In dairy cows, milk yield increases rapidly after parturition until a peak at around wk 6 of lactation. However, the description of the shape of the lactation curve is commonly based on weekly average milk yields. For a more detailed analysis of the milk production curve from the very beginning of lactation including the colostral period and the effect of colostrum yield on further lactational ...

THE EFFECT OF PRENATAL EXERCISES ON PRETERM CHILDBIRTH AND NEONATAL CONSEQUENCES OUTCOMES IN PRIMIPAROUS PREGNANT WOMEN: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL STUDY

background: the most favorable method for cervical ripening is not fully agreed upon by practitioners; however, vaginal administration of isosorbide mononitrate (imn) is considered a low‑risk method of labor induction for pregnant women at full term. our study was designed to assess the effect of imn on cervical ripening and labor induction among primiparous women in iran. materials and methods...

Thirty Chinese primiparous mothers were asked during the antenatal period their breastfeeding intention and then interviewed at delivery and 6 weeks post delivery. One mother had no intention to breastfeed. Ten mothers intended exclusive breastfeeding for one month and 19 for 6 weeks or more. At 6 weeks post delivery only 4 mothers were still breastfeeding. A total of 22 (73%) did not achieve t...

It may, depending on the stage of labor and whether the woman has given birth previously. routine amniotomy doesn’t significantly reduce the duration of first-stage labor in either primiparous or multiparous women (strength of recommendation [sOr]: A, systematic review of several randomized, controlled trials [rCTs]); it slightly shortens secondstage labor in primiparous women only (sOr: A, sys...

BACKGROUND The success of HPV vaccination programs will require awareness regarding HPV associated diseases and the benefits of HPV vaccination for the general population. The aim of this study was to assess the level of awareness and knowledge of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, cervical cancer prevention, vaccines, and factors associated with HPV awareness among young women after birth o...

ABSTRACT Supplementation of Ca products to cows after calving is common in protocols. This study evaluated the effect a Ca-energy drink voluntarily consumed on milk yield and composition, odds reach next lactation, interval. prospective randomized included blinded placebo was conducted 10 commercial dairy farms that 504 Holstein cows. Cows were blocked within farm by sequence parity (p...