Obesity and overweight have adverse effects on renal grafts after renal transplantation, this paper investigates the influence of BMI and obesity on post-transplant renal graft function in 500 patients.
ABSTRACT
Objective: The aim of this five-year study was to investigate the influence of BMI and obesity on post-transplant renal graft function.
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Prenatal care is a key strategy to reduce maternal mortality. Therefore, it is important to ascertain the level of satisfaction of new mothers with their pregnancy monitoring and with the medical professionals who provided prenatal care.
Introduction: Prenatal care is a key strategy to reduce maternal mortality. The aims of this work were to ascertain the level of satisfaction of new mothers with their pregnancy monitoring and with the medical professionals who provided prenatal care.