BACKGROUND Little is known about the characteristics of second-trimester abortion patients. STUDY DESIGN Data come from a national sample of 9493 women obtaining abortions in 2008. Chi-square statistics and logistic regression were used to examine demographic characteristics of women having abortions at 13 or more weeks since last menstrual period (LMP) and women having abortions at 13-15 wee...

The use of antiepileptic drugs during human gestation probably increases the risk of causing CNS disorders in later life. In brain, granule cells in the dentate gyrus (DG) and cerebellum are still developing in the last trimester of human gestation and a similar development is taking place during the mouse perinatal period. We treated newborn C57BL/6 mice orally with 35 mg/kg phenytoin (PHT) da...

BACKGROUND Postpartum depression is a common condition, which consequences might be harmful for both mother and child. Since sleep and depression are closely related it is possible that women who suffer from sleep related problems during pregnancy are more likely to develop depression in the postpartum period. This study aims to investigate the possible association between depressive symptoms i...

In the cooperative breeding system of cotton-top tamarin (TCB; Saguinus oedipus) <> males gain weight during the last months of pregnancy of their partners as a way to cope with energy costs of reproduction. This phenomenon was described only in humans as a symptom of <>. As after infants' birth, TCB male and female helpers lose weight, the same as fathers do, it mi...

Studies of four pregnancy-associated plasma proteins (PAPP's) were made on 206 plasma samples obtained from 175 pregnant women between 12 and 44 wk of gestation. The concentration of three PAPP's (A, C, and D) were assayed by quantitative crossed immunoelectrophoresis. They showed a gradual but small rate of increase during the 2nd trimester, which became more rapid in the 3rd trimester. PAPP-A...

Gower, P. E., Husband, P., Coleman, J. C., and Snodgrass, G. J. A. I. (1970). Archives of Disease in Childhood, 45, 259. Urinary infection in two selected neonatal populations. The urines from 204 infants admitted to a neonatal special care unit and from 25 infants whose mothers had bacteriuria in the last trimester of pregnancy were cultured and examined for white cells. A comparison of 39 bag...

In a double-blind trial of vitamin D supplements in pregnant Asian women calciferol (ergocalciferol, 1000 IU/day) was administered to 59 women and placebo to 67 controls during the last trimester. The two groups had similar distributions of maternal age, height, parity, number of vegetarians, countries of origin, and sex and gestation of the infants. At entry to the trial maternal serum 25-hydr...

To establish effect of probiotic Lactobacillus reuteri which is used in women in the last pregnancy trimester, prevalence of atopic dermatitis in children of the first 6 months of life. One group of women took Lactobacillus reuteri as chewing tablets of probiotic Lactobacillus reuteri, with dairy-limited diet excluding walnuts prior delivery. The second group of pregnant women took only propose...

OBJECTIVES The incidence of gallstone disease has increased recently in Korea and there seems to be an increased prevalence of gallstones when in association with pregnancy. Although the pathogenesis is incompletely defined, and altered motility of the gallbladder may contribute to the increased risk of gallstones during pregnancy. METHODS We measured gallbladder volume using real-time ultras...