background: due to little attention to the combined effect of diabetes and pregnancy on mother an infant’s microelements in literatures. this study aimed to compare newborns growth parameters, apgar score, the cord blood zinc, magnesium, calcium and phosphor between pregnant women with and without gestational diabetes mellitus. materials and methods: this prospective cohort study was conducted ...

OBJECTIVE To compare the results obtained from pregnant mothers` self-reports of smoke exposure with those obtained from laboratory tests of fetal cord blood. METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted in Al-Elwyea Maternity Teaching Hospital, Baghdad, Iraq. Eighty-eight mothers and their newly born babies were included in the study through convenient sample techniques from August to No...

BACKGROUND Influenza is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality in pregnant women and neonates, but few countries offer annual influenza vaccination with the inactivated vaccine to all women who are, or intend to become, pregnant. OBJECTIVES To provide seroepidemiological information on influenza A and B antibodies in pregnant women and their offspring in Germany. STUDY DESIGN A...

Prenatal depressive symptoms, anxiety, anger and daily hassles were investigated in 156 depressed and non-depressed pregnant women and their depressed and non-depressed partners (fathers-to-be). Depressed versus non-depressed fathers had higher depression, anxiety and daily hassles scores. Although the pregnant women in general had lower anxiety, anger and daily hassles scores than the men, the...

In the United Kingdom, the National Screening Programme for identification of hepatitits B virus (HBV) infection in pregnant women uses HBV e antigen (HBeAg) and antibody to HBeAg (anti-HBe) as markers of infectivity to determine use of immunoglobulin for hepatitis B. Serum samples from 114 HBV-infected women were analyzed. Viral loads correlated with HBeAg/anti-HBe status and viral genotypes. ...

OBJECTIVE To study the relation between maternal overt hypothyroidism and neurodevelopmental outcome of neonates in iodine-deficient region of Northern India (Kashmir Valley). DESIGN Prospective cohort study. SETTING Endocrinology department of a tertiary-care hospital. PARTICIPANTS 82 hypothyroid pregnant women were enrolled and followed up till delivery. The neonates born to this group ...

Introduction. This study aims to assess the factors associated with 25-hydroxy vitamin D (25(OH)D) levels in pregnant women and their newborns in a sunny region. Materials and Methods. This cross-sectional study was conducted in 2012 in Isfahan, Iran. It comprised 100 nulliparous singleton pregnant women, selected by random cluster sampling. Laboratory tests were assessed before delivery in mot...

Introduction: Anemia in pregnancy is an important public health problem associated with increased maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality. Objectives: This study aimed to determine the prevalence, associated factors and outcomes of anemia among teenage pregnancy in health clinics in northwestern of Malaysia from 2010 to 2012. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted using records o...

asthma is considered to be the most common respiratory disorder complicating pregnancy. seventy-six asthmatic and 152 non-asthmatic pregnant women were studied. maternal asthma was significantly associated with adverse infant outcomes, including prematurity, low birth weight and the need for cesarean delivery. the results of this study could indicate that pregnant women with asthma were at subs...