Emergency medicine for pregnant women should be treated basically as same as non-pregnant women but there are many characteristic change to be considered. Some of the pregnancy-related diseases may bring them critical condition. Massive postpartum hemorrhage is one of the most important and life-threatening events for them and so are stroke and thromboembolism. Multidisciplinary practice is indispensable for taking good care of the pregnant women in emergent situation. Every person who may take part in emergency medicine should understand the protocol and wide area medical care cooperation should be maintained.
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J Nutr Educ Behav
January 2025
School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; Women's and Newborn Services, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Herston, Queensland, Australia.
Objective: To explore the context, behaviors, strategies, and motivators of pregnant women who consume 5 servings of vegetables daily.
Methods: Positive deviance study involving Australian pregnant women (9 of 529) identified through a validated food frequency questionnaire. Semistructured interviews explored their strategies, behaviors, and motivators.
Ann Med
December 2025
Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Women's Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Objective: The process of glycolysis from blood collection to centrifugation impacts the diagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). However, the specific characteristics of the working environment in China and its influence on GDM diagnosis still need to be clarified.
Methods: Firstly, 15 pregnant women were recruited, and six specimens were collected from each in a fasting state.
J Diabetes Investig
January 2025
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.
Aims: This study investigated the association between maternal age and early and late gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).
Methods: In total, 72,270 pregnant women were included in this prospective birth cohort study. Associations between maternal age and early GDM (diagnosed at <24 gestational weeks) and late GDM (diagnosed at ≥24 gestational weeks) were evaluated using a multinomial logistic regression model with possible confounding factors.
Arch Dis Child
December 2024
Research Department of Behavioural Science and Health, University College London, London, UK.
Objectives: To understand (1) healthcare professionals' (HCPs) perceptions and experiences of commercial milk formula (CMF) marketing to consumers and HCPs and (2) HCPs' perspectives on regulation of CMF marketing.
Setting: UK.
Design: In-person and online interviews with 41 HCPs with regular contact with pregnant women and mothers.
J Perinat Med
January 2025
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Medicine, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, USA.
Objectives: Pregnancies affected by opioid use disorder (OUD) face difficulties with postpartum pain control. This study aims to determine if prenatal anesthesia consultation for patients on medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) affects maternal postpartum pain control.
Methods: This is a retrospective cohort study of pregnant patients diagnosed on MOUD who received prenatal care and delivered at a single academic institution between January 2017 and July 2023.
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