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A rhesus macaque model of α‐dystroglycanopathy caused by a POMT1 splice altering variant

open access: yesAnimal Models and Experimental Medicine, EarlyView.
Rhesus macaques homozygous for a naturally occurring spice altering variant in the POMT1 gene develop lissencephaly, microphthalmia, and muscular contracture. The presentation models severe presentation of the human Walker‐Warburg syndrome. Abstract Background Biallelic mutations in genes associated with α‐dystroglycan glycosylation manifest in a ...
Anya Nordlund   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Neonatal Survival in Rural Tanzania : Home Deliveries, Neonatal Mortality and Subsequent Help and Health Seeking Behaviour for the Newborn by Mothers in Rural Tanzania [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
It is unlikely that the fourth Millennium Development Goal (MDG 4: reduce child mortality) will be attained without considerable decline in neonatal mortality.
Mrisho, Mwifadhi
core  

Over the edge: Empirical evidence for the cliff‐edge model of obstetric selection

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The cliff‐edge model of obstetric selection maintains that larger neonates and smaller birth canals confer a positive selective advantage until labor becomes obstructed and vaginal delivery is no longer possible, eliciting an abrupt reduction in fitness.
Laura M. Watson   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

[Neonatal mortality--the key to reduced neonatal mortality?].

open access: yesTidsskrift for den Norske laegeforening : tidsskrift for praktisk medicin, ny raekke, 2009
A newborn dies every 10th second; a pregnant woman dies during labour every minute. Four of ten under-5-deaths occur the first four weeks of life. To achieve UN's fourth millennium goal on reduction of child mortality, neonatal mortality has to be markedly reduced.
openaire   +1 more source

The mechanism of labor in nonhuman primates: A look inside

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract While in humans, the flexed position of the fetus and its rotating course down the birth canal are well documented, in other primates the mechanism of labor is unknown. Despite the lack of comparative data, it is commonly assumed that the human obstetric mechanism is unique, and anthropologists have disputed when and why the transition to the ...
Melissa K. Stoller
wiley   +1 more source

Survival of neonates in rural Southern Tanzania: does place of delivery or continuum of care matter? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
\ud The concept of continuum of care has recently been highlighted as a core principle of maternal, newborn and child health initiatives, and as a means to save lives.
Mwanyangala, Mathew Alexander   +5 more
core   +2 more sources

Developmental differences in cortical bone structure in chimpanzee and human femora reflect early locomotor independence in humans

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The cortical bone structure of long bone diaphyses changes throughout growth via skeletal modeling and has important implications for bone strength and structural integrity. Ontogenetic trends in diaphyseal structure have been identified in both chimpanzees and humans but it is not yet clear how these trends compare given notable differences ...
Karen R. Swan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Study On Neonatal Mortality In Jamnagar District Of Gujarat

open access: yesIndian Journal of Community Medicine, 1998
Research question: Which are the maternal, socio-demographic and neonatal attributes responsible for neonatal mortality in rural areas of Gujarat? Objectives: (i) To know various maternal, socio-demographic and neonatal factors responsible for neonatal ...
Yadav Sudha, Yadav B.S
doaj  

Demographic differentials in births assisted by trained midwives in Nineteenth-Century Sweden: What difference did it make for infant survival?

open access: yesSexual & Reproductive Healthcare
Objectives: This study examines the influence of social and demographic factors on the utilization of trained midwives in Sweden during the latter half of the nineteenth century.
Lena Karlsson
doaj   +1 more source

Tendências da mortalidade infantil no Município de Guarulhos: análise do período de 1971 a 1998 Trends of infant mortality in the city of Guarulhos: 1971 to 1998

open access: yesRevista Brasileira de Epidemiologia, 2001
INTRODUÇÃO: Nas últimas décadas, o coeficiente de mortalidade infantil vem apresentando uma tendência de queda, principalmente às custas do componente pós-neonatal.
Ermelinda Antonia Tomé   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

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