Parallels between PostpartumDisorders in Humans and Preweaning Piglet Mortality in Sows Pregnancy and parturition in all mammals is accompanied with physical, psychological, social, and hormonal shifts that impact the mother physically and psychologically. Pre-weaning piglet mortality continues to be a major welfare and economic issue in U.S. swine production, running at 12-15% with crushing by the sow the major cause. Much research has focused on farrowing environment design, yet the fact that little progress has been made emphasizes that psychosocial factors may impact rates of postpartumdisorders (PPD). There is a mismatch between evolved adaptations and contemporary psychosocial and management practices. Many factors associated with the development of PPD in humans are mirrored in sows
The Andrea Yates Effect: Priming Mental Illness Stereotypes Through Exemplification of PostpartumDisorders. In a randomized between-subjects design, participants (N = 80) were assigned to one of four conditions, 2 (pregnant, not pregnant) × 2 (extreme prime, moderate prime). It was hypothesized that primes involving moderate mental illness would be positively associated with increased perceived
to neonatal encephalopathy often due to brain hypoxic ischemia.9 Subclinical seizures may manifest as apnoea in the term baby however when it is the sole sign of a seizure it is not usually accompanied by bradycardia 10,11 Seizure are a sign of neurological dysfunction and neonates12 are at especially high risk of seizures compared to other age groups.13 They reflect different pre-, peri-, or postnataldisorders of the central nervous system (CNS).9 The reasons are multifactorial and include the relative excitability of the developing neonatal brain as well as the high risk for brain injury due to hypoxia, ischaemia, stroke, intracranial haemorrhage and metabolic disturbance.13 Seizures can be associated with greater risk of long term neurodevelopmental disablities.8 Both clinical and electrographic
. 2005. 12. Born L, Zinga D, Steiner M. Challenges in identifying and diagnosing postpartumdisorders. Primary Psychiatry. 2004;11(3):29-36. 13. Rapkin AL, Mikacich JA, Moatakef-Imani B. Reproductive Mood Disorders. Primary Psychiatry. 2003;10(11):31-40. 14. Wenzel A, Haugen EN, Jackson LC, Robinson K. Prevalence of generalized anxiety at eight weeks postpartum. Archives of women's mental health
on the mental health of postpartum mothers: different modes influence postpartumdisorders in various ways. However, the definition of delivery mode was only stated subjectively and not medically confirmed. Further research should investigate which aspects of the different delivery modes affect maternal mental health and explore how the perception of childbirth may be influenced by specific delivery
The Effectiveness of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy on the Success of Breast Feeding in Traumatic Childbirth: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Traumatic childbirth may expose mothers to physical and psychological postpartumdisorders. The reduced rate of exclusive breast feeding is an essential consequence of this problem. The goal of this study was to see if dialectical behavioral therapy could
fed from the beginning of pregnancy to the end of the transition period. Calf birthweight, postpartum morbidity, milk production and reproductive performance were determined. Compared with the cows in the CH group, those in the CD group presented increased calf birthweight and a high risk of some postpartumdisorders (p < 0.05), particularly ketosis (37.63% vs. 24.54%) and retained placenta (9.41
Neurocognitive correlates of working memory and emotional processing in postpartum psychosis: an fMRI study. Postpartum psychosis (PP) is a severe postpartumdisorder. While working memory and emotional processing-related brain function are consistently impaired in psychoses unrelated to the puerperium, no studies have investigated them in PP. Twenty-four women at risk of developing PP (11
Gene and Stem Cell Therapies for Fetal Care: A Review. Gene and stem cell therapies have become viable therapeutic options for many postnataldisorders. For select conditions, prenatal application would provide improved outcomes. The fetal state allows for several theoretical advantages over postnatal therapy, including immune immaturity and cellular niche accessibility. Advances in prenatal
Detection of vulnerable neurons damaged by environmental insults in utero Development of prognostic biomarkers for the detection of prenatally damaged neurons before manifestations of postnataldisorders is an essential step for prevention and treatment of susceptible individuals. We have developed a versatile fluorescence reporter system in mice enabling detection of Heat Shock Factor 1
medicinal plants; and four ailments (cold/fever, diarrhea, postpartumdisorders and stomachache) were described as major ailments in the community. The root was the most important part of plants used, and decoction was the most cited method of preparation. During our survey, we also discovered a "new to science" plant species called Ardisia mondulkiriensis Hul and Chassagne, and we recorded for the second
a traumatic delivery, and associated with specific obstetrical risk factors. Awareness of these risk factors may stimulate interventions to prevent this important and neglected postpartumdisorder.
5-Hydroxymethylcytosine-mediated alteration of transposon activity associated with the exposure to adverse in utero environments in human Preeclampsia and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) are the most common clinical conditions in pregnancy that could result in adverse in utero environments. Fetal exposure to poor environments may raise the long-term risk of postnataldisorders, while
: perfectionism, personality styles, anxiety, and depression. Postpartum, data on PPA, PPD and BI were collected. We conducted two path analyses in order to examine direct and indirect effects of the two personality characteristics on postpartumdisorders. Testing for direct effects of dysfunctional perfectionism and avoidant personality style on PPD, PPA, and BI did not yield significant results. Instead