Publications by authors named "Amanda Ferraro"

When our patient presented emergently to labor and delivery at 18 weeks pregnant with severe right abdominal pain, the common diagnoses (such as appendicitis, cholecystitis, etc.) were on the top of the differential. However, US and MRI revealed a rarer cause of her pain, a pedunculated fibroid.

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Take TIME (Tobacco-free, Injury-free, Moving daily, Eating healthy) was an early intervention strategy targeting community readiness to support healthy lifestyles for young children in Uxbridge, Canada. This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of Take TIME using the Community Readiness Model adapted for childhood obesity prevention. Six interviews were completed in Uxbridge, before and after the intervention, with purposively selected community leaders in education, political, business, religious, not-for-profit, and healthcare fields.

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Surveillance for cervical cancer recurrence after radical trachelectomy is challenging and warrants additional research to establish evidence-based screening guidelines. Papanicolaou (Pap smear) with HPV testing, physical exam, and symptom reporting remain the standard of care despite high false positive rates. In this patient with a history of early-stage cervical adenocarcinoma status post radical trachelectomy, a diagnosis of recurrence was made hysteroscopically, prompting evaluation of the utility of this technique for screening and management of patients with suspected recurrent cervical cancer after trachelectomy.

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The current study aimed to investigate the long-term effects of receiving post-amputation physical therapy (PT) on individuals' self-reported functional outcomes and quality of life in middle-aged to older adults with lower limb amputation (LLA). Further, we qualitatively explored the patients' perception and experience of PT post-amputation. We assessed participants' functional outcomes using Short-Form Health Survey, Prosthetic Evaluation Questionnaire-Physical Mobility portion, and Fear of Falling Avoidance Behavior Questionnaire.

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Objectives: To determine whether preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy (PGT-A) is associated with a reduced risk of abnormal conventional prenatal screening results in singleton pregnancies conceived using fertilization (IVF).

Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study of singleton IVF pregnancies conceived from a single tertiary care center between January 2014 and September 2019. Exclusion criteria included mosaic embryo transfers, vanishing twin pregnancies, and cycles with missing outcome data.

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Objective: To determine whether preimplantation genetic testing (PGT) is associated with an increase in adverse maternal or neonatal outcomes in singleton and twin live births conceived via in vitro fertilization (IVF).

Method: Retrospective cohort of live births resulting from IVF within a university health system between January 2014 and August 2019. Adverse maternal outcomes (e.

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Unlabelled: Lifestyle interventions targeting gestational weight gain (GWG) report varying degrees of success. To better understand factors influencing efficacy, we reviewed randomized trials specifically among obese and overweight pregnant women.

Methods: We conducted a systematic review and a meta-analysis of 32 studies with a pooled population of 5,869 overweight or obese pregnant women.

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Objective: To examine health departments' (HD) capacity to adapt and implement an intervention to prevent excessive gestational weight gain.

Design And Sample: Seventy-seven stakeholders (nurses, nutritionists, social workers, health educators, health directors, and multilingual service providers) in nine HDs participated. A descriptive mixed methods approach was used to collect data at workshops held onsite to introduce the evidence-based intervention (EBI) and discuss its adaptation.

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