Relationship Between 1,5 Anhydroglucitol, Glycemia, and Breastfeeding During Pregnancy and Postpartum: A Pilot Study.

Background: Assessments for hyperglycemia are vital to pregnancy and postpartum (PP) care, but gold-standard oral glucose tolerance tests (OGTTs) are burdensome. We examined changes in 1,5 anhydroglucitol (1,5AG) levels during gestation and PP and assessed for associations with other measures of glycemia.

Study Design: Pregnant participants (n = 50) in the Study of Pregnancy Regulation of Insulin and Glucose cohort underwent OGTTs at a mean of 13 weeks ([visit 1 (V1)] and 26 weeks [visit 2 (V2)] of gestation and PP.

The impact of specialty training and physician attitudes on fetal cardiac counseling.

Objective: Fetal cardiac anomalies are the most commonly diagnosed structural anomalies. In these cases, Maternal-Fetal Medicine (MFM) specialists are tasked with counseling patients on a spectrum of diagnoses as well as their prognostic implications. A recent study of pediatric cardiologists demonstrated that personal beliefs regarding termination impact the counseling provided to patients.

Perceptions and Bias of Small Business Leaders in Employing People with Different Types of Disabilities.

Purpose: Despite existing employment-related legislation and governmental programs, people with disabilities continue to face significant barriers to competitive employment. These obstacles are partially due to biases among employers regarding the contributions of people with disabilities and perceptions about accommodation costs, which can affect their hiring decisions. Existing research on employment barriers and facilitators often treats people with disabilities homogenously and focuses mainly on large companies.

About time: neurocognitive correlates of stimulus-bound and other time setting errors in the Clock Drawing Test.

Objective: Previous findings suggest that time setting errors (TSEs) in the Clock Drawing Test (CDT) may be related mainly to impairments in semantic and executive function. Recent attempts to dissociate the classic stimulus-bound error (setting the time to "10 11" instead of "10 11") from other TSEs, did not support hypotheses regarding this error being primarily executive in nature or different from other time setting errors in terms of neurocognitive correlates. This study aimed to further investigate the cognitive correlates of stimulus-bound errors and other TSEs, in order to trace possible underlying cognitive deficits.

Pre- and Post-COVID-19 Outcomes for Israelis With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in the Community.

This study is among the first pre-post examinations to explore differences in subjective well-being, adaptive and maladaptive behavior, close relationships, community integration, family members' satisfaction with residential and community living settings, and family contact before and after the COVID-19 outbreak. Participants demonstrated better life satisfaction and adaptive behavior before COVID-19 than after COVID-19. Participants reported closer relationships with family members and peers before COVID-19 and closer relationships with staff members after COVID-19.

Anesthesia for cesarean delivery in a patient with congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries: A case report.

Congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries (CCTGA) is a rare form of congenital heart disease often associated with other cardiac defects. The adaptations and physiologic changes in pregnancy can present maternal challenges and complications; multidisciplinary care allows for the safest management of pregnancy and delivery in these patients. We present a case of the anesthetic management of cesarean delivery in a woman with CCTGA with her pregnancy complicated by recurrent volume overload, pulmonary hypertension, and dysrhythmias.

Epoprostenol Exposure During Pregnancy.

Institutional policies restricting pregnant providers from caring for patients receiving inhaled epoprostenol exist across the nation based on little to no data to substantiate this practice. Over the last 2 decades, the use of inhaled pulmonary vasodilators has expanded in patients with cardiac and respiratory disease providing more evidence for the safety of these medications in obstetrical patients. We propose a thoughtful consideration and review of the literature to remove this restriction to reduce the need to reveal early pregnancy status to employers, to alleviate undue stress for pregnant caregivers who are exposed to patients receiving epoprostenol, and to ensure safe, equal employment, and learning opportunities for pregnant providers.

Carbohydrate Intake and Oral Glucose Tolerance Test Results in the Postpartum Period.

Context: The American Diabetes Association (ADA) recommends a 3-day preparatory diet prior to a diagnostic oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT), a test often recommended in postpartum individuals with a history of gestational diabetes (GDM).

Objective: Evaluate the relationship between carbohydrate intake and OGTT glucose in 2 cohorts of postpartum individuals.

Methods: We performed analyses of postpartum individuals from 2 prospective studies with recent GDM (Balance after Baby Intervention, BABI, n = 177) or risk factors for GDM (Study of Pregnancy Regulation of INsulin and Glucose, SPRING, n = 104) .

PTSD and public stigma: Examining the relationship between public stigmas attached to PTSD and self-esteem, spirituality, and well-being.

Objective: The main goal of the present study was to examine the association between personal characteristics and public stigma toward posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) survivors.

Method: Two hundred and ninety ( = 290) Israeli participants completed a survey that included demographic, self-esteem, spirituality, well-being, and stigma questionnaires. Descriptive statistics, correlations, linear regressions, and structural-equation modeling were conducted in order to examine the study model and hypotheses.

Predicting different dimensions of schizophrenia-related stigma in Israel: Exploring the applicability of the common sense model of illness.

The common sense model of illness is a promising conceptual framework that can promote our understanding of the predictors of schizophrenia-related public stigma. Because stigma is a multidimensional phenomenon, studies on schizophrenia-related stigma need to account for the origins of the various aspects of this phenomenon. This study explored which common sense model of illness components (cognitive and emotional) predicted three distinct indicators of stigma (stereotypes and discrimination on the individual and structural levels).

Relationships between mastery, forgiveness, optimism, and resilience, and PTSD and anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The COVID-19 pandemic has had devastating emotional consequences. The present study aimed to examine the relationships between personal resources and emotional distress while accounting for COVID-19-related variables. Seven hundred and seventy-seven ( = 777) participants completed demographic, mastery, forgiveness, optimism, resilience, PTSD, and anxiety questionnaires.

Trends in gestational age at delivery for intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy and adoption of society guidelines.

Background: Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy is associated with a significant risk of stillbirth, which contributes to variation in clinical management. Recent Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine guidance recommends delivery at 36 weeks of gestation for patients with serum bile acid levels of >100 μmol/L, consideration for delivery between 36 and 39 weeks of gestation stratified by bile acid level, and against preterm delivery for those with clinical features of cholestasis without bile acid elevation.

Objective: This study aimed to investigate institutional practices before the publication of the new delivery timing recommendations to establish the maternal and neonatal effects of late preterm, early-term, and term deliveries in the setting of cholestasis.

Impact of a Hybrid Model of Prenatal Care on the Diagnosis of Fetal Growth Restriction.

Objective: Fetal growth restriction (FGR) is associated with poor neonatal outcomes and stillbirth, and screening via fundal height or ultrasound is routinely performed. During the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, we developed a hybrid model of prenatal care which decreased the frequency of in-person visits and incorporated telemedicine visits. We sought to determine if prenatal FGR diagnoses decreased with this hybrid model compared with routine prenatal care.

Association of functional connectivity of the executive control network or default mode network with cognitive impairment in older adults with remitted major depressive disorder or mild cognitive impairment.

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is associated with an increased risk of developing dementia. The present study aimed to better understand this risk by comparing resting state functional connectivity (rsFC) in the executive control network (ECN) and the default mode network (DMN) in older adults with MDD or mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Additionally, we examined the association between rsFC in the ECN or DMN and cognitive impairment transdiagnostically.

Cancer-related stigma in the USA and Israeli mass media: an exploratory study of structural stigma.

Purpose: Cancer is considered a stigmatized condition in many cultures. One key cultural site that produces illness-related structural stigma is mass media. This study explored the social construction of cancer-related stigma in mass media during the time of COVID-19.

Cancer patients attending treatment during COVID-19: intolerance of uncertainty and psychological distress.

Purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic presents specific challenges for cancer patients attending oncology treatment. Using a mixed-methods design (convergent parallel design), we aimed to assess the experience, perceptions, and reactions of cancer patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods: Participants were cancer patients receiving treatment at the hospital during the pandemic (July to August 2020).

Time setting errors in the Clock Drawing Test are associated with both semantic and executive deficits.

The common requirement to set the time to "10 past 11" on the Clock Drawing Test is intended to elicit a stimulus bound response (SBR), in which the responder is "pulled" to the salient stimulus "10," resulting in hands set at "10 before 11." SBRs are considered markers of executive dysfunction, although this assumption has not yet been validated. We compared SBR and other time-setting errors on inhibitory control tests, hypothesizing that they represent related constructs.

The social construction of HIV: A narrative study of Israeli Arabs.

"Social determinants of health"-that is, nonmedical care-related factors, forces, and structures that have a strong influence on health-play a vital role in HIV prevention and treatment. In this study, we focused on one such key factor: culture. Israeli Arabs, the largest minority group in Israel, share a unique culture.

Acceptability of virtual prenatal care: thinking beyond the pandemic.

Objective: Obstetrical providers have had to rapidly rethink how to provide comprehensive prenatal care during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. At our institution, we implemented a risk-stratified approach to incorporating telemedicine into our prenatal care. The objective of this study was to determine acceptability of virtual prenatal care and preferences for future pregnancies among our patient population.

Biomedicalization, Stigma, and "Re-Gaying" HIV/AIDS in the Israeli Media.

HIV and AIDS are not merely biomedical conditions-they are socially constructed phenomena. Media coverage plays a prominent role in the public's understanding of HIV/AIDS. "Biomediatization" denotes the coproduction of HIV/AIDS by biomedicine and mass media.

Self-labeling, perceived stigma toward autism spectrum disorder, and self-esteem and the change in autism nosology.

Background: Since the DSM-5 came into force, individuals previously diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome (AS) were newly labeled as having autism spectrum disorder (ASD), raising concerns about the exacerbation of stigma toward individuals with AS.

Objective: This study explored: (a) the self-labeling among people previously diagnosed with AS; (b) the correlation among self-labeling, perceived public stigma (PPS) toward ASD, and self-esteem among people with AS; and (c) whether self-labeling mediates the relationship of PPS with ASD and self-esteem.

Methods: A convenience sample of 89 individuals previously diagnosed with AS completed anonymous online questionnaires.

Improving Postpartum Attendance among Women with Gestational Diabetes Using the Medical Home Model of Care.

Objective: Poor attendance at the 6-week postpartum (PP) visit has been well reported. Attendance at this visit is crucial to identify women who have persistent diabetes mellitus (DM) following pregnancies affected by gestational DM (GDM). The medical home model has eliminated barriers to care in various other settings.