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 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-1353/1510055

Clinical and Histopathological Comparison of Two Historical Series of 142 Wertheim-Meigs Operations Performed in a Reference Center in Brazil

Roney Cesar Signorini Filho, Leandro Freitas Colturato, Guilherme Bicudo Barbosa, Thaiane Silverio Fatibello Rosa and Luiz Henrique Gebrim

Article Type: Research Article | First Published: June 12, 2017

Cervical cancer is the third-leading cause of death from cancer in Brazilian female population. Treatment depends on the clinical stage of the disease according to the classification of the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO)....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-1353/1510054

Women's Healthcare Decision-Making Autonomy by Wealth Quintile from Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) in Sub-Saharan African Countries

Lee Rose, Kumar Jessica, and Al-Nimr Amer

Article Type: Research Article | First Published: June 05, 2017

The UN Millennium Declaration in September 2000 was a milestone in history that marked a commitment of world leaders to a global partnership of time-bound targets for 2015 that became known as the Millennium Development Goals (MDG). MDG3 to promote gender equality and empower women included targets to eliminate gender disparities in the realms of education, employment, and government....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-1353/1510053

Acute High-Intensity Exercise Improves Mood during the Second Trimester of Pregnancy

K Keen, J Maples, B Cooley, A Olenick, M Blankenship, D Hoover and R Tinius

Article Type: Research Article | First Published: May 29, 2017

High-intensity exercise is safe and effective for low-risk pregnant women and their developing babies; however, little is known about the psychological effect of an acute bout of high-intensity exercise among pregnant women. The goal of this study is to examine maternal mood in response to an acute bout of high-intensity exercise....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-1353/1510052

Reversible Posterior Encephalopathy Syndrome in Patient with Acute Intermittent Porphyrin: A Case Report

Ya Duan, Shan Kang, Jian Zhao and Zengjun Tang

Article Type: Case Report | First Published: May 24, 2017

Acute Intermittent Porphyria (AIP) is a metabolic disease caused by an inherited deficiency of heme biosynthesis. Acute attacks of AIP during pregnancy are very rare. However, it presents the obstetrician with challenging problems. Prompt diagnosis and early detection of the disease are crucial for the appropriate treatment and favorable prognosis....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-1353/1510051

Emergency Obstetric Kits: Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Health Care Providers

Nguefack Felicitee, Dongmo Roger, Djoumessap Djoyou Christine Marquise, Ourtchingh Clovis, Neh Flora, Dongmo sylvestre, Nana Njotang Philip, Ntsama Junie Annick and Tatah Sandra

Article Type: Original Research | First Published: April 15, 2017

More than half (58.6%) of the staff interviewed were nursing assistants. The EOK for deliveries do not contain non-sterile examination gloves, while those for cesarean sections do not have analgesics. However, most staff (72.8%) declared the delivery kit was complete; just as 74.1% declared the cesarean sections kit was complete....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-1353/1510050

Child Care among Primiparous and Multiparous Women in a Birth Cohort Study

Flavia Francoso Genovesi, Rosangela Aparecida Pimenta Ferrari, Sandra Mara Maciel, Jose Carlos Dalmas, Alexandrina Aparecida Maciel Cardelli and Debora Fernanda Vicentini Bauer

Article Type: Original Article | First Published: April 13, 2017

There was a statistical association was found between age group (p < 0.0001), schooling (p < 0.0001) and parity. Primiparity among young women (78.3%) and schooling ≥ 8 years (85.3%), having a partner (p = 0.039), paid occupation (42.5%) and upper and middle classes (22%). Almost all women from both groups had exclusively breastfed in the maternity hospital (p = 0.071)....

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