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Caesarean section in Malawi: preventable factors in maternal and perinatal mortality. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
OBJECTIVES: To examine factors that may influence maternal and perinatal mortality associated with caesarean section in an African country. DESIGN: A prospective observational study, conducted between January 1998 and June 2000, of 8070 caesarean ...
Fenton, PM, Reynolds, F, Whitty, Cmj
core  

Contraception and health.

open access: yes, 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   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Role of TREM1 in the sevoflurane‐induced inflammatory activation of microglia in vitro

open access: yesIbrain, EarlyView.
Perioperative neurocognitive disorders (PNDs) are one of the most common complications in perioperative patients, and neuroinflammatory reaction mediated by microglia plays a key role in their formation. Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 1 (TREM1) is a key regulator of inflammation.
Chunchun Tang   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Body height and the excess cancer risk in men

open access: yesInternational Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
What's New? In cancers that affect both sexes, men usually have a higher risk than women. While this is often attributed to behavioral factors, such as exposure to environmental carcinogens, there may be an intrinsic biological mechanism involved. Tall stature has been associated with increased cancer risk.
Cecilia Radkiewicz   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence and risk factors for postpartum depression and stress among mothers of preterm and low birthweight infants admitted to a neonatal intensive care unit in Accra, Ghana

open access: yesInternational Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, Volume 169, Issue 1, Page 131-137, April 2025.
Abstract To determine the prevalence of postpartum depression (PPD) and postpartum stress (PPS) and identify associated risk factors among mothers of preterm and low birth weight (LBW) infants. We conducted a secondary analysis of data collected from 255 mothers with preterm and LBW infants admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at Korle ...
John Pellegrino   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Factors associated with maternal mortality in Kazakhstan: a pre- and during-pandemic comparison

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health
IntroductionThe maternal mortality indicator serves as a crucial reflection of a nation’s overall healthcare, economic, and social standing. It is necessary to identify the variations in its impacts across diverse populations, especially those at higher ...
Karina Nukeshtayeva   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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