OBJECTIVES:The current study sought to identify macroscopic placental changes associated with clinical conditions in women with or without diabetes and their newborns.METHODS:The study population consisted of 62 pregnant women clinically diagnosed with diabetes and 62 healthy women (control group).RESULTS:Among the subjects with diabetes, 43 women (69.3%) were diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus, 15 had diabetes mellitus I (24.2%), and four had diabetes mellitus II (6.5%). The mean age of the women studied was 28.5±5.71 years, and the mean gestational age of the diabetic women was 38.51 weeks. Of the 62 placentas from diabetic pregnancies, 49 (79%) maternal surfaces and 59 (95.2%) fetal surfaces showed abnormalities, including calcium and fibrin deposits, placental infarction, hematoma, and fibrosis. A statistical association was found between newborn gender and fetal and maternal placental changes (p = 0.002). The mean weight of the newborns studied was 3,287±563 g for women with diabetes mellitus, 3,205±544 g for those with gestational diabetes mellitus, 3,563±696 g for those with diabetes mellitus II, and 3,095±451 g for those with diabetes mellitus I.CONCLUSIONS:Infarction, hematoma, calcification, and fibrin were found on the maternal and fetal placental surfaces in women with diabetes. Women with gestational diabetes and post-term infants had more calcium deposits on the maternal placental surface as compared to those with type I and type II diabetes.

Women undergoing breast cancer treatment are still at risk of recurrence. This study investigated the association among survival and relapse with staging of breast cancer in women treated in an oncology reference hospital in Goiânia-GO, Brazil over a five-year period after diagnosis in 2008. This descriptive, retrospective, cross-sectional study was conducted with the medical records of 460 women. Data were analyzed using Fisher's Exact Test and the Kaplan Meier Curve. Overall, mortality, local/regional recurrence and metastasis were at 14.1%, 6.5% and 25.2%, respectively. There was an improvement in the survival of women with breast cancer at five years, but there is still a significant number of women diagnosed in advanced stages and experiencing recurrence, indicating there is a need to improve detection of the disease in its early stages and recurrences.DESCRIPTORS: Breast neoplasms. Recurrence. Survivorship. Oncology nursing. CÂNCER DE MAMA EM MULHERES: RECIDIVA E SOBREVIDA EM CINCO ANOS RESUMO:As mulheres que realizam tratamento de câncer de mama ainda apresentam riscos de recorrência da doença. Objetivou-se verificar a associação entre sobrevida e recidiva com o estadiamento do câncer de mama em mulheres atendidas em um hospital de referência em Goiânia-GO cinco anos após o diagnóstico em 2008. Trata-se de um estudo de coorte, retrospectivo, descritivo constituído de prontuários de 460 mulheres. A análise dos dados foi realizada pelo Teste Exato de Fisher e Curva de Kaplan Meier. Do total, a taxa de óbito, recidiva local/regional e metástase foi de 14,1%, 6,5% e 25,2%, respectivamente. Verificou-se uma melhora da sobrevida de mulheres com câncer de mama, porém ainda há um número considerável de mulheres sendo diagnosticadas em estádios avançados e que apresentam recidiva da doença, demonstrando a necessidade de melhora na detecção precoce do câncer em estádios iniciais e de casos de recidiva. DESCRITORES:Neoplasias da mama. Recidiva. Sobrevida. Enfermagem oncológica. CÁNCER DE MAMA EN MUJERES: RECURRENCIA Y SUPERVIVENCIA EN CINCO AÑOS RESUMEN:Las mujeres que realizan tratamiento de cáncer de mama todavía presentan un riesgo de recurrencia de la enfermedad. Este estudio tiene como objetivo verificar a asociación entre sobrevivencia e recurencia del cáncer de mama en las mujeres atendidas en un hospital de referencia en Goiânia-GO cinco años después de del diagnóstico en 2008. Este es un estudio de cohorte, retrospectivo, descriptivo constituido por los expedientes de 460 mujeres. Los datos fueron analizados utilizando la Prueba Exacta de Fisher y la Curva de Kaplan Meier. Del total, la tasa de mortalidad, recurrencia regional/local y metástasis fue de 14.1%, 6.5% y 25.2%, respectivamente. Hubo una mejoría en la supervivencia de las mujeres con cáncer de mama, pero todavía existe un número considerable de mujeres que son diagnosticadas en estadios avanzados y que presentan recurrencia de la enfermedad, demostrando la necesidad de la detección precoz del cáncer en estadios iniciales y de casos de r...

Objective:Comparing foot length measurements of newborns in high and low risk pregnancies at a public hospital in Goiânia, GO, Brazil. Method: A cross-sectional study carried out between April, 2013 and May, 2015, with a sample consisting of 180 newborns; 106 infants of women from high-risk pregnancies and 74 of women from low-risk pregnancies. Data were descriptively analyzed. Foot length measurement was performed using a stiff transparent plastic ruler, graduated in millimeters. The length of both feet was measured from the tip of the hallux (big toe) to the end of the heel. Results: A statistically significant relationship was found between the foot length and newborn's weight, between the cephalic and thoracic perimeters in the high-risk group and between the cephalic perimeter in the control group. Conclusion: There is a need for creating cut-off points to identify newborns with intrauterine growth disorders using foot length.

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