Uz.Dr.M. Esin Ocaktan Ankara University School of Medicine, Department of Public Health, Münzeviler sok. No:1 Akdere-Ankara, Turkey Phone : +90 (312) 363 89 90/133 E-mail adress : [email protected] Received: 06.07.2006 • Accepted: 11.12.2006 Depression is among the important reasons for disease related disabilities and more prevalent in women.Higher rates of depression in women is related ...

BACKGROUND Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of obstetricians and gynecologists regarding the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendations for prevention of healthcare-associated group A streptococcal (GAS) infections as well as general management of pregnancy-related and postpartum infections are unknown. METHODS Questionnaires were sent to 1300 members of the American ...

BACKGROUND This study investigated postpartum metabolic abnormality in women with previous gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and predictive factors for postpartum glucose intolerance. METHODS From March 2001 to February 2003, 127 prior-GDM women underwent a 75g oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) and metabolic assessment at least six weeks after delivery. To identify the predictors, clinical...

CONTEXT Half of Finnish abortion patients already have children, and one in 10 pregnancies ending in abortions started within 12 months of a birth. Thus, many women may not practice contraception effectively during the postpartum period. METHODS Data from national registers were used to create ajoint data file on pregnancies occurring in Finland over the period 1987-1998. The abortion risk (t...

INTRODUCTION Retention of the weight gained during pregnancy or the weight gain postpartum has been associated with increased prevalence of obesity in women of childbearing age. OBJECTIVE To identify determinants of weight variation at 24 months postpartum in women from 2 towns in Bahia, Brazil. METHODS Dynamic cohort data of 325 adult women were collected for 24 months postpartum. Weight v...

BACKGROUND Pregnancy is a recognised high risk period for excessive weight gain, contributing to postpartum weight retention and obesity development long-term. We aimed to reduce postpartum weight retention following a low-intensity, self-management intervention integrated with routine antenatal care during pregnancy. METHODS 228 women at increased risk of gestational diabetes, <15 weeks gest...

BACKGROUND The biology of peripartum depression remains unclear, with altered stress and the Hypothalamus-Pituitary-Adrenal axis response having been implicated in its pathophysiology. METHODS The current study was undertaken as a part of the BASIC project (Biology, Affect, Stress, Imaging, Cognition), a population-based longitudinal study of psychological wellbeing during pregnancy and the p...

Two nutritional levels following parturition and five weaning ages for the calf were evaluated to study their effect of reproduction in Gyr cows in the savannas of West Central Brazil (Campos Cerrados). Early weaning of calves reduced postpartum weight losses and shortened the postpartum interval to conception. Energy level did not affect cow weight at weaning or conception, the number of days ...

Postpartum thyroiditis is one of the autoimmune thyroid dysfunctions which occurs during 12 months after delivery. Transient episodes of hypo­and hyperthyroidism in this disorder leads to maternal psychological and physical problems. Irreversible hypothyroidism occurs in a number of mothers. The prevalence and clinical course of the disease haven't been evaluated before, so this study was condu...

The age at which women experience their first pregnancy has increased throughout the decades. Pregnancy has an important influence on maternal short- and long-term cardiovascular outcomes. Pregnancy at an advanced maternal age increases maternal risk of gestational diabetes, preeclampsia, placenta previa and caesarian delivery; complications which predict worsened cardiovascular health in later...