Browsing Dissertations and Theses by Subject "Obstetrics and gynecology"
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Assessing Knowledge, Attitudes and Beliefs about Cervical Cancer, Human Papillomavirus and HPV Vaccine among Shipibo-Konibo Women of Peru
Background: The Shipibo-Konibo ethnic group is one of the largest indigenous populations in the Peruvian Amazon. Due to economic, cultural, and geographical barriers, Shipibo-Konibo women are less likely to access cervical ... -
Associations of maternal gestational weight gain with offspring birth size
Background: Birth size has been associated with lifelong health and disease risk. Better understanding of modifiable risk factors for birth size will help identify at-risk pregnancies and intervention targets. Effects of ... -
Caesarean section rates among the Syrian refugee population in Lebanon: possible causes, implications and recommendations going forward
(2014-02-24)As of September, 2013, the conflict in the Syrian Arab Republic is far from abating, and this country of over 22 million citizens has now over 2 million of its people (three quarters of them women and children) have sought ... -
Comparison of Hospital Length of Stay and Readmissions by Surgical Approach in the Treatment of Endometrial Cancer in Washington State, 2008-2011: Robotic Assisted Surgery Compared with Laparoscopy and Laparotomy
Objectives: Our aims were to determine the trends in surgical approach (laparotomy (XLAP) versus laparoscopy (LS) versus robotic assisted (RAS)) over time for surgically managed endometrial cancer (EC) from 2008-2011, and ... -
Do women with complications of an incomplete abortion have different HIV infection status than women without complications?
Purpose: Little is known about the status of HIV among women who have had abortions and even less about women who have suffered from abortion complications. Understanding this connection is critical for building the evidence ... -
Early Pregnancy Maternal Vitamin D Concentrations in Relation to Gestational Diabetes Mellitus, Mood or Anxiety Disorders, and Preeclampsia
(2013-07-25)Background: Previous studies examining associations of maternal vitamin D (Vit-D) with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), mood or anxiety disorders (MAD), and preeclampsia (PE) risk reported inconsistent findings. Whether ... -
Factors associated with contraceptive nonuse among obese women
(2013-07-25)Objectives: To identify risk factors associated with contraceptive nonuse among obese women. Methods: We performed a case control study of 20-44 year old, sexually active, obese women (body mass index > 30) at risk of ... -
Home Visits during Pregnancy Enhance Male Partner HIV Counseling And Testing In Kenya : A Randomized Clinical Trial
(2013-07-25)Background HIV testing of male partners of pregnant women is important to decrease HIV transmission to women and to support HIV-infected women in taking prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT) interventions. ... -
Institutional Policies, Values and Practices that Guide Health Care Providers
The purpose of this study was to identify the policies, values and practices in a major medical center regarding the Patient and Family Centered and Culturally Safe reproductive care for women from Somalia. The aims were ... -
Maternal periconceptional seafood intake, pregnancy complications, and fetal growth
(2014-02-24)<bold>Background</bold>: Seafood intake has well-known health benefits that include cardiometabolic benefits. However, associations of maternal seafood intake, particularly intake of different seafood subtypes, with course ... -
Of Mice and Women: Understanding Pregnancy-Induced Changes in Glyburide PK/PD for the Improved Management of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM)
Pregnancy-induced changes in drug PK is explained by changes in physiology and expression of metabolic enzymes and transporters. We determined mRNA expression of enzymes and transporters in the maternal liver, kidney, small ... -
Prediction modeling for live birth in in vitro fertilization
(2014-04-30)<bold>Background:</bold> Approximately 150,000 women undergo in vitro fertilization (IVF) each year to treat infertility. The success of IVF is limited, and the procedure is costly, time-consuming, and poses physical and ... -
Prenatal Weight Gain Counseling and Excessive Gestational Weight Gain in Pre-Pregnant Normal Weight Women
(2013-07-25)Objectives: Almost half of all pregnant women gain excessive weight during pregnancy, which is linked to a variety of poor pregnancy and long term outcomes including post-partum weight retention and obesity. Given the ... -
Rates, Trends and Determinants of Cesarean Section Deliveries in El Salvador: 1998 to 2008
(2013-11-14)University of Washington Abstract Rates, Trends and Determinants of Cesarean Section Deliveries in El Salvador: 1998-2008 Susan Strom Chair of the Supervisory Committee: Branko Kopjar Associate Professor, Health Services ... -
Spousal Military Deployment during Pregnancy and Adverse Birth Outcomes
(2012-09-13)Background: Pregnant women with a spouse deployed in the military are at increased risk of depression and self-reported stress in comparison to those without a deployed spouse. In non-military populations, women who ... -
Translational Research in Obstetric Pharmacology: Historical Trends, Prenatal Pharmacogenomics, and an Opportunistic Study of Placental ABCG2 and Fetal Glyburide Exposure
This dissertation is principally comprised of three distinct but related projects. The first is an assessment of the quantity and nature of obstetric pharmacology clinical trials conducted in the past decade, as well as a ...