Causes of Death Among Stillbirths and Children Aged <5 Years in Africa and South Asia - Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance, Seven Countries, 2016-2024. [PDF]
Madewell ZJ +61 more
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Abstract Objective Birth asphyxia is one of the leading causes of death for neonates worldwide. Lack of an objective cost effective test to predict poor newborn outcomes at birth affects the ability to respond appropriately. This study determined predictive values of umbilical cord arterial lactate in relation to adverse neonatal outcomes. Methods This
Elizabeth Ayebare +7 more
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From Survival to Lifelong Care: The Global Burden of Congenital Heart Disease. [PDF]
Kumar RK +17 more
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Optimal timing for induction of labor in normotensive women: A retrospective cohort study
Abstract Objective Labor induction is offered to reduce the risk of stillbirth at late term (41+0 to 41+6) but earlier induction in normotensive singleton pregnancies is supported by weak evidence. The aim of the present study was to investigate the optimal timing for induction in normotensive women.
Jóhanna Gunnarsdóttir +3 more
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Attenuated C-reactive protein response to infection in newborns and neonates: an age-stratified analysis in children with sepsis. [PDF]
Yao ZY +5 more
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Abstract Background Approximately one in four first‐time mothers reach the second stage of labor but cannot have a spontaneous vaginal birth, necessitating an intervention such as forceps to facilitate birth. Objective This study synthesizes evidence comparing severe maternal morbidity (SMM) and neonatal morbidity or mortality (SNMM) following forceps ...
Irina I. Oltean +2 more
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Public Health Challenges in Somalia: Strengthening Health Systems for Resilient and Equitable Healthcare Delivery. [PDF]
Mohamoud JH, Adam MH, Sheikh Mohamed AM.
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Abstract Objective Maternal obesity and excess gestational weight gain (GWG) are linked to adverse perinatal outcomes, potentially via disruption of the maternal–fetal stress axis. Placental HSD11B2 protects the fetus from excess glucocorticoids and may influence fetal programming during maternal metabolic stress.
Thorsten Braun +13 more
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Determinants of neonatal size and body composition: protocol of a prospective cohort study of mother-newborn pairs in Bloemfontein, South Africa. [PDF]
Carboo JA +3 more
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