Treatment and care of women with epilepsy before, during, and after pregnancy: a practical guide

B Nucera, F Brigo, E Trinka… - Therapeutic advances in …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Women with epilepsy (WWE) wishing for a child represent a highly relevant subgroup of
epilepsy patients. The treating epileptologist needs to delineate the epilepsy syndrome and …

Prevention of noncommunicable diseases by interventions in the preconception period: a FIGO position paper for action by healthcare practitioners

CM Jacob, SL Killeen, FM McAuliffe… - … of Gynecology & …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
With the increase in obesity prevalence among women of reproductive age globally, the
risks of type 2 diabetes, gestational diabetes, pre‐eclampsia, and other conditions are rising …

A national estimate of the birth prevalence of congenital anomalies in India: systematic review and meta-analysis

P Bhide, A Kar - BMC pediatrics, 2018 - Springer
Background A quarter of all global neonatal deaths occur in India. Congenital anomalies
constitute the fifth largest cause of neonatal mortality in the country, but national estimates of …

Preconception exposures and adverse pregnancy, birth and postpartum outcomes: Umbrella review of systematic reviews

M Daly, RR Kipping, LE Tinner… - Paediatric and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Preconception exposures have been associated with adverse pregnancy, birth
and postpartum outcomes. However, the reports, statements and guidelines of national and …

How effects on health equity are assessed in systematic reviews of interventions

V Welch, O Dewidar, ET Ghogomu… - Cochrane Database …, 2022 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Enhancing health equity is endorsed in the Sustainable Development Goals.
The failure of systematic reviews to consider potential differences in effects across equity …

Prevalence and associated factors of birth defects among newborns in sub-Saharan African countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

F Adane, M Afework, G Seyoum, A Gebrie - Pan African Medical Journal, 2020 - ajol.info
Introduction: birth defects are the most serious causes of infant mortality and disability in sub-
Saharan African countries with variable magnitude. Hence, this study was aimed to …

The impact of maternal obesity and excessive gestational weight gain on maternal and infant outcomes in Maine: analysis of pregnancy risk assessment monitoring …

N Baugh, DE Harris, AEM Aboueissa… - Journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The objective of this study is to understand the relationships between prepregnancy obesity
and excessive gestational weight gain (GWG) and adverse maternal and fetal outcomes …

[HTML][HTML] Women with epilepsy: clinically relevant issues

S Bangar, A Shastri, H El-Sayeh… - Functional neurology, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Women with epilepsy (WWE) face specific challenges throughout their lifespan due to the
effects of seizures and antiepileptic drugs on hormonal function, potentially affecting both …

[HTML][HTML] Preexisting diabetes and pregnancy

JL Kitzmiller, A Ferrara, T Peng, MA Cissell, C Kim - 2021 - europepmc.org
The prevalence of diabetes in adolescents and women of reproductive age has increased
since 1995. However, no prospective national population-based data from the United States …

Preconception care and reproductive planning in primary care

LS Callegari, EW Ma, EB Schwarz - Medical Clinics, 2015 - medical.theclinics.com
The United States has one of the highest rates of maternal mortality in the developed world,
1 with a growing proportion of maternal deaths attributable to chronic medical conditions. 2 …