In this physiology of the normal pregnancy article you will be taken into sections about General changes of pregnant women, The Respiratory changes (with a table which shown changes in lung volumes in women who are 7 to 9 months pregnant compared with volumes in nonpregnant women), Cardiac changes (including a table of central hemodynamic changes in normal pregnancy), Renal changes by 16 weeks gestation, Gastroesophageal reflux common symptom of pregnant women, and physiology of the fetus (figuring maternal–fetal oxygen transfer and table of measurement and value of fetal oxygenation).
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Incontinence and trauma: Sexual violence, female genital cutting and proxy measures of gynecological fistula.
Obstetric fistula, characterized by urinary or fecal incontinence via the vagina, has begun to receive attention on the international public health agenda, however less attention has been given to traumatic fistula. Field reports indicate that trauma contributes to the burden of vaginal fistula, especially in regions wrought by civil unrest, however evidence is largely anecdotal [...]
The Primary Prevention of Birth Defects: Multivitamins or Folic Acid?
It is believed that the periconceptional usage of folic acid alone or in multivitamin is effective for the prevention of congenital abnormalities. Numerous findings were supported, but not all observational studies. In case, when parents were informed that the fetus is have a defect, they have to choose between two heavy options. While to have [...]
