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Striving for excellence in maternity care: The Maternity Stream of the City of Sanctuary. [PDF]

, 2015
yesAsylum-seeking and refugee (AS&R) women living in the UK often have complex health and social care needs, with poor underlying mental and physical health and an increased risk of negative pregnancy outcomes. Despite this, AS&R women are less likely to
Aspinall P, Centre for Maternal and Child Enquiries, Gaudion A, Greenslade R, Haith-Cooper M, Lewis G, Stacey T, Waugh M   +7 more
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Pathogenic Germline PALB2 and RAD50 Variants in Patients With Relapsed Ewing Sarcoma

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Approximately 10% of patients with Ewing sarcoma (EwS) have pathogenic germline variants. Here, we report two cases: first, a novel germline pathogenic variant in partner and localizer of BRCA2 (PALB2) in a patient with a late EwS relapse. Its impact on homologous recombination is demonstrated, and breast cancer risk is discussed.
Molly Mack, A. Carolina Tufino, Mohd Azrin Jamalruddin, Sreya Dey, Yinghong Pan, Elina Mukherjee, Jessica D. Daley, Julia Meade, Mahmoud Aarabi, Lisa Maurer, James Cooper, Kara A. Bernstein, Kelly M. Bailey   +12 more
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Using a WeChat mini-program-based lactation consultant intervention to increase the consumption of mother’s own milk by preterm infants in the neonatal intensive care unit: a study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial

Trials, 2021
Background The benefits of mother’s own milk (MOM) for preterm infants have been widely recognized. Many studies have shown that the rate of breastfeeding of premature infants remains very low. Although many studies use measures to promote breastfeeding,
Jie Huo, Xinping Wu, Chuanli Gu, Zhangbin Yu, Jun Zhang, Xiaohui Chen, Jingai Zhu, Feng Liu, Beibei Liu, Qianqian Li, Shuping Han   +10 more
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Characterizing Parental Concerns About Lasting Impacts of Treatment in Children With B‐Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background B‐acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B‐ALL) is the most common pediatric cancer, and while most children in high‐resource settings are cured, therapy carries risks for long‐term toxicities. Understanding parents’ concerns about these late effects is essential to guide anticipatory support and inform evolving therapeutic approaches ...
Kellee N. Parker, Sarah W. Alexander, Lisa M. Jacola, Kimberly A. Buff, Kyobin Hwang, Elham Hashemi, Gregory Stoddard, Lindsay A. Jibb   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pancreatic carcinoma underlying a complex presentation in late pregnancy: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2018
Background Gestational diabetes mellitus is strongly related to the risk of pancreatic cancer in pregnant women, but gestational diabetes can precede a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer by many years.
Ai-Wu Shi, Xiao-Feng Shen, Hong-Juan Ding, Yao-Qiu Liu, Li Meng, Bill Kalionis   +5 more
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CXCL14 facilitates the growth and metastasis of ovarian carcinoma cells via activation of the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway

Journal of Ovarian Research, 2021
Background There is an urgent need to identify potential targets in anticancer therapy to improve the survival and prognosis of patients with ovarian cancer (OC).
Li-Na Gao, Man Hao, Xiao-Hui Liu, Li Zhang, Yan Dong, Yu-Fang Zhang, Xiao-Chun He   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Staff experiences of Providing Maternity Services in Rural Southern Tanzania -- A Focus on Equipment, Drug and Supply Issues. [PDF]

, 2013
The poor maintenance of equipment and inadequate supplies of drugs and other items contribute to the low quality of maternity services often found in rural settings in low- and middle-income countries, and raise the risk of adverse maternal outcomes ...
A Strauss, B Glaser, C Hunger, C Opondo, Claudia Hanson, David Schellenberg, Donat Shamba, EJ Halcomb, Fatuma Manzi, J Corbin, Jennie Jaribu, Joanna Armstrong Schellenberg, K Manji, Kate Ramsey, KJ Kerber, L Pearson, M Cham, M Dogba, M English, M Koblinsky, M Mrisho, M Sarker, Marcel Tanner, OE Olsen, OM Campbell, P Riwa, RE Black, RN Manongi, S Bradley, S Dawson, S Penfold, S Thaddeus, Suzanne Penfold, Tanya Marchant, The World Health Report 2005, V Filippi   +35 more
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Structural biology of ferritin nanocages

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Ferritin is a conserved iron‐storage protein that sequesters iron as a ferric mineral core within a nanocage, protecting cells from oxidative damage and maintaining iron homeostasis. This review discusses ferritin biology, structure, and function, and highlights recent cryo‐EM studies revealing mechanisms of ferritinophagy, cellular iron uptake, and ...
Eloise Mastrangelo, Flavio Di Pisa
wiley   +1 more source

Maternity care and 'Every Child Matters' [PDF]

, 2009
The first part of the chapter will provide an introduction to maternity services in the UK and why it is the foundation of ‘Every Child Matters’. It is the earliest healthcare intervention of all for the child and it is essential to get it right for ...
Hutchinson, Fiona
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Setting the stage for health: Salutogenesis in midwifery professional knowledge in three European countries [PDF]

, 2016
There is a lack of systematic evidence concerning health orientation in maternity practice in the current climate of risk avoidance. The midwifery professional project is orientated toward the preservation of normal physiological processes during the ...
Antonovsky A, Beck U, Bengt Lindstrøm, Berg M., Blaaka G., Borelli S., Claudia Meier Magistretti, Davis J. A, Downe S, Downe S., Downe S., Eriksson M., Eriksson M., Flick U, Katharina Tritten Schwarz, Kluge S, Linde C, Lindström B, Macpherson I., Mann S, Marie Berg, Moynihan R., Nutbeam D, O'Connell R., Renfrew M. J., Soo Downe, Thier K, Thier K., Thompson G, Thompson G., Walsh D., Zautra A. J., Ólafsdóttir Ó. Á   +32 more
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