Enhancing young people's pregnancy loss and fertility awareness and knowledge via schools: a way forward.

Pregnancy and infant loss, in the form of miscarriage, stillbirth or early neonatal death, occurs in 20-25% of all pregnancies. Despite its prevalence and associated physical and psychological impacts, there remains a lack of public awareness and understanding of pregnancy loss, including amongst people of reproductive age. Drawing on evidence from a preliminary review of peer-reviewed and grey literature, we make the case for enhancing pregnancy loss and (in)fertility awareness, specifically focusing on young people in second-level education.

Endogenous fungal endophthalmitis caused by Cladophialophora devriesii: report of a case and literature review.

Purpose: To report a case of endogenous endophthalmitis caused by the dematiaceous fungus Cladophialophora devriesii.

Methods: Observational case report and literature review.

Case Presentation: A 73-year-old female with a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease presented with a red and painful left eye.

Massive antepartum haemorrhage at insertion of Foley balloon catheter for induction of labour.

Induction of labour using a balloon catheter is common practice throughout the world, often used in high-risk pregnancies due to the improved safety profile for the fetus compared with pharmacological methods. This report outlines the case of a 2500 mL antepartum haemorrhage on placement of a Foley catheter through the cervix at a secondary obstetric unit in New Zealand. An emergency caesarean section was carried out 20 min after the bleeding onset.

Dephosphorylation of caseins in milk protein concentrate alters their interactions with sodium hexametaphosphate.

This study investigated the effects of dephosphorylation and sodium hexametaphosphate (SHMP) salt addition on the viscosity of milk protein concentrate (MPC) solutions. Dephosphorylation (DP) of casein was performed using bovine alkaline phosphatase. Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectra showed that dephosphorylation depleted the casein-bound phosphate region (CNP).