BACKGROUND One of the objectives of the New York State birth defect surveillance system, the New York State Congenital Malformations Registry (CMR), is to identify children in need of special programs and assist prevention/intervention programs and services with evaluation. In 1999, the CMR started a statewide mass-mailing program to inform parents of children with major birth defects about pro...

The classic literature on voice disorders considers birth-control-pills as a risk factor. This view is based on reports of adverse androgenic effects (i.e., virilization) dated in the 1960's and 1970's. Since then, voice professionals often advise women, and especially professional voice-users, against the use of oral contraceptives. However, a series of recent studies (Amir et al. 2002, 2003a,...

The Health and Environmental Sciences Institute (HESI) Developmental and Reproductive Toxicology Technical Committee sponsored a pharmaceutical industry survey on current industry practices for contraception use during clinical trials. The objectives of the survey were to improve our understanding of the current industry practices for contraception requirements in clinical trials, the governanc...

Given a lack of research on the simultaneous use of marijuana (also frequently called weed and pot) and birth control, it?s currently unclear how pot and the pill may interact or conflict with one another. However, it's known that tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), a chemical compound found in marijuana, naturally elevates blood pressure. This elevation may pose a risk for people with certain pre-exis...

This sensational headline turned out to reveal little more than that a few American Presbyterian missionaries had provided ome women in nazonia with contraceptive devices. The resultant scandal was totally disproportionate to the importance of the events. Throughout the country the topic was widely discussed while the arguments employed were frequently heated, and at times irrational to the poi...

background and purpose: birth outcomes and fertility measures are commonly evaluated in maternal and child health integrated program (mchip) in the field of public health. given the key role of time- trend study in the projection of current data to the future, this population-based study aimed to describe the significant changes of birth outcomes and fertility measures in the rural population o...

To determine the relation between birth weight and age of presentation of type 1 diabetes and assess its risk factors, a case-control study was done on all diabetic patients under the age of 15, who were registered in Shiraz Diabetic Center or admitted in Namazi Hospital. A case group of 87 diabetic patients were matched with a control group of 100 healthy individuals. Birth weight ≥ 4kg was de...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to introduce an intensive interventional maternity care program, called the Temple Infant and Parent Support Services (TIPSS) program, and to determine whether comprehensive maternal and infant care would reduce the high rate of infant morbidity and mortality. METHODS The TIPSS program was comprehensive, offering multidisciplinary services that were fam...

This paper examines the impacts of four abstinence-only education programs on adolescent sexual activity and risks of pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Based on an experimental design, the impact analysis uses survey data collected in 2005 and early 2006 from more than 2,000 teens who had been randomly assigned to either a program group that was eligible to participate in one ...