Survivors of childhood maltreatment (CM) may experience difficulties in the peripartum period and in adjustment to motherhood. In this study we examined a model wherein CM is associated with maternal self-efficacy and maternal bonding three months postpartum, through mediation of peripartum dissociation and reduced sense of control during childbirth and postpartum-posttraumatic-stress disorder (P-PTSD). Women were recruited in a maternity ward within 48 h of childbirth (T1, N = 440), and contacted three-months postpartum (T2, N = 295).
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Objective: To evaluate success and safety of sacrospinous ligament fixation (SSLF) using permanent versus absorbable suture materials 12 months following surgery.
Study Design: Following IRB approval, the electronic medical records of women who underwent SSLF in the gynecology department of a university-affiliated medical center from November 2012 to September 2021 were retrospectively reviewed. SSLF was carried out using Capio®and Digitex™, with either absorbable (polyglactin-910 or polydioxanone) sutures (group 1), or permanent (polypropylene) sutures (group 2), Pre-operative and post-operative assessment included prolapse staging using the pelvic organ prolapse quantification system and validated quality of life questionnaires (Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory and Pelvic Organ Prolapse/Urinary Incontinence Sexual Questionnaire-12).
Introduction And Hypothesis: This study aimed to compare the difference in levator ani muscle (LAM) volumes between 'normal' and those with sonographically visualized LAM defects. We hypothesized that the 'muscle damage' group would have a significantly lower muscle volume.
Methods: The study included patients who had undergone a 3D endovaginal ultrasound.
Study Objective: To assess the outcome of robotic-assisted laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy (RALSCP) and to identify risk factors for surgical failure and long-term complications in patients at high risk for surgical failure.
Design: Retrospective cohort study.
Setting: A university hospital.
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June 2019
Objective: In this study we report our experience in the management of Splenic Artery Aneurysm (SAA), diagnosed during pregnancy.
Study Design: The current manuscript describes three different events, treated in out our department, involving SAAs diagnosed during pregnancy. Each case presents an unusual course and a unique clinical challenge.