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Evaluation of a participatory action project to improve safety and outcomes in maternity care

Health Research Policy and Systems
Background Maternal violence, in terms of obstetric violence and/or the disrespect and abuse of women and birthing people accessing maternity care, is a global concern.
Marie-Clare Balaam, Gill Thomson
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Status epilepticus: Updates on mechanisms and treatments

Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.
Abstract Status epilepticus (SE) consists of prolonged, self‐sustaining seizures and is a common neurological emergency that causes respiratory compromise and neuronal injury. Without prompt treatment, the seizures can become resistant to benzodiazepines, leading to the progressive evolution of established, refractory, and super‐refractory SE.
Suchitra Joshi, Jaideep Kapur
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Staffing of perinatal care in Ukraine: dynamics and regional differences

Aktualʹnì Pitannâ Farmacevtičnoï ì Medičnoï Nauki ta Praktiki
One of the key areas where staffing has a direct impact is perinatal care, which covers a range of medical services for mothers and newborns at different stages of pregnancy, childbirth and the postnatal period.
T. M. Orabina
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Detection of interictal epileptiform discharges using multiple bilateral insertions of a newly developed microcatheter‐compatible endovascular electroencephalogram electrode: A clinical feasibility trial

Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective To assess the feasibility, technical performance, and safety of a novel endovascular electroencephalogram (eEEG) electrode, EP‐01, designed for minimally invasive seizure localization in patients with drug‐resistant epilepsy. Methods This single‐center, prospective, exploratory trial enrolled five patients with drug‐resistant ...
Kota Araki, Yosuke Masuda, Ayataka Fujimoto, Mitsuyo Nishimura, Hisayuki Hosoo, Hiroki Ishida, Takashi Enokizono, Kensuke Kawai, Eiichi Ishikawa, Yuji Matsumaru   +9 more
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Effects of continuous midwifery labour support for women with severe fear of childbirth [PDF]

, 2015
Background: Continuous support by a midwife during childbirth has shown positive effects on the duration of active labour, use of pain relief and frequency of caesarean section (CS) in women without fear of childbirth (FOC).
Blomberg, Marie, Angerbjörn, Louise, Sydsjö, Gunilla, Bladh, Marie, Marie Bladh, Blomberg, Marie,, Palmquist, Sofie, Josefsson, Ann,, Louise Angerbjörn, Bladh, Marie,, Angerbjörn, Louise,, Sydsjö, Gunilla,, Marie Blomberg, Sofie Palmquist, Palmquist, Sofie,, Gunilla Sydsjö, Josefsson, Ann, Ann Josefsson   +17 more
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Stony Knowledge

Entangled Religions - Interdisciplinary Journal for the Study of Religious Contact and Transfer
The use of precious stones for magical, apotropaic, and medical purposes has been well-documented since Antiquity. This article aims to demonstrate the complexity of the multi-religious material layered within the lapidaries of the Middle Iranian ...
Floriana Marra
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Keeping their powder dry: Purity, pollution, and handgun ownership among Jewish women in Israel

Feminist Anthropology, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines the gendered practices through which Jewish women in Israel experience and negotiate personal handgun ownership in everyday life. Drawing on interviews, participant observation in gun‐related spaces, and analysis of women‐only online forums, we explore the expanding participation of Jewish women in civilian gun ownership,
Maya Maor, Nehemia Stern, Guy Nagar, Uzi Ben Shalom   +3 more
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Childbirth in Pleasure and Ecstasy: A Fountain of Hormones and Chemicals [PDF]

, 2012
Birth is generally perceived as a painful event and some women prefer to undergo a Caesarean section in order to escape from labor pain. Dissimilar to childbirth, sexual activity is known as a pleasant event in which various degrees of gratification are ...
Khajehei, Marjan, Doherty-Poirier, Maryanne   +1 more
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Wartime women giving birth : narratives of pregnancy and childbirth, Britain c. 1939–1960 [PDF]

, 2014
Women in Second World War Britain benefitted from measures to improve maternal and child health. Infant and maternal mortality rates continued to fall, new drugs became available, and efforts were made to improve the health of mothers and babies through ...
Angela Davis, Davis, Angela
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Supervised Machine Learning Insights into Social and Linguistic Influences on Cesarean Rates in Luxembourg

Computation
Cesarean sections (CSs) are essential in certain medical contexts but, when overused, can carry risks for both the mother and child. In the unique multilingual landscape of Luxembourg, this study explores whether non-medical factors—such as the language ...
Prasad Adhav, María Bélen Farias
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