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Obstetrics and Gynaecology: Recent submissions
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(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2019-07)The early detection and management of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) present an ideal opportunity to decrease perinatal complications and adverse long-term health outcomes in mothers and their offspring. This review ...
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(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2019-07)Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is associated with adverse maternal, fetal and perinatal complications. Without appropriate glucose management, women with GDM and their offspring have an increased risk of developing ...
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(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2019-02)BACKGROUND: South Africa did not meet its Millennium Development Goals with regard to the reduction in maternal and under-5 mortality. Furthermore, many birthing women do not receive intrapartum care with empathy and endure ...
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(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2019-07)The prevalence of non-communicable diseases in South Africa (SA) is increasing. Alarmingly, SA is one of the nations with the most obese people in the world. The incidence of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is ...
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(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2019-11)Early diagnosis and appropriate management of congenital anomalies can help prevent neonatal morbidity and mortality. Termination of pregnancy for severe congenital anomalies is permitted under South African law. Objective. ...
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(Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, 2019-09)Retinoblastoma binding protein 6 (RBBP6) is a cancer-related protein that has been implicated in the regulation of cell cycle and apoptosis. RBBP6 isoform 1 has been demonstrated to interact with two tumour suppressors, ...
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(Taylor and Francis, 2019)BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE : Recently, several studies have reported that DNA methylation changes in tissue are reflected in blood, sparking interest in the potential use of global DNA methylation as a biomarker for gestational ...
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(BMJ Publishing Group, 2019)INTRODUCTION : Two-thirds of maternal deaths and 40% of intrapartum-related neonatal deaths are thought to be preventable through emergency obstetric and newborn care (EmOC&NC). The effectiveness of ‘skills and ...
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(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2019-12)Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy constitute a global problem. While they are reported to complicate 5 - 10 % of pregnancies, it is considered that the incidence is rising, owing to a number of factors including ...
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(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2019-11)Gert Sibande District is a predominantly rural district in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa (SA), with a population of just over 1.1 million. It has a high prevalence of HIV infection and pregnancy-related hypertensive ...
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(Wolters Kluwer Health, 2019-11)OBJECTIVE : To determine the performance of molecular screening strategies for detection of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 3 or worse (CIN3+) in comparison with cytology screening in women living with HIV. DESIGN ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)Introduction: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a significant public health concern, due to its association with short- and long-term complications in both mothers and offspring. DNA methylation and single nucleotide ...
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(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2019-12)BACKGROUND. There is little published work on the risk of stillbirth across pregnancy for small-for-gestational-age (SGA) and large-forgestational (LGA) pregnancies in low-resource settings. OBJECTIVES. To compare ...
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(MDPI Publishing, 2019-11-20)Increasing evidence implicate altered DNA methylation in the pathophysiology of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). This exploratory study probed the association between GDM and peripheral blood DNA methylation patterns ...
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(BioMed Central, 2019-09-11)Cytology remains the mainstay of cervical cancer screening in South Africa (SA), however false negative rates are 25–50%. In contrast, human papillomavirus (HPV) screening techniques have higher sensitivity for cervical ...
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(Dove Medical Press, 2019)Obesity is the result of genetics which predisposes an individual to obesity and environmental factors, resulting in excessive weight gain. A well-established linear relationship exists between hypertension and obesity. ...
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(Dove Medical Press, 2018)Pena–Shokeir syndrome (PSS) type 1, also known as fetal akinesia deformation sequence, is a rare genetic syndrome that almost always results in intrauterine or early neonatal death. It is characterized by markedly decreased ...
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(Springer, 2019-08)BACKGROUND : Recently, we reported that the microRNAs (miRNAs) miR-20a-5p and—to a lesser extent—miR-222-3p hold potential as biomarkers for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-negative ...
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(In House Publications, 2019)BACKGROUND : Insertion of intrauterine contraceptive device at the time of uterine evacuation decreases the incidence of subsequent unintended pregnancies and repeat abortions. It also has advantages as the patient is ...
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(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2018-12)BACKGROUND. Group B streptococcus (GBS) is a leading cause of invasive disease, particularly in newborns. Seventy-five percent of neonates will be colonised by mothers carrying the organism. Confirmation of maternal ...
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