Exploring lived experiences of informal caregivers for pregnant women seeking scheduled antenatal care during the COVID-19 lockdown in China: A phenomenological study.

Objective: We aimed to explore the lived experiences of informal caregivers for pregnant women seeking scheduled antenatal care during the early stage of China's COVID-19 lockdown and potential measures to address the challenges.

Design: This is a phenomenological qualitative study.

Setting: The study was carried out in a leading teaching hospital in Southwest China.

Informal caregiver burden and influencing factors in gynaecological oncology patients hospitalized for chemotherapy: a cross-sectional study.

Objective: To determine the level and influencing factors of informal caregiver burden in gynaecological oncology inpatients receiving chemotherapy.

Methods: This cross-sectional study enrolled gynaecological oncology patients and their informal caregivers between May 2018 and November 2018 and measured the caregivers' burden using the Caregiver Burden Inventory. The influencing factors were evaluated with univariate regression analysis and multivariate linear stepwise regression analysis.

Exploring the breastfeeding knowledge level and its influencing factors of pregnant women with gestational diabetes mellitus.

Background: Studies reveal that promoting the breastfeeding knowledge level help to improve breastfeeding behaviors. Promoting breastfeeding knowledge is a simple and economical way to increase breastfeeding rates. However, there are no studies focus on the level of breastfeeding knowledge and factors influencing the knowledge in women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), which is defined as any degree of glucose tolerance impairment first diagnosed during pregnancy.

Investigation on the status of oral intake management measures during labor in China.

The World Health Organization recommended that the oral intake of low-risk pregnant women during labor should not be restricted. Hospitals in different countries take different measures to manage the intake during labor, but it is not clear about the current situation of oral intake management measures in the hospital during labor in China. Thus, the objective of this study was to investigate the current situation of oral intake management measures during labor in China, so as not only provide references for developing appropriate midwifery technology training and formulating relevant policies, but also provide a basis for exploring and implementing better oral intake management measures in the future.

Continuous feeding versus intermittent bolus feeding for premature infants with low birth weight: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Background/objectives: Clinical risks and advantages of both continuous feeding and intermittent feeding for preterm infants have been presented in previous studies. To determine the most appropriate feeding method for low-birth-weight infants, a meta-analysis was conducted.

Subjects/methods: Articles related to this topic were searched in PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane Library electronic database from the onset to May 2019.

[Effect of Individualized Intervention on Postpartum Breast-feeding Behavior after Cesarean Section].

Objective: To investigate the effects of individualized intervention on postpartum breast-feeding behavior and satisfaction after cesarean section (CS).

Methods: 341 pregnant women who had cesarean section in West China Second Hospital of Sichuan University from 1st July to 30th August in 2018 were randomly divided into intervention group (171 cases) and control group (170 cases). The participants in experimental group received individualized intervention through the combination of prenatal and postnatal.

The association of body composition with the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus in Chinese pregnant women: A case-control study.

Studies have found that the measurement of body composition can be used to identify the gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) risk in pregnant women. However, few studies focused on the relationship between body composition and GDM development in low GDM risk population. Thus, the objective of this study was to examine the association between body composition and the development of GDM in pregnant women with low risk of gestational diabetes.

Relationship between the IADPSG-criteria-defined abnormal glucose values and adverse pregnancy outcomes among women having gestational diabetes mellitus: A retrospective cohort study.

To explore the influence of the 75 g oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) on pregnancy outcomes and to determine the risk factors for adverse outcomes among women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).This retrospective cohort study was conducted among women who had GDM and were treated between January 1, 2015 and December 31, 2017. The diagnostic criteria for GDM were proposed by the International Diabetes and Pregnancy Research Organization (IADPSG) in 2010.

[Factors affecting maternal physical activities: an analysis based on the structural equation modeling].

Objective: To analyze the factors affecting maternal physical activities at different stages among pregnant women.

Methods: Self-designed questionnaires were used to investigate the physical activities of women in different stages, including 650 in the first, 650 in the second, and 750 in the third trimester of pregnancy. The factors affecting maternal physical activities were analyzed using the structural equation model that comprised 4 latent variables (attitude, norm, behavioral attention and behavior) with observed variables that matched the latent variables.

[A Survey and Analysis of Exercise Among Pregnant Women Conducted Using the Theory of Reasoned Action].

Background: Prior research has highlighted the significant relationship between gestational weight gain and pregnancy outcomes. Exercise is one of the main factors that affects body weight. Therefore, exercising appropriately during pregnancy is an important activity for promoting healthy pregnancy outcomes.

[A Survey of Maternal Dietary Behavior Based on Theory of Reasoned Action].

Objective: To detect the diet behavior and influencing factors of related behavior at different stages among pregnant women.

Methods: Based on the Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA), literature review, expert evaluation and preliminary investigation, we designed and finalized three questionnaires. Diet behaviors among women in early term, medium term and late term were investigated by using the questionnaires.

Mental disorders of pregnant and postpartum women after earthquakes: a systematic review.

Objective: The aim of this review was to systematically search and critique relevant literature on the potential psychological impact of earthquakes on peripartum women to synthesize existing knowledge for further action.

Methods: A search through 5 databases was conducted for relevant publications in English, and the results were screened through a set of inclusion and exclusion processes.

Results: Eight articles were included.

Physical activity during pregnancy and the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.

Objectives: We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the effects of physical activity in preventing gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).

Search Strategy: We searched the literature in six electronic databases and bibliographies of relevant articles.

Selection Criteria: We included randomised controlled trials on pregnant women who did not have GDM and other complications previously and had increased physical activity as the only intervention.

[The regulation of Akt signaling on axonal density after hypoxic-ischemic brain injury in neonatal rat].

Objective: To investigate the activity of protein kinase B (Akt) and its downstream protein, glycogen synthase kinase-3beta (GSK-3beta) under hypoxia-ischemia (HI), and the possible regulation for axonal density.

Methods: Postnatal day 10 SD rats were suffered the right common carotid artery ligation and 8% mixture of oxygen and nitrogen hypoxia 2.5 h to produce HI model.