Adolescent experiences during perinatal care in the COVID-19 pandemic: synthesis of qualitative studies.

Objectives: To understand how the perinatal care experiences among adolescents were impacted during the early years of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Study Design: Integrative review.

Methods: We performed a search in the literature focusing on qualitative studies regarding the perceptions of pregnant adolescents during the pandemic (2020-2023).

Long term effects of manual lymphatic drainage and active exercises on physical morbidities, lymphoscintigraphy parameters and lymphedema formation in patients operated due to breast cancer: A clinical trial.

Purpose: evaluate whether manual lymphatic drainage (MLD) or active exercise (AE) is associated with shoulder range of motion (ROM), wound complication and changes in the lymphatic parameters after breast cancer (BC) surgery and whether these parameters have an association with lymphedema formation in the long run.

Methods: Clinical trial with 106 women undergoing radical BC surgery, in the Women's Integrated Healthcare Center-University of Campinas. Women were matched for staging, age and body mass index and were allocated to performed AE or MLD, 2 weekly sessions during one month after surgery.

Predictors of preterm birth.

Objective: This is a systematic review to assess published scientific evidence on preterm birth predictors.

Methods: An Internet search for predictors of preterm birth was performed and the evidence level of each method was evaluated.

Results: There is strong evidence that preterm birth can be predicted using vaginal sonography to evaluate cervical characteristics, fetal fibronectin in cervicovaginal secretions and interleukin-6 in amniotic fluid.