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      Hyperemesis gravidarum: current perspectives

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          Hyperemesis gravidarum is a complex condition with a multifactorial etiology characterized by severe intractable nausea and vomiting. Despite a high prevalence, studies exploring underlying etiology and treatments are limited. We performed a literature review, focusing on articles published over the last 10 years, to examine current perspectives and recent developments in hyperemesis gravidarum.

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              Prenatal exposure to wartime famine and development of antisocial personality disorder in early adulthood.

              Several observational epidemiological studies report an association of pregnancy and obstetric complications with development of antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) in offspring. However, the precise nature and timing of the hypothesized biological insults are not known. To test whether severe maternal nutritional deficiency early in gestation is associated with risk for ASPD in offspring. Retrospective cohort study. From October 1944 to May 1945, the German army blockaded food supplies to the Netherlands, subjecting the western Netherlands first to moderate (official food rations, 4200-6300 kJ/d) then to severe (<4200 kJ/d) nutritional deficiency. The north and south were subjected to moderate nutritional deficiency only. Dutch men born in large urban areas in 1944-1946 who were given psychiatric examinations for military induction at age 18 years (N = 100543) were classified by the degree and timing of their prenatal exposure to nutritional deficiency based on their birthdate and birthplace. Diagnosis of ASPD by psychiatric interview at time of medical examination for military induction, using the International Classification of Diseases, Sixth Revision (ICD-6). Men exposed prenatally to severe maternal nutritional deficiency during the first and/or second trimesters of pregnancy exhibited increased risk for ASPD (adjusted odds ratio [OR], 2.5; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.5-4.2). Third-trimester exposure to severe nutritional deficiency and prenatal exposure to moderate nutritional deficiency were not associated with risk for ASPD. Our data suggest that severe nutritional insults to the developing brain in utero may be capable of increasing the risk for antisocial behaviors in offspring. The possible implications of these findings for both developed countries and developing countries, where severe nutritional deficiency is widespread and often exacerbated by war, natural disaster, and forced migration, warrant study.
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                Journal
                Int J Womens Health
                Int J Womens Health
                International Journal of Women’s Health
                International Journal of Women's Health
                Dove Medical Press
                1179-1411
                2014
                05 August 2014
                : 6
                : 719-725
                Affiliations
                [1 ]The Irish Centre for Fetal and Neonatal Translational Research, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
                [2 ]National Perinatal Epidemiology Centre, Cork University Maternity Hospital, Wilton, Cork, Ireland
                Author notes
                Correspondence: Fergus P McCarthy, The Irish Centre for Fetal and Neonatal Translational Research, University College Cork, Cork University Maternity Hospital, Wilton, Cork, Ireland, Tel +353 21 4205023, Email fergusmccarthy@ 123456gmail.com
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                ijwh-6-719
                10.2147/IJWH.S37685
                4130712
                25125986
                cee8190f-a42a-415c-8ead-eaba8be19377
                © 2014 McCarthy et al. This work is published by Dove Medical Press Limited, and licensed under Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License

                The full terms of the License are available at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed.

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                Obstetrics & Gynecology
                hyperemesis gravidarum,nausea,vomiting in pregnancy,pregnancy,antiemetics,adverse pregnancy outcomes

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