Prospective association of maternal immune pro‐inflammatory responsivity and regulation in pregnancy with length of gestation

Author(s):  
Lauren E. Gyllenhammer ◽  
Sonja Entringer ◽  
Claudia Buss ◽  
Hyagriv N. Simhan ◽  
William A. Grobman ◽  
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1991 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 478-484 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert L. Bryce

AbstractBoth observational studies and nonrandomized controlled trials have found the presence of support during pregnancy to be associated with superior outcomes in terms of preventing abortion, extending the length of gestation, and reducing interventions in labor. However, randomized controlled trials of supportive interventions in pregnancy have not demonstrated any physical benefits from the interventions. It is also unlikely there are any significant adverse effects. Psychological benefits do appear to result from supportive interventions, including better enjoyment of the pregnancy and better postnatal status.


1975 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 286-290 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. F. Grundy ◽  
C. J. Roberts

SynopsisThis study is based on a sample of 35,486 consecutive confinements in Cardiff (1965–72) which gave rise to 67 cases of post partum mental illness. No difference was found between these cases and all resident Cardiff maternities for the same period in respect of social class, maternal parity, weight gain in pregnancy, length of gestation, birth weight, and sex of infant. A statistically significant cyclic variation in month of conception and date of birth was found with a peak frequency among conceptions in the first quarter of the year. The bearing this finding may have on the prevention of post partum mental illness and the implications of the observation that post partum mental illness and the functional psychoses have a remarkably similar temporal behaviour are discussed.


1979 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 259-267 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaime Gofin

SummaryA study of employment during pregnancy and its effects was carried out among pregnant women who were under the care of the Community Health Center, Hadassah Medical School, in a neighbourhood of West Jerusalem. Of the women, 46−2% worked during pregnancy, and 78−6% of them were in occupations which demanded light physical activity. Most of the women worked throughout the whole pregnancy. Educational level as well as parity emerged as the main factors in determining whether a pregnant woman worked or not. No significant effects of employment were found in pregnancy complications or length of gestation, but significant differences did emerge in the number of delivery abnormalities. This finding is interpreted as the result of the interaction of several social conditions rather than of work itself. The findings support the hypothesis that work by itself does not affect either pregnancy or its outcome (as measured by birth weight).


Author(s):  
Murat Sarikaya ◽  
Nesibe Taser ◽  
Zeynal Dogan ◽  
Bilal Ergul ◽  
F. Irsel Tezer ◽  
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