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Uncovering Inequities: The Role of Social Determinants of Health in Hospitalized Adolescents and Young Adults With Heavy Menstrual Bleeding

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB) is a common condition among adolescents and young adults (AYAs) and is the leading cause of iron deficiency anemia (IDA) in this population. Growing evidence suggests that social determinants of health (SDOH) influence menstrual bleeding patterns, access to care, and treatment. However, no studies have
Maria Carter‐Febres, Cristina Tarango, Ashley Childress, Chunyan Liu, Evan Thomas, Jennifer Pomales, Eric S. Mullins   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Home birth and barriers to referring women with obstetric complications to hospitals: a mixed-methods study in Zahedan, southeastern Iran

Reproductive Health, 2012
Background One factor that contributes to high maternal mortality in developing countries is the delayed use of Emergency Obstetric-Care (EmOC) facilities. The objective of this study was to determine the factors that hinder midwives and parturient women
Ghazi Tabatabaie Mahmoud, Moudi Zahra, Vedadhir AbouAli   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The rising home birth trend in America [PDF]

, 2017
In recent years home birth rates are increased in the whole world, mainly in the United States (US). Between 2004-2012, non-hospital births increasing rate is 89% in the US.
Aliyev, Nurlan, Roldan, Chastidy, Cakmak, Bulent   +2 more
core   +1 more source

The human gut microbiome across the life course

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Despite significant individual variation and continuous change throughout life, the human gut microbiome follows some life stage‐specific trends. This article provides a brief overview of how gut microbiome composition shifts across different phases of life. Created in BioRender. Özkurt, E. (2026) https://BioRender.com/8q4nrnc.
Alise J. Ponsero, Basak Bahcivanci, Antonietta Hayhoe, Animesh Acharjee, Ezgi Özkurt   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Validation of the Greek version of Mothers on Respect (MOR) index

European Journal of Midwifery
Introduction Pregnancy is a critical period marked by vast changes, with a pivotal role in healthcare. The Mothers on Respect (MOR) index measures and ensures respect in maternal care, impacting health-seeking behaviors and postpartum outcomes vital for ...
Eleni Serpetini, Antigoni Sarantaki, Aikaterini Lykeridou, Maria Vlachou, Athina Diamanti   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Engineering peptides into antibodies—opportunities and strategies for therapeutic innovation

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Peptides and antibodies occupy complementary therapeutic niches. Peptides recognize difficult targets in a compact format, while antibodies add specificity, long half‐life, and effector functions. This review examines strategies that merge both modalities—peptide grafting into loops, terminal and Fc fusions, and bioconjugation—highlighting how ...
Jinling Wang, Ruslana Romaniuk, Hristo L. Svilenov   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Frequency of Episiotomy and Perineal Injury in Home Births and Influencing Factors

Ebelik ve Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi
Objective: Women may choose home birth to avoid medical interventions such as episiotomy, as midwife-assisted births involve fewer interventions and support the physiological birth process.
Emel Ay, Menekşe Nazlı Aker
doaj   +1 more source

Supporting and Sharing—Home Birth

American Journal of Men's Health, 2015
The planned home birth has provoked discussion around the world. Home birth has been described as a positive experience, but results regarding the safety of home birth are controversial.
Maija-Riitta Jouhki MSc, Tarja Suominen PhD, Päivi Åstedt-Kurki PhD   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Geographies for a good birth: a geo(corpo)graphic approach to home birth in Chile

Salud Colectiva, 2022
Home birth has added a layer of complexity to the epistemology of birth, raising questions about its institutional aspects. From this standpoint, this article stems from an interest in the narratives that Chilean women ascribe to the scenario of home
Pía Rodríguez-Garrrido
doaj   +1 more source

Structural and biochemical analysis of a B12 superbinder

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
BtuG proteins are vitamin B12 scavengers in Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron, a dominant human gut bacterium. We present crystal structures of three BtuG homologs bound to cobalamin and its precursor cobinamide, revealing picomolar binding affinities, among the highest known for any natural protein.
Jose M. Martinez Felices, Jacob J. Whittaker, Dirk J. Slotboom, Albert Guskov   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source