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Improving US maternal mortality reporting by analyzing literal text on death certificates, United States, 2016-2017.

PLoS ONE, 2020
Changes in data collection and processing of US maternal mortality data across states over time have led to inconsistencies in maternal death reporting.
Marian F MacDorman, Marie Thoma, Eugene Declercq   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Contraception and health.

, 2012
Increasing contraceptive use in developing countries has cut the number of maternal deaths by 40% over the past 20 years, merely by reducing the number of unintended pregnancies.
Cleland, John, Conde-Agudelo, Agustin, Peterson, Herbert, Ross, John, Tsui, Amy   +4 more
core   +1 more source

A social component in the negative effect of sons on maternal longevity in pre-industrial humans [PDF]

, 2004
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MATTHIJS, K, Van de Putte, Bart, VLIETINCK, R   +2 more
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Liquid biopsy epigenetics: establishing a molecular profile based on cell‐free DNA

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Cell‐free DNA (cfDNA) fragments in plasma from cancer patients carry epigenetic signatures reflecting their cells of origin. These epigenetic features include DNA methylation, nucleosome modifications, and variations in fragmentation. This review describes the biological properties of each feature and explores optimal strategies for harnessing cfDNA ...
Christoffer Trier Maansson, Anders Lade Nielsen, Boe Sandahl Sorensen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Audit of Early and Late Maternal Deaths in Georgia: Potential for Improving Substandard Obstetric Care

International Journal of Women's Health, 2021
Nino Berdzuli,1 Nino Lomia,1 Anne Cathrine Staff,1,2 Gunta Lazdane,3 Ekaterine Pestvenidze,1 Anne Flem Jacobsen1,2 1Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway; 2Division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Oslo ...
Berdzuli N, Lomia N, Staff AC, Lazdane G, Pestvenidze E, Jacobsen AF   +5 more
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Learning from maternal deaths due to uterine rupture: review of cases from peri-urban UgandaAJOG Global Reports at a Glance

AJOG Global Reports, 2022
BACKGROUND: Maternal deaths from uterine rupture continue to occur globally, with particularly high rates in sub-Saharan Africa. Maternal death reviews have been shown to be an effective part of cohesive strategies to prevent future deaths.
Imelda Namagembe, MD, Sarah M. Chukwuma, MBChB, Annettee Nakimuli, MD, PhD, Noah Kiwanuka, PhD, Josaphat Byamugisha, PhD, Ashley Moffett, MB/BChir, PhD, Catherine E. Aiken, MB/BChir, PhD   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Reviewing disease burden among rural Indian women [PDF]

, 2004
The disease burden of rural Indian women is reviewed by utilizing the data from the 'Survey of Causes of Death (rural)' annual reports of Registrar General of India supplemented with National family health survey (NFHS-II).
Agnihotram V, Dr. Ramanakumar
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Maternal mortality and psychiatric morbidity in the perinatal period: challenges and opportunities for prevention in the Australian setting [PDF]

, 2007
•Maternal mortality associated with psychiatric illness in the perinatal period (pregnancy to the end of the first year postpartum) has until recently been under-reported in Australia due to limitations in the scope of the data collection and ...
Austin, Marie-Paule, Kildea, Sue V., Sullivan, Elizabeth D.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Metformin promotes mitochondrial integrity through AMPK‐signaling in Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Metformin mediates mitochondrial quality control in Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) fibroblasts carrying mtDNA mutations. At therapeutic levels, metformin activates AMPK signaling to restore mitochondrial dynamics by promoting fusion and restraining fission, while preserving mitochondrial mass, enhancing autophagy/mitophagy and biogenesis ...
Chatnapa Panusatid, Rapasviranda Soiyangsuk, Maneeluck Tanadjindarat, Chayanon Peerapittayamongkol   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Recombinant Activated Factor VII as a Second Line Treatment for Postpartum Hemorrhage [PDF]

Korean Journal of Critical Care Medicine, 2017
Background Severe or massive postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) has remained a leading cause of maternal mortality for decades across the world and it results in critical obstetric complications.
Soon Chang Park, Seok Ran Yeom, Sang Kyoon Han, Young Mo Jo, Hyung Bin Kim   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source