OBJECTIVE The aim of the present study was to assess the risk of major anomalies in the offspring of consanguineous couples, including data on the prenatal situation. METHODS Over 20 years (1993-2012), 35,391 fetuses were examined by prenatal sonography. In 675 cases (1.9%), parents were consanguineous, with 307 couples (45.5%) related as first cousins, 368 couples (54.5%) beyond first cousin...

background: monozygotic monochorionic triplet pregnancy with conjoined twins is a very rare condition and is associated with many complications. case: in this study, we describe a monochorionic–diamniotic triplet pregnancy after in vitro fertilization with an intracytoplasmic sperm injection. at a gestational age of 6 weeks and 4 days of pregnancy one gestational sac was observed, and at a gest...

OBJECTIVES To assess knowledge, pregnancy attitudes and contraceptive practices in relation to the Zika virus outbreak in Brazil. METHODS We interviewed 526 women 18 to 49 years old in primary health services in a Northeastern capital of Brazil, in 2016. They provided information about their knowledge of Zika transmission and health consequences, their receipt of counseling related to sexual ...

Prenatal health care counseling is associated with positive health outcomes for mothers and infants. Moreover, pregnant women are considered a vulnerable population at risk of being victims of intimate partner violence. Pregnancy provides a unique opportunity to identify and refer women experiencing intimate partner violence to community resources; however, in prior research, most women reporte...

BACKGROUND Although many Latinos in the United States smoke, they receive assistance to quit less often than non-Latinos. To address this disparity, we recruited Latino couples into a randomized controlled trial and provided a smoking cessation program during a teachable moment, when men's partners were pregnant. METHODS We compared two interventions: (i) written materials plus nicotine repla...

Although pregnant women have received the MCH handbook, one page of which contains knowledge about danger signs in pregnancy, pregnancy is still lacking because educational factors are also considered to affect ability read and understand contents book. The implementation counseling intended so that participants who come during know or pregnancy. Located Talang Jambe sub-district, Palembang wit...

Cervical cancer complicated by pregnancy is a rare event. While counseling patients with cervical cancer during pregnancy, many factors must be considered, including the patient's desire to continue the pregnancy, the stage of the disease, and the gestational age at diagnosis. Pregnant women with microinvasive cervical cancer should be fully informed of all possible treatment options and conseq...

Gestational carriers have a right to be fully informed of the risks of the surrogacy process and of pregnancy, should receive psychological evaluation and counseling, and should have independent legal counsel.

Stunting is a chronic nutritional problem in toddlers characterized by shorter height compared to other children of their age. Children who suffer from will be more susceptible disease and as adults are at risk for degenerative diseases. Health counseling held increase the knowledge, awareness, willingness, ability mothers continue provide good nutrition during pregnancy. Knowledge feeding preg...

BACKGROUND Maternal body weight is an indicator of the health of a mother and her developing fetus. Risks of poor maternal and fetal health issues increase when women gain too little or too much weight during pregnancy. A study of 600 women from Alberta, Canada, reported approximately 30, 46, 80, and 80% of underweight, healthy weight, overweight, and obese women, respectively, gained in excess...