Oestrus and ovarian activity were studied in a group of crossbred SahiwalShorthorn beef cows over four lactation periods of varying length throughout different seasons of the year. In the first lactation, cows were in poor condition (body weight 303 kg) and the mean interval from calving to first oestrus was 2202 16 days. Five COWS were still anoestrus 18 months after calving and were culled. T...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Despite recent improvements in accessibility of services to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV, maternal retention in HIV care remains a challenge in the post-partum period. This study assessed service utilization, program retention, and linkage to routine services, as well as clinical outcomes for mothers and infants, following implementation of an integrated...

Background In the UK, initiating then discontinuing breastfeeding before two weeks post-partum is common. The aim of this longitudinal qualitative study was to explore which psychosocial factors may influence discontinuation. Methods A sample of 10 pregnant women intending to breastfeed were recruited. A longitudinal qualitative design was used to capture views prior to and two weeks followin...

Morphological and physiological development impacts swimming performance throughout ontogeny. Our investigation of the ontogeny of swim performance (mean and maximum swim speed) and swim effort (stroke amplitude and tailbeat frequency) of independently swimming bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) demonstrated that swimming capabilities are extremely limited in calves. Mean and maximum swim...

BACKGROUND/AIM Diastasis recti abdominis (DRA) is defined as a separation of the 2 muscle bellies of rectus abdominis. To date there is scant knowledge on prevalence, risk factors, and consequences of the condition. The present study aimed to investigate the prevalence of DRA during pregnancy and post partum, presence of possible risk factors, and the occurrence of lumbopelvic pain among women ...

Objective. To investigate the occurrence of, and risk factors for, pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) occurring during the post-partum year. Methods. Demographic and clinical data for women who delivered a term infant with 5-minute Apgar score 5 8 from 1992 through 1999 at a large urban hospital were extracted from an electronic medical record system. Results. During the study period, 15 206 del...

OBJECTIVE To assess the impact of a paraprofessional-delivered home-visiting intervention to promote child care knowledge, skills, and involvement among pregnant American Indian adolescents. DESIGN Randomized controlled trial comparing a family-strengthening intervention with a breastfeeding education program. SETTING One Apache and 3 Navajo communities. PARTICIPANTS Fifty-three pregnant ...

Concentrations of the plasma catecholamines (CA), adrenaline, noradrenaline and dopamine, were measured using a specific and sensitive radioenzymatic assay in 7 ewes and their single lambs chronically catheterized in utero between days 127 and 145 of gestation and during the first week of postnatal life. These concentrations were also measured during the first month after birth in 18 Holstein x...