Publications by authors named "H G Pala"
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates how spiritual well-being, prenatal stress, and attachment levels relate among Turkish women who conceive naturally and those using assisted reproductive techniques (ART).
- Conducted with 202 pregnant women between November 2021 and June 2022, the findings reveal that those in the ART group experience higher prenatal distress and lower attachment levels compared to those who conceived spontaneously.
- The study emphasizes the importance of healthcare providers assessing the spiritual well-being of pregnant women to ensure holistic care that aligns with their spiritual needs.
Objective: To evaluate the changes of fetal epicardial fat thickness (EFT) in pregnancies with pregestational diabetes mellitus (PGDM) and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and to identify the diagnostic effectiveness of fetal EFT in differentiating PGDM and GDM from normal pregnancies.
Methods: The study was conducted with pregnant women who admitted to perinatology department between October 2020 and August 2021. Patients were grouped as PGDM ( = 110), GDM ( = 110), and control ( = 110) for comparison of fetal EFT.
Objective: We aimed to determine whether vitamin C has a protective effect on cisplatin-induced neuropathy in rats.
Methods: In total, 24 rats were included in the study of which 8 rats (no drug administered) were categorized as the control group. The remaining 16 rats were given a total dose of 20 mg/kg cisplatin to induce neuropathy.
Objectives: The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused both physical and emotional stress throughout the population due to its worldwide impact. The unknowns about the disease, social isolation, pregnant women's concerns regarding exposure to the COVID-19, inaccessibility to necessary care, and the possibility of harm to their fetus may cause increased psychological distress during the perinatal period. We aimed to evaluate the association between perinatal anxiety, prenatal attachment, and maternal-infant attachment status among women with those who delivered their child in a tertiary-care center with rigid hospital restrictions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim: To study (1) ovarian and endometrial damage caused by the hyperglycemia and (2) the effects of dichloroacetic acid (DCA) on follicular reserve and endometrial damage in streptozocin induced diabetic rats.
Methods: This study consisted 24 rats randomly separated into three groups. A diabetes model was achieved in 16 rats experimentally, and normoglycemic eight rats were assigned as control group (Group 1).