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The “costly son” hypothesis: Sons exacerbate obstetrical dilemmas in humans and other mammals

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Human childbirth has often been considered uniquely difficult among mammals, yet recent evidence suggests that obstructed labor and fetopelvic disproportion are widespread across placental mammals. Here, we propose the “costly son” hypothesis: because male offspring are typically larger at birth, they impose greater obstetric risk on mothers ...
Nicole D. S. Grunstra, Jonathan C. K. Wells   +1 more
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Infant mortality by color or race from Rondônia, Brazilian Amazon

Revista de Saúde Pública
OBJECTIVE To analyze the quality of records for live births and infant deaths and to estimate the infant mortality rate for skin color or race, in order to explore possible racial inequalities in health.
Caroline Gava, Andrey Moreira Cardoso, Paulo Cesar Basta   +2 more
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Comparisons of infant mortality in the Austrian Empire Länder using the Tafeln (1851-54) [PDF]

In this paper we measure differences in infant mortality among the central European populations of the Austrian Empire during the mid-19th century using data published in the Tafeln zur Statistik der Österreichischen Monarchie (Statistical Tables of the
Fiorenzo Rossi, Gianpiero Dalla Zuanna
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Body mass and sex estimation from lower carnassial tooth morphometry in the endangered Iberian wolf (Canis lupus signatus): An ecomorphological analysis of sexual size dimorphism

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The Iberian wolf (Canis lupus signatus) is an endangered subspecies characterized by highly fragmented populations and increasing human–carnivore conflict across the Iberian Peninsula. Although body mass strongly influences predator–prey dynamics and ecological performance, quantitative assessments of sexual size dimorphism (SSD) and body mass
Leonardo Cotts, Eduardo Rossener, Ricardo Moratelli, Maria da Luz Mathias, Oscar Rocha‐Barbosa   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

How can we make international comparisons of infant mortality in high income countries based on aggregate data more relevant to policy?

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2017
Background Infant mortality rates are commonly used to compare the health of populations. Observed differences are often attributed to variation in child health care quality.
Ania Zylbersztejn, Ruth Gilbert, Anders Hjern, Pia Hardelid   +3 more
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Proceedings of the International Collaborative Effort on Perinatal and Infant Mortality, volume III; papers presented at the International Symposium on Perinatal and Infant Mortality, 1990, Bethesda, Maryland, sponsored by the National Center for Health Statistics [PDF]

These are the papers presented at the International Symposium on Perinatal and Infant Mortality, held in Bethesda, Maryland, in 1990. The meeting was sponsored by the International Collaborative Effort on Perinatal and Infant Mortality, created by the ...

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Modulation of Animal Gut Health by Milk Oligosaccharide

Animal Research and One Health, EarlyView.
This review summarizes the composition and structural characteristics of MOs across different mammalian species, and elucidates their roles and mechanisms in maintaining intestinal homeostasis by regulating gut microbiome and enhancing intestinal chemical, physical and immune barriers.
Ningtao Chen, Nana Jing, Shiyu Tao, Mingyue Fei, Wentao Lv, Hua Yang, Yingping Xiao, Haiqin Wu   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mother’s Health-seeking Behaviour and Childhood Mortality in Pakistan [PDF]

The paper examines the Mother’s Health-seeking Behaviour and Childhood Mortality in Pakistan. This is based on the 1990-91 Pakistan Demographic and Health Survey (PDHS), a nationally representative survey covering all four provinces of the country.
Ghulam Mustafa Zahid
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Affective dimensions in the information behavior of forcibly displaced people: A literature review. An Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (ARIST) paper

Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, EarlyView.
Abstract This review analyzed 241 scholarly articles published between 2010 and 2025 in information science venues to examine how affect shapes refugees' information behavior during forced migration and to identify additional contextual factors. It identifies seven affective dimensions: anxiety, shame and stigma, grief and loss, frustration, (mis)trust,
Maja Krtalić, Lilach Alon
wiley   +1 more source

Determinants of infant and child mortality in Zimbabwe: Results of multivariate hazard analysis

Demographic Research, 2009
This study addresses important issues in infant and child mortality in Zimbabwe. The objective of the paper is to determine the impact of maternal, socioeconomic and sanitation variables on infant and child mortality. Results show that births of order 6+
Joshua Kembo, Jeroen K. van Ginneken
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