OBJECTIVE CenteringPregnancy group prenatal care has been demonstrated to improve pregnancy outcomes. However, there is likely variation in how the model is implemented in clinical practice, which may be associated with efficacy, and therefore variation, in outcomes. We examined the association of fidelity to process and content of the CenteringPregnancy group prenatal care model with outcomes ...

Women with urinary incontinence (UI) during pregnancy may have a greater of experiencing postpartum UI symptoms than women who do not. Pelvic floor muscle exercises can reduce the stress incontinence. This policy brief concisely summarizes research findings and recommendations to improve antenatal postnatal pelvic training. However, this does not work automatically must be incorporated in prima...

Promote the change from genetic counselling carried out in preconception and prenatal check-ups, to provided by midwives themselves at same level of care with an open perspective multiculturalism plurality. This would mean improving primary for women their families, a cost-effective activity practised midwives. However, considering experience other countries where undertake this activity, we be...

Aim: This research aimed to determine perceived stress, breastfeeding motivation, and success reveal the relationship between them, among mothers with newborn infants’ hospitalization in neonatal unit.
 Materials Methods: cross-sectional study sampling consisted of 128 term newborn’s mothers. After obtaining necessary permissions data were collected via introductory characteristics form, s...

Objetivo: Analizar los controles prenatales insuficientes en adolescentes primigestas. Método: Descriptiva observacional. Resultados: El 25% de primigestas dicen conocer os riesgos que se pueden presentar por no asistir al Control Prenatal es la presencia traumatismos nacer él bebé. Conclusión: Concientizar a las mediante asistencia del control prenatal, reduciendo así complicaciones ponen ries...

In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where the rates of maternal mortality continue to be inappropriately high, there has been recognition of the importance of training traditional birth attendants (TBAs) to help improve outcomes during pregnancy and childbirth. In Guatemala, there is no national comprehensive training program in place despite the fact that the majority of women rely on...

BACKGROUND The need to provide high quality prenatal care services, which take account of women's views and specifically address their need for information, support and communication, has been advocated and group prenatal care, had been suggested as one of the ways to achieve this objective. The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of group versus individual prenatal care on satisfac...

Prenatal T excess induces maternal hyperinsulinemia, early puberty, and reproductive/metabolic defects in the female similar to those seen in women with polycystic ovary syndrome. This study addressed the organizational/activational role of androgens and insulin in programming pubertal advancement and periovulatory LH surge defects. Treatment groups included the following: 1) control; 2) prenat...