Predictors of Pregnant Women's Decision to Opt for Cesarean Section in Romania.

Introduction: In Romania, the latest official report indicates that more than half of the births (80,890 cases, representing 52.88% of the total) are performed by cesarean, a rate significantly higher than the World Health Organization (WHO) recommendation of 15-20%. This study aims to identify the predictors associated with women's decisions to opt for cesarean in Romania.

Evolving Mental Health Dynamics among Medical Students amid COVID-19: A Comparative Analysis of Stress, Depression, and Alcohol Use among Medical Students.

: The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has posed an array of new challenges for medical students worldwide. Amidst academic rigors, students are confronted with unique stressors, potentially affecting their mental health and substance use. This study aimed to investigate the multifaceted effects of depression, alcohol use, and stress on medical students and discern how these factors have been amplified by the pandemic's circumstances, and to identify predictors of mental distress during the COVID-19 pandemic period.

Psychological profile and mood disturbance of women who gave birth during the COVID-19 pandemic in Romania.

Objective: This study aimed to outline the emotional profile and the mood disturbance of women who gave birth during Emergency and Alert states in Covid-19 pandemic.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out to investigate how the emergency and alert states due to Covid-19 affected the emotional profile and the mood disturbance of pregnant women who gave birth during these times. We included 244 postpartum women, divided into two groups: 124 women during the State of Emergency and another 120 women during the State of Alert.

Alcohol Consumption and Behavioral Consequences in Romanian Medical University Students.

Alcohol consumption is a major public health problem facing universities. The objectives of the present study were to investigate alcohol consumption and the behaviors associated with it among Romanian university medical students, with particular reference to sex differences, behavioral consequences, and lifestyle patterns. We performed a cross-sectional study on 722 medical students (60.

Effects of ethanol, nicotine and caffeine gestational exposure of female rats on lung and brain tissues in fetuses: morphological and biological study.

Aim: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the implications of toxic exposure on pregnancy, by exploring the oxidant-antioxidant balance and the histopathological (HP) changes of fetal organs.

Materials And Methods: Our study was performed on fetuses of gestating rats exposed to ethanol, nicotine and caffeine. HP tissue analysis of fetuses' brain and lung samples were performed.

Attitudes toward mentally ill patients: a comparison between Romanian and international medical students.

Background: Stigmatizing attitudes to mental illness, and especially schizophrenia, are not limited to the general population but are also common among health professionals. Health professionals are in a position to model health related attitudes both in the general public and patients. Medical students are an interesting group to focus upon, since they are future health professionals and correcting stigmatizing attitudes is still possible during their educational curriculum.