Parity - Physiology
Research News and Information

Sunday, November 22, 2009

Effects of multiparity and prolonged breast-feeding on maternal bone mineral density: a community-based cross-sectional study.

29 Jun 2009 BACKGROUND: Studies conducted in Western countries have shown that bone loss associated with pregnancy and breast-feeding is recovered after weaning. However, it is not clear whether recovery takes place after repeated pregnancies followed by ... Read more...

The value of customised centiles in assessing perinatal mortality risk associated with parity and maternal size.

15 Jun 2009 OBJECTIVE: We wanted to compare customised and population standards for defining smallness for gestational age (SGA) in the assessment of perinatal mortality risk associated with parity and maternal size. DESIGN: Population-based cohort study. ... Read more...

The effect of pregnancy and parity on headache prevalence: the Head-HUNT study.

30 May 2009 BACKGROUND: In previous studies, pregnancy has been associated with less headache, but the influence of parity on this association is largely unknown. OBJECTIVES: To examine the prevalence of headache and migraine among pregnant women, and explore ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Parity - Physiology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Parity and subfertility effects of continuous oral contraceptive on fertility are important. 20 Aug 2009
• Effects of multiparity and prolonged breast-feeding on maternal bone mineral density: a community-based cross-sectional study. 29 Jun 2009
• The value of customised centiles in assessing perinatal mortality risk associated with parity and maternal size. 15 Jun 2009
• The effect of pregnancy and parity on headache prevalence: the Head-HUNT study. 30 May 2009
• Effect of growth and development during the rearing period on the subsequent fertility of nulliparous Holstein-Friesian heifers. 27 May 2009
• Identification of sow-specific risk factors for late pregnancy loss during the seasonal infertility period in pigs. 20 May 2009
• Gross placental structure in a low-risk population of singleton, term, first-born infants. 29 Apr 2009
• The effects of primiparity on reproductive performance in the brown bear. 22 Apr 2009
• Effect of parity on phalangeal bone mineral density in post-menopausal Sri Lankan women: a community based cross-sectional study. 30 Mar 2009
• Effect of dietary protein content on estrous behavior of dairy cows during early and mid lactation. 27 Feb 2009
• Delivery may affect arterial elasticity in women. 15 Feb 2009
• Prospective evidence that lactation protects against cardiovascular disease in women. 30 Jan 2009
• Variability in the behavior of kids born of primiparous goats during the first hour after parturition: effect of the type of parturition, sex, duration of birth, and maternal behavior. 31 Dec 2008
• Re: First vaginal delivery at an older age: does it carry an extra risk for the development of stress urinary incontinence? Groutz A, Helpman L, Gold R, Pauzner D, Lessing JB, Gordon D. 2007. Neurourol Urodyn 26:779-782. 30 Dec 2008
• Effect of parity on maternal cardiac function during the first trimester of pregnancy. 29 Nov 2008
• Factors affecting voiding function in urogynecology patients. 29 Nov 2008
• Smoking, earlier menarche and low parity as independent risk factors for gynecologic cancers in Japanese: a case-control study. 29 Nov 2008
• Reproductive cycle-dependent plasticity of perception of acoustic meaning in mice. 22 Nov 2008
• Study protocol. A prospective cohort study of unselected primiparous women: the pregnancy outcome prediction study. 17 Nov 2008
• Prevalence of dyslipidemia and associated risk factors among Turkish adults: Trabzon lipid study. 10 Nov 2008

See a longer list of these articles.

Technical information about 'Parity'

Definition: The number of offspring a female has borne. It is contrasted with GRAVIDITY, which refers to the number of pregnancies, regardless of outcome.

Descriptor UI: D010298

Alternative terms: Parity; Primiparity; Parity Progression Ratio; Parity Progression Ratios; Ratio, Parity Progression; Ratios, Parity Progression; Multiparity; Nulliparity;

Related Mesh Headings: Gravidity;

Allowable Qualifiers: drug effects; genetics; immunology; physiology; radiation effects;

Tree Number: G08.686.677; G08.686.785.760.769.472; N06.850.490.812.600;

History Note: 70(65)

Technical Notes: human & animal; relation to PREGNANCY: Manual 28.16.4