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Validating a Wearable Bluetooth Oximeter for Infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Oxygen is vital for life but the wrong amount of oxygen can lead to significant risk of morbidity and mortality. Preterm infants are at particular risk from both too little (hypoxia) and excess (hyperoxia) oxygen. In the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), oxygen treatment is guided by oximetry derived from wired oximeters which ...
Amy Courtney, Ju Lee Oei
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Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Users of Intrauterine Devices

Urology Journal, 2005
Introduction: The aim of this study was to compare the frequency of asymptomatic bacteriuria in women who use intrauterine devices (IUDs) as a contraceptive method with subjects who use tubal ligation (TL).
Zohreh Amiri, Esmat Mashhady, Masoumeh Fallahian   +2 more
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Perforation of the bowel from intrauterine contraceptive devices: case series and discussion

, 2006
The intrauterine contraceptive device is used extensively in the female population. Serious complications are rare, but they do occur. We discuss three cases of bowel perforation caused by these devices following their perforation through the uterine ...
Acharya, Santanu, Oxby, Claire, Jones, Siân   +2 more
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Unfit Mothers Only: Medical Gatekeeping of Second‐ and Third‐Trimester Abortion in France

Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background In France, abortion is available without restriction as to reason until 14 weeks of pregnancy. Beyond this limit, medical authorization is required and “medical termination of pregnancy” is permitted for fetal malformation or serious danger to the woman's health, including from “psychosocial distress.” Little is known about how ...
Raphaël Perrin
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Access to Reproductive Health Services for Women Incarcerated in the United States: A Federal and State Policy Review

Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction The United States (US) has the highest incarceration rate in the world. Women's incarceration has grown significantly since 1980, disproportionately affecting marginalized communities. Most individuals experiencing incarceration are of reproductive age, yet studies have suggested limited access to reproductive health services ...
Bethany Kotlar, Margaret Matthews, Kimberly Piontkowski, Varshini Odayar, Karenna Thomas, Anwei Gwan, Rebecca Shlafer, Carolyn Sufrin   +7 more
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Hysteroscopic Suture Fixation of the Levonorgestrel-Releasing Intrauterine System Reduces Re-Expulsion and Improves Outcomes in Women With a History of Prior Expulsion

Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics & Gynecology
Background: The levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (LNG-IUS) is an effective contraceptive and non-surgical treatment for various gynecological conditions.
Yuan Ge, Beibei Lin, Gufeng Xu, Yue Wang
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Twelve‐Month Discontinuation of Contraceptive Methods: A Global Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Studies in Family Planning, EarlyView.
Abstract Monitoring contraceptive discontinuation is crucial to reduce unmet needs and unintended pregnancies while supporting person‐centered counseling. The objective is to summarize discontinuation rates by method type (long‐acting reversible contraceptive [LARC] or short‐acting reversible contraceptive [SARC]), type (abandonment or switching), and ...
Fernanda Gontijo Araújo, Gisele Nepomuceno de Andrade, Ana Luiza Vilela Borges, Mariana Santos Felisbino‐Mendes   +3 more
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Shield Device

, 1965
Experiemental design. Modified heart or shield with magnet in the central spoke. Cervical threads (absent here) would be attached through the lower eyelet at the cervical end of the central spoke.
Unknown, Hugh J. Davis, M.D.; Robert Israel, M.D.   +1 more
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Family Planning Data and Measurement in the Era of Changing Global Development Architecture

Studies in Family Planning, EarlyView.
Abstract Decades of progress in global sexual and reproductive health programming and data availability are threatened as over 80 percent of donor funding for family planning (FP) comes from governments that have announced significant cuts to official development assistance.
Shiza Farid, Althea Wolfe, Kerry MacQuarrie, Elizabeth A. Sully, Mahesh Karra, Emily Sonneveldt, Mohamad Brooks, Nirali Chakraborty, Aurélie Brunie, Rajib Acharya, Moazzam Ali, Syed Khurram Azmat, Funmilola OlaOlorun, Jason Bremner   +13 more
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Displaced intrauterine contraceptive device: a multidisciplinary approach

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
Implantation of intrauterine contraceptive devices (IUCDs) has become a common method of family planning. Very few patients experience any complication, which is why it is regarded as a safe method.
Kinza Alam, Zoya Habib, Muhammad Huzaifa Akhtar Bajwa, Rimsha Jafar, Koukab Ejaz, Zulqarnain Arif   +5 more
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