scholarly journals Urine pregnancy testing: When does no mean maybe?

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew DeLaney ◽  
Luke Wood
Keyword(s):  
Pregnancy Testing

Development and analysis of surface plasmon resonance based refractive index sensor for pregnancy testing

2021 ◽  
Vol 140 ◽  
pp. 106551
Author(s):  
Sumaiya Akhtar Mitu ◽  
Kawsar Ahmed ◽  
Fahad Ahmed Al Zahrani ◽  
Amit Grover ◽  
Murugan Senthil Mani Rajan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Refractive Index ◽  
Surface Plasmon Resonance ◽  
Surface Plasmon ◽  
Plasmon Resonance ◽  
Refractive Index Sensor ◽  
Pregnancy Testing

Procedure for pregnancy testing

2007 ◽  
Vol 22 (12) ◽  
pp. 45-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Kraszewski
Keyword(s):  
Pregnancy Testing

Urinalysis and Pregnancy Testing in the Acute Abdomen: A Prospective Audit

2017 ◽  
Vol 47 ◽  
pp. S35
Author(s):  
H.K.S.I. Singh ◽  
N. Simson ◽  
T. Stonier ◽  
B. Ivanov
Keyword(s):  
Acute Abdomen ◽  
Prospective Audit ◽  
Pregnancy Testing

scholarly journals Towards stronger antenatal care: Understanding predictors of late presentation to antenatal services and implications for obstetric risk management in Rwanda

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (8) ◽  
pp. e0256415
Author(s):  
Christina N. Schmidt ◽  
Elizabeth Butrick ◽  
Sabine Musange ◽  
Nathalie Mulindahabi ◽  
Dilys Walker
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Antenatal Care ◽  
Low Birthweight ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Neonatal Morbidity ◽  
Late Presentation ◽  
Health Centers ◽  
Logistic Regression Models ◽  
Pregnancy Testing

Background Early antenatal care (ANC) reduces maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality through identification of pregnancy-related complications, yet 44% of Rwandan women present to ANC after 16 weeks gestational age (GA). The objective of this study was to identify factors associated with delayed initiation of ANC and describe differences in the obstetric risks identified at the first ANC visit (ANC-1) between women presenting early and late to care. Methods This secondary data analysis included 10,231 women presenting for ANC-1 across 18 health centers in Rwanda (May 2017-December 2018). Multivariable logistic regression models were constructed using backwards elimination to identify predictors of presentation to ANC at ≥16 and ≥24 weeks GA. Logistic regression was used to examine differences in obstetric risk factors identified at ANC-1 between women presenting before and after 16- and 24-weeks GA. Results Sixty-one percent of women presented to ANC at ≥16 weeks and 24.7% at ≥24 weeks GA, with a mean (SD) GA at presentation of 18.9 (6.9) weeks. Younger age (16 weeks: OR = 1.36, 95% CI: 1.06, 1.75; 24 weeks: OR = 1.33, 95% CI: 0.95, 1.85), higher parity (16 weeks: 1–4 births, OR = 1.55, 95% CI: 1.39, 1.72; five or more births, OR = 2.57, 95% CI: 2.17, 3.04; 24 weeks: 1–4 births, OR = 1.93, 95% CI: 1.78, 2.09; five or more births, OR = 3.20, 95% CI: 2.66, 3.85), lower educational attainment (16 weeks: primary, OR = 0.75, 95% CI: 0.65, 0.86; secondary, OR = 0.60, 95% CI: 0.47,0.76; university, OR = 0.48, 95% CI: 0.33, 0.70; 24 weeks: primary, OR = 0.64, 95% CI: 0.53, 0.77; secondary, OR = 0.43, 95% CI: 0.29, 0.63; university, OR = 0.12, 95% CI: 0.04, 0.32) and contributing to household income (16 weeks: OR = 1.78, 95% CI: 1.40, 2.25; 24 weeks: OR = 1.91, 95% CI: 1.42, 2.55) were associated with delayed ANC-1 (≥16 and ≥24 weeks GA). History of a spontaneous abortion (16 weeks: OR = 0.74, 95% CI: 0.66, 0.84; 24 weeks: OR = 0.70, 95% CI: 0.58, 0.84), pregnancy testing (16 weeks: OR = 0.48, 95% CI: 0.33, 0.71; 24 weeks: OR = 0.41, 95% CI: 0.27, 0.61; 24 weeks) and residing in the same district (16 weeks: OR = 1.55, 95% CI: 1.08, 2.22; 24 weeks: OR = 1.73, 95% CI: 1.04, 2.87) or catchment area (16 weeks: OR = 1.53, 95% CI: 1.05, 2.23; 24 weeks: OR = 1.84, 95% CI: 1.28, 2.66; 24 weeks) as the health facility were protective against delayed ANC-1. Women with a prior preterm (OR, 0.71, 95% CI, 0.53, 0.95) or low birthweight delivery (OR, 0.72, 95% CI, 0.55, 0.95) were less likely to initiate ANC after 16 weeks. Women with no obstetric history were more likely to present after 16 weeks GA (OR, 1.18, 95% CI, 1.06, 1.32). Conclusion This study identified multiple predictors of delayed ANC-1. Focusing existing Community Health Worker outreach efforts on the populations at greatest risk of delaying care and expanding access to home pregnancy testing may improve early care attendance. While women presenting late to care were less likely to present without an identified obstetric risk factor, lower than expected rates were identified in the study population overall. Health centers may benefit from provider training and standardized screening protocols to improve identification of obstetric risk factors at ANC-1.

Routine Pregnancy Testing

1980 ◽  
Vol 73 (10) ◽  
pp. 1365-1366 ◽  
Author(s):  
HAROLD L. HIRSH
Keyword(s):  
Pregnancy Testing

Pregnancy Testing with Frogs

Reproduction ◽  
2018 ◽  
pp. 672-672
Author(s):  
Jesse Olszynko-Gryn
Keyword(s):  
Pregnancy Testing
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