ANTENATAL CARE AND MATERNAL OUTCOME OF PREECLAMPSIA
Background: In Indonesia, preeclampsia is the second most common cause of maternal death. One of the government's steps to reduce it by antenatal care policy.
Nurul Mardiyah +2 more
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Community-based Approach to Intermittent Preventive Treatment for Malaria in Pregnancy in Kisumu, Kenya [PDF]
Malaria in pregnancy (MiP) is a significant contributor to maternal and newborn morbidity and mortality. In malaria-endemic countries, especially those in tropical areas of Africa where there is intense transmission of Plasmodium falciparum (P ...
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Cesarean scar defects and placental abnormalities – a 3 year survey study [PDF]
The placenta is an essential organ for embryonic and fetal development, ensuring nutrient uptake, gas exchange (via the mother\u27s blood supply), waste elimination, thermo-regulation, immunological and hormonal factors, etc.
Bacalbașa, Nicolae +2 more
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Over the edge: Empirical evidence for the cliff‐edge model of obstetric selection
Abstract The cliff‐edge model of obstetric selection maintains that larger neonates and smaller birth canals confer a positive selective advantage until labor becomes obstructed and vaginal delivery is no longer possible, eliciting an abrupt reduction in fitness.
Laura M. Watson +6 more
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Background Studying severe acute maternal morbidity in the intensive care unit improves our understanding of potential factors affecting maternal health.
Beatriz Paulina Ayala Quintanilla +4 more
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An Examination of the Maternal Health Quality of Care Landscape in India [PDF]
India has made significant strides in maternal health over the past several decades, reducingits maternal mortality ratio (MMR) from 556 to 174 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births from1990 to 2015 (World Bank 2016a).
Katie Naeve, Rajani Ved, So O'Neil
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Predictors of Extra Care Among Magnesium Sulphate treated eclamptic patients at Muhimbili National Hospital, Tanzania. [PDF]
\ud The inclusion of Magnesium Sulphate (MgSO4) as a gold standard in the treatment of eclampsia has substantially reduced incidences of repeated fits, eclamptic morbidity and deaths.
Muganyizi, Projestine S +1 more
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Twin pregnancies and the limits of the energetics of gestation and growth hypothesis
Abstract The “Energetics of Gestation and Growth” (EGG) hypothesis proposes that human birth timing and the associated secondary altriciality of human newborns is determined by limits in maternal metabolic capacity. According to this model, labor is triggered when the increasing fetal energy requirements exceed the expectant mother's maximum sustained ...
Cédric Cordey +2 more
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Population and Reproductive Health [PDF]
Outlines the foundation's grantmaking strategies to reduce maternal mortality and morbidity and to advance youths' sexual and reproductive health and rights.
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Risk Factors for Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infections during the First 3 Years of Life in the Tropics; Findings from a Birth Cohort. [PDF]
Background: Soil-transmitted helminths (STH) infect more than 2 billion humans worldwide, causing significant morbidity in children. There are few data on the epidemiology and risk factors for infection in pre-school children. To investigate risk factors
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