BACKGROUND Intrapartum risk is based mainly on obstetric history, which is lacking in primiparous women. OBJECTIVES To ascertain whether the traditional known risk of primiparity is an independent variable for both maternal and neonatal outcome. METHODS All women admitted to labor during March-April 2002 were canvassed for eligibility to participate in the study based on an obstetric risk s...

BACKGROUND Maternal and infant clinical outcomes were compared for low risk mothers receiving a partnership caseload model of midwifery care, known as Primary Health Midwifery Care (PHMC), and standard hospital care (SHC). METHODS Using secondary analysis of data from the Obstet Data System routine collection (PHMC n=976, SHC n=976) from a large metropolitan hospital, maternal and infant clin...

An experiment was conducted to study whether piglet growth rate is related to mammary gland size. It involved three primiparous sows and four multiparous sows that were fed ad libitum during the lactation period. The piglets received no creep feed. The weight and teat order of the piglets were recorded. The sows were slaughtered after approximately 4 weeks of lactation (25–28 days). The amounts...

Data on 393 002 parturitions and performance in the following production cycle were collected from the SYMLEK database for 145 457 Polish Holstein-Friesian cows representing the active population in the Pomorze and Kujawy regions. The animals first calved during 2000–2012 and were used or culled by the end of 2013. GLM and FREQ procedures of the SAS package were used for the statistical calcula...

OBJECTIVE To verify if medium intensity exercise performed during pregnancy can influence in the type of delivery, and to observe compliance to an exercise program among primiparous women with different levels of schooling. METHODS A study carried out at the Centro de Incentivo ao Aleitamento Materno, in São Sebastiao (SP), between April 7, 2008, and April 14, 2009. A prospective study involv...

Labor pain is caused by contractions of the myometrium, stretching lower segment uterus and cervix, as well uterine muscle ischemia physiological processes that cause pain, fear, worry can impact both mother fetus. One non-pharmacological method for management through encephalins production aromatherapy. The purpose this study was to determine effect lavender aromatherapy inhalation on reducing...

Anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) is secreted from the preantral and small antral follicles. It regulates follicle development and inhibits follicular atresia. This study examined how age, parity, and time after parturition affect plasma AMH concentrations in Japanese Black cows. We measured plasma AMH concentrations in primiparous, secundiparous, and multiparous (third parity or higher) cows at fou...