector-mediated overexpression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) enhances uterine blood flow in normal sheep pregnancy and increases fetal growth in the overnourished adolescent sheep model of fetal growth restriction (FGR). Herein, we examined its impact on gestation length, neonatal survival, early postnatal growth and metabolism. Singleton-bear...

Introduction Changes in physiological and hormonal balance occurring during pregnancy post-partum period can have relevant implications on woman’s mental health. Up to 65% of pregnant women experience depressed mood, low self-esteem, cognitive impairment, fatigue, loss appetite as well suicidal ideation. Anxiety depressive symptoms been described impactful the newborn’s health at time delivery....