Traité complet des accouchemens naturels, non naturels, et contre nature, expliqué dans un grand nombre d'observations et de réflexions sur l'art d'accoucher /

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L'art des accouchemens /

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Trattato del parto naturale, e dei parti divenuti difficili per la cattiva situazione del feto.

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Traité des accouchemens : en faveur des éleves : dans lequel son traitées les maladies des femmes grosses [et] accoucheés, [et] celles des petits enfants /

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L'art des accouchemens /

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Observations sur l'art des accouchemens, nouvelle découverte par laquelle on peut prévenir tous les funestes accidens qui arrivent aux femmes qui meurent en couche : le tout fondé sur les principes d e la méchanique, conforme à la structure des parties & confirmé par l'expérience /

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Nihon sanka sōsho /

Reprint of 1895 ed., compiled by Kure shūzō and Fujikawa Yū under the supervision of Masuda Tomomasa.

Annual summary of selected activities in hospital maternity service.

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Cesarean and vaginal deliveries in Illinois : 1992.

"Ms. Johanna Lund, Chair, Mr. Larry Lowler, Vice Chair, Dr. John Noak, Executive Director."

Beiträge zur Geburtshilfe und Gynaekologie.

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Mitteilungen aus den Sitzungs-Protokollen

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Mindfulness Classes Transform the Experiences of Postpartum Women

The postpartum period can be challenging for many women as they adjust to physical and social changes. Breastfeeding may be more difficult than expected. Additionally, many women may feel that their postpartum body fails to meet an idealized image, leading to body dissatisfaction. Mindfulness-based interventions have been developed for stress reduction in a variety of health contexts, including pregnancy. The purpose of this study is to explore whether participants in a mindfulness based childbirth and parenting class (MBCP) during pregnancy found mindfulness skills beneficial to their breastfeeding experiences and postpartum body image. Women who participated in a ten week MBCP course during pregnancy were interviewed within the first year postpartum to discuss their experiences. The semi-structured interview guide included questions on how participants may have used mindfulness to approach a variety of positive and negative experiences. Findings have implications for future research on the postpartum experience and intervention design.

Genetic covariation of pelvic organ and elbow mobility in twins and their sisters

A range of environmental risk factors, with childbirth the most notable, have been associated with the development of pelvic organ prolapse and urinary incontinence. However, indications of genetic influence (positive family histories, ethnic differences) have prompted research into the heritability of measures of pelvic organ descent and joint mobility, which have also been associated with prolapse and incontinence. Genes appear to influence about half of the variation in these measures and, furthermore, the pelvic organ measures are associated with elbow hyperextension at a phenotypic level (r approximate to .2). We examined these measures in young, nulligravid women to determine if their association is due to a common genetic source. Data were collected from 178 Caucasian female co-twins and non-twin sisters, 50 of whom returned to be retested, which allowed reliability to be estimated and unreliable variance to be isolated in the multivariate analyses. Structural equation modeling was used to estimate genetic associations between latent elbow and bladder mobility factors for which heritabilities were estimated to be 0.80 and 0.64 respectively. The association between these factors appeared to be mediated by common genes (genetic r = .48, non-shared environmental r = -.06), with genes influencing latent elbow mobility accounting for 14% of the variation in latent bladder mobility. We speculate that genes influencing connective tissue structure may underlie this association.

Rehabilitation of pelvic floor muscles utilizing trunk stabilization

The pelvic floor muscles (PFM) are part of the trunk stability mechanism. Their function is interdependent with other muscles of this system. They also contribute to continence, elimination, sexual arousal and intra-abdominal pressure. This paper outlines some aspects of function and dysfunction of the PFM complex and describes the contribution of other trunk muscles to these processes. Muscle pathophysiology of stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is described in detail. The innovative rehabilitation programme for SUI presented here utilizes abdominal muscle action to initiate tonic PFM activity. Abdominal muscle activity is then used in PFM strengthening, motor relearning for functional expiratory actions and finally impact training. (C) 2003 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.