Utah Women's Health Review
During the last decade numerous investigators have studied the posited relationship between periodontal disease in pregnant women and adverse pregnancy outcomes such as premature labor, pre-term deliveries, small-for-gestational age infants, early or late miscarriages, low birth weights and pre-eclampsia …
Preterm birth is the major cause of neonatal mortality and morbidity. Recent studies have suggested that there may be an association between periodontal disease and delivery of preterm and or low birth weight infants. This paper summarizes the results of a pilot study conducted to evaluate the relationship between periodontal disease and preterm low birth weight …
In 2005, the United States had a household population of 2.4 million equally distributed among women and men. The overall median age was 28.5 years. Thirty percent of the total population was under 18 years and 8 percent was 65 years and older …
Compiled by Karen Zinner, MPH Background Women who receive early and consistent prenatal care (PNC) enhance their likelihood of giving birth to a healthy child. Health care providers recommend that women begin prenatal care in the first trimester of their pregnancy. Healthy People 2010 Objective 16.6a: Prenatal care beginning in first trimester U.S. Target for …
Research indicates that bearing a child during adolescence is associated with long-term difficulties for the mother, her child, and society. These consequences are often attributable to the poverty and other adverse socioeconomic circumstances that frequently accompany early childbearing …
Tobacco use remains the leading preventable cause of death and disease in the United States. Smoking claims more than 440,000 lives each year. It has been shown that smoking increases the risk for chronic lung disease, coronary heart disease, and stroke, as well as cancer of the lungs, larynx, esophagus, mouth, and bladder …
Chronic alcohol consumption is an indicator of potentially serious alcohol abuse, and is related to driving under the influence of alcohol. Females who drink more than seven drinks per week or more than three drinks per occasion are at increased risk for abuse …
