Objectiveto assess the knowledge of HIV/AIDS and MTCT (Mother-to-child transmission) among pregnant women. Methoda cross-sectional study was conducted on 106 pregnant women attending the OPD of PHC Sampatchak from January 2012 to June 2012. The study tool consisted of self-developed, pre-tested questionnaire. Results were analysed using SPSS latest version. Results88.67% of the women were illit...

INTRODUCTION In the ordinary course of events, a woman, who chooses to carry her pregnancy to term, will strive to ensure the delivery of a healthy child. Occasionally, a pregnant woman may reject medical procedures recommended by her physician because of her religious beliefs, or her fears about the effects such procedures may have on her own well-being. Increasingly sophisticated medical tech...

OBJECTIVE Intimate partner violence (IPV) is the most prevalent form of gender-based violence worldwide. IPV either before or during pregnancy has been documented as a risk factor for the health of the mother and her unborn child. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between maternal experience of IPV and low birth weight (LBW). STUDY DESIGN A hospital-based survey was conduc...

Introduction: The experience of living with HIV confronts the individual certain complex situations or processes, where psychosocial implications may arise. For its part, pregnancy has been described as an governed by fear and uncertainty related to risk infection effect antiretrovirals on unborn child, which could represent a physical health emotional dyad. Materials Methods: Observational, de...

Introduction: The psychological changes felt by pregnant women, one of which is anxiety, especially during the current Covid-19 pandemic. Prenatal whether a pandemic or not, risk factor for emergence pregnancy health complications mother and fetus. Objective: This study aims to describe level anxiety women at Banyuurip Frans Sudjiati Midwives Private Midwife Center, Surabaya. Method: design thi...

After knowing her unborn child is a girl via medical testing, some mothers choose to abort or otherwise dispose of the foetus in process known as female foeticide. Typically, spouse, in-laws, even woman's own parents will exert pressure have do this. Abortions are often performed because an unwanted pregnancy. Yet, foeticide greater evil than age-old practise murdering undesired kid, before it ...

Being pregnant is a special moment when many moms become aware of their lifestyle choices and how they affect the developing foetus. To detect potential issues early guarantee health wellbeing woman her unborn child, high-quality prenatal care required. Up to this point, various researches have recommended maternal surveillance programmes. However, are either restricted questionnaires quick dat...

Background: Attachment style is the pattern of an individual in forming relationships with others, which is believed to be determined in the early years of life. Maternal-fetal attachment (MFA) is a term used to describe the relationship between a pregnant woman and her fetus. Qualitative descriptions of maternal attitudes and adaptation to pregnancy indicate that MFA is based on cognitive repr...

British Journal of General Practice, November 2014 593 Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) affects approximately 620 000 people in the UK. IBD (including both Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis) is a chronic condition commonly presenting in the teens and twenties.1 Thus it may affect individuals who are anxious about the impact of their medications or their disease on fertility, pregnancy, neo...