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Service evaluation of an early pregnancy loss support clinic in an inner London early pregnancy unit

BMC Health Services Research
Background Early pregnancy loss (EPL) can have profound implications for physical and psychological health. In the UK, significant variation in service provision exists for women affected by EPL.
Michelle Anderson, Gemma Gluckman, Tara Ajith, Emma Kirk, Maria Memtsa   +4 more
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PANDA e-health system as a tool to increase antenatal contacts and improve perinatal outcomes in Tanzania: adaptation and feasibility study

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Background Antenatal attendance is critical for pregnant women to receive the screening, health education and care plans that can optimise positive perinatal outcomes.
Valentina Actis Danna, Paschal Mdoe, Salum Ally, Sifael Katengu, Giovanna Stancanelli, Shangwe Kibona, Rose Laisser, Tracey Mills, Happiness Shayo, Andrew Weeks, Tina Lavender   +10 more
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The effect of mild and moderate hepatic impairment on the pharmacokinetics, safety and tolerability of balcinrenone

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Abstract Aim Balcinrenone (previously AZD9977) is a novel selective non‐steroidal mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist (MRA) with a differential mechanism of action relative to approved MRAs. The aim of this trial was to assess the pharmacokinetics, safety and tolerability of balcinrenone in participants with mild and moderate hepatic impairment ...
Anna L. Eriksson, Deeyen Karsanji, Bonifride Tuyishimire, Joanna Parkinson, Maria Heijer, Tadeusz Pawlik, Judith Hartleib‐Geschwindner, Maria Leonsson‐Zachrisson, Hans Ericsson   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Critical Analysis of the Medical Model as used in the Study of Pregnancy and Childbirth [PDF]

, 2005
One key concept in medical sociology/anthropology for the analysis of approaches to health and illness is the medical model. However, this medical model is not only applied at the analytical level, i.e.
van Teijlingen, Edwin
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Women's Perception of Support and Control during Childbirth in The Gambia, a quantitative study on dignified facility-based intrapartum care [PDF]

, 2022
[[abstract]]Background In The Gambia, a woman faces 1 in 24-lifetime risk of maternal death due to pregnancy and childbirth, yet, only 57% of deliveries are conducted by skilled birth attendants. However, poor provider attitude has been identified as one
Kao, Chien-Huei, Cheng, Su-Fen, Colley, Saffie, Gau, Meeiling, Cheng, Su-Fen, Gau, Meeiling, Kao, Chien-Huei, Colley, Saffie   +7 more
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Bypassing or successful referral? : A population-based study of reasons why women travel far for childbirth in Eastern Uganda [PDF]

, 2020
BackgroundDelivery in a facility with a skilled health provider is considered the most important intervention to reduce maternal and early newborn deaths. Providing care close to people's homes is an important strategy to facilitate equitable access, but
Marchant, T, Peterson, S, Okuga, Monica,, Waiswa, Peter,, Kajjo, Darious,, Marchant, Tanya,, Kajjo, D, Waiswa, P,, Kajjo, Darious, Marchant, Tanya, Hanson, C,, Peterson, Stefan,, Okuga, M, Mubiri, P, Mubiri, Paul,, Mubiri, Paul, Peterson, Stefan, Hanson, Claudia, Okuga, Monica, Waiswa, Peter, Hanson, Claudia,   +20 more
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Leaving children behind for cross‐border education: Unveiling the emotional agency of international post‐graduate student mothers

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Despite growing interest in the internationalisation of higher education, the experiences of international student parents, particularly international student mothers, remain largely marginalised in research and policy. This paper examines the emotional agency of international student mothers who leave their children behind in their home ...
Anh Ngoc Quynh Phan, Ha Ngan Ngo, Chloe Le   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Key factors associated with the development of childbirth-related acute and posttraumatic stress symptoms: a prospective cohort study on the role of pain-related constructs

European Journal of Psychotraumatology
Background: Overwhelming pain during childbirth can contribute to the development of childbirth-related posttraumatic stress disorder (CB-PTSD). However, no single study investigating the path towards CB-PTSD has included multiple pain-related constructs
Chantal Berna, Camille Deforges, Alain Lacroix, Antje Horsch   +3 more
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Humans are not unique: difficult birth is common in placental mammals

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Human childbirth is widely presumed to be uniquely difficult and dangerous compared to birth in other mammals. Tight fetopelvic proportions can result in obstructed labour and contribute to high rates of maternal and neonatal mortality. Ideas summarised under the ‘obstetrical dilemma’ have contributed to this assumption by explaining difficult
Nicole D. S. Grunstra
wiley   +1 more source

Measuring women’s childbirth experiences: a systematic review for identification and analysis of validated instruments [PDF]

, 2017
Background Women’s childbirth experience can have immediate as well as long-term positive or negative effects on their life, well-being and health. When evaluating and drawing conclusions from research results, women’s experiences of childbirth should be
Begley, Cecily, Cecily Begley, Nilvér, Helena, Begley, Cecily,, Berg, Marie, Marie Berg, Nilvér, Helena,, Berg, Marie,, Helena Nilvér   +8 more
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