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Children at Risk: Infant and Child Health in Central Asia [PDF]

, 2003
Using Demographic and Health Surveys, government statistics, and field observations I examine trends in infant and child health in Uzbekistan, Kazakstan and the Kyrgyz Republic.
Buckley, Cynthia
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Knowledge Summary 23: Human Rights & Accountability [PDF]

, 2013
Progress has been made in reducing maternal and child mortality, yet millions continue to die from preventable causes. These deaths represent an accountability challenge and a major concern shared by both the health and human rights communities.
Avan, BI, Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health, Sabot, K   +2 more
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Temporal effects of maternal psychological distress on child mental health problems at ages 3, 5, 7 and 11: analysis from the UK Millennium Cohort Study [PDF]

, 2019
Background: Psychological distress is common among women of childbearing age, and limited longitudinal research suggests prolonged exposure to maternal distress is linked to child mental health problems.
Chittleborough, Catherine, Deighton, Jessica, Hope, Steven, Law, Catherine, Lynch, John, Maika, Amelia, Micali, Nadia, Mittinty, Murthy, Pearce, Anna   +8 more
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Addressing Inequity to Achieve the Maternal and Child Health Millennium Development Goals: Looking Beyond Averages. [PDF]

, 2012
Inequity in access to and use of child and maternal health interventions is impeding progress towards the maternal and child health Millennium Development Goals.
A Amouzou, AR Hosseinpoor, C Kurowski, CG Victora, CG Victora, D Gwatkin, D McIntyre, DR Gwatkin, E Zere, E Zere, Frida N Ngalesoni, FutureInstitute, George M Ruhago, H Masanja, I Rudan, J Boerma, J Bryce, L Say, M Fox, M Islam, M Munga, MC Hogan, MOHSW, MOHSW, N Daniels, N Kakwani, N Walker, NBS[Tanzania] and ORCMacro, Ole F Norheim, R Lozano, S Thomsen, T Mkandawire, TH Julian, UNICEF, W DeCormier-Plosky, W Winfrey, W.H.O   +36 more
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Does mobile phone ownership predict better utilization of maternal and newborn health services? a cross-sectional study in Timor-Leste. [PDF]

, 2016
BackgroundIncreasingly popular mobile health (mHealth) programs have been proposed to promote better utilization of maternal, newborn and child health services.
Gu, Jing, Hofstee, Marisa, Mercer, Mary Anne, Nie, Juan, Thompson, Susan, Unger, Jennifer Anna   +5 more
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Global implications of evidence ‘biased’ practice: management of the third stage of labour [PDF]

, 2008
Increasing attention is being paid to the promotion of clinical and cost-effective care informed by the highest level of evidence to ensure health outcomes are optimised and access to health care is equitable.
Confidential Enquiry into Maternal and Child Health (CEMACH), Eden, Gunther, Hora Soltani, Hutchon, Hutton, Lalonde, Sackett, Sleep, Van Rheenen, Winter   +10 more
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Women’s suggestions on how to improve the quality of maternal and newborn hospital care: a qualitative study in Italy using the WHO standards as framework for the analysis

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2020
Background A recent systematic review identified very few studies on women’s views on how to improve the quality of maternal and newborn care (QMNC). This study aimed at exploring the suggestions provided by women, after hospital delivery in Italy, on ...
Marzia Lazzerini, Chiara Semenzato, Jaspreet Kaur, Benedetta Covi, Giorgia Argentini   +4 more
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Detailed pedigree analyses and prenatal diagnosis for a family with mucopolysaccharidosis type II

BMC Medical Genomics, 2021
Background Mucopolysaccharidosis type II (MPS II) is an X-linked multisystem disorder caused by mutations in the gene encoding iduronate 2-sulfatase (IDS).
Chuan Zhang, Shengju Hao, ZhaoYan Meng, Ling Hui, Yan Wang, Feng Xuan, Xue Chen, Xing Wang, Furong Zheng, Lei Zheng, Bingbo Zhou, Xinqi Wu, Qinghua Zhang, Zongfu Cao   +13 more
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Courtesy stigma among primary caregivers of children with autism spectrum disorder in eastern China

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2023
IntroductionThe experience and perception of stigma is a common problem among primary caregivers of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and has a profound adverse impact on primary caregivers and children with ASD; however, few studies have ...
Xu Chen, Jiao Tong, Bochen Jiang, Shan Ma, Xin Wang, Xun Sun, Yuan Liu, Dongmei Yan, Leilei Wang   +8 more
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Concurrent pathogenic variants in SLC6A1/NOTCH1/PRIMPOL genes in a Chinese patient with myoclonic-atonic epilepsy, mild aortic valve stenosis and high myopia

BMC Medical Genetics, 2020
Background Pathogenic SLC6A1 variants have been reported in patients with myoclonic-atonic epilepsy (MAE). NOTCH1, encoding a member of the Notch family of proteins, is known to be associated with aortic valve disease.
Haiming Yuan, Qingming Wang, Yufeng Li, Shuangxi Cheng, Jianxin Liu, Yanhui Liu   +5 more
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