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Fetal Health Locus Of Control In A Sample Of Pregnant Turkish Women, Sevgi̇ Özcan, Veli̇ Duyan
Fetal Health Locus Of Control In A Sample Of Pregnant Turkish Women, Sevgi̇ Özcan, Veli̇ Duyan
Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
Background/aim: To examine the relationship between sociodemographic and pregnancy features and fetal health locus of control (FHLC) in a sample of pregnant Turkish women. Materials and methods: The study was conducted with 256 pregnant women. Data were collected by demographic questionnaire and the FHLC Scale consisting of 3 components: 1) Internality Scale (FHLC-I), 2) Powerful Others Scale (FHLC-P), and 3) Chances Scale (FHLC-C). Results: The age of marriage was found to have a positive relation with FHLC-I (r = 0.141) and a negative relation with FHLC-C (r = -0.145) (P < 0.05). The age of first pregnancy was found to have a positive relation with FHLC-I (r = 0.127). Those who have a low educational level (r = -0.258) and income (r = -0.149), who are unemployed (r = -2.839), whose number of pregnancies is high (r = 0.152), who get pregnant unplanned (r = 3.839), and who come to their first prenatal examination late (r = -0.142) have a significantly high score of FHLC-C (P
Effects Of Prenatally Exposed Diclofenac Sodium On Rat Heart Tissue:A Stereological And Histological Study, Fi̇kret Gevrek, Mi̇kai̇l Kara, Murat Çeti̇n Rağbetli̇, Hüseyi̇n Aslan
Effects Of Prenatally Exposed Diclofenac Sodium On Rat Heart Tissue:A Stereological And Histological Study, Fi̇kret Gevrek, Mi̇kai̇l Kara, Murat Çeti̇n Rağbetli̇, Hüseyi̇n Aslan
Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
Background/aim: Diclofenac sodium (DS) can cross the placental barrier and affect the fetus, and its consumption during pregnancy may cause developmental malformation of embryos. This study investigates the effect of prenatally applied DS on the quantitative morphology of the adult rat heart. Materials and methods: Pregnant rats were divided into three groups (control, sham, and test). The rats in the test group were injected with DS; the control group received physiological saline (1 mL; 1 mg/kg, i.m.) from the 5th to the 20th day of pregnancy; and the rats in the sham group were not injected at all. At the …
Intrahepatic Cholestasis Of Pregnancy May Lead To Low Birth Weight, İbrahi̇m Uyar, İbrahi̇m Gülhan, Deni̇z Özteki̇n, Cenk Gezer, Atalay Eki̇n, Seçi̇l Karaca Kurtulmuş, Mehmet Özeren
Intrahepatic Cholestasis Of Pregnancy May Lead To Low Birth Weight, İbrahi̇m Uyar, İbrahi̇m Gülhan, Deni̇z Özteki̇n, Cenk Gezer, Atalay Eki̇n, Seçi̇l Karaca Kurtulmuş, Mehmet Özeren
Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
Background/aim: To evaluate patients hospitalized in our clinic in the last 5 years with the diagnosis of intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP). Materials and methods: One hundred and fifty patients hospitalized with a diagnosis of ICP between January 2008 and May 2013 were evaluated retrospectively and age, week at diagnosis, gestational age at delivery, period between diagnosis and delivery, fetal weight, transaminases, and coagulation parameters were recorded. Patients were divided into groups according to their diagnosis weeks and gravida. Accordingly, patients diagnosed before 32 weeks formed group A (n = 49) and those after 32 weeks formed group B (n …