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801 Parenteral nutrition: practical aspects and role of the pharmacist in clinical nutrition Journal de Pharmacie Clinique, June 9, 2010
802 Impact of a Training Package for Community Birth Attendants in Madagascar Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, June 8, 2010
803 The effects of maternal labour analgesia on the fetus Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology, June 8, 2010
804 Laboratory work and adverse pregnancy outcomes Occupational Medicine, June 8, 2010
805 Clinical Approach to the Patient With Threatened Preterm Labor Full Text The Female Patient, June 8, 2010
806 Perinatal risk factors for strabismus Full Text International Journal of Epidemiology, June 7, 2010
807 Update on Depression in Pregnancy Full Text The Female Patient, June 4, 2010
808 Maternal postpartum vitamin A supplementation for the prevention of mortality and morbidity in infancy: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials Full Text International Journal of Epidemiology, June 4, 2010
809 Breathe: the stop smoking service for pregnant women in Glasgow Midwifery, June 4, 2010
810 Biologically active breast milk proteins in association with very preterm delivery and stage of lactation Journal of Perinatology, June 4, 2010
811 Comparison of Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes of Group Versus Individual Prenatal Care: A New Experience in Iran Health Care for Women International, June 4, 2010
812 The Child's Father, an Important Person for the Mother's Well-Being During the Childbirth: A Hermeneutic Study Health Care for Women International, June 4, 2010
813 Perinatal Outcome of Preterm Infants <1500 g after IVF pregnancies compared with natural conception ADC Fetal & Neonatal Edition, May 27, 2010
814 An exploration of the attitudes of attenders and non-attenders towards antenatal education Midwifery, May 27, 2010
815 Antenatal depression and male gender preference in Asian women in the UK Midwifery, May 27, 2010
816 Neighborhood Deprivation and Adverse Birth Outcomes among Diverse Ethnic Groups Annals of Epidemiology , May 26, 2010
817 Predicting Success of Vaginal Birth After Cesarean Full Text The Female Patient, May 25, 2010
818 Sleep Problems in Children With Prenatal Substance Exposure Full Text JAMA Pediatrics, May 25, 2010
819 Effectiveness of epidural anesthesia for external cephalic version (ECV) Journal of Perinatology, May 25, 2010
820 Successful Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation Practice for the Obstetrician/Gynecologist Full Text The Female Patient, May 25, 2010
Researchers at Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Public Health conducted a study involving 96,008 women in the Nurse’s Health Study II with 18 years of follow up, which demonstrated a strikingly strong association with non-fatal cardiovascular disease. There were 2463 participants with psoriasis and 1,709,069 person-years of follow up. There were 713 cases of non-fatal cardiovascular disease (HR=1.55). The HRs for myocardial infarction and stroke were 1.70 and 1.45, respectively. For women with psoriatic arthritis, the HR was 3.47. For women < 40 years of age and psoriasis > 9 years, the HRs were 3.26 and 3.09, respectively.
Read the article summaryAs reported in the British Journal of Dermatology, two cytokine genes (IL-2RA and TNF/LTA) which have been implicated in autoimmune diseases are associated with severe alopecia areata. The study involved 768 patients with alopecia areata and 658 controls, and 26 cytokine genes were genotyped.
Read the article summaryAs reported in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology and based on participants in the Nurses’ Health Study, Women’s Health Study, Health Professionals’ Follow-up Study, and Physicians’ Health Study II, total testosterone (RR = 0.62) and SHBG levels (RR = 0.65), and the estradiol:testosterone ratio (RR = 2.63) are associated with colorectal cancer risk in men. An inverse association exists between the estradiol:testosterone ratio (RR = 0.43) and colorectal cancer risk in women.
Read the article summary1 Impact of early human milk on sepsis and health-care costs in very low birth weight infants Journal of Perinatology, February 1, 2013
2 Parent's attitude toward prenatal diagnosis and termination of pregnancy could be influenced by other factors rather than by the severity of the condition Prenatal Diagnosis, February 6, 2013
3 Guidelines-based indicators to measure quality of antenatal care Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, April 12, 2013 Clinical Guideline
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