INTRODUCTION Some specific pregnancy disorders are known to be associated with increased incidence of long-term maternal ill health (eg, gestational diabetes with late onset type 2 diabetes; pre-eclampsia with arterial disease). To what degree these later health conditions are a consequence of the woman's constitution prior to pregnancy rather than pregnancy itself triggering changes in a woman...

While early studies on the effects of leisure time physical activity (LTPA) during pregnancy were concerned about possible harm to the mother or fetus, these fears have not been substantiated. Instead, a growing body of literature has documented several health benefits related to pregnancy LTPA. The purpose of this article was to synthesize evidence from epidemiological studies conducted in the...

it is well-documented that hormonal and immunologic changes during pregnancy predispose women to various oral health problems including gingival/periodontal swelling or inflammation, tooth erosion, and dental decay.,, The receipt of preventive and therapeutic oral health services can prevent further complications of dental diseases during pregnancy and the postpartum period. Furthermore, curren...

Background: Domestic violence against women is a significant public health issue in both developed and developing countries of the world. Intimate partner violence during pregnancy can result in adverse outcomes for both mothers and their infants. Partner violence against women is common during pregnancy and might have an adverse effect on the mental health of women during antenatal pregnancy. ...

Preventing unplanned pregnancies and enabling women and couples to time their childbearing are central public health goals. Exercising this control is a goal of most individuals and has substantial benefits for the health of women and their children. Yet unplanned pregnancy also has societal-level connections to everything from basic demographic patterns to women’s educational attainment to fam...

Addressing high rates of unwanted pregnancy Nobody working in reproductive health doubts that the UK has a problem – or rather, several problems. We have the highest teenage pregnancy rate in Western Europe, with levels twice those of Germany, three times those of France and six times those of Holland.1 In real terms, this translates into 90 000 conceptions a year to teenagers in the UK, of who...

Recently unintended pregnancies have been described as "a new kind of mid-life crisis." Given the high prevalence of unwanted or mistimed pregnancy in the US, we examined the sexual and reproductive health patterns of sexually active midlife women. An examination of the prevalence of unintended pregnancy among midlife women revealed a gap in data indicating unmet sexual and reproductive health ...

OBJECTIVE This paper examines the prevalence and socioeconomic correlates of unintended pregnancy among rural women in Bangladesh. MATERIAL AND METHODS The study used data from the 2007 Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey. Chi-square tests and binary logistic regression were performed using the data set. RESULTS Overall, 30.0% of the most recent births were unplanned. Both bivariate an...