Background: Research says that diabetes may develop in over 10% of non-diabetic pregnant women. Diabetes which generally occurs late in second trimester and third trimester of pregnancy, it is called gestational diabetes. Overweight or suffering from obesity before pregnancy is type 2 diabetes risk factor. In most cases, diabetic symptoms disappear after delivery. HLA-G has an important role bo...

OBJECTIVES National population-wide HIV prevalence and incidence trends in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are indirectly estimated using HIV prevalence measured among pregnant women attending antenatal clinics (ANC), among other data. We evaluated whether recent HIV prevalence trends among pregnant women are representative of general population trends. DESIGN Serial population-based household surve...

OBJECTIVE To assess sexual function during pregnancy in Saudi women. METHODS We recruited 454 sexually active Saudi women (221 pregnant women, and 233 non-pregnant women) from the antenatal and gynecological clinics of King Abdulaziz University Hospital in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, a tertiary referral university hospital, between May and October 2011. Participants were asked to complete an Arabic...

OBJECTIVE Assess the association between meconium-stained amniotic fluid and chorioamnionitis or endometritis in term pregnant women. MATERIAL AND METHOD A five-year retrospective study was undertaken between January 1, 1999 and December 31, 2003. One thousand seventy-nine pregnant women who delivered at the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Phramongkutklao Hospital were included in the ...

background: research says that diabetes may develop in over 10% of non-diabetic pregnant women. diabetes which generally occurs late in second trimester and third trimester of pregnancy, it is called gestational diabetes. overweight or suffering from obesity before pregnancy is type 2 diabetes risk factor. in most cases, diabetic symptoms disappear after delivery. hla-g has an important role bo...

BACKGROUND Pregnant women are at increased risk of complications in hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection, with the risk increasing as the pregnancy progresses, often leading to fulminant hepatic failure and adverse fetal outcome. AIMS The primary objective of the following study is to evaluate the maternal and fetal complications of this infection and secondary aim is to compare the clinical fea...

BACKGROUND Influenza vaccination during pregnancy can prevent serious illness in expectant mothers and provide protection to newborns; however, historically uptake has been limited due to a number of factors, including safety concerns. Symptomatic complaints are common during pregnancy and may be mistakenly associated with reactions to trivalent influenza vaccine (TIV). To investigate this, we ...

BACKGROUND The epidemiology of adjustment disorder in pregnant women is largely unknown. We sought to determine the prevalence and correlates of adjustment disorder in pregnant women in Durango City, Mexico. METHODS Pregnant women (n = 300) attending in a public hospital in Durango City, Mexico were studied. All enrolled pregnant women had a psychiatric interview to evaluate the presence of a...

Background: Malaria infection during pregnancy is a major public health problem in tropical and subtropical regions globally. Anaemia is often an adverse outcome of severe parasitic infections during pregnancy in developing countries. Pregnant women in malaria-endemic communities are more susceptible to Plasmodium falciparum infections than non-pregnant women of child-bearing age. Objective: To...