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UNDERWEIGHT AND SLIMNESS AND THEIR RELATION TO DIETARY HABITS AND BLOOD PRESSURE AMONG SAUDI FEMALE STUDENTS IN TAIBAH UNIVERSITY

Eman Sobhy Taha Attia, Afaf Hamza Basheer Amer • مجلة بحوث التربية النوعية (2014)

Background: Underweight is a term describing a human whose body weight is considered too low to be healthy. Underweight is associated with negative health consequences, such as nutritional deficiency, osteoporosis, and unfavorable pregnancy...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.21608/mbse.2014.141379

Images of Previous Mothers through Health Education, Additional Food Package Materials and Community Empowerment in Sucopangepok Village District of Jelbuk-Jember

Lantin Sulistyorini • Journal of Agromedicine and Medical Sciences (AMS) (2018)

The period of pregnancy greatly determines the quality of human resources of the future, because the condition of the fetus in the womb determines the growth of children. Factors that affect maternal health is the mother's nutritional condi...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.19184/ams.v4i2.7874

Psychological STress, Anxiety, and Depression After miscarriage in comparison to successful pregnancy and abortion: design and protocol for the observational cohort study STRADA

Maarit Mentula, Oskari Heikinheimo, Katri Räikkönen, Heini Sorasto et al. • BMJ Open (2026)

Introduction Miscarriage occurs in 15%–20% of clinically recognised pregnancies. It may cause acute or prolonged psychological distress such as anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Data on symptom severity and dura...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2026-127865

Changes in the comprehensive unassisted pregnancy rate as a possible marker of declining human fecundity

Rune Lindahl-Jacobsen, Astrid Linnea Beck, Lærke Priskorn, Stine Agergaard Holmboe et al. • Scientific Reports (2025)

Abstract Recent decades have seen declining total fertility rates (TFR) globally, alongside increased use of assisted reproductive technology (ART). However, TFR includes ART births and excludes induced abortions, complicating assessments o...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-08332-4

Skilled antenatal care services utilisation in sub-Saharan Africa: a pooled analysis of demographic and health surveys from 32 countries

Kwamena Sekyi Dickson, Joshua Okyere, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Abdul-Aziz Seidu et al. • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth (2022)

Abstract Background Each day, an estimated 800 women die from preventable pregnancy and childbirth related complications, where 99% of these avoidable deaths happen in low-and middle-income countries. Skilled attendance during antenatal car...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12884-022-05137-5

Association between maternal plasma glucose levels during pregnancy and risk of preterm birth: a retrospective study

Na Wang, Bingqi Han, Sumiao Hong, Xinrui Shi et al. • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth (2025)

Abstract Background Preterm birth is a leading cause of health problems and death in infants. This study aims to investigate the association between maternal plasma glucose levels during pregnancy and risk of preterm birth. Methods This pop...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12884-025-08309-1

Effects of maternal exercise during pregnancy on neonatal weight and subcutaneous fat thickness

Mengbi SHEN, Zixia WANG, Jiaqi ZHENG, Yan ZHANG et al. • 环境与职业医学 (2022)

BackgroundExercise during pregnancy is closely related to maternal and infant health. Previous studies in developed countries have linked maternal exercise during pregnancy with newborn body weight as well as subcutaneous fat thickness. How...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.11836/JEOM22103

Analysis of TORCH screening and prenatal risk assessment for childbearing-age women in different regions of China

Yuan Zhang, Ya Zhang, Jing Wang, Li Lin et al. • Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition (2025)

Abstract Objective By conducting TORCH screening and risk assessment analysis on childbearing-age women in different regions of China, the aim is to provide reference for reducing adverse pregnancy outcomes and improving the health status o...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s41043-025-01084-x

Bibliometric Analysis of Health Technology Research: 1990~2020

Luo Xiaomei, Yuduo Wu, Lina Niu, Lucheng Huang • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (2022)

This paper aims to summarize the publishing trends, current status, research topics, and frontier evolution trends of health technology between 1990 and 2020 through various bibliometric analysis methods. In total, 6663 articles retrieved f...

OPENALEX cc-by DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19159044 PMC: 9330553

Effects of chronic taurine administration on healthy pregnant rats and the consequences on the offspring: Datasets for motor tests and oxidative stress

Viridiana Vargas-Castro, Ricardo Gomez-Diaz, Victor M. Blanco-Alvarez, Constantino Tomas-Sanchez et al. • Data in Brief (2022)

We present the data for taurine (2-aminoethanesulfonic acid) treatment to healthy pregnant Sprague Dawley rats (SD). At embryonic day 15 (E15), healthy pregnant SD rats were given taurine treatment (50 mg/L drinking water) and then to their...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.dib.2022.108015

A Framework for Femtech: Guiding Principles for Developing Digital Reproductive Health Tools in the United States

Tamar Krishnamurti, Mehret Birru Talabi, Lisa S Callegari, Traci M Kazmerski et al. • Journal of Medical Internet Research (2022)

The United States has abysmal reproductive health indices that, in part, reflect stark inequities experienced by people of color and those with preexisting medical conditions. The growth of “femtech,” or technology-based solutions to women’...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.2196/36338

Data describing the poor outcome associated with a breast cancer diagnosis in the post-weaning period

Hanne Lefrère, Giuseppe Floris, Marjanka K. Schmidt, Patrick Neven et al. • Data in Brief (2021)

Postpartum breast cancer (PPBC) - which according to new data, can extend to 5–10 years after the birth - are estimated to represent 35–55% of all cases of breast cancer in women younger than 45 years. Increasing clinical evidence indicates...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.dib.2021.107354

Concurrent acute cystitis, pancolitis, and tubo-ovarian abscess following laparoscopic ovarian cystectomy: a case report

Yazan AlHabil, Anas N. Owda, Basil J. Zaid, Seema Hameedi et al. • BMC Women's Health (2024)

Abstract Background Inadequate surgical interventions can lead to serious complications such as tubo-ovarian abscesses in the upper female genital system, often resulting from untreated pelvic inflammatory disease. Pelvic inflammatory disea...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12905-024-03341-3

Association of maternal metabolic risk factors with offspring body mass index (BMI) trajectories in early childhood: a retrospective cohort study

Wei Song, Xiao Yang, Liu Yang, Yan Ren et al. • BMJ Open (2025)

Objective This study aimed to identify body mass index (BMI) growth trajectories from birth to 24 months of age and examine the independent and additive effects of four maternal metabolic risk factors, namely prepregnancy BMI, the rate of g...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-088641

Gut Microbiota and Metabolome Description of Antibiotic-Treated Neonates From Parturients With Intrauterine Infection

Huitao Li, Lei Fu, Xueyu Chen, Heng Xu et al. • Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology (2022)

Intrauterine infection is linked to adverse pregnancy outcomes in pregnant women. Neonates from parturients with intrauterine infection are usually treated with antibiotics, but their gut microbiota and metabolome are seldom studied. In thi...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2022.817832

Multilevel factors associated with self-reported sexually transmitted infections among sexually active women in Africa: a socio-ecological analysis

Ebenezer Kwesi Armah-Ansah, Eugene Budu, Cyprian Issahaku Dorgbetor, Rabbi Tweneboah et al. • BMC Public Health (2026)

Abstract Background Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) continue to pose a significant public health challenge globally, negatively impacting reproductive health and increasing the likelihood of infertility, complications during pregnanc...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12889-026-28423-9

Prenatal diagnosis of mosaicism for double aneuploidy of 47,XXY and trisomy 7 (48,XXY,+7) at amniocentesis in a pregnancy with a favorable outcome

Chih-Ping Chen, Hsiu-Ting Tsai, Schu-Rern Chern, Peih-Shan Wu et al. • Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology (2021)

Objective: We present prenatal diagnosis of mosaicism for double aneuploidy of 47, XXY and trisomy 7 (48,XXY,+7) at amniocentesis in a pregnancy with a favorable outcome. Case report: A 33-year-old woman underwent amniocentesis at 17 weeks ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.tjog.2021.03.029

Relationship between Perceived Social Support in First Pregnancy with Birth Satisfaction in Primigravid Women Referred to Shahid Akbar Abadi Hospital

homa sadeghi aval shahr, sayeh sadat moosavi sahebalzamani, freshteh jahdi, leila neisani samani et al. • Preventive Care in Nursing and Midwifery Journal (2014)

Background and Objectives: Recent studies have shown that social and environmental factors as well as social communication play crucial role in pregnancy outcomes. The current study aimed to examine the relationship between perceived social...

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