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PURPOSE: To explore the influence of sleep conditions and sleep hygiene behaviors in early pregnancy on gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) development. METHODS: This 1:1 propensity-score matched study included 1,216 pregnant women divided into GDM and control groups based on diagnosis via the oral glucose tolerance test at 24-28 gestational weeks. Sleep conditions and hygiene behaviors were evaluated using structural questionnaires, including the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, Epworth Sleepiness Scale, and Sleep Hygiene Practice Scale. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses and Spearman's correlation were conducted to identify the associations. RESULTS: After adjusting for baseline clinical characteristics, women with GDM were more likely to have poor sleep quality (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 1.585, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.261-1.992) and higher scores for subjective sleep quality, latency, duration, efficiency, and sleep disturbances (all P < 0.01). Mild sleepiness (AOR = 1.311, 95% CI: 1.012-1.699) and worrying about not being able to fall asleep (AOR = 1.123, 95% CI: 1.005-1.255) were more likely to occur in the GDM group. Sleep quality and hygiene behaviors such as sleep-irrelevant activities, staying in bed after waking up, weekend catch-up sleep, and overeating before bedtime were significantly correlated with gestational diabetes variables. CONCLUSION: Poor sleep conditions and specific sleep hygiene behaviors in early pregnancy may be independent risk factors for GDM. This suggests that sleep assessment and behavior education can be used as new approaches for the early implementation of surveillance and prevention of GDM.

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Background: Vaginal bleeding during pregnancy has been recognised as a significant risk factor for adverse pregnancy outcomes. This study aimed to investigate the association between vaginal bleeding during the first trimester of pregnancy and clinical adverse effects using a systematic review and meta-analysis.Methods: Databases of Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed (including Medline), Cochrane Library and Science Direct were searched until June of 2023. Data analysis using statistical test fixed- and random-effects models in the meta-analysis, Cochran and meta-regression. The quality of the eligible studies was assessed by using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale checklist (NOS).Results: A total of 46 relevant studies, with a sample size of 1,554,141 were entered into the meta-analysis. Vaginal bleeding during the first trimester of pregnancy increases the risk of preterm birth (OR: 1.8, CI 95%: 1.6-2.0), low birth weight (LBW; OR: 2.0, CI 95%: 1.5-2.6), premature rupture of membranes (PROMs; OR: 2.3, CI 95%: 1.8-3.0), abortion (OR: 4.3, CI 95%: 2.0-9.0), stillbirth (OR: 2.5, CI 95%: 1.2-5.0), placental abruption (OR: 2.2, CI 95%: 1.4-3.3) and placenta previa (OR: 1.9, CI 95%: 1.5-2.4).Conclusions: Vaginal bleeding in the first trimester of pregnancy is associated with preterm birth, LBW, PROMs, miscarriage, stillbirth, placental abruption and placenta previa. Therefore, physicians or midwives need to be aware of the possibility of these consequences and manage them when they occur.

Vaginal bleeding in the first trimester of pregnancy increases the relative risk of preterm birth, low birth weight, premature rupture of membranes, abortion, stillbirth, placental abruption and placenta previa.

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Background: This study aimed to investigate reference Doppler velocimetry indices (DVIs) of the fetal ductus venosus (DV) during 11-13 + 6 gestational weeks. Materials and Methods: In a prospective observation over referrals to a single tertiary care center in a 2-year interval, normal singleton pregnancies with fetal crown-rump lengths (CRLs) of 43-80 mm were examined by a single experienced sonographer for their DV pulsatility index (DVPI), DV resistance index (DVRI), and S-wave maximum velocity/A-wave minimum velocity (S/A ratio). Multinomial and quantile regression functions were used to analyze the effect of gestational age (estimated by CRL) on reference values (5th and 95th percentiles of the distribution in each gestational day/week). P < 0.05 was considered significant. Results: Over a sample of 415 participants with a mean/median gestational age of 12 + 1 weeks, no significant correlations were found between the CRL and DVIs using multinomial regression functions (linear model best fitted for all [DVPI: B coefficient = 0.001, P = 0.235] [DVRI: B coefficient = 0.001, P = 0.287] [DV S/A: B coefficient = 0.010, P = 283]). Quantile regression analyses of DVIs' reference values were nonsignificant across the CRL range except for the DVRI ([5th regression line: coefficient = -0.004, P = 0.018] [95th regression line: coefficient = -0.001, P = 0.030]). Conclusion: Reference values for DVPI, DVRI, and DV S/A ratios were established as 0.80-1.39, 0.62-0.88, and 2.57-6.70, respectively. Future meta-analyses and multicenter studies are required to incorporate DV DVIs into an updated universal version of the practice.

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BACKGROUND: The surgical and medical options for management of pregnancy termination procedures are acceptable in practice but differ in clinical efficacy, costs, and patient experiences, and deciding what the best method is not clear always. This study aimed to compare clinical efficacy, outcomes, and patient acceptance of dilatation and curettage (D and C) versus medical abortion using misoprostol for first trimester of gestation in Iranian context. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A prospective, multicenter, quasi-experimental research conducted from July 2021 to January 2022. The primary outcomes were the rate of composite complications or complete abortion. Data were analyzed with SPSS 18 using descriptive statistics, independent t-test, analysis of variance and non-parametric tests. Secondary outcomes were quality of life using EQ5D questionnaire, estimated blood loss, pelvic infection, pain level, hospital stay, and acceptability of intervention and relative risk as the effect size. RESULTS: Finally, 168 patients were included in this study. The composite complication rate among medical abortion patients is significantly more than that of surgical abortion patients (39.3% vs. 4.76%). The relative risk calculated 8.25 (3.05-22.26 CI). Medical abortion patients have experienced higher levels of ongoing bleeding, pain, and symptoms of pelvic infection. The higher level of acceptance has been reported by surgical group patients in comparison to the medical group patients (85.7% vs. 59.5%). Quality of life scores for surgical and medical group estimated 0.6605 and 0.5419, respectively. CONCLUSION: Surgical method of abortion using D and C is a very safe and highly successful option in comparison to the medical method using misoprostol alone and is associated with better clinical outcomes, acceptance, and quality of life in first trimester of pregnancy among Iranian women.

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Introducción: Las acumulaciones excesivas de tejido adiposo, general o regional, constituyen hallazgos de valor clínico en el seguimiento nutricional y cardiometabólico durante la gestación y en el período posparto. Objetivo: Describir los cambios en la adiposidad corporal trascurridos 18 meses después del parto. Método: Se realizó un estudio observacional descriptivo de la adiposidad corporal, entre enero 2017 y agosto 2018, en 119 mujeres en el posparto a corto plazo, cuya adiposidad corporal se había estudiado al momento de la captación en el policlínico Chiqui Gómez Lubián. Resultados: En el posparto con respecto al momento de la captación, se observó una disminución de las mujeres sin adiposidad general de 28,6 por ciento a 21,8 por ciento y de las mujeres con adiposidad general intermedia de 62,2 por ciento a 53,8 por ciento; con un aumento marcado de aquellas con adiposidad general alta de 9,2 por ciento a 24,4 por cdiento. Aumentó la cantidad de mujeres con adiposidad central alta de 35,3 por ciento a 43,7 por ciento y disminuyeron las mujeres sin adiposidad central de 64,7 por ciento a 56,3 por ciento. Conclusiones: Evaluar los cambios de la adiposidad corporal por técnicas antropométricas sencillas y de fácil acceso, durante el embarazo y en el posparto a corto plazo, puede ofrecer información de utilidad para una mejor orientación del seguimiento de la salud cardiometabólica de la mujer(AU)

Introduction: Excessive accumulations of adipose tissue, whether general or regional, are findings of clinical value in nutritional and cardiometabolic follow-up during pregnancy and in the postpartum period. Objective: To describe the changes in body adiposity at eighteenth months after delivery. Methods: A descriptive and observational study of body adiposity was carried from January 2017 to August 2018 in 119 women in the short-term postpartum period, whose body adiposity had been studied during the first antenatal visit at Chiqui Gómez Lubián Polyclinic. Results: In the postpartum period, with respect to the first antenatal visit, a decrease was observed in the number of women without general adiposity (from 28.6 percent to 21.8 percent) and of women with intermediate general adiposity (from 62.2 percent to 53.8 percent), with a marked increase in the number of women with high general adiposity (from 9.2 percent to 24.4 percent). The number of women with high central adiposity increased (from 35.3 percent to 43.7 percent), while the number of women without central adiposity decreased (from 64.7 percent to 56.3 percent). Conclusions: To evaluate the changes in body adiposity by simple and easily accessible anthropometric techniques, during pregnancy and in the short-term postpartum period, may provide useful information for designing better the follow-up of cardiometabolic health of women(AU)

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BACKGROUND: Spotting and light vaginal bleeding are common and usually harmless symptoms in early pregnancy. Still, vaginal bleeding may be the first sign of an abortion and often causes distress to pregnant women and leads to an expectation of an ultrasonography examination of the uterus. As point-of-care ultrasonography (POCUS) is increasingly being integrated into general practice, these patients may be clinically evaluated and managed by general practitioners (GPs). This can potentially reduce referrals of patients from the primary to the secondary healthcare sector resulting in societal cost-savings. The primary purpose of this study was to investigate whether the accessibility of POCUS in general practice for patients with vaginal bleeding in early pregnancy is cost-saving compared to usual practice where GPs do not have access to POCUS. A secondary purpose of this study was to estimate a remuneration for GPs performing POCUS on these patients in general practice. METHODS: A cost-minimisation analysis was based on a decision tree model reflecting the two alternatives: general practice with and without GPs having access to POCUS. The robustness of the model results was investigated using probabilistic sensitivity analysis and the following deterministic sensitivity analyses: one-way analyses for the model input parameters and a scenario analysis with a change from a societal to a healthcare sector perspective. An expected remuneration reflecting the add-on cost of Danish GPs performing POCUS was estimated based on the related costs: cost of an ultrasonography scanner, GP's time consumption, ultrasonography training, and utensils per scanning. RESULTS: The difference in average cost between the two alternatives from a societal perspective was estimated to be €110, in favour of general practice with GPs using POCUS. The deterministic sensitivity analyses demonstrated robustness of the results to plausible changes in the input parameters. The expected remuneration for performing POCUS in this specific setting was estimated to be €32 per examination. CONCLUSION: Having GPs perform POCUS on patients with vaginal bleeding in early pregnancy is cost-saving compared to usual practice. The results should be taken with caution as this study was based on early modelling with uncertainties associated with the input parameters in the model.

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BACKGROUND: A substantial number of pregnant women require anaesthesia for non-obstetric surgery, but the risk to fetal heart development is unknown. We assessed the relationship between first trimester anaesthesia and risk of congenital heart defects in offspring. METHODS: We conducted a longitudinal cohort study of 2 095 300 pregnancies resulting in live births in hospitals of Quebec, Canada, between 1990 and 2016. We identified women who received general or local/regional anaesthesia in the first trimester, including anaesthesia between 3 and 8 weeks post-conception, the critical weeks of fetal cardiogenesis. The main outcome measures were critical and non-critical heart defects in offspring. We estimated risk ratios (RR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for the association of first trimester anaesthesia with congenital heart defects, using log-binomial regression models adjusted for maternal characteristics. RESULTS: There were 107.3 congenital heart defects per 10 000 infants exposed to anaesthesia, compared with 87.2 per 10 000 unexposed infants. Anaesthesia between 3 and 8 weeks post-conception was associated with 1.50 times the risk of congenital heart defects (95% CI 1.11-2.03), compared with no anaesthesia. Anaesthesia between 5 and 6 weeks post-conception was associated with 1.84 times the risk (95% CI 1.10-3.08). Associations were driven mostly by general anaesthesia, which was associated with 2.49 times the risk between weeks 5 and 6 post-conception (95% CI 1.40-4.44). CONCLUSIONS: General anaesthesia during critical periods of fetal heart development may increase the risk of congenital heart defects. Further research is needed to confirm that anaesthetic agents are cardiac teratogens.

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BACKGROUND: Thyroid dysfunction is associated with negative pregnancy outcomes. There is a lack of reliable information on thyroid hormones in Iranian pregnant women, especially in Yazd. OBJECTIVE: To determine the safe thyroid hormone levels in women of Yazd and also the first trimester-specific reference ranges for serum thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), thyroxine (T4), and triiodothyronine (T3). MATERIALS AND METHODS: In this cross-sectional study, the serum of 1,148 women in the first trimester of pregnancy was analyzed. Thyroid function tests (TSH, T4, T3) were measured through radioimmunoassay (RIA) [immunoradiometric (IRMA) for TSH]. The study was conducted in Yazd, from September 2018 to November 2019. Reference intervals were defined as the 5 th , 50 th , and 95 th percentiles. RESULTS: The mean age of the participants was 28.78 ( ± 5.86 yr) (range: 15-45 yr). The thyroid hormones reference intervals in the first trimester were TSH (0.2-3.8 mIU/l), T4 (7.45-12.75, µ g/dl), and T3 (100-217 ng/dl). CONCLUSION: The results of the present study determined a local thyroid function measurement in the first trimester of pregnancy at a center of Yazd, Iran. This could facilitate the decision-making of maternal TSH level during the first trimester of pregnancy.

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Introducción: La infección de vías urinarias es recurrente en el embarazo y generadora de complicaciones. Objetivo: Presentar un plan de cuidados enfermero a una mujer con diagnóstico infección de vías urinarias y amenaza de aborto Métodos: Caso clínico de paciente admitida en unidad de Ginecología y Obstetricia del Hospital General de Teziutlán, Puebla, México, durante 2019. Siguiendo la lógica del proceso de enfermería, la valoración se fundamentó en los patrones funcionales de salud de Marjory Gordon. Fueron utilizadas las terminologías normalizadas de enfermería: Diagnósticos (NANDA.int). Resultados (NOC) e Intervenciones (NIC). Resultados: Se identificaron cuatro diagnósticos de enfermería: deterioro de la eliminación urinaria, gestión ineficaz de la propia salud, disposición para mejorar la nutrición y riesgo de alteración de la díada materno/fetal, este último diagnóstico principal. Además, un Resultado NOC (Conocimiento: Control de Infección), cuatro indicadores y la escala de nunca a siempre demostrado; cuatro Intervenciones NIC, con 19 actividades. La evaluación transitó desde 12 (puntuación inicial) a 19 (puntuación final), de 20 como puntuación diana. Conclusión: La integración de las taxonomías NANDA, NIC, NOC y los patrones funcionales de salud de Marjory Gordon permitió diseñar el plan de cuidado de la embarazada, fueron articulados diagnósticos, resultados e intervenciones de enfermería que favorecieron la relación enfermera-paciente-contexto sociocultural, para llevar el cuidado hasta una concepción sistémica que permita el seguimiento y control de la embarazada(AU)

Introduction: Urinary tract infection is recurrent in pregnancy and causes complications. Objective: To present a nursing care plan provided to a woman with a diagnosis of urinary tract infection and threatened miscarriage. Methods: Clinical case of a patient admitted to the gynecology and obstetrics unit of General Hospital of Teziutlán (Puebla, Mexico) during 2019. Following the logic of the nursing process, the assessment was based on Marjory Gordon's functional health patterns. The standard nursing terminologies were used: diagnostics (NANDA-I), outcomes (NOC) and interventions (NIC). Results: Four nursing diagnoses were identified: deterioration of urinary elimination, ineffective self-health management, willingness to improve nutrition, and risk for alterations in maternal-fetal dyad, the latter being the main diagnosis. In addition, a NOC outcome (knowledge: infection control), four indicators and the never-to-always scale upon demonstration, as well as four NIC interventions, with nineteen activities, were obtained. Evaluation ranged from twelve (initial score) to nineteen (final score), with twenty as target score. Conclusion: The integration of the NANDA, NIC and NOC taxonomies together with the Marjory Gordon's functional health patterns allowed the design of the pregnant woman's care plan, with an articulation between nursing diagnoses, outcomes and interventions, which favored the nurse-patient-sociocultural context relationship, up to considering care based on a systemic conception that allows monitoring and control of the pregnant woman(AU)

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Resumen ANTECEDENTES: La leucemia mieloide aguda es el cuarto cáncer diagnosticado con más frecuencia durante el embarazo. En la actualidad, su tratamiento en las distintas etapas del embarazo sigue suponiendo un desafío diagnóstico y terapéutico para los obstetras, oncólogos y hematólogos. OBJETIVO: Reportar el caso clínico de una paciente embarazada a quien se diagnosticó leucemia mieloide aguda en el primer trimestre, el seguimiento efectuado y el tratamiento propuesto. Además, se revisa la bibliografía existente en relación con este cáncer. CASO CLÍNICO: Paciente de 33 años, embarazada, con 12 + 5 semanas de amenorrea. Se envió al servicio de Hematología debido al hallazgo de pancitopenia en los estudios de laboratorio del primer trimestre. Enseguida de completar el estudio y tomar una biopsia de médula ósea, se estableció el diagnóstico de leucemia mieloblástica aguda NMP1 y FLT-3 negativos, con 20% de blastos. El embarazo finalizó sin contratiempos a las 15 semanas, mediante interrupción voluntaria, luego de recibir información del diagnóstico, pronóstico y riesgo de teratogenia del tratamiento. En la actualidad, la paciente permanece en lista de espera para trasplante de médula ósea histocompatible. CONCLUSIONES: La correcta atención al control de los análisis de laboratorio, propios del embarazo, puede permitir un diagnóstico temprano que permita iniciar un tratamiento inmediato, decisivo para el pronóstico. Todo esto, además de la atención y asesoramiento multidisciplinario, resulta esencial para asegurar el bienestar de la madre y del feto.

Abstract BACKGROUND: Acute myeloid leukemia is the fourth most frequently cancer in association with pregnancy. Nowadays, clinical management of AML occurring during pregnancy is a diagnostic and therapeutic challenging. OBJECTIVE: To report the unpublished case of pregnant diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia in the first trimester of pregnancy, as well as the follow-up carried out and the proposed treatment. We also review the existing literature in relation to this entity. CLINICAL CASE: 33-year-old patient, at 12+5 weeks of pregnancy. She was admitted to the hematology service due to the discovery of pancytopenia in the laboratory tests performed in the first trimester. After completing the study and performing a bone marrow biopsy, the patient was diagnosed with NMP1 and FLT-3 Negative acute myeloblastic leukemia, with 20% blasts. The pregnancy ended without incident at 15 weeks, by means of a voluntary interruption of the pregnancy, after receiving information on the diagnosis, prognosis and risk of teratogenicity from the treatment. Currently, the patient is on the waiting list for histocompatibility bone marrow transplant. CONCLUSIONS: The importance of analytical control during pregnancy can allow an early diagnosis, to establish an immediate treatment, key for the prognosis. All this, in addition to the multidisciplinary approach and advice, is essential to ensure maternal and fetal well-being.

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The records of women attending a large Australian regional hospital for antenatal care were retrospectively analysed to determine what proportion had undergone or been offered first trimester screening for fetal abnormalities; only 609 (54%) of 1114 women had undergone or been offered screening. Younger women, multiparous women and women living in rural Australia were less likely to be offered screening. Barriers to screening and solutions for overcoming these need to be identified to improve access and equality in antenatal screening for all women.

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Objective@#To explore oral health care behavior and related factors among women in their 1st trimester.@*Methods@#Our analysis included 7 014 women in their 1st trimester aged 16 years or above from the baseline survey of the Chinese Pregnant Women Cohort Study (CPWCS). Data on socio-demographic characteristics and oral health care behavior were collected using an electronic questionnaire. Multiple-factors Logistic regression was used to analyze factors associated with oral health care behavior.@*Results@#The results revealed that 5 134 (73.20%), 2 482 (35.39%), and 1 046 (14.91%) pregnant women brushed their teeth twice a day or more, never had an oral examination, and used special oral care products for pregnant women, respectively. The frequency of brushing teeth and oral examination was positively associated with age and annual household income. Compared to unemployed pregnant women with rural registered residences and low education levels, highly educated and employed pregnant women with city registered residences had a higher frequency of brushing teeth and undergoing oral examination. Pregnant women with depressive symptoms had a lower frequency of brushing teeth (OR=0.73, 95% CI: 0.65-0.81), while those with medical insurance underwent more frequent oral examination (OR=1.19, 95% CI: 1.02-1.39). Compared to pregnant women who were unaware of the risk of gingivitis, those who believed gingivitis to be harmful to both themselves and their fetus had a higher frequency of brushing teeth and oral examination and were more likely to use special oral care products.@*Conclusion@#Most pregnant women did not pay attention to the need for oral examinations and special oral care products. Their oral health behavior was associated with socioeconomic status, depressive symptoms, and awareness of the importance of oral health. Therefore, oral health care before and during pregnancy was required to help them improve their self-care behavior.