Treatment options for preventing autoimmune-mediated congenital heart block: a systematic review.

Objective: Complete congenital heart block (CHB) due to anti-Ro/La antibodies in pregnancy can lead to adverse fetal outcomes and neonatal death. National and international guidelines do not recommend specific treatment for women identified with anti-Ro antibodies while pregnant.

Design: Systematic review of studies of pregnant women with anti-Ro/La antibodies undertaking treatment(s) to prevent CHB.

Health literacy of parents/caregivers of paediatric surgical patients: A study on 1000 individuals.

Purpose: There is a paucity of studies concerning health literacy (HL) of parents/guardians of patients in paediatric surgery. The purpose of our study is to measure HL levels of parents/guardians of paediatric surgery patients and to explore the determinants of low HL levels in this population.

Materials And Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study from December 2016 to July 2018 through in-person interviews of parents/guardians of paediatric surgical patients.