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Confidential enquiries into maternal deaths in Ondo State, Nigeria – a comparative analysis

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2019
Background Paucity of data on state-wide maternal mortality in Nigeria hampers planning, monitoring and evaluation of the impact of interventions. The Confidential Enquiry into Maternal Deaths in Ondo State was initiated to overcome this problem.
Lawal Oyeneyin, Thomas van den Akker, Oladipo Durojaiye, Ola Obaado, Francis Akanbiemu, Yetunde Olagbuji, Isaac Aladeniyi, Majeed Oyeneyin, Olajumoke Aladenola   +8 more
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Study of maternal near miss cases at a tertiary centre in South India [PDF]

New Indian Journal of OBGYN
Background: Maternal mortality is a sentinel event to assess the quality of a women’s health care system. As the mortality rates are consistently decreasing the focus is shifted on maternal near miss which describes severe maternal morbidity which ...
Padmasri Ramalingappa, Raksha S Gowda, Shruthi Holavanahalli Srinivasamurthy   +2 more
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Prevalence and risk factors for maternal mortality at a tertiary care centre in Eastern Nepal- retrospective cross sectional study

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2021
Background The maternal mortality ratio is a significant public health indicator that reflects the quality of health care services. The prevalence is still high in developing countries than in the developed countries.
Sarita Sitaula, Tulasa Basnet, Ajay Agrawal, Tara Manandhar, Dipti Das, Prezma Shrestha   +5 more
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Two decades of resurrection studies: What have we learned about contemporary evolution of plant species?

American Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Abstract Premise Global climate change has altered the eco‐evolutionary trajectories of plant species, leading to observed shifts in phenotypes, such as earlier flowering. However, disentangling the contributions of plasticity and adaptation to trait changes remains challenging.
Lillie K. Pennington, Seema N. Sheth, Steven J. Franks, Jill T. Anderson, Elena Hamann   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Maternal mortality in a tertiary care hospital: A 10-year review

International Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2013
Background: Epidemiological data pertaining to maternal mortality is valuable in each set up to design interventional programs to favourably reduce the ratio.
Bhaskar K Murthy, Mangala B Murthy, Priya M Prabhu   +2 more
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Ten years trend in maternal mortality at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center Tanzania, 2003–2012: A descriptive retrospective tertiary hospital based study

Asian Pacific Journal of Reproduction, 2016
Objective: To determine the trend, causes and characteristics of maternal deaths in a tertiary hospital in Northern Tanzania. Methods: A descriptive retrospective review of hospital based maternal death data that occurred at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical
Eusebious W. Maro, Neema R. Mosha, Michael Johnson Mahande, Joseph Obure, Gileard Masenga   +4 more
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Genomic Contributors to Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia: Results of Exome Sequencing in 560 Probands and Cross Reference of Findings in an Independent Cohort

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT There is a strong genetic contribution to the etiology of congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). This study evaluated genetic testing results and diagnostic yield for fetuses and children with CDH. This was a retrospective cohort study of exome sequencing (ES) performed at GeneDx for fetuses and children ≤ 18 years of age with CDH compared ...
Justin Blair, Kevin Carratu, Natalie E. Rintoul, Holly L. Hedrick, William H. Peranteau, Catherine M. Avitabile, Kirsty McWalter, Paul Kruszka, Ian D. Krantz, K. Taylor Wild   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Diagnostic Odyssey of Atypical Long‐Chain 3‐Hydroxyacyl‐CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency (LCHADD) Explained by Three Allelic Products From Two Pathogenic Variants

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Long‐chain 3‐hydroxyacyl‐CoA dehydrogenase deficiency (LCHADD) is an autosomal recessive mitochondrial defect of long‐chain fatty acid β‐oxidation, caused by biallelic pathogenic variants in HADHA or HADHB. We report a 22‐year‐old male with an atypically mild presentation of LCHADD who was referred to the Undiagnosed Diseases Network (UDN ...
Yutaka Furuta, Lynette C. Rives, T. Andrew Burrow, Thomas A. Cassini, Rory J. Tinker, Amy K. Robertson, Kimberly M. Ezell, Rizwan Hamid, Joy D. Cogan, John A. Phillips III   +9 more
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Maternal mortality in jos nigeria: a facility based prospective review [PDF]

International Journal of Biological and Medical Research, 2011
Objectives The study was designed to determine the maternal mortality ratio at the Jos University teaching Hospital and ascertain the causes of maternal death.
Stephen D. Ngwan, Terrumun Z. Swende
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A Case of Multiple Mitochondrial Dysfunctions Syndrome 1 and Review of the Literature

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Multiple mitochondrial dysfunctions syndrome 1 (MMDS1, MIM #605711) due to NFU1 gene defects is an ultra‐rare autosomal recessive inborn error of metabolism associated with reduced function of NFU1 iron–sulfur cluster (ISC) scaffold protein.
Charles R. DiFalco, Aaron Williams, Claudia Soler‐Alfonso, Emily Waskow, Elizabeth Mizerik, Fernando Scaglia, Chaya N. Murali   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source