BACKGROUND The National Institutes of Health reported in 2007 that approximately 38% of United States adults have used at least one type of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM). There are no studies available that assess general CAM use in US pregnant women.The objectives of our study were to determine the prevalence and type of CAM use during pregnancy at one medical center; understand...

Motivated by a recent discussion about the role of flat directions, a typical feature of supersymmetric models, in the process of particle production in the early universe a consistent model of inflation and preheating in supergravity with MSSM fields has been built. It is based on a model proposed by M. Kawasaki, M. Yamaguchi and T. Yanagida. In the inflationary stage, the flat directions acqu...

OBJECTIVES To describe the differences in obstetrical results and women's childbirth satisfaction across 2 different models of maternity care (biomedical model and humanised birth). SETTING 2 university hospitals in south-eastern Spain from April to October 2013. DESIGN A correlational descriptive study. PARTICIPANTS A convenience sample of 406 women participated in the study, 204 of the ...

PURPOSE Because of diagnostic improvements in the evaluation of uterine anomalies, more patients desirous of pregnancy come to clinicians with identified uterine anomalies. It is desirable for the family physician, internist, and obstetrician/gynecologist to provide accurate information during preconceptional counseling of these patients. This review attempts to provide a concise summary of the...

Obstetrical antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is defined by obstetrical complications and the presence of antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL). Although the incidence of APS is still poorly known, this thrombophilia is now recognized as one of the most common acquired causes of recurrent fetal loss. The diagnosis of APS during pregnancy can be challenging because of its various clinical features. Mo...

The clinical incidence of reproductive disorders in crossbred (local non-descript crossed with Friesian) was determined from the records maintained at the artificial insemination (A.I.) component, Livestock and Dairy Development Department, Balochistan for the period from July 1980 to June 1995. A total of 21 ,493 cases of uterine infections, reported anoestrus and obstetrical problems were rec...