Late pregnancy is accompanied by dramatic changes in the metabolism of sheep, in which the nutrient requirements increase and the metabolic capacity of ewes is under severe stress due to the rapid foetal growth and development of the mammary gland. The blood metabolic profile can be used to monitor these...
During pregnancy, metabolic changes that develop in women may increase the risk of diseases and conditions that may also harm the life of the growing fetus. The aim of the present study was to identify and compare the metabolic profile (MP) during pregnancy in two birth cohorts in 2010 in the cities of R...
ABSTRACT Purpose No comprehensive information is available about uterus fatty acid (FA) change during implantation period and possible effects of the seminal vesicle secretion on it. Materials and Methods In this study, we evaluated FA composition of uterus phospholipids during the implantation perio...
Introducción: La detección de alteraciones en la circulación fetal y materna advierte sobre las alteraciones hemodinámicas que comienza a sufrir el feto. Si la edad gestacional garantiza la viabilidad fetal no se requiere prolongar la gestación, evitando complicaciones por hipoxia crónica. Sin emba...
Em gestantes, ocorrem alterações hormonais, metabólicas e hematológicas, fisiologicamente importantes. As alterações metabólicas observadas estão associadas ao aumento do efeito hepático da progesterona, estradiol e lactogênio placentário nesse período. Estrogênios são conhecidos por aument...
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the accuracy of hemoglobin (Hb) concentrations as a diagnostic indicator of iron deficiency in pregnant women and to measure the efficacy of oral iron therapy using Hb z-scores rather than Hb absolute values. METHODS: The sensitivity and specificity of Hb < 11.0 g/dL, and its receiv...
Revisa o conhecimento disponível na literatura sobre o estado nutricional de vitamina A no grupo materno-infantil. A vitamina A é um nutriente essencial para a reproduçäo. Durante a gestaçäo, há diminuiçäo dos níveis séricos de retinol, podendo ocorrer hipovitaminose A materna, com alteraçöe...