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Objective: to identify the effects of demographic, obstetric, psychosocial risk factors and the effects of reproductive hormonal changes postnataly on postpartum depressive symptoms. Design: A prospective study based on questionnaires including special forma answered by the participants and scored according to the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) and estimation of hormonal levels {Estrogen, Progesterone, testosterone} postnataly. Setting: AL-ZAHRA'A Maternity and Pediatric teaching hospital in AL-NAJAF city.

Objective: To describe the performance of obstetrical nurses in the care of the parturient during labor and parturition in a Normal Delivery Center located in the municipality of Castanhal / Para, Brazil. Method: This is a field research, with qualitative approach of the descriptive type. Held at the Haydee Pereira de Sena Normal Delivery Center. Conducted with 8 nurses working in parturient care during the parturition process. The analysis was made from the proposal of Bardin.

Objective: To analyze the choices available in the literature on the role of nurses as health educators in primary care. Materials and methods: This is an integrative review study. The search was conducted in the databases, Latin American and Caribbean Literature in Health Sciences (LILACS), National Library Medicine National Institutes of Health (PubMed), and the Database of Nursing (BDENF). The following descriptors were used: Primary Attention; Role of the professional nurse; Health education; health promotion.

Aim: Analyzing the association among the knowledge about Diabetes Mellitus, attitudes and food habits of diabetic patients.Method: A cross-sectional exploratory study was carried out with 147 diabetic patients registered in the HIPERDIA system of a Brazilian county. Questionnaires about sociodemographic variables, as well as the Diabetes Mellitus knowledge (DKN-A) Attitudes (ATT-19) and Food Frequency (FFQ) questionnaires were applied to these patients.

The Parkinson's disease is characterized by the depletion of dopamine, however, there are strong indicators of interactions among other neurotransmitters in the base nuclei, such as in cholinergic neurotransmition. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of tropicamide, an M4 receptor antagonist, on the mice’s motor behavior induced by inhibition of nitric oxide synthase with L-NOARG. 48 male Swiss mice were subdivided into 6 experimental groups. Each animal was subjected to stereotaxic surgery for implantation of cannulae, in the striatum.

Objective: To discuss the therapeutic workshop as a strategy for the stimulation of the sense organs and to contextualize the problem of drug abuse. Methods: The activities were developed in a Psychosocial Attention Centers for alcohol and other drugs, located in the Northeast of Brazil. The therapeutic workshop was divided into six sessions that took place weekly in the service auditorium, outside pool area, occupational therapy room, group room or cafeteria, lasting one hour, and a sense organ was worked out for a meeting.

Polycythaemiaoccurs more frequently at birth in infants of diabetic mothers.The exact mechanism polycythaemia in neonates still unidentified also many studies have shown that increased erythropoiesis in infants born to diabetic mothers might be related to intrauterine hypoxia, due to hyperinsulinism and hyperglycaemia. There are 7 neonates (25.9%) with low heamoglobin(Hb) and 17 neonates (63%) with normal Hb and 3 neonates(11.1%) with high Hb. In conclusion uncontrolled blood glucose during pregnancy is the leading causes to polycythemia and macrosomia.

Objective: To identify the scientific productions about the integrality attribute, in the care of the child, in Primary Health Care services, with the use of the Primary Care Assessment Tool. Method: This is an integrative review.The period of data collection was from June to August of 2018, and the studies were obtained from public domain access: Latin American and Caribbean Literature in Health Sciences , National Library of Medicine/National Institutes of Health, SciVerseScopuse Web Of Science. totaling sixteen productions.

Fournier’s gangrene (FG) is an acute rapidly progressing infective necrotizing fasciitis of the genital, perineal and perianal regions which carries high mortality rates. We report here a case of an early diagnosis of FG by an emergency ultrasound examination in an 85 -year old gentleman and its successful outcome with early aggressive wound debridement along with broad-spectrum antibiotics. High index of clinical suspicion along with urgent ultrasound imaging clinches an early diagnosis. Sonologist detected air pockets in the subcutaneous tissues of the perineal area.

Parasitism is the association between living beings, where there is unilaterality of benefits. The intestinal parasitoses still present a high prevalence among the population of low socioeconomic level, representing an important public health problem, mainly due to the effects that can cause on the nutritional status and the physical development of the children population.