Association of Maternal Body Mass Index With Risk of Infant Mortality: A Dose-Response Meta-Analysis
Objective: This study presumed that a high or low body mass index (BMI) might increase the risk of infant mortality. Therefore, a meta-analysis was performed to systematically assess the association between maternal BMI and the risk of infant mortality ...
Nana Huo +6 more
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The path made and where to go: trends in the neonatal mortality rate. A cross-sectional study
Introduction: Neonatal mortality is an indicator of maternal and child health, which reflects the level of pre- and post-natal care. The objective of the present study was to determine the neonatal mortality rate, its trend, and respective causes in a ...
Rita Ramos +5 more
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Distance to care, facility delivery and early neonatal mortality in Malawi and Zambia. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Globally, approximately 3 million babies die annually within their first month. Access to adequate care at birth is needed to reduce newborn as well as maternal deaths.
Campbell, Oona MR +13 more
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Analysis of neonatal mortality data for year 2016 [PDF]
This report presents an analysis of neonatal mortality in infants born in 2016 at a gestational age (GA) less that 32 weeks, and who were admitted to neonatal units that form the UK Neonatal Collaborative in England, Wales and Scotland (part).
Longford, Nicholas, Modi, Neena
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Clean birth and postnatal care practices to reduce neonatal deaths from sepsis and tetanus: a systematic review and Delphi estimation of mortality effect. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Annually over 520,000 newborns die from neonatal sepsis, and 60,000 more from tetanus. Estimates of the effect of clean birth and postnatal care practices are required for evidence-based program planning. OBJECTIVE: To review the evidence for
Darmstadt Gary L +26 more
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Neonatal resuscitation and immediate newborn assessment and stimulation for the prevention of neonatal deaths: a systematic review, meta-analysis and Delphi estimation of mortality effect. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Of 136 million babies born annually, around 10 million require assistance to breathe. Each year 814,000 neonatal deaths result from intrapartum-related events in term babies (previously "birth asphyxia") and 1.03 million from complications of
Carlo, Waldemar A +36 more
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(ERRATA) A Comparison of Bacteriological Culture, Serology, and Quantitative PCR for Detecting Brucellosis in Ewes with a History of Abortion [PDF]
The zoonotic disease brucellosis is a serious public health and livestock industry concern. In the present study, we used bacteriological culture, RBT, and qPCR to determine the prevalence of brucellosis in the serum and milk samples of sheep with a ...
Mohammad Javad Aminzadeh +5 more
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Determinants and causes of neonatal mortality in Jimma Zone, Southwest Ethiopia: a multilevel analysis of prospective follow up study. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Ethiopia is among the countries with the highest neonatal mortality with the rate of 37 deaths per 1000 live births. In spite of many efforts by the government and other partners, non-significant decline has been achieved in the last 15 years.
Gurmesa Tura Debelew +2 more
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‘Kangaroo mother care’ to prevent neonatal deaths due to pre-term birth complications. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: 'Kangaroo mother care' (KMC) includes thermal care through continuous skin-to-skin contact, support for exclusive breastfeeding or other appropriate feeding, and early recognition/response to illness. Whilst increasingly accepted in both high-
J. Mwansa-Kambafwile +10 more
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Neonatal mortality rate in Al-ramadi province from Period (2003 to 2013), Retrospective study
Background: neonatal period is the most vulnerable and high risk time in the life because of the highest mortality incidence in human life during this period.
Mohammed M. Hunnosh +2 more
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