Health disparities in chronic liver disease
Hepatology, EarlyView., 2022 Abstract The syndemic of hazardous alcohol consumption, opioid use, and obesity has led to important changes in liver disease epidemiology that have exacerbated health disparities. Health disparities occur when plausibly avoidable health differences are experienced by socially disadvantaged populations.
Ani Kardashian +3 more
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Practices and Women’s Perceptions of Childbirth in Western Nepal: A Qualitative Study
Journal of Nepal Health Research Council, 2020 Background: Despite continuous efforts to increase the utilization of institutional delivery care services nearly two-fifths women deliver their babies at home without the assistance of skilled birth attendants (SBA) in Nepal.
Tulsi Ram Bhandari +2 more
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Childbirth at home and associated factors in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Archives of Public Health, 2021 Background Maternal mortality remains a major challenge to health systems worldwide. Although most pregnancies and births are uneventful, approximately 15% of all pregnant women develop potentially life-threatening complications.
Asteray Assmie Ayenew +2 more
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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
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The effect of yoga on fear of childbirth and childbirth self-efficacy in primigravid women: a randomized controlled trial [PDF]
Majallah-i Zanān, Māmā̓ī va Nāzā̓ī-i Īrān, 2022 Introduction: In the recent years, yoga has been considered by researchers as a safe and effective method in promoting the physical and mental health of pregnant women.
Saman Samavati +3 more
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Smoking in the home after childbirth: prevalence and determinants in an English cohort [PDF]
, 2015 Objectives Children's exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) is causally linked to childhood morbidity and mortality. Over 38% of English children (aged 4–15) whose parents are smokers are exposed to SHS in the home.
Akhtar +33 more
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Home birth midwifery in the United States: evolutionary origins and modern challenges [PDF]
, 2016 Human childbirth is distinct in requiring-or at least strongly profiting from-the assistance of a knowledgeable attendant to support the mother during birth.
Dunham, Bria
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How Baloch Women Make Decisions About the Risks Associated With Different Childbirth Settings in Southeast Iran [PDF]
, 2015 Background: In Zahedan City in Southeast Iran, some women prefer to give birth at home despite the availability of the equipped hospitals and expert advice that hospital births are safer. Objectives: This study explains how Baloch women make decisions
Abedsaeedi, Z. +2 more
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Home birth preference, childbirth, and newborn care practices in rural Peruvian Amazon.
PLoS ONE, 2021 Home birth is very common in the Peruvian Amazon. In rural areas of the Loreto region, home to indigenous populations such as the Kukama-Kukamiria, birth takes place at home constantly. This study aims to understand the preference for home births as well
Irene Del Mastro N +6 more
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PLOS Global Public Health, 2023 In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), maternal and newborn mortality is high due to the high prevalence of home births. Understanding the reasons behind this behavior is essential for improving maternal and newborn outcomes.
Ayesha Khalid +4 more
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