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General aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic
Souza,Alex Sandro Rolland; Amorim,Melania Maria Ramos; Melo,Adriana Suely de Oliveira; Delgado,Alexandre MagnoAbstract Objectives: to review the available literature on the general aspects of SARS-CoV-2 infec-tion. Methods: this is a narrative literature review carried out from March to September 2020. Results: COVID-19 caused by the new coronavirus or SARS-CoV-2, grows with devas-tating effects worldwide. The literature describes epidemiological data and mortality risk groups of the disease, which presents a high rate...
Maternal mortality by COVID-19 in Brazil
Souza,Alex Sandro Rolland; Amorim,Melania Maria RamosAbstract SARS-CoV-2, the new coronavirus of severe acute respiratory syndrome, which causes a predominantly respiratory disease called COVID-19, quickly caused a pandemic, due to its high transmissibility, leaving a trail of deaths around the world. Initially, the pregnancy puerperal cycle was not associated with complications and mortality, only later was recognized as a risk group. As the disease progressed, ...
COVID-19 and Pregnancy
Amorim,Melania Maria Ramos; Souza,Alex Sandro Rolland; Melo,Adriana Suely de Oliveira; Delgado,Alexandre MagnoAbstract Objectives: reviewing the available literature on COVID-19 infection and the maternal and perinatal outcomes. Methods: this is a narrative review of the literature carried out from March to September 2020, usingthe MESH: coronavirus, Covid 19, SARS-CoV-2, pregnancy, gravidity, pregnancy complications and pregnancy complications infectius. All study designs, reviews, recommendations and technical notes ...
Pré-natal de gestantes de risco habitual por enfermeira obstetra e obstetriz: c...
Menezes,Mariane de Oliveira; Knobel,Roxana; Andreucci,Carla Betina; Magalhães,Claudia Garcia; Amorim,Melania Maria Ramos; Katz,LeilaEm diversos países, a atenção primária às gestantes é conduzida por enfermeiras obstetras e/ou obstetrizes. No Sistema Suplementar de Saúde no Brasil, a cobertura da assistência pré-natal é obrigatória e realizada por médicos obstetras. O objetivo deste estudo é conduzir análise de custo-efetividade, comparando desfechos clínicos e custos associados à incorporação do pré-natal por enfermeiras obstetras e obstet...
Metabolic syndrome in pregnancy and postpartum: prevalence and associated factors
Lima,Maria do Carmo Pinto; Melo,Adriana Suely Oliveira; Sena,Aline Silva Santos; Barros,Vivianne de Oliveira; Amorim,Melania Maria RamosSUMMARY OBJECTIVE Evaluate the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MS) and the main associated maternal factors in women without pre-gestational conditions, in early pregnancy and in the immediate postpartum. METHODS Two hundred pregnant women were evaluated at the 16th week of pregnancy, and 187 were reassessed postpartum. MS was diagnosed according to the criteria by the National Cholesterol Education Program A...
Human papillomavirus and risk factors for cervical adenocarcinoma in the state ...
Costa,Telma Maria Lubambo; Heráclio,Sandra; Amorim,Melania Maria Ramos; Souza,Paulo Roberto Eleutério; Lubambo,NatáliaAbstract Objectives: to determine the incidence of the main high oncogenic risk types of the human papillomavirus (HPV) ( 16, 18, 31 and 33) and the risk factors for cervical adenocarcinoma. Methods: a case-control study was carried out with 324 women (69 with adenocarcinoma and 260 healthy controls) between 2001 and 2014. Information on risk factors associated with adenocarcinomawere collected and the detectio...
Is Moderate Intensity Exercise during Pregnancy Safe for the Fetus? An Open Cli...
Melo,Adriana Suely Oliveira; Silva,João Luiz Pinto e; Melo,Fabiana de Oliveira; Barros,Emanuela Santos; Santos,Hugo Leonardo; Amorim,Melania Maria RamosAbstract Objective To determine the effect of treadmill walking on maternal heart rate (MHR) and cardiotocographic parameters (basal fetal heart rate [FHR], active fetal movements [AFM], number of accelerations and decelerations, and short-term variation [STV] and long-term variation [LTV] of fetal heart rate) in pregnant women at 36 weeks. Methods A nonrandomized, open clinical trial involving 88 healthy pregn...
Continued Compliance and Degree of Satisfaction in Nulligravida and Parous Wome...
Scavuzzi,Adriana; Souza,Alex Sandro Rolland; Amorim,Melania Maria RamosPurpose To evaluate the compliance and degree of satisfaction of nulligravida (has not given birth) and parous (had already given birth) women who are using intrauterine devices (IUDs). Methods A cross-sectional cohort study was conducted comparing nulligravida and parous women who had had an IUD inserted between July 2009 and November 2011. A total of 84 nulligravida women and 73 parous women were included. In...
Risk factors for episiotomy: a case-control study
Braga,Giordana Campos; Clementino,Suelem Taís Pereira; Luz,Patrícia Ferreira Neves da; Scavuzzi,Adriana; Noronha Neto,Carlos; Amorim,Melania Maria RamosObjective: obtaining information on the factors associated with episiotomy will be useful in sensitizing professionals to the need to minimize its incidence. Therefore, the objective of this study was to evaluate risk factors for episiotomy in pregnant women who had undergone vaginal delivery at a university maternity hospital in northeastern Brazil. Methods: a case-control study was conducted with pregnant wom...
Mammography in asymptomatic women aged 40-49 years
Silva,Flávio Xavier; Katz,Leila; Souza,Alex Sandro Rolland; Amorim,Melania Maria RamosOBJECTIVE To assess findings of mammography of and interventions resulting from breast cancer screening in women aged 40-49 years with no increased risk (typical risk) of breast cancer. METHODS This cross-sectional study evaluated women aged 40-49 years who underwent mammography screening in a mastology reference center in Recife, PE, Northeastern Brazil, between January 2010 and October 2011. Women with breast...