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Evidence of health disparities affecting newborns abounds. Although quality improvement (QI) methodology is often suggested as a tool to advance health equity, the impact of QI initiatives on disparities is variable.
Vicky Reichman +4 more
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This qualitative study examines the attitudes of obstetric and neonatal health care professionals regarding counseling parents and caring for extremely preterm infants.
Katie Gallagher +4 more
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Maternal Ramadan Fasting and Neonatal Health [PDF]
This retrospective cohort study sought to determine the effects of maternal Ramadan fasting during pregnancy on neonatal birth weight as an important aspect of fetal health. It was carried out among healthy women who were admitted for their neonate delivery at two medical centers in Tehran from January to September 2000.
Zohreh, Kavehmanesh, Hassan, Abolghasemi
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Maternal and newborn care has been a primary focus of performance-based financing (PBF) projects, which have been piloted or implemented in 21 countries in sub-Saharan Africa since 2007.
Anna D. Gage, Sebastian Bauhoff
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Randomized Controlled Trial of Oral Immunotherapy with Colostrum or Breast Milk and Clinical Outcomes among Preterm Babies [PDF]
Background: It is well known that mother’s milk is the best nutrient for the baby. Some formal studies have investigated its effectiveness and supported it as a safe feasible practice.
Shiney Easo +7 more
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Health facility preparedness of maternal and neonatal health services: a survey in Jumla, Nepal
Over the past 20 years, Nepal has seen major improvements in childhood and maternal survival. In 2015, the Nepalese government introduced a new federal political structure. It is unclear how this has affected the health system, and particularly, maternal
Pasang Tamang +5 more
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Hypothyroidism in Pregnancy: Consequences to Neonatal Health [PDF]
Pregnancy influences thyroid function in multiple ways. Not only does the maternal hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid (HPT) axis undergo a series of adjustments, the fetus develops its own HPT axis and the placenta plays an active role in iodide and T4 transport and metabolism. Thus, an integrated three-compartment thyroid model exists during gestation (1).
R C, Smallridge, P W, Ladenson
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A Rapid Assessment of the Quality of Neonatal Healthcare in Kilimanjaro Region, Northeast Tanzania. [PDF]
While child mortality is declining in Africa there has been no evidence of a comparable reduction in neonatal mortality. The quality of inpatient neonatal care is likely a contributing factor but data from resource limited settings are few. The objective
Mbwele, Bernard +5 more
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The effects of designation and volume of neonatal care on mortality and morbidity outcomes of very preterm infants in England : retrospective population-based cohort study [PDF]
Objective: To examine the effects of designation and volume of neonatal care at the hospital of birth on mortality and morbidity outcomes in very preterm infants in a managed clinical network setting.
Draper, E S +27 more
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The Effect of Consanguinity on Neonatal Outcomes and Health [PDF]
Consanguineous marriages constitute a significant fraction of marriages worldwide and confer a major public health concern on newborns. In addition to the risk of acquiring a recessive genetic disease, the offspring of consanguineous parents are plausibly at an increased risk of preterm birth, decreased anthropometric measurements, congenital defects ...
Hussein A, Abbas, Khalid, Yunis
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