Background: The postpartum period is associated with maternal metabolic changes geared towards returning the maternal homeostasis to the pre-pregnancy state. This study aimed at investigating the lipid profile in the postpartum period in comparison to the third trimester and control values. Methods: Blood Pressure (BP), Body Mass Index (BMI) and lipid profile were assessed using standard proced...

Recent studies have shown that naloxone (N), an opioid antagonist, increases concentrations of luteinizing hormone (LH) in the postpartum anestrous beef cow. However, the LH response to N was influenced by the postpartum interval. For example, a significant LH response to 200 mg of N occurred on d 42 but not on d 14 or 28 postpartum. The present study was conducted to determine the effect of di...

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE The objective of the study was to assess the prevalence of anaemia in the immediate postpartum period (48-72hours), determine the risk factors and the value of haemoglobin before birth to reduce postpartum anaemia. MATERIAL AND METHODS A prospective, observational and longitudinal study that included 1,426 women who delivered consecutively and agreed to participate ...

BACKGROUND Recent linkage between primary and secondary care data has provided valuable information for studying heath outcomes that may initially present in different health care settings. The aim of this study was therefore, twofold: to use linked primary and secondary care data to determine an optimum definition for estimating the incidence of first VTE in and around pregnancy; and secondly ...

Pregnancy and the postpartum period are associated with changes of the immune system. These changes might eventually result in autoimmune diseases, such as Graves' disease and type 1 diabetes mellitus, in the postpartum period. We describe a case of a patient with gestational diabetes who developed both Graves' disease and type 1 diabetes mellitus in the postpartum period. The pathology of gest...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to elucidate the genetic basis for long QT syndrome (LQTS) in patients with a personal or family history of postpartum cardiac events. BACKGROUND The postpartum period is a time of increased arrhythmogenic susceptibility in women with LQTS. METHODS Between August 1997 and May 2003, 388 unrelated patients (260 females, average age at diagnosis, 23 years, ...

BACKGROUND The maternal mortality ratio in the Philippines remains high; thus, it will be difficult to achieve the Millennium Development Goals 5 by 2015. Approximately two-thirds of all maternal deaths occur during the postpartum period. Therefore, we conducted the present study to examine the current state of postpartum health care service utilization in the Philippines, and identify challeng...

During routine evaluation for lactation failure, hyperthyroidism was discovered in a postpartum woman. Although postpartum thyroiditis and Hashimoto's disease are relatively more common than Graves' disease during the postnatal period, this young woman was found to have new-onset Graves' disease. Distinguishing between normal postpartum symptoms and thyroid disorders can be challenging. Utilizi...

The aim of our study was to investigate the effects of suckling on reproductive performance and metabolic status of obese (mean body condition score of more than 4.0 on a scale of 1-5) maternal Japanese Black cows during early postpartum period. We used 7 postpartum Japanese Black cattle. Four cows were suckled ad libitum (suckled) until completion of their first artificial insemination (AI), w...