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CONCLUSION: The studied population was considered in unfavorable conditions for the health and the global development of newborns and infants, for pregnant women within the same socioeconomic status constitute a risk category. These results emphasize the need for the development of health promotion actions for the investigated population. (Source: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Fonoaudiologia)
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VIENNA, Austria – “I am lucky to have found out about my HIV-positive status before I was pregnant,” said Vuyiseka Dubula, secretary-general of the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) in South Africa, a well-known AIDS advocacy group. Vuyiseka learned about her HIV status in 2001 when she was 22 years old. Her experience in navigating the health care system to get the medical care she needed was tough, and she knew it would only get worse when she sought antenatal services. (Source: UNFPA News)
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It is no secret that in Africa, complications during pregnancy and childbirth are one of the leading causes of death for women of childbearing age. An unacceptable number of women die in pregnancy and childbirth each year, and for every woman who dies, at least 20 other suffer injuries, infections and disabilities. This is why maternal health is one of the key issues to be discussed by Heads of States at the 15th African Union Summit taking place in Uganda 19-27th July. (Source: UNFPA News)
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A previous tubal ligation reversal patient expresses her concern about her HSG x-ray findings after her sterilization reversal. Her HSG suggests one fallopian tube is blocked after her reversal operation. It is always beneficial for the reversal patients of Dr. Berger and Dr. Monteith to send them their HSG x-rays for a second opinion before making decisions about alternative fertility treatments. Occasionally, the HSG x-rays are inaccurate, fallopian tubes will really be open, and pregnancy can still be possible. (Source: Tubal Ligation Reversal News)
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A Tubal Reversal Message Board member has concieved just before her 46th birthday. She had her tubal reversal surgery two months before her 42nd birthday. Now she shares pictures of her 20 month-old daughter with the reversal staff and message board members. This patient provides proof that natural pregnancy can occur after tubes are untied and at an older age. Dr. Gary Berger and Dr. Charles Monteith are experts in tubal ligation reversal surgery. More than 35 years of experience between the two doctors helps to increase the chances of conceiving after reversing a tubal ligation. (Source: Tubal Ligation Reversal News)
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Conclusion Fetal PI with BVDV alters maternal immune function, compromises fetal growth and immune responses, and results in expression of maternal blood biomarkers that can be used to identify cows carrying PI fetuses. (Source: American Journal of Reproductive Immunology)
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Despite studies suggesting that birth control pills might not work as well in obese women, a new study suggests that they prevent pregnancy the same no matter what a woman weighs. (Source: Reuters: Health)
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Ureaplasma species, the most commonly isolated microorganisms in women with chorioamnionitis, are associated with preterm delivery. Chorioamnionitis increases the risk and severity of bronchopulmonary dysplasia and persistent pulmonary hypertension in newborns. It is not known whether the timing of exposure to inflammation in utero is an important contributor to the pathogenesis of bronchopulmonary dysplasia. We hypothesized that chronic inflammation would alter the pulmonary air space and vascular development after 70 days of exposure to infection. Pregnant ewes were given intra-amniotic injection of Ureaplasma parvum serovars 3 or 6 at low (2 x 104 cfu) or high doses (2 x 107 cfu) or media (controls) at 55 days gestational age. Fetuses were delivered at 125 days (term = 150 days). U. par…
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Health and nutrition experts in Zimbabwe are worried that one of the lowest exclusive breastfeeding rates in the region could have a negative impact on the country’s prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT) programme. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
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A meta-analysis suggests that women at high risk for preeclampsia, mainly those with a history of preeclampsia, should take low-dose aspirin daily, starting at 16 weeks of gestation. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)