In this column, the author summarizes four research studies that further support the benefits of normal birth. The topics of the studies include the optimality of midwifery care for pregnant women at moderate risk; obstetric care practices associated with anal sphincter tears in vaginal births; the effect of acupuncture treatment on women with prelabor rupture of membranes at term; and women's ability to adapt to early labor.
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Br J Hosp Med (Lond)
January 2025
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Clinical Medical College of Three Gorges University, Yichang Central People's Hospital, Yichang, Hubei, China.
Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a common complication during pregnancy. This retrospective study investigates the correlation between umbilical blood flow index and maternal-fetal outcomes in pregnant women with GDM, aiming to contribute to evidence-based risk assessment and management strategy in this high-risk obstetric population. This retrospective study recruited 119 pregnant women with GDM who were admitted to the Yichang Central People's Hospital, between January 2022 and January 2024.
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January 2025
3rd Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 541 24 Thessaloniki, Greece.
Background/objectives: The effect of maternal macronutrient composition on the risk of large for gestational age (LGA) neonates among women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is not well understood. This study aimed to investigate these associations in a pregnant cohort in Northern Greece, considering both pre-pregnancy and early pregnancy dietary intake, and stratifying women by pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI).
Methods: From a total of 797 eligible pregnant women, the 117 (14.
Pharmaceuticals (Basel)
January 2025
Department of Microbiology, Virology and Immunology, I. Horbachevsky Ternopil State Medical University, 46001 Ternopil, Ukraine.
Prenatal hypoxia (PH) is a key factor in the development of long-term cardiovascular disorders, which are caused by various mechanisms of endothelial dysfunction (ED), including those associated with NO deficiency. This emphasizes the potential of therapeutic agents with NO modulator properties, such as Thiotriazoline, Angiolin, Mildronate, and L-arginine, in the treatment of PH. Pregnant female rats were given a daily intraperitoneal dose of 50 mg/kg of sodium nitrite starting on the 16th day of pregnancy.
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January 2025
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, A. Mickevicius St. 7, 44307 Kaunas, Lithuania.
: To assess pregnancy and delivery complications in obese women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and neonatal weight and condition after birth. : A retrospective tertiary referral centre study included all cases of GDM in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences (LUHS) Birth Registry from 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2019. We included 583 women with GDM and singleton pregnancies.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAnimals (Basel)
January 2025
Departamento de Producción Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad Complutense, Avda. Puerta de Hierro s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain.
Fifty-eight litters (16 from primiparous gilts and 42 from multiparous sows) were used, with a total number of 750 piglets involved in the study. Birth weight was stratified into three groups: low (<1.02 kg; LBW), normal (1.
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