We explore the existence of social interactions in Medicaid participation among pregnant women within small neighborhood networks. A currently pregnant mother is substantially more likely to participate in Medicaid if a recently pregnant mother on her exact census block also received Medicaid benefits during her pregnancy. Endogenous sorting is dealt by only comparing mothers within a broader n...

The aim of this study was to assess Serum Calcium (SCa) levels in the women with preeclamptic and normotensive pregnancies and to estimate its levels in cord blood with a view to relate the levels in pregnant mothers with their new born babies. This observational study was carried out in the Department of Biochemistry in PGIMS, Rohtak from February 2015 to July 2015. Thirty apparently normal pr...

Introduction: Anti-influenza vaccination of pregnant women using a subunit vaccine is an effective method to prevent pregnancy complications and fetal disorders. The efficacy of immunoadjuvant vaccines, as well as the production of IgG antibodies depending on the vaccination trimester requires further investigation. Materials and Methods: 48 mothers were vaccinated against influenza in the II a...

___________________________________________________________________________ Background: There is no doubt that micronutrient deficiency is common in our environment. Replacements have thus been instituted without adequate information on specific and peculiar micronutrient needs of our people. Zinc is an essential micronutrient which is prone to maternal depletion during pregnancy and lactation....

background and objectives: nowadays, the use of educational models to determine the causes of rejection of health-related behaviors has been on theincrease. health belief model is one of the models during the past years has been considered. therefore, the aim of this study was to measure health belief model constructs in preventive behavior about self-medication in pregnant women in the city of...

Background: The health of pregnant mothers is one of the most important health indicators of each country. The midwifery clinic is one of the first places in which pregnant mothers become familiar with at the time they arrive. Providing health services at a desirable level and improving the quality of services in the midwifery clinic require an accurate understanding of the situation and its co...

Pregnant women and mothers in sub-Saharan Africa are at high risk for perinatal depression, warranting a need to develop culturally tailored interventions prevent depression. This paper documents the process of adapting an evidence-based preventive intervention developed United States, Mothers Babies Course (MBC), fit contexts rural pregnant young children Kenya Tanzania using updated Framework...

Serum ferritin was measured in 51 term normal pregnant mothers and the corresponding cord blood samples. All of the mothers had received prophylactic oral iron and folate during pregnancy. The mean (+/-SD) maternal serum ferritin at the end of pregnancy was 58 +/- 42.9 microgram/l (range 16-201 microgram/l), compared to a mean of 183.2 +/- 61.2 microgram/l (range 62-313 microgram/l) in these n...

Background: There are little data on the prevalence of hepatitis B and hepatitis C viruses in pregnant women in Meerut. Objectives: This study was designed to determine the prevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among pregnant women. Material and Methods: Blood samples of 5042 pregnant women were collected. Result and Discussion: overall prevalence, 162(3.21...