Asphyxial seizures occurred in 89 of 101,829 infants born alive at term (0.87/1000) in three large maternity hospitals from January 1980 to December 1984. These seizures were significantly associated with antenatal complications, primiparity, and prolonged pregnancy. Meconium staining of the amniotic fluid was also associated with asphyxial seizures, but there were high false positive (11%) and...

To examine effects of mother's anxiety and depression and associated risk factors during early pregnancy on fetal growth and activity. Repeated measures of mother's anxiety (State-Anxiety Inventory (STAI-S)) and depression (Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS)) and related socio demographics and substance consumption were obtained at the 1st and 2nd pregnancy trimesters, and fetus' (N = ...

The study objective was to identify demographic, medical, and health behavior factors that predict breastfeeding initiation in a rural population with low breastfeeding rates. Participants were 2323 women who experienced consecutive deliveries at 2 hospitals, with data obtained through detailed chart review. Only half the women initiated breastfeeding, which was significantly associated with hi...

AIMS To assess temporal trends in birth weight and pregnancy weight gain in Bavaria from 2000 to 2007. METHODS Data on 695,707 mother and infant pairs (singleton term births) were available from a compulsory reporting system for quality assurance, including information on birth weight, maternal weight at delivery and at booking, maternal smoking, age, and further anthropometric and lifestyle ...

OBJECTIVE To study the relation between traumatic birth and the development of permanent facial palsy in the newborn. DESIGN Retrospective case control study of children with 'congenital' facial palsy. SETTING Two tertiary referral centres for patients with facial palsy. SUBJECTS 61 children with established facial palsy. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Odds ratios of recognised factors for birth...

The puerperal uterine inversion is a rare and severe complication occurring in the third stage of labour. The mechanisms are not completely known. However, extrinsic factors such as oxytocic arrests after a prolonged labour, umbilical cord traction or abdominal expression are pointed. Other intrinsic factors such as primiparity, uterine hypotonia, various placental localizations, fundic myoma o...

Puerperal mastitis is a potentially serious illness among lactating women which traditionally has been thought to be associated with primiparity, stress, improper nursing technique, and incomplete emptying of the breast. However, none of these putative associations has been examined analytically in recent years. Further, the incidence of mastitis in the United States has not been estimated sinc...

Pre-eclampsia (PET) is a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy predominantly occurring after 20-week gestation. Proteinuria, which is of variable magnitude, is required to make the diagnosis. Maternal clinical manifestations are variable and may result in renal impairment, liver dysfunction and haematological abnormalities. The foetus may be growth restricted with oligohydramnious. Risk factors in...

The association between certain antenatal factors and the use of Kielland's forceps was analysed retrospectively in liveborn singleton births that occurred at this hospital between January and December 1976. Factors significantly associated with the use of Kielland's forceps were primiparity, short maternal stature, induction of labour, late engagement of the fetal head, low ratio of maternal h...

This is a comparative and descriptive study of adolescent mothers who were attended in three maternities of the public health system and three private maternities in a city in São Paulo, Brazil, between 2000 and 2002. This study aimed to compare the profile of mothers attended in both systems. The database of Ribeirão Preto was used and 5,286 adolescent mothers between 10 and 19 years old were ...