The effect of the More Active MuMs in Stirling (MAMMiS) trial on body composition and psychological wellbeing among postnatal women' Journal of Pregnancy. General rights Copyright for the publications made accessible via the Edinburgh Research Explorer is retained by the author(s) and / or other copyright owners and it is a condition of accessing these publications that users recognise and abid...

Background During antenatal consultation of women hospitalized for preterm labor, information of possible adverse outcomes is provided. This may however create additional maternal stress and raise some ethical concerns. Objective The aim of the present study was to evaluate the influence of antenatal consultation by a neonatologist on maternal stress after delivery of a preterm infant admitte...

objective(s) during recent years, there has been an increasing interest in contribution of environmental pollutants as heavy metals to human male infertility. present study was aimed to investigate the effects of maternal lead acetate exposure during lactation on postnatal development of testis in offspring rats. materials and methods a total of 60 female rats randomly divided into four equal g...

Interest in marijuana’s effects on various aspects of reproduction has a surprisingly long history. In his absorbing account of cannabis, Abel (1980) describes how Eastern European folk medicine has proclaimed for several centuries that marijuana could be used to hasten delivery. Reports from India that circulated widely in Europe discussed marijuana as both a sexual stimulant and a sexual inhi...

Pregnancy-related complications may result in maternal deaths post-delivery especially in developing countries. Skilled deliveries and postnatal care (PNC) use in Kenya is low. The objective of this study was to identify the determinants of PNC use. Kenya Demographic and Health Survey (2008-09 KDHS) women’s data were analyzed. Overall data from 3,970 women were analyzed. Results indicate that 4...

BACKGROUND Patients scheduled for major elective noncardiac surgery frequently undergo preoperative medical consultations. However, the factors that determine whether individuals undergo consultation and the extent of interhospital variation remain unclear. METHODS The authors used population-based administrative databases to conduct a cohort study of patients, aged 40 yr or older, who underw...