Abstract Objectives: to assess the effects of vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy on the outcomes of vitamin D concentration in newborns, length at birth, overall health (Apgar), birth weight and maternal vitamin D concentration after childbirth. Methods: this research was conducted in the elect...
ABSTRACT CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Several effects of exposure to air pollutants on human health are known. The aim of this study was to identify whether exposure of pregnant women to air pollutants contributes towards low birth weight and which sex is more affected. DESIGN AND SETTING: Longitudinal study...
INTRODUCCIÓN: Hay escasos registros en Chile del conocimiento de las mujeres sobre el efecto del uso de sustancias psicoactivas (USP) y la posible abstinencia en el embarazo. El presente estudio exploró datos biodemográficos, prevalencia de consumo, y la relación entre el conocimiento que ellas tiene...
Health care professionals should become familiar with the follow up of a newborn (NB) growth as well as the techniques and the criteria used in its evaluation. It aimed to evaluate the weight gain of premature newborns at a Neonatal Unit and describe the variables on feeding and...
O objetivo deste trabalho foi estudar as repercussoes feto-placentárias da insulinoterapia na prenhez de ratas diabéticas. A droga diabetogênica foi aloxana na dose de 42 mg/kg de peso por via intravenosa. Formaram-se cinco grupos experimentais: controle (G1, n=12); diabete moderado nao-tratado (G2, n...
Experimental A hypervitaminosis in the rat XXXI: stereological study of the oesophagus alterations in fetuses from rats that received a single high dose of vitamin
El presente estudio fue realizado para caracterizar morfológica y morfométricamente las alteraciones provocadas por la vitamina A en exceso, sobre el epitelio esofágico en fetos de ratas grávidas tratadas con una única dosis intraperitoneal de 150.000 UI de vitamina. Nuestros resultados sugieren que...
