OBJECTIVE To examine the association between chronic hypertension (CH) and a wide range of adverse pregnancy outcomes after adjustment for confounding factors in obstetric history and maternal characteristics. METHODS This was a prospective screening study for adverse pregnancy outcomes in women with singleton pregnancy attending their first routine hospital visit at 11 + 0 to 13 + 6 weeks' g...

Teenage pregnancy is considered to be an important public health problem and it is most prevalent in sub-Saharan Africa. Studies from developed and developing countries regarding adverse teenage pregnancy outcomes differ. The objective of this study is to investigate adverse obstetric outcome in teenage pregnancy in comparison with the adult pregnancy at a tertiary hospital in South Africa. A r...

OBJECTIVE In a study of Gullah African-Americans, we compared pregnancy outcomes before and after systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) diagnosis to controls to test whether there is a predisease state that negativelyaffects pregnancy outcomes. DESIGN Cases and controls reporting at least one pregnancy were included. Controls were all Gullah African-American females. We collected demographic, so...

The objective of the present study was to assess whether periodontal disease is predictive of premature gestation in an identified population of women at risk for birth complications as a consequence of medical factors. The study population consisted of pregnant women who received uniform pre-natal care in Rama Medical College, Kanpur eastern Uttar Pradesh state of India. Criteria for inclusion...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether education level and occupation are risk factors of vaginitis in pregnant women and to investigate relationship between vaginitis occurrence during pregnancy and perinatal mortality rates. METHODS A total of 319 women of early pregnancy or mid-pregnancy were enrolled. Six specimens were collected from posterior fornix of each pregnant woman and then cultured for ...

BACKGROUND Endometriosis, a common gynaecological disease, is characterized by local and systemic inflammation, which may cause infertility and consequently, increased utilization of assisted reproduction technology (ART). We aimed to estimate the risk for preterm birth, small-for-gestational-age (SGA) birth, stillbirth, Caesarean section, pre-eclampsia and antepartal haemorrhage among women wi...

In a large case-control study (n = 1,926) of spontaneous abortion (SAB), exposure to solvents was ascertained by a telephone interview that asked about occupational use of 18 specific solvents or products, as well as an open-ended "other" solvent category. The adjusted odds ratio for use of any solvent was 1.1 (0.8, 1.5). Solvents for which at least a doubled crude risk of SAB was found include...

background studies on the association between maternal hemoglobin (hb) concentration and adverse pregnancy outcome have been inconsistent. many studies have shown the impact of hb concentration on pregnancy outcomes in adult women; however, it is not revealed in adolescent pregnant women. objectives the aim of this study was to examine the effect of hb concentration on birth outcomes in pregnan...

OBJECTIVE Violence during pregnancy has been associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes. This study aimed to explore the link between psychological violence (PSV) and pregnancy outcomes in terms of maternal and birth for the first time in women attending Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences (MUMS) primary health centers (PHCs) in Iran. METHODS Prospective cohort of 1461 pregnant women ex...