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Maternal tea consumption and the risk of preterm delivery in urban China: a birth cohort study

BMC Public Health, 2016
Background Studies investigating the relationship between maternal tea drinking and risk of preterm birth have reached inconsistent results. Methods The present study analyzed data from a birth cohort study including 10,179 women who delivered a ...
Lei Huang, Catherine Lerro, Tao Yang, Jing Li, Jie Qiu, Weitao Qiu, Xiaochun He, Hongmei Cui, Ling Lv, Ruifeng Xu, Xiaoying Xu, Huang Huang, Qing Liu, Yawei Zhang   +13 more
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Rural maternity care: Can we learn from Wal-Mart? [PDF]

, 2010
In many countries rural maternity care is under threat. Consequently rural pregnant women will have to travel further to attend larger maternity units to receive care and deliver their babies.
Pitchforth, Emma, van Teijlingen, Edwin
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Pre-pregnancy BMI, gestational weight gain and risk of preeclampsia: a birth cohort study in Lanzhou, China

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2017
Background To evaluate the independent and joint effects of maternal pre-pregnancy BMI and gestational weight gain (GWG) on the risk of preeclampsia and its subtypes. Methods A birth cohort study was conducted from 2010 to 2012 in Lanzhou, China.
Yawen Shao, Jie Qiu, Huang Huang, Baohong Mao, Wei Dai, Xiaochun He, Hongmei Cui, Xiaojuan Lin, Ling Lv, Dennis Wang, Zhongfeng Tang, Sijuan Xu, Nan Zhao, Min Zhou, Xiaoying Xu, Weitao Qiu, Qing Liu, Yawei Zhang   +17 more
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The experience of maternity care for migrant women living with female genital mutilation: A qualitative synthesis [PDF]

, 2019
BACKGROUND: Increasing numbers of childbearing women with a history of female genital mutilation (FGM) are accessing maternity services in high-income countries across the world.
Abusharaf, Ameresekere, Aya, Banks, Berg, Berggren, Bondas, Bulma, Chalmers, Chalmers, Crawford, Creighton, Essén, Essén, Gough, Hicks, Hill, Lundberg, Macklin, Moher, Moxey, Murray, Noblit, Small, Thierfelder, Vangen   +25 more
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Factors influencing the utilisation of free-standing and alongside midwifery units in England: a qualitative research study [PDF]

, 2020
OBJECTIVE: To identify factors influencing the provision, utilisation and sustainability of midwifery units (MUs) in England. DESIGN: Case studies, using individual interviews and focus groups, in six National Health Service (NHS) Trust maternity ...
Bishop, S., Coleby, D., Culley, L., Grigg, C. P., McCourt, C., Pacanowski, L., Scanlon, M., Spiby, H., Thornton, J. S., Walsh, D., Wilkinson, J.   +10 more
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Quality of care provided in two Scottish rural community maternity units: a retrospective case review

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2017
Background Women in Scotland with uncomplicated pregnancies are encouraged by professional bodies and national guidelines to access community based models of midwife-led care for their labour and birth.
Sara Denham, Tracy Humphrey, Ruth Taylor
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Peptidome analysis of umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cell (hUC-MSC) conditioned medium from preterm and term infants

Stem Cell Research & Therapy, 2020
Background The therapeutic role of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) has been widely confirmed in several animal models of premature infant diseases. Micromolecule peptides have shown promise for the treatment of premature infant diseases.
Yu Wang, Lin Zhang, Yun Wu, Rongping Zhu, Yan Wang, Yan Cao, Wei Long, Chenbo Ji, Huaiyan Wang, Lianghui You   +9 more
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Differential effects of the LncRNA RNF157-AS1 on epithelial ovarian cancer cells through suppression of DIRAS3- and ULK1-mediated autophagy

Cell Death and Disease, 2023
Analyses of several databases showed that the lncRNA RNF157 Antisense RNA 1 (RNF157-AS1) is overexpressed in epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) tissues. In our study, suppressing RNF157-AS1 strikingly reduced the proliferation, invasion, and migration of ...
Pengfei Xu, Sujuan Xu, Haiyue Pan, Chencheng Dai, Yiran Xu, Luyao Wang, Yu Cong, Huilin Zhang, Jian Cao, Lili Ge, Xuemei Jia   +10 more
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Understanding Afghan healthcare providers: a qualitative study of the culture of care in a Kabul maternity hospital. [PDF]

, 2014
To analyse the culture of a Kabul maternity hospital to understand the perspectives of healthcare providers on their roles, experiences, values and motivations and the impact of these determinants on the care of perinatal women and their ...
Arnold, R., Holloway, Immy, Ryan, K., van Teijlingen, Edwin   +3 more
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The impact of paid maternity leave on labour market outcomes [PDF]

, 2012
This working paper look into the effect of paid maternity leave on mothers probability of employment after birth, how this effect varies with the age of the child, and the effect on wages when the child is about four years old.
Barbara Hanel
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