Publications by authors named "Ameena Khalid Bughamar"
Article Synopsis
- This study assessed the risks related to maternal obesity (BMI ≥30) during pregnancy and the postpartum period among 2972 pregnant women at a hospital in Bahrain.
- Key findings indicate that higher BMI is linked to increased age, high parity, a history of miscarriages, and a greater risk of developing conditions like hypertension and antepartum hemorrhage.
- Despite these risks, high BMI patients did not show an increased likelihood of gestational diabetes, induction of labor, or cesarean births, but they faced longer hospital stays after delivery.
Article Synopsis
- The study examined how vaccinated pregnant women respond immunologically to COVID-19 compared to unvaccinated women who had recovered from the virus, focusing on antibody transmission to their newborns.
- Conducted at Bahrain Defense Force Hospital, the retrospective study analyzed paired maternal and umbilical cord blood samples from 180 women to compare levels of anti-SARS antibodies and assess complications such as preterm labor and preeclampsia.
- Results showed that vaccinated women had higher levels of protective antibodies (anti-S) in both mother and cord blood, while unvaccinated recovered women had higher levels of anti-N antibodies, with various correlations observed between antibody levels, maternal age, and gestational age.
