BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
A randomised controlled trial of vitamin E in the treatment of primary dysmenorrhoea.
To study the effect of vitamin E in the treatment of primary dysmenorrhoea. ⋯ Vitamin E relieves the pain of primary dysmenorrhoea and reduces blood loss.
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To determine, in women with proteinuric pre-eclampsia, whether a discriminant value of proteinuria at the time of diagnosis predicts the presence or absence of subsequent adverse maternal and fetal outcomes. ⋯ With increasing proteinuria, there is increased risk of adverse maternal and fetal outcomes. Although we did not identify a specific spot protein/creatinine ratio that could be used as a definitive screening value for adverse outcomes, it is possible to utilise data from this study to predict the likelihood of adverse maternal and fetal outcomes. A high spot urine protein/creatinine ratio in pre-eclamptic women of greater than 900 mg/mmol ( approximately 9 g/day), or greater than 500 mg/mmol (approximately 5 g/day) in women over 35 years, is associated with a greatly increased likelihood of adverse maternal outcomes.
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To review the short and long term outcomes among singleton infants with breech presentation at term delivered in a geographically defined population over a 10-year period. ⋯ Vaginal breech delivery or caesarean section in labour was associated with a small but unequivocal increase in the short term mortality and morbidity. However, the long term outcome was not influenced by the mode of delivery.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Clinical Trial
Fetal heart rate patterns and ECG ST segment changes preceding metabolic acidaemia at birth.
To compare the rates of abnormal ST segment patterns of the ECG and cardiotocographic (CTG) abnormalities in fetuses with metabolic acidaemia at birth and controls. To evaluate the inter-observer agreement in interpretation of ST analysis and CTG. ⋯ The inter-observer agreement rate was higher for a decision to intervene based on CTG + ST than on CTG alone.
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Multicenter Study
Physical symptoms after childbirth: prevalence and associations with self-rated health.
The aims of the present study were to describe the prevalence of a number of physical symptoms, as described by women themselves, two months and one year after childbirth in a national Swedish sample and to investigate the association between specific symptoms and women's self-rated health. ⋯ Despite the fact that physical symptoms were common two months and one year after the birth, the vast majority of women rated their health as 'very good' or 'good'.