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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Diego Candia-Rivera, Vincenzo Catrambone, Julian F. Thayer, Claudio Gentili, Gaetano Valenza
Summary: The century-long debate on bodily states and emotions continues, with this study investigating the brain-heart interplay during emotional experiences. Using a computational model, the researchers found that sympathetic-vagal activity plays a leading and causal role in initiating the emotional response, and the subsequent dynamic interplay between the central and autonomic nervous systems sustains the processing of emotional arousal.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Biological
Irene Tung, Robert T. Krafty, Meaghan L. Delcourt, Nadine M. Melhem, J. Richard Jennings, Kate Keenan, Alison E. Hipwell
Summary: This study investigated the impact of life stress and emotional support on cardiac vagal control in pregnant women. The results suggest that life stress predicted stronger physiological responses, while emotional support enhanced these responses. Further research is needed to explore the long-term health outcomes associated with this stress response pattern.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Qing-Xiang Zheng, Hai-Wei Wang, Xiu-Min Jiang, Yan Lin, Gui-Hua Liu, Mian Pan, Li Ge, Xiao-Qian Chen, Jing-Ling Wu, Xiao-Yun Zhang, Yu-Qing Pan, Hong-Gu He
Summary: This study aimed to determine the ranges of gestational weight gain (GWG) in Chinese women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and investigate the associations between prepregnancy body mass index (BMI), GWG, and maternal-infant adverse outcomes. The findings revealed that the ranges of GWG in Chinese women with GDM were different from the National Academy of Medicine's recommendation, and GDM women with high prepregnancy BMI and excessive GWG were associated with higher risks of adverse outcomes for both the mother and the infant.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Hanxiang Sun, Yang Liu, Shijia Huang, Xiaosong Liu, Guohua Li, Qiaoling Du
Summary: This study investigated the association between pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) and adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes in singleton pregnancies after assisted reproductive technology (ART). The findings showed that women who were overweight or obese before pregnancy through ART were more likely to have a cesarean section, gestational diabetes mellitus, gestational hypertension, and preeclampsia. Moreover, neonates from women who had obesity before pregnancy through ART were more likely to have macrosomia.
FRONTIERS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Fatemeh Sarhaddi, Iman Azimi, Anna Axelin, Hannakaisa Niela-Vilen, Pasi Liljeberg, Amir M. Rahmani
Summary: This study analyzed trends in heart rate and HRV parameters during pregnancy and postpartum period using a noninvasive method. The results showed that HR increased during pregnancy and returned to normal after delivery, while HRV parameters varied throughout different stages of pregnancy. Additionally, age was significantly associated with HRV parameters, and education level was linked with HRV parameters during the third trimester.
JMIR MHEALTH AND UHEALTH
(2022)
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Adriana Mannino, Katerina Sarapis, George Moschonis
Summary: Maternal overweight/obesity during pre-pregnancy and childhood are both positively associated with childhood obesity, but it is uncertain which factor is a stronger predictor. Therefore, intervention programs aiming to reduce childhood obesity should focus on supporting women of childbearing age with weight management throughout their life-course.
Review
Psychology, Biological
Stefan Peter Ackermann, Markus Raab, Serena Backschat, David John Charles Smith, Florian Javelle, Sylvain Laborde
Summary: This study aimed to synthesize and analyze the effects of different triggers of the diving response on cardiac vagal activity using a meta-analytic approach. A total of 17 studies with 311 participants were included in the review. The results showed a significant positive effect on RMSSD during exposure to triggers, but not post-exposure. Total body immersion had a larger effect compared to forehead cooling. Further research is needed to explore the role of cardiac sympathetic activity and other moderators.
Article
Genetics & Heredity
Isabel Beshar, Amin A. A. Milki, Rebecca M. M. Gardner, Wendy Y. Y. Zhang, Jasmyn K. K. Johal, Brindha Bavan
Summary: This retrospective cohort study aimed to assess the impact of BMI on the success of mNC-FET. The results showed that elevated BMI did not reduce the live birth rate or clinical pregnancy rate in mNC-FET cycles.
JOURNAL OF ASSISTED REPRODUCTION AND GENETICS
(2023)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Danilo Fernandes da Silva, Shuhiba Mohammad, Kelly Ann Hutchinson, Kristi Bree Adamo
Summary: Traditionally, rHRV is measured over a 10-minute period, with the last 5 minutes used for analysis. This study found that in pregnant women, the 4th-5th minute segment was most consistent with the criterion period, while in nonpregnant women, it was the 2nd-3rd-minute segment. The stability of Ln rMSSD from the 5th-10th minute and the 3rd-10th minute suggests the possibility of shortening rHRV assessment in clinical/exercise-training settings.
APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY NUTRITION AND METABOLISM
(2021)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Kyra K. Peczkowski, Mohammed A. Mashali, Nancy S. Saad, Austin Hare, Courtney M. Campbell, Bryan A. Whitson, Nahush A. Mokadam, Paul M. L. Janssen
Summary: The study found that nonfailing hearts generally have higher EAT content compared to end-stage failing hearts, and there is no strong correlation between EAT quantity and BMI in both nonfailing and failing hearts. Atrial EAT is closely correlated with ventricular EAT in both nonfailing and failing hearts.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Tom A. Bond, Rebecca C. Richmond, Ville Karhunen, Gabriel Cuellar-Partida, Maria Carolina Borges, Verena Zuber, Alexessander Couto Alves, Dan Mason, Tiffany C. Yang, Marc J. Gunter, Abbas Dehghan, Ioanna Tzoulaki, Sylvain Sebert, David M. Evans, Alex M. Lewin, Paul F. O'Reilly, Deborah A. Lawlor, Marjo-Riitta Jarvelin
Summary: This study investigates the causal relationship between maternal pre-/early pregnancy BMI and offspring adiposity. The results suggest that higher maternal BMI is not a key driver of higher adiposity in the next generation.
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Lin Qi, Ya-ping Liu, Shi-ming Wang, Hao Shi, Xiao-li Chen, Ning-ning Wang, Ying-chun Su
Summary: This study investigated the impact of BMI in male and/or female partners on embryo development and clinical pregnancy outcome during assisted reproductive technology (ART). The results showed that higher female BMI was associated with lower formation of high-quality embryos in the ICSI cycle. Both female and/or male BMI had a greater impact on the implantation rate (AR) and live birth rate (LBR) compared to the clinical pregnancy rate (CPR), in both IVF and ICSI cycles.
FRONTIERS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Barbara Csala, Renata Szemerszky, Janos Kormendi, Ferenc Koteles, Szilvia Boros
Summary: This study explored the effects of 10-week beginner level hatha yoga training on healthy young women, finding that weekly training 10 times can improve balance, flexibility, and core muscle strength. However, longer and/or more intense interventions are needed to change BMI, body fat percentage, resting heart rate, and heart rate variability.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Dan Liu, Li Li, Ningyu Sun, Xiaole Zhang, Ping Yin, Wuwen Zhang, Panwei Hu, Hua Yan, Qinhua Zhang
Summary: The study aimed to analyze the effects of body mass index (BMI) on the treatment outcomes of in vitro fertilization (IVF). The findings showed that BMI significantly influenced the pregnancy outcomes of women aged 30-38 years, but had almost no effects on younger or older women.
Article
Peripheral Vascular Disease
Agata P. Zielinska, Edward Mullins, Elena Magni, Giulia Zamagni, Hana Kleprlikova, Olive Adams, Tamara Stampalija, Lorenzo Monasta, Christoph Lees
Summary: Continuous home monitoring of physiological parameters during pregnancy provides high-resolution tracking of pregnancy health that routine clinic visits cannot achieve. This study found that activity increased and sleep quality declined in the prepartum period, while blood pressure and heart rate varied during different stages of pregnancy.
JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION
(2022)
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Jenny Hall, Vanora Hundley, Bethan Collins, Jillian Ireland
BMC PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH
(2018)
Article
Anesthesiology
R. Isaacs, G. Smith, L. Gale-Andrews, M. Wee, E. van Teijlingen, D. Bick, V. Hundley
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA
(2019)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Harriet Kretowicz, Vanora Hundley, Fotini Tsofliou
Review
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Vanora Hundley, Soo Downe, Sarah J. Buckley
BEST PRACTICE & RESEARCH CLINICAL OBSTETRICS & GYNAECOLOGY
(2020)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Preeti Mahato, Edwin van Teijlingen, Padam Simkhada, Catherine Angell, Vanora Hundley
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Karim Khaled, Fotini Tsofliou, Vanora Hundley, Rebecca Helmreich, Orouba Almilaji
Editorial Material
Obstetrics & Gynecology
M. Felton, V. A. Hundley, S. Grigsby, A. K. McConnell
Summary: The study aims to assess the acceptability of slow and deep breathing intervention among pregnant women with pregnancy-induced hypertension, recruiting 67 participants to evaluate adherence, recruitment rates, and acceptance of the intervention. Initial analysis will focus on whether there is a reduction in blood pressure and obstetric interventions following the SDB intervention.
HYPERTENSION IN PREGNANCY
(2021)
Editorial Material
Obstetrics & Gynecology
G. J. Hofmeyr, S. Bernitz, M. Bonet, M. Bucagu, B. Dao, S. Downe, H. Galadanci, C. S. E. Homer, V Hundley, T. Lavender, B. Levy, D. Lissauer, P. Lumbiganon, F. E. McConville, R. Pattinson, Z. Qureshi, J. P. Souza, M. E. Stanton, P. ten Hoope-Bender, V. Vannevel, J. P. Vogel, O. T. Oladapo
BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Karim Khaled, Vanora Hundley, Maya Bassil, Mira Bazzi, Fotini Tsofliou
Summary: The EPIC FFQ showed good agreement with the 24-h dietary recall method in Lebanon, with statistically significant correlations between dietary intakes. This indicates that the EPIC FFQ can be considered a valid tool for assessing diet in epidemiological studies among Lebanese adults.
PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION
(2021)
Article
Nursing
Carol J. Clark, Guste Kalanaviciuteb, Vanessa Bartholomewc, Helen Cheyne, Vanora A. Hundleye
Summary: The study found a high prevalence of pain catastrophising in a healthy non-pregnant population, with fear of pain and pain-related anxiety significantly predicting pain catastrophisation. However, there was no correlation between fear of childbirth and pain catastrophisation. Further research is needed to explore the use of the pain catastrophising scale in predicting the need for additional support in the latent phase of labor among pregnant women.
Editorial Material
Nursing
Mary J. Renfrew, Helen Cheyne, Alicia Burnett, Kenda Crozier, Soo Downe, Alexander Heazell, Vanora Hundley, Billie Hunter, Kay King, Jayne E. Marshall, Christine McCourt, Alison McFadden, Kade Mondeh, Pippa Nightingale, Jane Sandall, Marlene Sinclair, Susan Way, Lesley Page, Jenny Gamble
Editorial Material
Nursing
Susanne Grylka-Baeschlin, Vanora Hundley, Helen Cheyne, Mechthild M. Gross, Patricia A. Janssen, Helen Spiby
Article
Nursing
Rebecca Edwards, Susan Way, Vanora A. Hundley
Summary: The web-based intervention aimed at supporting women during early labour did not show significant impact on women's experience in the trial. However, women in the intervention group were more likely to progress spontaneously during labour without the need for augmentation compared to the control group. The intervention was positively received by women, indicating that web-based resources are a cost-effective and accessible way to provide education for women.
Review
Critical Care Medicine
James Cheshire, David Lissauer, Will Parry-Smith, Aurelio Tobias, Gary B. Smith, Richard Isaacs, Vanora Hundley
Summary: The study found significant variations in trigger thresholds and lack of detailed information in OEWS charts and escalation protocols across consultant-led maternity units in the UK. Only 67.3% of OEWS charts included an escalation protocol, with generic information provided in 19.7% of charts. Requirements for responder seniority, clinical monitoring frequency, clinical response urgency, and recommended clinical setting were often missing.
RESUSCITATION PLUS
(2021)
Article
Nursing
Polona A. Mivsek, Vanora Hundley, Edwin van Teijlingen, Majda Pahor, Valentina Hlebec
Summary: The research into professionalization of midwifery in Slovenia revealed that nurses perceived themselves to be less autonomous than midwives, while obstetricians did not fully acknowledge midwives' competencies. Midwives themselves did not feel autonomous and considered midwifery more as an occupation than a profession. The study also showed a lack of awareness and competitive relations between participants of all three professions, highlighting the potential benefits of interprofessional education.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MIDWIFERY
(2021)